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# MCP TypeScript SDK  
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## Table of Contents
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- [Overview](#overview)
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- [Installation](#installation)
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- [Quickstart](#quickstart)
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- [What is MCP?](#what-is-mcp)
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- [Core Concepts](#core-concepts)
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- [Server](#server)
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- [Resources](#resources)
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- [Tools](#tools)
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- [Prompts](#prompts)
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- [Running Your Server](#running-your-server)
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- [stdio](#stdio)
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- [Streamable HTTP](#streamable-http)
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- [Testing and Debugging](#testing-and-debugging)
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- [Examples](#examples)
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- [Echo Server](#echo-server)
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- [SQLite Explorer](#sqlite-explorer)
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- [Advanced Usage](#advanced-usage)
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- [Low-Level Server](#low-level-server)
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- [Writing MCP Clients](#writing-mcp-clients)
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- [Server Capabilities](#server-capabilities)
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- [Proxy OAuth Server](#proxy-authorization-requests-upstream)
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- [Backwards Compatibility](#backwards-compatibility)
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## Overview
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The Model Context Protocol allows applications to provide context for LLMs in a standardized way, separating the concerns of providing context from the actual LLM interaction. This TypeScript SDK implements the full MCP specification, making it easy to:
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- Build MCP clients that can connect to any MCP server
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- Create MCP servers that expose resources, prompts and tools
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- Use standard transports like stdio and Streamable HTTP
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- Handle all MCP protocol messages and lifecycle events
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## Installation
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```bash
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npm install @modelcontextprotocol/sdk
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```
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## Quick Start
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Let's create a simple MCP server that exposes a calculator tool and some data:
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```typescript
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import { McpServer, ResourceTemplate } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
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import { StdioServerTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/stdio.js";
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import { z } from "zod";
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// Create an MCP server
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const server = new McpServer({
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name: "Demo",
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version: "1.0.0"
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});
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// Add an addition tool
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server.tool("add",
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{ a: z.number(), b: z.number() },
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async ({ a, b }) => ({
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content: [{ type: "text", text: String(a + b) }]
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})
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);
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// Add a dynamic greeting resource
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server.resource(
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"greeting",
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new ResourceTemplate("greeting://{name}", { list: undefined }),
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async (uri, { name }) => ({
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contents: [{
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uri: uri.href,
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text: `Hello, ${name}!`
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}]
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})
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);
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// Start receiving messages on stdin and sending messages on stdout
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const transport = new StdioServerTransport();
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await server.connect(transport);
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```
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## What is MCP?
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The [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) lets you build servers that expose data and functionality to LLM applications in a secure, standardized way. Think of it like a web API, but specifically designed for LLM interactions. MCP servers can:
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- Expose data through **Resources** (think of these sort of like GET endpoints; they are used to load information into the LLM's context)
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- Provide functionality through **Tools** (sort of like POST endpoints; they are used to execute code or otherwise produce a side effect)
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- Define interaction patterns through **Prompts** (reusable templates for LLM interactions)
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- And more!
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## Core Concepts
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### Server
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The McpServer is your core interface to the MCP protocol. It handles connection management, protocol compliance, and message routing:
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```typescript
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const server = new McpServer({
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name: "My App",
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version: "1.0.0"
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});
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```
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### Resources
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Resources are how you expose data to LLMs. They're similar to GET endpoints in a REST API - they provide data but shouldn't perform significant computation or have side effects:
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```typescript
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// Static resource
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server.resource(
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"config",
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"config://app",
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async (uri) => ({
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contents: [{
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uri: uri.href,
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text: "App configuration here"
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}]
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})
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);
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// Dynamic resource with parameters
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server.resource(
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"user-profile",
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new ResourceTemplate("users://{userId}/profile", { list: undefined }),
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async (uri, { userId }) => ({
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contents: [{
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uri: uri.href,
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text: `Profile data for user ${userId}`
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}]
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})
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);
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```
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### Tools
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Tools let LLMs take actions through your server. Unlike resources, tools are expected to perform computation and have side effects:
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```typescript
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// Simple tool with parameters
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server.tool(
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"calculate-bmi",
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{
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weightKg: z.number(),
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heightM: z.number()
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},
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async ({ weightKg, heightM }) => ({
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content: [{
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type: "text",
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text: String(weightKg / (heightM * heightM))
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}]
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})
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);
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// Async tool with external API call
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server.tool(
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"fetch-weather",
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{ city: z.string() },
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async ({ city }) => {
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const response = await fetch(`https://api.weather.com/${city}`);
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const data = await response.text();
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return {
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content: [{ type: "text", text: data }]
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};
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}
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);
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```
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### Prompts
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Prompts are reusable templates that help LLMs interact with your server effectively:
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```typescript
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server.prompt(
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"review-code",
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{ code: z.string() },
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({ code }) => ({
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messages: [{
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role: "user",
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content: {
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type: "text",
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text: `Please review this code:\n\n${code}`
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}
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}]
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})
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);
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```
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## Running Your Server
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MCP servers in TypeScript need to be connected to a transport to communicate with clients. How you start the server depends on the choice of transport:
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### stdio
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For command-line tools and direct integrations:
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```typescript
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import { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
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import { StdioServerTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/stdio.js";
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const server = new McpServer({
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name: "example-server",
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version: "1.0.0"
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});
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// ... set up server resources, tools, and prompts ...
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const transport = new StdioServerTransport();
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await server.connect(transport);
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```
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### Streamable HTTP
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For remote servers, set up a Streamable HTTP transport that handles both client requests and server-to-client notifications.
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#### With Session Management
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In some cases, servers need to be stateful. This is achieved by [session management](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-03-26/basic/transports#session-management).
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```typescript
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import express from "express";
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import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
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import { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
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import { StreamableHTTPServerTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/streamableHttp.js";
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import { isInitializeRequest } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js"
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const app = express();
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app.use(express.json());
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// Map to store transports by session ID
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const transports: { [sessionId: string]: StreamableHTTPServerTransport } = {};
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// Handle POST requests for client-to-server communication
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app.post('/mcp', async (req, res) => {
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// Check for existing session ID
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const sessionId = req.headers['mcp-session-id'] as string | undefined;
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let transport: StreamableHTTPServerTransport;
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if (sessionId && transports[sessionId]) {
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// Reuse existing transport
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transport = transports[sessionId];
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} else if (!sessionId && isInitializeRequest(req.body)) {
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// New initialization request
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transport = new StreamableHTTPServerTransport({
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sessionIdGenerator: () => randomUUID(),
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onsessioninitialized: (sessionId) => {
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// Store the transport by session ID
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transports[sessionId] = transport;
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}
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});
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// Clean up transport when closed
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transport.onclose = () => {
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if (transport.sessionId) {
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delete transports[transport.sessionId];
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}
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};
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const server = new McpServer({
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name: "example-server",
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version: "1.0.0"
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});
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// ... set up server resources, tools, and prompts ...
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// Connect to the MCP server
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await server.connect(transport);
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} else {
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// Invalid request
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res.status(400).json({
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jsonrpc: '2.0',
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error: {
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code: -32000,
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message: 'Bad Request: No valid session ID provided',
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},
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id: null,
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});
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return;
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}
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// Handle the request
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await transport.handleRequest(req, res, req.body);
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});
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// Reusable handler for GET and DELETE requests
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const handleSessionRequest = async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) => {
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const sessionId = req.headers['mcp-session-id'] as string | undefined;
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if (!sessionId || !transports[sessionId]) {
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res.status(400).send('Invalid or missing session ID');
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return;
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}
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const transport = transports[sessionId];
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await transport.handleRequest(req, res);
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};
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// Handle GET requests for server-to-client notifications via SSE
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app.get('/mcp', handleSessionRequest);
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// Handle DELETE requests for session termination
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app.delete('/mcp', handleSessionRequest);
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app.listen(3000);
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```
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#### Without Session Management (Stateless)
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For simpler use cases where session management isn't needed:
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```typescript
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const app = express();
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app.use(express.json());
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app.post('/mcp', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
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// In stateless mode, create a new instance of transport and server for each request
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// to ensure complete isolation. A single instance would cause request ID collisions
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// when multiple clients connect concurrently.
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try {
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const server = getServer();
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const transport: StreamableHTTPServerTransport = new StreamableHTTPServerTransport({
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sessionIdGenerator: undefined,
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});
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res.on('close', () => {
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console.log('Request closed');
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transport.close();
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server.close();
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});
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await server.connect(transport);
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await transport.handleRequest(req, res, req.body);
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} catch (error) {
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console.error('Error handling MCP request:', error);
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if (!res.headersSent) {
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res.status(500).json({
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jsonrpc: '2.0',
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error: {
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code: -32603,
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message: 'Internal server error',
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},
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id: null,
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});
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}
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}
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});
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app.get('/mcp', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
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console.log('Received GET MCP request');
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res.writeHead(405).end(JSON.stringify({
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jsonrpc: "2.0",
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error: {
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code: -32000,
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message: "Method not allowed."
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},
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id: null
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}));
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});
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app.delete('/mcp', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
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console.log('Received DELETE MCP request');
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res.writeHead(405).end(JSON.stringify({
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jsonrpc: "2.0",
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error: {
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code: -32000,
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message: "Method not allowed."
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},
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id: null
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}));
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});
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// Start the server
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const PORT = 3000;
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app.listen(PORT, () => {
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console.log(`MCP Stateless Streamable HTTP Server listening on port ${PORT}`);
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});
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```
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This stateless approach is useful for:
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- Simple API wrappers
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- RESTful scenarios where each request is independent
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- Horizontally scaled deployments without shared session state
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### Testing and Debugging
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To test your server, you can use the [MCP Inspector](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/inspector). See its README for more information.
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## Examples
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### Echo Server
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A simple server demonstrating resources, tools, and prompts:
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```typescript
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import { McpServer, ResourceTemplate } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
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import { z } from "zod";
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const server = new McpServer({
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name: "Echo",
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version: "1.0.0"
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});
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server.resource(
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"echo",
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new ResourceTemplate("echo://{message}", { list: undefined }),
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async (uri, { message }) => ({
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contents: [{
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uri: uri.href,
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text: `Resource echo: ${message}`
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}]
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})
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);
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server.tool(
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"echo",
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{ message: z.string() },
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async ({ message }) => ({
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content: [{ type: "text", text: `Tool echo: ${message}` }]
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})
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);
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server.prompt(
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"echo",
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{ message: z.string() },
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({ message }) => ({
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messages: [{
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role: "user",
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content: {
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type: "text",
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text: `Please process this message: ${message}`
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}
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}]
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})
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);
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```
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### SQLite Explorer
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A more complex example showing database integration:
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```typescript
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import { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
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import sqlite3 from "sqlite3";
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import { promisify } from "util";
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import { z } from "zod";
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const server = new McpServer({
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name: "SQLite Explorer",
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version: "1.0.0"
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});
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// Helper to create DB connection
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const getDb = () => {
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const db = new sqlite3.Database("database.db");
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return {
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all: promisify<string, any[]>(db.all.bind(db)),
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close: promisify(db.close.bind(db))
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};
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};
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server.resource(
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"schema",
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"schema://main",
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async (uri) => {
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const db = getDb();
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try {
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const tables = await db.all(
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"SELECT sql FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table'"
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);
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return {
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contents: [{
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uri: uri.href,
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text: tables.map((t: {sql: string}) => t.sql).join("\n")
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}]
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};
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} finally {
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await db.close();
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}
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}
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);
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server.tool(
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"query",
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{ sql: z.string() },
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async ({ sql }) => {
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const db = getDb();
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try {
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const results = await db.all(sql);
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return {
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content: [{
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type: "text",
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text: JSON.stringify(results, null, 2)
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}]
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};
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} catch (err: unknown) {
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const error = err as Error;
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return {
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content: [{
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type: "text",
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text: `Error: ${error.message}`
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}],
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isError: true
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};
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} finally {
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await db.close();
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}
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}
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);
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```
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## Advanced Usage
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### Dynamic Servers
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If you want to offer an initial set of tools/prompts/resources, but later add additional ones based on user action or external state change, you can add/update/remove them _after_ the Server is connected. This will automatically emit the corresponding `listChanged` notificaions:
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```ts
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import { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
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import { z } from "zod";
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const server = new McpServer({
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name: "Dynamic Example",
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version: "1.0.0"
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});
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const listMessageTool = server.tool(
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"listMessages",
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{ channel: z.string() },
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async ({ channel }) => ({
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content: [{ type: "text", text: await listMessages(channel) }]
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})
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);
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const putMessageTool = server.tool(
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"putMessage",
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{ channel: z.string(), message: z.string() },
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async ({ channel, message }) => ({
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content: [{ type: "text", text: await putMessage(channel, string) }]
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})
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);
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// Until we upgrade auth, `putMessage` is disabled (won't show up in listTools)
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putMessageTool.disable()
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const upgradeAuthTool = server.tool(
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"upgradeAuth",
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{ permission: z.enum(["write', vadmin"])},
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// Any mutations here will automatically emit `listChanged` notifications
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async ({ permission }) => {
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const { ok, err, previous } = await upgradeAuthAndStoreToken(permission)
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if (!ok) return {content: [{ type: "text", text: `Error: ${err}` }]}
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// If we previously had read-only access, 'putMessage' is now available
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if (previous === "read") {
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putMessageTool.enable()
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}
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if (permission === 'write') {
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// If we've just upgraded to 'write' permissions, we can still call 'upgradeAuth'
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// but can only upgrade to 'admin'.
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upgradeAuthTool.update({
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paramSchema: { permission: z.enum(["admin"]) }, // change validation rules
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})
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} else {
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// If we're now an admin, we no longer have anywhere to upgrade to, so fully remove that tool
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upgradeAuthTool.remove()
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}
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}
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)
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// Connect as normal
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const transport = new StdioServerTransport();
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await server.connect(transport);
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```
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### Low-Level Server
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For more control, you can use the low-level Server class directly:
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```typescript
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import { Server } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/index.js";
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import { StdioServerTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/stdio.js";
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import {
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ListPromptsRequestSchema,
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GetPromptRequestSchema
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} from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js";
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const server = new Server(
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{
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name: "example-server",
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version: "1.0.0"
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},
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{
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capabilities: {
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prompts: {}
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}
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}
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);
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server.setRequestHandler(ListPromptsRequestSchema, async () => {
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return {
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prompts: [{
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name: "example-prompt",
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description: "An example prompt template",
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arguments: [{
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name: "arg1",
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description: "Example argument",
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required: true
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}]
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}]
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};
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});
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server.setRequestHandler(GetPromptRequestSchema, async (request) => {
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if (request.params.name !== "example-prompt") {
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throw new Error("Unknown prompt");
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}
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return {
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description: "Example prompt",
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messages: [{
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role: "user",
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content: {
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type: "text",
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text: "Example prompt text"
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}
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}]
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};
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});
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const transport = new StdioServerTransport();
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await server.connect(transport);
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```
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### Writing MCP Clients
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The SDK provides a high-level client interface:
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```typescript
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import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js";
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import { StdioClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/stdio.js";
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|
|
|
const transport = new StdioClientTransport({
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command: "node",
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|
args: ["server.js"]
|
|
});
|
|
|
|
const client = new Client(
|
|
{
|
|
name: "example-client",
|
|
version: "1.0.0"
|
|
}
|
|
);
|
|
|
|
await client.connect(transport);
|
|
|
|
// List prompts
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|
const prompts = await client.listPrompts();
|
|
|
|
// Get a prompt
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|
const prompt = await client.getPrompt({
|
|
name: "example-prompt",
|
|
arguments: {
|
|
arg1: "value"
|
|
}
|
|
});
|
|
|
|
// List resources
|
|
const resources = await client.listResources();
|
|
|
|
// Read a resource
|
|
const resource = await client.readResource({
|
|
uri: "file:///example.txt"
|
|
});
|
|
|
|
// Call a tool
|
|
const result = await client.callTool({
|
|
name: "example-tool",
|
|
arguments: {
|
|
arg1: "value"
|
|
}
|
|
});
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
### Proxy Authorization Requests Upstream
|
|
|
|
You can proxy OAuth requests to an external authorization provider:
|
|
|
|
```typescript
|
|
import express from 'express';
|
|
import { ProxyOAuthServerProvider, mcpAuthRouter } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk';
|
|
|
|
const app = express();
|
|
|
|
const proxyProvider = new ProxyOAuthServerProvider({
|
|
endpoints: {
|
|
authorizationUrl: "https://auth.external.com/oauth2/v1/authorize",
|
|
tokenUrl: "https://auth.external.com/oauth2/v1/token",
|
|
revocationUrl: "https://auth.external.com/oauth2/v1/revoke",
|
|
},
|
|
verifyAccessToken: async (token) => {
|
|
return {
|
|
token,
|
|
clientId: "123",
|
|
scopes: ["openid", "email", "profile"],
|
|
}
|
|
},
|
|
getClient: async (client_id) => {
|
|
return {
|
|
client_id,
|
|
redirect_uris: ["http://localhost:3000/callback"],
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
})
|
|
|
|
app.use(mcpAuthRouter({
|
|
provider: proxyProvider,
|
|
issuerUrl: new URL("http://auth.external.com"),
|
|
baseUrl: new URL("http://mcp.example.com"),
|
|
serviceDocumentationUrl: new URL("https://docs.example.com/"),
|
|
}))
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
This setup allows you to:
|
|
- Forward OAuth requests to an external provider
|
|
- Add custom token validation logic
|
|
- Manage client registrations
|
|
- Provide custom documentation URLs
|
|
- Maintain control over the OAuth flow while delegating to an external provider
|
|
|
|
### Backwards Compatibility
|
|
|
|
Clients and servers with StreamableHttp tranport can maintain [backwards compatibility](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-03-26/basic/transports#backwards-compatibility) with the deprecated HTTP+SSE transport (from protocol version 2024-11-05) as follows
|
|
|
|
#### Client-Side Compatibility
|
|
|
|
For clients that need to work with both Streamable HTTP and older SSE servers:
|
|
|
|
```typescript
|
|
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js";
|
|
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js";
|
|
import { SSEClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/sse.js";
|
|
let client: Client|undefined = undefined
|
|
const baseUrl = new URL(url);
|
|
try {
|
|
client = new Client({
|
|
name: 'streamable-http-client',
|
|
version: '1.0.0'
|
|
});
|
|
const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
|
|
new URL(baseUrl)
|
|
);
|
|
await client.connect(transport);
|
|
console.log("Connected using Streamable HTTP transport");
|
|
} catch (error) {
|
|
// If that fails with a 4xx error, try the older SSE transport
|
|
console.log("Streamable HTTP connection failed, falling back to SSE transport");
|
|
client = new Client({
|
|
name: 'sse-client',
|
|
version: '1.0.0'
|
|
});
|
|
const sseTransport = new SSEClientTransport(baseUrl);
|
|
await client.connect(sseTransport);
|
|
console.log("Connected using SSE transport");
|
|
}
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
#### Server-Side Compatibility
|
|
|
|
For servers that need to support both Streamable HTTP and older clients:
|
|
|
|
```typescript
|
|
import express from "express";
|
|
import { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
|
|
import { StreamableHTTPServerTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/streamableHttp.js";
|
|
import { SSEServerTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/sse.js";
|
|
|
|
const server = new McpServer({
|
|
name: "backwards-compatible-server",
|
|
version: "1.0.0"
|
|
});
|
|
|
|
// ... set up server resources, tools, and prompts ...
|
|
|
|
const app = express();
|
|
app.use(express.json());
|
|
|
|
// Store transports for each session type
|
|
const transports = {
|
|
streamable: {} as Record<string, StreamableHTTPServerTransport>,
|
|
sse: {} as Record<string, SSEServerTransport>
|
|
};
|
|
|
|
// Modern Streamable HTTP endpoint
|
|
app.all('/mcp', async (req, res) => {
|
|
// Handle Streamable HTTP transport for modern clients
|
|
// Implementation as shown in the "With Session Management" example
|
|
// ...
|
|
});
|
|
|
|
// Legacy SSE endpoint for older clients
|
|
app.get('/sse', async (req, res) => {
|
|
// Create SSE transport for legacy clients
|
|
const transport = new SSEServerTransport('/messages', res);
|
|
transports.sse[transport.sessionId] = transport;
|
|
|
|
res.on("close", () => {
|
|
delete transports.sse[transport.sessionId];
|
|
});
|
|
|
|
await server.connect(transport);
|
|
});
|
|
|
|
// Legacy message endpoint for older clients
|
|
app.post('/messages', async (req, res) => {
|
|
const sessionId = req.query.sessionId as string;
|
|
const transport = transports.sse[sessionId];
|
|
if (transport) {
|
|
await transport.handlePostMessage(req, res, req.body);
|
|
} else {
|
|
res.status(400).send('No transport found for sessionId');
|
|
}
|
|
});
|
|
|
|
app.listen(3000);
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
**Note**: The SSE transport is now deprecated in favor of Streamable HTTP. New implementations should use Streamable HTTP, and existing SSE implementations should plan to migrate.
|
|
|
|
## Documentation
|
|
|
|
- [Model Context Protocol documentation](https://modelcontextprotocol.io)
|
|
- [MCP Specification](https://spec.modelcontextprotocol.io)
|
|
- [Example Servers](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers)
|
|
|
|
## Contributing
|
|
|
|
Issues and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/typescript-sdk.
|
|
|
|
## License
|
|
|
|
This project is licensed under the MIT License—see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
|