ruby-sdk/lib/mcp/server/transports/streamable_http_transport.rb
Koichi ITO 49fc501abc Support session expiry controls for StreamableHTTPTransport
## Motivation and Context

The MCP specification recommends expiring session IDs to reduce session hijacking risks:
https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/latest/basic/security_best_practices#session-hijacking

Several other SDKs (Go, C#, PHP, Python) already implement session expiry controls, but
the Ruby SDK did not. Sessions persisted indefinitely unless explicitly deleted or
a stream error occurred, leaving abandoned sessions to accumulate in memory.

This adds a `session_idle_timeout:` option to `StreamableHTTPTransport#initialize`. When
set, sessions that receive no HTTP requests for the specified duration (in seconds) are
automatically expired. Expired sessions return 404 on subsequent requests (GET and POST),
matching the MCP specification's behavior for terminated sessions. Each request resets
the idle timer, so actively used sessions are not interrupted.

A background reaper thread periodically cleans up expired sessions to handle orphaned
sessions that receive no further requests. The reaper only starts when
`session_idle_timeout` is configured.

The default is `nil` (no expiry) for backward compatibility, consistent with the Python
SDK's approach. The Python SDK recommends 1800 seconds (30 minutes) for most deployments:
https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/pull/2022

Resolves #265.

## How Has This Been Tested?

Added tests for session expiry, idle timeout reset, reaper thread lifecycle, input
validation, and default behavior in `streamable_http_transport_test.rb`. All existing
tests continue to pass.

## Breaking Change

None. The default value of `session_idle_timeout` is `nil`, which preserves the existing
behavior of sessions never expiring. The new `last_active_at` field in the internal
session hash is not part of the public API. Existing code that instantiates
`StreamableHTTPTransport.new(server)` or
`StreamableHTTPTransport.new(server, stateless: true)` continues to work without changes.
2026-03-29 12:34:58 +09:00

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# frozen_string_literal: true
require "json"
require "securerandom"
require_relative "../../transport"
module MCP
class Server
module Transports
class StreamableHTTPTransport < Transport
def initialize(server, stateless: false, session_idle_timeout: nil)
super(server)
# Maps `session_id` to `{ stream: stream_object, server_session: ServerSession, last_active_at: float_from_monotonic_clock }`.
@sessions = {}
@mutex = Mutex.new
@stateless = stateless
@session_idle_timeout = session_idle_timeout
if @session_idle_timeout
if @stateless
raise ArgumentError, "session_idle_timeout is not supported in stateless mode."
elsif @session_idle_timeout <= 0
raise ArgumentError, "session_idle_timeout must be a positive number."
end
end
start_reaper_thread if @session_idle_timeout
end
REQUIRED_POST_ACCEPT_TYPES = ["application/json", "text/event-stream"].freeze
REQUIRED_GET_ACCEPT_TYPES = ["text/event-stream"].freeze
STREAM_WRITE_ERRORS = [IOError, Errno::EPIPE, Errno::ECONNRESET].freeze
SESSION_REAP_INTERVAL = 60
def handle_request(request)
case request.env["REQUEST_METHOD"]
when "POST"
handle_post(request)
when "GET"
handle_get(request)
when "DELETE"
handle_delete(request)
else
method_not_allowed_response
end
end
def close
@reaper_thread&.kill
@reaper_thread = nil
@mutex.synchronize do
@sessions.each_key { |session_id| cleanup_session_unsafe(session_id) }
end
end
def send_notification(method, params = nil, session_id: nil)
# Stateless mode doesn't support notifications
raise "Stateless mode does not support notifications" if @stateless
notification = {
jsonrpc: "2.0",
method: method,
}
notification[:params] = params if params
@mutex.synchronize do
if session_id
# Send to specific session
session = @sessions[session_id]
return false unless session && session[:stream]
if session_expired?(session)
cleanup_session_unsafe(session_id)
return false
end
begin
send_to_stream(session[:stream], notification)
true
rescue *STREAM_WRITE_ERRORS => e
MCP.configuration.exception_reporter.call(
e,
{ session_id: session_id, error: "Failed to send notification" },
)
cleanup_session_unsafe(session_id)
false
end
else
# Broadcast to all connected SSE sessions
sent_count = 0
failed_sessions = []
@sessions.each do |sid, session|
next unless session[:stream]
if session_expired?(session)
failed_sessions << sid
next
end
begin
send_to_stream(session[:stream], notification)
sent_count += 1
rescue *STREAM_WRITE_ERRORS => e
MCP.configuration.exception_reporter.call(
e,
{ session_id: sid, error: "Failed to send notification" },
)
failed_sessions << sid
end
end
# Clean up failed sessions
failed_sessions.each { |sid| cleanup_session_unsafe(sid) }
sent_count
end
end
end
private
def start_reaper_thread
@reaper_thread = Thread.new do
loop do
sleep(SESSION_REAP_INTERVAL)
reap_expired_sessions
rescue StandardError => e
MCP.configuration.exception_reporter.call(e, error: "Session reaper error")
end
end
end
def reap_expired_sessions
return unless @session_idle_timeout
expired_streams = @mutex.synchronize do
@sessions.each_with_object([]) do |(session_id, session), streams|
next unless session_expired?(session)
streams << session[:stream] if session[:stream]
@sessions.delete(session_id)
end
end
expired_streams.each do |stream|
# Closing outside the mutex is safe because expired sessions are already
# removed from `@sessions` above, so other threads will not find them
# and will not attempt to close the same stream.
stream.close
rescue
nil
end
end
def send_to_stream(stream, data)
message = data.is_a?(String) ? data : data.to_json
stream.write("data: #{message}\n\n")
stream.flush if stream.respond_to?(:flush)
end
def send_ping_to_stream(stream)
stream.write(": ping #{Time.now.iso8601}\n\n")
stream.flush if stream.respond_to?(:flush)
end
def handle_post(request)
accept_error = validate_accept_header(request, REQUIRED_POST_ACCEPT_TYPES)
return accept_error if accept_error
body_string = request.body.read
session_id = extract_session_id(request)
body = parse_request_body(body_string)
return body unless body.is_a?(Hash) # Error response
if body["method"] == "initialize"
handle_initialization(body_string, body)
else
return missing_session_id_response if !@stateless && !session_id
if notification?(body) || response?(body)
handle_accepted
else
handle_regular_request(body_string, session_id)
end
end
rescue StandardError => e
MCP.configuration.exception_reporter.call(e, { request: body_string })
[500, { "Content-Type" => "application/json" }, [{ error: "Internal server error" }.to_json]]
end
def handle_get(request)
if @stateless
return method_not_allowed_response
end
accept_error = validate_accept_header(request, REQUIRED_GET_ACCEPT_TYPES)
return accept_error if accept_error
session_id = extract_session_id(request)
return missing_session_id_response unless session_id
error_response = validate_and_touch_session(session_id)
return error_response if error_response
return session_already_connected_response if get_session_stream(session_id)
setup_sse_stream(session_id)
end
def handle_delete(request)
success_response = [200, { "Content-Type" => "application/json" }, [{ success: true }.to_json]]
if @stateless
# Stateless mode doesn't support sessions, so we can just return a success response
return success_response
end
return missing_session_id_response unless (session_id = request.env["HTTP_MCP_SESSION_ID"])
return session_not_found_response unless session_exists?(session_id)
cleanup_session(session_id)
success_response
end
def cleanup_session(session_id)
@mutex.synchronize do
cleanup_session_unsafe(session_id)
end
end
def cleanup_session_unsafe(session_id)
session = @sessions[session_id]
return unless session
begin
session[:stream]&.close
rescue
nil
end
@sessions.delete(session_id)
end
def extract_session_id(request)
request.env["HTTP_MCP_SESSION_ID"]
end
def validate_accept_header(request, required_types)
accept_header = request.env["HTTP_ACCEPT"]
return not_acceptable_response(required_types) unless accept_header
accepted_types = parse_accept_header(accept_header)
return if accepted_types.include?("*/*")
missing_types = required_types - accepted_types
return not_acceptable_response(required_types) unless missing_types.empty?
nil
end
def parse_accept_header(header)
header.split(",").map do |part|
part.split(";").first.strip
end
end
def not_acceptable_response(required_types)
[
406,
{ "Content-Type" => "application/json" },
[{ error: "Not Acceptable: Accept header must include #{required_types.join(" and ")}" }.to_json],
]
end
def parse_request_body(body_string)
JSON.parse(body_string)
rescue JSON::ParserError, TypeError
[400, { "Content-Type" => "application/json" }, [{ error: "Invalid JSON" }.to_json]]
end
def notification?(body)
!body["id"] && !!body["method"]
end
def response?(body)
!!body["id"] && !body["method"]
end
def handle_initialization(body_string, body)
session_id = nil
server_session = nil
unless @stateless
session_id = SecureRandom.uuid
server_session = ServerSession.new(server: @server, transport: self, session_id: session_id)
@mutex.synchronize do
@sessions[session_id] = {
stream: nil,
server_session: server_session,
last_active_at: Process.clock_gettime(Process::CLOCK_MONOTONIC),
}
end
end
response = if server_session
server_session.handle_json(body_string)
else
@server.handle_json(body_string)
end
headers = {
"Content-Type" => "application/json",
}
headers["Mcp-Session-Id"] = session_id if session_id
[200, headers, [response]]
end
def handle_accepted
[202, {}, []]
end
def handle_regular_request(body_string, session_id)
server_session = nil
stream = nil
unless @stateless
if session_id
error_response = validate_and_touch_session(session_id)
return error_response if error_response
@mutex.synchronize do
session = @sessions[session_id]
server_session = session[:server_session] if session
stream = session[:stream] if session
end
end
end
response = if server_session
server_session.handle_json(body_string)
else
@server.handle_json(body_string)
end
if stream
send_response_to_stream(stream, response, session_id)
else
[200, { "Content-Type" => "application/json" }, [response]]
end
end
def validate_and_touch_session(session_id)
@mutex.synchronize do
return session_not_found_response unless (session = @sessions[session_id])
return unless @session_idle_timeout
if session_expired?(session)
cleanup_session_unsafe(session_id)
return session_not_found_response
end
session[:last_active_at] = Process.clock_gettime(Process::CLOCK_MONOTONIC)
end
nil
end
def get_session_stream(session_id)
@mutex.synchronize { @sessions[session_id]&.fetch(:stream, nil) }
end
def send_response_to_stream(stream, response, session_id)
message = JSON.parse(response)
send_to_stream(stream, message)
handle_accepted
rescue *STREAM_WRITE_ERRORS => e
MCP.configuration.exception_reporter.call(
e,
{ session_id: session_id, error: "Stream closed during response" },
)
cleanup_session(session_id)
[200, { "Content-Type" => "application/json" }, [response]]
end
def session_exists?(session_id)
@mutex.synchronize { @sessions.key?(session_id) }
end
def method_not_allowed_response
[405, { "Content-Type" => "application/json" }, [{ error: "Method not allowed" }.to_json]]
end
def missing_session_id_response
[400, { "Content-Type" => "application/json" }, [{ error: "Missing session ID" }.to_json]]
end
def session_not_found_response
[404, { "Content-Type" => "application/json" }, [{ error: "Session not found" }.to_json]]
end
def session_already_connected_response
[
409,
{ "Content-Type" => "application/json" },
[{ error: "Conflict: Only one SSE stream is allowed per session" }.to_json],
]
end
def setup_sse_stream(session_id)
body = create_sse_body(session_id)
headers = {
"Content-Type" => "text/event-stream",
"Cache-Control" => "no-cache",
"Connection" => "keep-alive",
}
[200, headers, body]
end
def create_sse_body(session_id)
proc do |stream|
stored = store_stream_for_session(session_id, stream)
start_keepalive_thread(session_id) if stored
end
end
def store_stream_for_session(session_id, stream)
@mutex.synchronize do
session = @sessions[session_id]
if session && !session[:stream]
session[:stream] = stream
else
# Either session was removed, or another request already established a stream.
stream.close
# `stream.close` may return a truthy value depending on the stream class.
# Explicitly return nil to guarantee a falsy return for callers.
nil
end
end
end
def start_keepalive_thread(session_id)
Thread.new do
while session_active_with_stream?(session_id)
sleep(30)
send_keepalive_ping(session_id)
end
rescue StandardError => e
MCP.configuration.exception_reporter.call(e, { session_id: session_id })
ensure
cleanup_session(session_id)
end
end
def session_active_with_stream?(session_id)
@mutex.synchronize { @sessions.key?(session_id) && @sessions[session_id][:stream] }
end
def send_keepalive_ping(session_id)
@mutex.synchronize do
if @sessions[session_id] && @sessions[session_id][:stream]
send_ping_to_stream(@sessions[session_id][:stream])
end
end
rescue *STREAM_WRITE_ERRORS => e
MCP.configuration.exception_reporter.call(
e,
{ session_id: session_id, error: "Stream closed" },
)
raise # Re-raise to exit the keepalive loop
end
def session_expired?(session)
return false unless @session_idle_timeout
Process.clock_gettime(Process::CLOCK_MONOTONIC) - session[:last_active_at] > @session_idle_timeout
end
end
end
end
end