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chore(deps): bump io.modelcontextprotocol:kotlin-sdk-client from 0.11.1 to 0.12.0 in /samples/kotlin-mcp-client (#743)
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from 0.11.1 to 0.12.0.
<details>
<summary>Release notes</summary>
<p><em>Sourced from <a
href="https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/releases">io.modelcontextprotocol:kotlin-sdk-client's
releases</a>.</em></p>
<blockquote>
<h2>0.12.0</h2>
<h2>Description</h2>
<p>Adds sampling-with-tools per SEP-1577, JSON Schema dialect
declaration on tool schemas, server-side tool name validation, and
capability extensions; fixes SSE reconnect on the same session and stops
swallowing <code>CancellationException</code>.</p>
<h3>Breaking Changes</h3>
<p><strong>Sampling messages can carry tool calls and results
(SEP-1577)</strong> by <a
href="https://github.com/devcrocod"><code>@​devcrocod</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/pull/718">#718</a></p>
<p><code>SamplingMessage.content</code> is now typed as a new
<code>SamplingMessageContent</code> supertype, with
<code>MediaContent</code> (text/image/audio),
<code>ToolUseContent</code>, and <code>ToolResultContent</code> as
variants. <code>MediaContent</code> still exists and now extends
<code>SamplingMessageContent</code>, so most source code that constructs
sampling messages compiles unchanged — but the binary signatures of
<code>SamplingMessage</code>, <code>CreateMessageResult</code>, and
related types have changed. <code>ClientCapabilities.sampling</code> is
also now a typed <code>Sampling</code> object instead of a raw
<code>JsonObject</code>. Recompilation is required; consumers reading
<code>sampling</code> as <code>JsonObject</code> must migrate to the
typed accessors.</p>
<p><strong><code>watchosX64</code> and <code>tvosX64</code>
Kotlin/Native targets removed</strong> by <a
href="https://github.com/devcrocod"><code>@​devcrocod</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/pull/727">#727</a></p>
<p>These targets have been deprecated upstream. Migrate to the
corresponding ARM/simulator targets (<code>watchosArm64</code>,
<code>watchosSimulatorArm64</code>, <code>tvosArm64</code>,
<code>tvosSimulatorArm64</code>).</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Add <code>$schema</code> field to <code>ToolSchema</code>, declaring
JSON Schema 2020-12 as the default dialect (SEP-1613) by <a
href="https://github.com/devcrocod"><code>@​devcrocod</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/pull/696">#696</a></li>
<li>Validate tool names at registration time on the server, following
the MCP tool naming standard (SEP-986) by <a
href="https://github.com/devcrocod"><code>@​devcrocod</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/pull/695">#695</a></li>
<li>Add <code>extensions</code> field to <code>ClientCapabilities</code>
and <code>ServerCapabilities</code> for advertising supported MCP
extensions during the initialize handshake by <a
href="https://github.com/eritscher"><code>@​eritscher</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/pull/678">#678</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Fixed</h3>
<ul>
<li>Validate the <code>mcp-protocol-version</code> HTTP header on
initialization requests and correct
<code>DEFAULT_NEGOTIATED_PROTOCOL_VERSION</code> to match the spec by <a
href="https://github.com/devcrocod"><code>@​devcrocod</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/pull/697">#697</a></li>
<li>Propagate <code>CancellationException</code> instead of logging it
as an error by <a
href="https://github.com/devcrocod"><code>@​devcrocod</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/pull/706">#706</a></li>
<li>Evict stale GET SSE stream mapping on reconnect so a new GET on the
same session is no longer silently rejected by the leftover entry from
the previous stream by <a
href="https://github.com/amr"><code>@​amr</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/pull/716">#716</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Maintenance</h3>
<ul>
<li>Add <code>kotlinlang</code> MCP server sample with
<code>search</code> and <code>get_page</code> tools by <a
href="https://github.com/devcrocod"><code>@​devcrocod</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/pull/713">#713</a></li>
<li>Migrate detekt to a <code>buildSrc</code> convention plugin with a
fully explicit, version-locked YAML config by <a
href="https://github.com/devcrocod"><code>@​devcrocod</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/pull/729">#729</a></li>
<li>Add Streamable HTTP integration tests for pagination, bad-request
handling, and logging by <a
href="https://github.com/jskjw157"><code>@​jskjw157</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/pull/613">#613</a></li>
<li>Remove unused OpenAPI Generator plugin and configuration by <a
href="https://github.com/devcrocod"><code>@​devcrocod</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/pull/683">#683</a></li>
<li>Remove Codecov configuration in favor of kover by <a
href="https://github.com/devcrocod"><code>@​devcrocod</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/pull/691">#691</a></li>
<li>Remove redundant JUnit XML report configuration by <a
href="https://github.com/devcrocod"><code>@​devcrocod</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/pull/728">#728</a></li>
<li>Remove IDEA files tied to the incompatible detekt IDE plugin by <a
href="https://github.com/devcrocod"><code>@​devcrocod</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/pull/714">#714</a></li>
<li>Add Node.js setup to the release workflow so TypeScript integration
tests run on macOS runners by <a
href="https://github.com/devcrocod"><code>@​devcrocod</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/pull/684">#684</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Dependencies</h3>
<ul>
<li>Kotlin to v2.3.21 in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/pull/704">#704</a>,
<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/pull/723">#723</a></li>
<li>kotlinx.serialization-json to v1.11.0 in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/pull/687">#687</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>New Contributors</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/eritscher"><code>@​eritscher</code></a>
made their first contribution in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/pull/678">#678</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/amr"><code>@​amr</code></a> made their
first contribution in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/pull/716">#716</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Full Changelog</strong>: <a
href="https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/compare/0.11.1...0.12.0">https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/compare/0.11.1...0.12.0</a></p>
</blockquote>
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<summary>Commits</summary>
<ul>
<li><a
href="c339d8cb86"><code>c339d8c</code></a>
release: bump version to 0.12.0 (<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/issues/731">#731</a>)</li>
<li><a
href="64804a05c2"><code>64804a0</code></a>
refactor: explicit locked detekt config (<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/issues/729">#729</a>)</li>
<li><a
href="a238fc0a2e"><code>a238fc0</code></a>
fix(server): evict stale GET SSE stream mapping on reconnect (<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/issues/716">#716</a>)</li>
<li><a
href="66d9efb599"><code>66d9efb</code></a>
test(streamable-http): add missing integration tests for pagination, bad
requ...</li>
<li><a
href="f434fcaff1"><code>f434fca</code></a>
feat!: SEP-1577 sampling with tools (<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/issues/718">#718</a>)</li>
<li><a
href="7474a33c56"><code>7474a33</code></a>
chore: drop deprecated watchosX64 and tvosX64 targets (<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/issues/727">#727</a>)</li>
<li><a
href="12ace760cb"><code>12ace76</code></a>
chore: remove redundant JUnit XML report configuration (<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/issues/728">#728</a>)</li>
<li><a
href="ec606dbc24"><code>ec606db</code></a>
chore(deps): bump kotlin from 2.2.21 to 2.3.21 in
/samples/weather-stdio-serv...</li>
<li><a
href="1d9304264e"><code>1d93042</code></a>
chore(deps): bump kotlin from 2.2.21 to 2.3.21 in
/samples/kotlin-mcp-server ...</li>
<li><a
href="9817b174f9"><code>9817b17</code></a>
chore(deps): bump org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm from 2.2.21 to 2.3.21 in
/samples/...</li>
<li>Additional commits viewable in <a
href="https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/compare/0.11.1...0.12.0">compare
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gradle chore(deps): bump io.modelcontextprotocol:kotlin-sdk-client from 0.11.1 to 0.12.0 in /samples/kotlin-mcp-client (#743) 2026-05-05 11:53:25 +02:00
src/main docs: update client and server samples (#598) 2026-03-13 10:23:51 +01:00
build.gradle.kts Add Ktor BOM for dependency management across all modules, run Kotlin-MCP-Server Sample (#367) 2025-11-04 11:44:39 +02:00
gradle.properties #302 Update samples build workflow (#330) 2025-10-23 13:02:22 +03:00
gradlew chore(deps): bump the other-dependencies group across 4 directories with 4 updates (#634) 2026-03-27 00:58:15 +00:00
gradlew.bat chore(deps): bump the other-dependencies group across 4 directories with 4 updates (#634) 2026-03-27 00:58:15 +00:00
README.md docs: streamable server sample (#595) 2026-03-10 12:45:21 +01:00
settings.gradle.kts #302 Update samples build workflow (#330) 2025-10-23 13:02:22 +03:00

Kotlin MCP Client

An interactive CLI client that connects to any MCP server over STDIO and pipes queries through Anthropic's Claude API.

Overview

This sample demonstrates a complete MCP client workflow: launching an MCP server as a subprocess, discovering its tools, converting them to Anthropic's tool format, and running an interactive chat loop where Claude can call server tools on behalf of the user.

Prerequisites

  • JDK 17+
  • An ANTHROPIC_API_KEY environment variable set with a valid Anthropic API key
  • An MCP server script to connect to (.js, .py, or .jar)

Build & Run

Run the client, passing the path to an MCP server:

# Connect to a JVM server
./gradlew run --args="path/to/server.jar"

# Connect to a Python server
./gradlew run --args="path/to/server.py"

# Connect to a Node.js server
./gradlew run --args="path/to/build/index.js"

Note

The client uses STDIO transport, so it launches the MCP server as a subprocess. Ensure the server script is executable and is a valid .js, .py, or .jar file.

MCP Capabilities

From the client perspective, this sample demonstrates:

  • Tool discovery — lists tools from the connected server and converts them to Anthropic's tool format.
  • Tool invocation — when Claude's response requests a tool call, the client invokes the corresponding MCP tool and feeds the result back into the conversation.

Additional Resources