Rename ResourceReference to ResourceTemplateReference (#947)

src/mcp/client/session.py

@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ class ClientSession(
 
     async def complete(
         self,
-        ref: types.ResourceReference | types.PromptReference,
+        ref: types.ResourceTemplateReference | types.PromptReference,
         argument: dict[str, str],
     ) -> types.CompleteResult:
         """Send a completion/complete request."""

src/mcp/server/lowlevel/server.py

@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ class Server(Generic[LifespanResultT, RequestT]):
         def decorator(
             func: Callable[
                 [
-                    types.PromptReference | types.ResourceReference,
+                    types.PromptReference | types.ResourceTemplateReference,
                     types.CompletionArgument,
                 ],
                 Awaitable[types.Completion | None],

src/mcp/types.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from typing import Annotated, Any, Generic, Literal, TypeAlias, TypeVar
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field, FileUrl, RootModel
 from pydantic.networks import AnyUrl, UrlConstraints
+from typing_extensions import deprecated
 
 """
 Model Context Protocol bindings for Python
@@ -961,7 +962,7 @@ class CreateMessageResult(Result):
     """The reason why sampling stopped, if known."""
 
 
-class ResourceReference(BaseModel):
+class ResourceTemplateReference(BaseModel):
     """A reference to a resource or resource template definition."""
 
     type: Literal["ref/resource"]
@@ -970,6 +971,11 @@ class ResourceReference(BaseModel):
     model_config = ConfigDict(extra="allow")
 
 
+@deprecated("`ResourceReference` is deprecated, you should use `ResourceTemplateReference`.")
+class ResourceReference(ResourceTemplateReference):
+    pass
+
+
 class PromptReference(BaseModel):
     """Identifies a prompt."""
 
@@ -992,7 +998,7 @@ class CompletionArgument(BaseModel):
 class CompleteRequestParams(RequestParams):
     """Parameters for completion requests."""
 
-    ref: ResourceReference | PromptReference
+    ref: ResourceTemplateReference | PromptReference
     argument: CompletionArgument
     model_config = ConfigDict(extra="allow")