README - replace code snippets with examples - streamable http (#1155)

examples/snippets/clients/completion_client.py

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-"""MCP client example showing completion usage.
-
-This example demonstrates how to use the completion feature in MCP clients.
+"""
 cd to the `examples/snippets` directory and run:
     uv run completion-client
 """

examples/snippets/clients/display_utilities.py

@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-"""Client display utilities example.
-
-This example shows how to use the SDK's display utilities to show
-human-readable names for tools, resources, and prompts.
-
+"""
 cd to the `examples/snippets` directory and run:
     uv run display-utilities-client
 """

examples/snippets/clients/stdio_client.py

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-"""MCP client example using stdio transport.
-
-This is a documentation example showing how to write an MCP client.
+"""
 cd to the `examples/snippets/clients` directory and run:
     uv run client
 """

examples/snippets/clients/streamable_basic.py

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+"""
+Run from the repository root:
+    uv run examples/snippets/clients/streamable_basic.py
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+
+from mcp import ClientSession
+from mcp.client.streamable_http import streamablehttp_client
+
+
+async def main():
+    # Connect to a streamable HTTP server
+    async with streamablehttp_client("http://localhost:8000/mcp") as (
+        read_stream,
+        write_stream,
+        _,
+    ):
+        # Create a session using the client streams
+        async with ClientSession(read_stream, write_stream) as session:
+            # Initialize the connection
+            await session.initialize()
+            # List available tools
+            tools = await session.list_tools()
+            print(f"Available tools: {[tool.name for tool in tools.tools]}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    asyncio.run(main())