python-sdk/src/mcp/server/streamable_http_manager.py

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"""StreamableHTTP Session Manager for MCP servers."""
from __future__ import annotations
import contextlib
import logging
import math
from collections.abc import AsyncIterator
from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Final
from uuid import uuid4
import anyio
from anyio.abc import TaskStatus
from mcp_types import DEFAULT_NEGOTIATED_VERSION, INTERNAL_ERROR, INVALID_REQUEST, ErrorData, JSONRPCError
from mcp_types.version import HANDSHAKE_PROTOCOL_VERSIONS
from starlette.requests import Request
from starlette.responses import Response
from starlette.types import ASGIApp, Message, Receive, Scope, Send
from mcp.server._streamable_http_modern import handle_modern_request
from mcp.server.auth.middleware.bearer_auth import AuthenticatedUser, AuthorizationContext, authorization_context
from mcp.server.connection import Connection
from mcp.server.runner import serve_connection, serve_loop
from mcp.server.streamable_http import MCP_SESSION_ID_HEADER, EventStore, StreamableHTTPServerTransport
from mcp.server.transport_security import DEFAULT_MAX_REQUEST_BODY_SIZE as DEFAULT_MAX_REQUEST_BODY_SIZE
from mcp.server.transport_security import RequestBodyLimitMiddleware as RequestBodyLimitMiddleware
from mcp.server.transport_security import TransportSecuritySettings
from mcp.shared._compat import resync_tracer
from mcp.shared.inbound import MCP_PROTOCOL_VERSION_HEADER
from mcp.shared.jsonrpc_dispatcher import JSONRPCDispatcher
from mcp.shared.transport_context import TransportContext
if TYPE_CHECKING:
from mcp.server.lowlevel.server import Server
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
DEFAULT_SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT: Final = 30 * 60
"""Default idle period in seconds after which a stateful Streamable HTTP session is closed (30 minutes)."""
DEFAULT_MAX_SESSIONS: Final = 10_000
"""Default maximum number of concurrent stateful Streamable HTTP sessions per session manager."""
class StreamableHTTPSessionManager:
"""Manages StreamableHTTP sessions with optional resumability via event store.
This class abstracts away the complexity of session management, event storage,
and request handling for StreamableHTTP transports. It handles:
1. Session tracking for clients
2. Resumability via an optional event store
3. Connection management and lifecycle
4. Request handling and transport setup
5. Idle session cleanup
Important: Only one StreamableHTTPSessionManager instance should be created
per application. The instance cannot be reused after its run() context has
completed. If you need to restart the manager, create a new instance.
Args:
app: The MCP server instance
event_store: Optional event store for resumability support. If provided, enables resumable connections
where clients can reconnect and receive missed events. If None, sessions are still tracked but not
resumable.
json_response: Whether to use JSON responses instead of SSE streams
stateless: If True, creates a completely fresh transport for each request with no session tracking or
state persistence between requests.
security_settings: Optional transport security settings.
retry_interval: Retry interval in milliseconds to suggest to clients in SSE retry field. Used for SSE
polling behavior.
session_idle_timeout: Idle timeout in seconds for stateful sessions. A session that has had no HTTP
request in flight for this long (no request being served, no open GET stream) is terminated and
removed; its ID then answers 404 and the client has to initialize a new session. When retry_interval
is also configured, ensure the idle timeout comfortably exceeds the retry interval to avoid reaping
sessions during normal SSE polling gaps. Defaults to 1800 (30 minutes); None disables the timeout so
sessions live until the client deletes them or the manager shuts down. Unused in stateless mode.
max_request_body_size: Maximum size in bytes for Streamable HTTP request bodies. Requests that
exceed this limit receive a 413 response before parsing or session creation. Defaults to 4 MiB.
max_sessions: Maximum number of concurrent stateful sessions. While that many sessions are open, a
request that would open another one receives a 503 response; existing sessions are unaffected and
room frees up as they end or expire. Defaults to 10 000; None removes the limit. Unused in stateless
mode.
"""
def __init__(
self,
app: Server[Any],
event_store: EventStore | None = None,
json_response: bool = False,
stateless: bool = False,
security_settings: TransportSecuritySettings | None = None,
retry_interval: int | None = None,
session_idle_timeout: float | None = DEFAULT_SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT,
max_request_body_size: int = DEFAULT_MAX_REQUEST_BODY_SIZE,
max_sessions: int | None = DEFAULT_MAX_SESSIONS,
):
if session_idle_timeout is not None and not (math.isfinite(session_idle_timeout) and session_idle_timeout > 0):
raise ValueError("session_idle_timeout must be a positive, finite number of seconds")
if max_request_body_size <= 0:
raise ValueError("max_request_body_size must be a positive number of bytes")
if max_sessions is not None and max_sessions <= 0:
raise ValueError("max_sessions must be a positive number of sessions or None")
self.app = app
self.event_store = event_store
self.json_response = json_response
self.stateless = stateless
self.security_settings = security_settings
self.retry_interval = retry_interval
self.session_idle_timeout = session_idle_timeout
self.max_request_body_size = max_request_body_size
self.max_sessions = max_sessions
self.asgi_app = RequestBodyLimitMiddleware(self._handle_request, max_request_body_size)
# Session tracking (only used if not stateless)
self._session_creation_lock = anyio.Lock()
self._server_instances: dict[str, StreamableHTTPServerTransport] = {}
# Identity of the credential that created each session; requests for a
# session must present the same credential.
self._session_owners: dict[str, AuthorizationContext] = {}
# The task group and lifespan state are set during run()
self._task_group = None
self._lifespan_state: Any = None
# Thread-safe tracking of run() calls
self._run_lock = anyio.Lock()
self._has_started = False
@contextlib.asynccontextmanager
async def run(self) -> AsyncIterator[None]:
"""Run the session manager with proper lifecycle management.
This creates and manages the task group for all session operations.
Important: This method can only be called once per instance. The same
StreamableHTTPSessionManager instance cannot be reused after this
context manager exits. Create a new instance if you need to restart.
Use this in the lifespan context manager of your Starlette app:
@contextlib.asynccontextmanager
async def lifespan(app: Starlette) -> AsyncIterator[None]:
async with session_manager.run():
yield
"""
# Thread-safe check to ensure run() is only called once
async with self._run_lock:
if self._has_started:
raise RuntimeError(
"StreamableHTTPSessionManager .run() can only be called "
"once per instance. Create a new instance if you need to run again."
)
self._has_started = True
async with self.app.lifespan(self.app) as lifespan_state, anyio.create_task_group() as tg:
# Store for handle_request: lifespan is entered once for the
# manager's lifetime, not per request (per-connection cleanup
# belongs on `connection.exit_stack`).
self._lifespan_state = lifespan_state
self._task_group = tg
logger.info("StreamableHTTP session manager started")
try:
yield # Let the application run
finally:
logger.info("StreamableHTTP session manager shutting down")
# Cancel task group to stop all spawned tasks
tg.cancel_scope.cancel()
self._task_group = None
self._lifespan_state = None
# Clear any remaining server instances
self._server_instances.clear()
self._session_owners.clear()
await resync_tracer()
async def handle_request(self, scope: Scope, receive: Receive, send: Send) -> None:
"""Process ASGI request with proper session handling and transport setup.
Dispatches to the appropriate handler based on stateless mode.
"""
await self.asgi_app(scope, receive, send)
async def _handle_request(self, scope: Scope, receive: Receive, send: Send) -> None:
if self._task_group is None:
raise RuntimeError("Task group is not initialized. Make sure to use run().")
# TODO(L49): header-only era-routing for now; body-primary classification
# is a follow-up. The legacy paths below own only the known
# initialize-handshake versions; anything else (including unknown
# values) goes to the modern entry so the classifier can validate it
# and return a structured rejection. 2025 paths below remain unchanged.
header = MCP_PROTOCOL_VERSION_HEADER.encode("ascii")
pv = next((v.decode("latin-1") for k, v in scope["headers"] if k == header), None)
if pv is not None and pv not in HANDSHAKE_PROTOCOL_VERSIONS:
await handle_modern_request(
self.app, self.security_settings, self.json_response, self._lifespan_state, scope, receive, send
)
return
# Dispatch to the appropriate handler
if self.stateless:
await self._handle_stateless_request(pv, scope, receive, send)
else:
await self._handle_stateful_request(scope, receive, send)
async def _handle_stateless_request(
self, protocol_version_hint: str | None, scope: Scope, receive: Receive, send: Send
) -> None:
"""Process request in stateless mode - creating a new transport for each request."""
logger.debug("Stateless mode: Creating new transport for this request")
# No session ID needed in stateless mode
http_transport = StreamableHTTPServerTransport(
mcp_session_id=None, # No session tracking in stateless mode
is_json_response_enabled=self.json_response,
event_store=None, # No event store in stateless mode
security_settings=self.security_settings,
)
# Start server in a new task
async def run_stateless_server(*, task_status: TaskStatus[None] = anyio.TASK_STATUS_IGNORED):
async with http_transport.connect() as streams:
read_stream, write_stream = streams
task_status.started()
dispatcher: JSONRPCDispatcher[TransportContext] = JSONRPCDispatcher(
read_stream,
write_stream,
inline_methods=frozenset({"initialize"}),
# No session ID means a server-to-client request can be
# written to this POST's response stream, but the client's
# reply has nowhere to land — `can_send_request=False`
# makes the per-request channel raise `NoBackChannelError`
# for requests while still allowing notifications.
transport_builder=lambda _md: TransportContext(kind="streamable-http", can_send_request=False),
)
# Born-ready, no standalone channel: the legacy stateless path
# never opens a GET stream and need not see `initialize`. The
# header (or the spec's default-absent value) seeds
# `ctx.protocol_version`.
connection = Connection.from_envelope(
protocol_version_hint if protocol_version_hint is not None else DEFAULT_NEGOTIATED_VERSION,
None,
None,
)
try:
await serve_connection(
self.app, dispatcher, connection=connection, lifespan_state=self._lifespan_state
)
except Exception: # pragma: lax no cover
logger.exception("Stateless session crashed")
# The per-request server task only ends once the transport is
# terminated, so terminate it even if the request was cancelled.
assert self._task_group is not None
try:
await self._task_group.start(run_stateless_server)
await http_transport.handle_request(scope, receive, send)
finally:
with anyio.CancelScope(shield=True):
await http_transport.terminate()
async def _handle_stateful_request(self, scope: Scope, receive: Receive, send: Send) -> None:
"""Process request in stateful mode - maintaining session state between requests."""
request = Request(scope, receive)
request_mcp_session_id = request.headers.get(MCP_SESSION_ID_HEADER)
user = scope.get("user")
requestor = authorization_context(user) if isinstance(user, AuthenticatedUser) else None
# Existing session case
if request_mcp_session_id is not None and request_mcp_session_id in self._server_instances:
transport = self._server_instances[request_mcp_session_id]
if requestor != self._session_owners.get(request_mcp_session_id):
# A session can only be used with the credential that created
# it. Respond exactly as if the session did not exist.
logger.warning(
"Rejecting request for session %s: credential does not match the one that created the session",
request_mcp_session_id[:64],
)
await _error_response("Session not found", 404)(scope, receive, send)
return
logger.debug("Session already exists, handling request directly")
await transport.handle_request(scope, receive, send)
if transport.is_terminated:
# The client ended the session (DELETE): forget it now rather
# than when its server task winds down.
await self._discard_session(request_mcp_session_id, transport)
return
if request_mcp_session_id is None:
# New session case. Admission (the session limit and registration)
# is decided under the lock; the request itself is served outside
# it, so one client that is slow to send its opening request does
# not hold up the others.
async with self._session_creation_lock:
http_transport = self._admit_session(requestor)
if http_transport is None:
logger.warning("Refusing to open a new session: %d sessions are already open", self.max_sessions)
await _error_response("Too many open sessions", 503, INTERNAL_ERROR)(scope, receive, send)
return
await self._serve_opening_request(http_transport, scope, receive, send)
else:
# Unknown or expired session ID - return 404 per MCP spec
# TODO(L62): Align error code once spec clarifies
# See: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/issues/1821
logger.info(f"Rejected request with unknown or expired session ID: {request_mcp_session_id[:64]}")
await _error_response("Session not found", 404)(scope, receive, send)
def _admit_session(self, requestor: AuthorizationContext | None) -> StreamableHTTPServerTransport | None:
"""Register a new session for `requestor` and return its transport, or None at the session limit."""
if self.max_sessions is not None and len(self._server_instances) >= self.max_sessions:
return None
http_transport = StreamableHTTPServerTransport(
mcp_session_id=uuid4().hex,
is_json_response_enabled=self.json_response,
event_store=self.event_store, # May be None (no resumability)
security_settings=self.security_settings,
retry_interval=self.retry_interval,
idle_timeout=self.session_idle_timeout,
)
session_id = http_transport.mcp_session_id
assert session_id is not None
if requestor is not None:
self._session_owners[session_id] = requestor
self._server_instances[session_id] = http_transport
logger.info(f"Created new transport with session ID: {session_id}")
return http_transport
async def _serve_opening_request(
self, http_transport: StreamableHTTPServerTransport, scope: Scope, receive: Receive, send: Send
) -> None:
"""Start the session's server task and let its transport answer the request that opens it.
Without a session ID only an initialize request can succeed, so if this
one is refused, fails or is cancelled (or the session's server task
cannot even be started) nothing was established: the session is
discarded again rather than kept (with its server task) around.
"""
session_id = http_transport.mcp_session_id
assert session_id is not None
async def run_server(*, task_status: TaskStatus[None] = anyio.TASK_STATUS_IGNORED) -> None:
async with http_transport.connect() as streams:
read_stream, write_stream = streams
task_status.started()
try:
# The transport cancels its idle scope once no request
# has been in flight for `session_idle_timeout`; that
# ends the loop and execution continues after the
# `with` block. Without a timeout there is nothing to fire.
idle_scope = http_transport.idle_scope
if idle_scope is None:
idle_scope = anyio.CancelScope()
with idle_scope:
# Drive via `serve_loop` (not `Server.run()`) so the
# manager's already-entered lifespan is reused
# rather than re-entered per session.
await serve_loop(
self.app,
read_stream,
write_stream,
lifespan_state=self._lifespan_state,
session_id=session_id,
)
if idle_scope.cancelled_caught:
logger.info(f"Session {session_id} idle timeout")
except Exception:
logger.exception(f"Session {session_id} crashed")
finally:
# However the session ended (client DELETE, idle
# timeout, crash), discard it.
await self._discard_session(session_id, http_transport)
established = False
try:
assert self._task_group is not None
await self._task_group.start(run_server)
status = await _send_and_report_status(http_transport.handle_request, scope, receive, send)
established = status is not None and status < 400
finally:
if not established: # pragma: no branch
await self._discard_session(session_id, http_transport)
async def _discard_session(self, session_id: str, transport: StreamableHTTPServerTransport) -> None:
"""Stop tracking the session and make sure its transport refuses anything that still reaches it.
The session is forgotten first, before any await, so its ID answers 404
from the moment this is called; terminating the transport is shielded so
it completes even while the caller is being cancelled.
"""
self._server_instances.pop(session_id, None)
self._session_owners.pop(session_id, None)
if not transport.is_terminated:
with anyio.CancelScope(shield=True):
await transport.terminate()
def _error_response(message: str, status_code: int, code: int = INVALID_REQUEST) -> Response:
"""A JSON-RPC error body (no request id) with the given HTTP status."""
body = JSONRPCError(jsonrpc="2.0", id=None, error=ErrorData(code=code, message=message))
return Response(
body.model_dump_json(by_alias=True, exclude_unset=True), status_code=status_code, media_type="application/json"
)
async def _send_and_report_status(app: ASGIApp, scope: Scope, receive: Receive, send: Send) -> int | None:
"""Run `app` for one request and return the HTTP status it answered with (None if it sent no response)."""
status: int | None = None
async def watch_status(message: Message) -> None:
nonlocal status
if message["type"] == "http.response.start":
status = message["status"]
await send(message)
await app(scope, receive, watch_status)
return status
class StreamableHTTPASGIApp:
"""ASGI application for Streamable HTTP server transport."""
def __init__(self, session_manager: StreamableHTTPSessionManager):
self.session_manager = session_manager
async def __call__(self, scope: Scope, receive: Receive, send: Send) -> None:
await self.session_manager.asgi_app(scope, receive, send)