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<h1 id="writing-mcp-clients">Writing MCP Clients</h1>
<p>The SDK provides a high-level client interface for connecting to MCP servers using various <a href="https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-11-25/basic/transports">transports</a>:</p>
<!-- snippet-source examples/snippets/clients/stdio_client.py -->
<div class="language-python highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span class="sd">"""</span>
<span class="sd">cd to the `examples/snippets/clients` directory and run:</span>
<span class="sd"> uv run client</span>
<span class="sd">"""</span>
<span class="kn">import</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">asyncio</span>
<span class="kn">import</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">os</span>
<span class="kn">from</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">pydantic</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">AnyUrl</span>
<span class="kn">from</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">mcp</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">ClientSession</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">StdioServerParameters</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">types</span>
<span class="kn">from</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">mcp.client.stdio</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">stdio_client</span>
<span class="kn">from</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">mcp.shared.context</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">RequestContext</span>
<span class="c1"># Create server parameters for stdio connection</span>
<span class="n">server_params</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">StdioServerParameters</span><span class="p">(</span>
<span class="n">command</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"uv"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="c1"># Using uv to run the server</span>
<span class="n">args</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="s2">"run"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s2">"server"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s2">"fastmcp_quickstart"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s2">"stdio"</span><span class="p">],</span> <span class="c1"># We're already in snippets dir</span>
<span class="n">env</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="p">{</span><span class="s2">"UV_INDEX"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">os</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">environ</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">"UV_INDEX"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s2">""</span><span class="p">)},</span>
<span class="p">)</span>
<span class="c1"># Optional: create a sampling callback</span>
<span class="k">async</span> <span class="k">def</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nf">handle_sampling_message</span><span class="p">(</span>
<span class="n">context</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">RequestContext</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="n">ClientSession</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="kc">None</span><span class="p">],</span> <span class="n">params</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">types</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">CreateMessageRequestParams</span>
<span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">-&gt;</span> <span class="n">types</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">CreateMessageResult</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s2">"Sampling request: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">params</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">messages</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">"</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">return</span> <span class="n">types</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">CreateMessageResult</span><span class="p">(</span>
<span class="n">role</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"assistant"</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="n">content</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">types</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">TextContent</span><span class="p">(</span>
<span class="nb">type</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"text"</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="n">text</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"Hello, world! from model"</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="p">),</span>
<span class="n">model</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"gpt-3.5-turbo"</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="n">stopReason</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"endTurn"</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">async</span> <span class="k">def</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nf">run</span><span class="p">():</span>
<span class="k">async</span> <span class="k">with</span> <span class="n">stdio_client</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">server_params</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">as</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="n">read</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">write</span><span class="p">):</span>
<span class="k">async</span> <span class="k">with</span> <span class="n">ClientSession</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">read</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">write</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">sampling_callback</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">handle_sampling_message</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">as</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="c1"># Initialize the connection</span>
<span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">initialize</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="c1"># List available prompts</span>
<span class="n">prompts</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">list_prompts</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s2">"Available prompts: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="n">p</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">name</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">for</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">p</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ow">in</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">prompts</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">prompts</span><span class="p">]</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">"</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="c1"># Get a prompt (greet_user prompt from fastmcp_quickstart)</span>
<span class="k">if</span> <span class="n">prompts</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">prompts</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="n">prompt</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get_prompt</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">"greet_user"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">arguments</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="p">{</span><span class="s2">"name"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="s2">"Alice"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s2">"style"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="s2">"friendly"</span><span class="p">})</span>
<span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s2">"Prompt result: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">prompt</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">messages</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">]</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">content</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">"</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="c1"># List available resources</span>
<span class="n">resources</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">list_resources</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s2">"Available resources: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="n">r</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">uri</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">for</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">r</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ow">in</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">resources</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">resources</span><span class="p">]</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">"</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="c1"># List available tools</span>
<span class="n">tools</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">list_tools</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s2">"Available tools: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="n">t</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">name</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">for</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ow">in</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">tools</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">tools</span><span class="p">]</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">"</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="c1"># Read a resource (greeting resource from fastmcp_quickstart)</span>
<span class="n">resource_content</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">read_resource</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">AnyUrl</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">"greeting://World"</span><span class="p">))</span>
<span class="n">content_block</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">resource_content</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">contents</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">]</span>
<span class="k">if</span> <span class="nb">isinstance</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">content_block</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">types</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">TextResourceContents</span><span class="p">):</span>
<span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s2">"Resource content: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">content_block</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">text</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">"</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="c1"># Call a tool (add tool from fastmcp_quickstart)</span>
<span class="n">result</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">call_tool</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">"add"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">arguments</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="p">{</span><span class="s2">"a"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="mi">5</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s2">"b"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="mi">3</span><span class="p">})</span>
<span class="n">result_unstructured</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">result</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">content</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">]</span>
<span class="k">if</span> <span class="nb">isinstance</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">result_unstructured</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">types</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">TextContent</span><span class="p">):</span>
<span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s2">"Tool result: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">result_unstructured</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">text</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">"</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="n">result_structured</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">result</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">structuredContent</span>
<span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s2">"Structured tool result: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">result_structured</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">"</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">def</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nf">main</span><span class="p">():</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="sd">"""Entry point for the client script."""</span>
<span class="n">asyncio</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">run</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">run</span><span class="p">())</span>
<span class="k">if</span> <span class="vm">__name__</span> <span class="o">==</span> <span class="s2">"__main__"</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="n">main</span><span class="p">()</span>
</code></pre></div>
<p><em>Full example: <a href="https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/blob/v1.x/examples/snippets/clients/stdio_client.py">examples/snippets/clients/stdio_client.py</a></em></p>
<!-- /snippet-source -->
<p>Clients can also connect using <a href="https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-11-25/basic/transports#streamable-http">Streamable HTTP transport</a>:</p>
<!-- snippet-source examples/snippets/clients/streamable_basic.py -->
<div class="language-python highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span class="sd">"""</span>
<span class="sd">Run from the repository root:</span>
<span class="sd"> uv run examples/snippets/clients/streamable_basic.py</span>
<span class="sd">"""</span>
<span class="kn">import</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">asyncio</span>
<span class="kn">from</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">mcp</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">ClientSession</span>
<span class="kn">from</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">mcp.client.streamable_http</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">streamable_http_client</span>
<span class="k">async</span> <span class="k">def</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nf">main</span><span class="p">():</span>
<span class="c1"># Connect to a streamable HTTP server</span>
<span class="k">async</span> <span class="k">with</span> <span class="n">streamable_http_client</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">"http://localhost:8000/mcp"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">as</span> <span class="p">(</span>
<span class="n">read_stream</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="n">write_stream</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="n">_</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="p">):</span>
<span class="c1"># Create a session using the client streams</span>
<span class="k">async</span> <span class="k">with</span> <span class="n">ClientSession</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">read_stream</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">write_stream</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">as</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="c1"># Initialize the connection</span>
<span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">initialize</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="c1"># List available tools</span>
<span class="n">tools</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">list_tools</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s2">"Available tools: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="n">tool</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">name</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">for</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">tool</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ow">in</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">tools</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">tools</span><span class="p">]</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">"</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">if</span> <span class="vm">__name__</span> <span class="o">==</span> <span class="s2">"__main__"</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="n">asyncio</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">run</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">main</span><span class="p">())</span>
</code></pre></div>
<p><em>Full example: <a href="https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/blob/v1.x/examples/snippets/clients/streamable_basic.py">examples/snippets/clients/streamable_basic.py</a></em></p>
<!-- /snippet-source -->
<h2 id="client-display-utilities">Client Display Utilities</h2>
<p>When building MCP clients, the SDK provides utilities to help display human-readable names for tools, resources, and prompts:</p>
<!-- snippet-source examples/snippets/clients/display_utilities.py -->
<div class="language-python highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span class="sd">"""</span>
<span class="sd">cd to the `examples/snippets` directory and run:</span>
<span class="sd"> uv run display-utilities-client</span>
<span class="sd">"""</span>
<span class="kn">import</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">asyncio</span>
<span class="kn">import</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">os</span>
<span class="kn">from</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">mcp</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">ClientSession</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">StdioServerParameters</span>
<span class="kn">from</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">mcp.client.stdio</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">stdio_client</span>
<span class="kn">from</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">mcp.shared.metadata_utils</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">get_display_name</span>
<span class="c1"># Create server parameters for stdio connection</span>
<span class="n">server_params</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">StdioServerParameters</span><span class="p">(</span>
<span class="n">command</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"uv"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="c1"># Using uv to run the server</span>
<span class="n">args</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="s2">"run"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s2">"server"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s2">"fastmcp_quickstart"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s2">"stdio"</span><span class="p">],</span>
<span class="n">env</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="p">{</span><span class="s2">"UV_INDEX"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">os</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">environ</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">"UV_INDEX"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s2">""</span><span class="p">)},</span>
<span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">async</span> <span class="k">def</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nf">display_tools</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">session</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">ClientSession</span><span class="p">):</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="sd">"""Display available tools with human-readable names"""</span>
<span class="n">tools_response</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">list_tools</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="k">for</span> <span class="n">tool</span> <span class="ow">in</span> <span class="n">tools_response</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">tools</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="c1"># get_display_name() returns the title if available, otherwise the name</span>
<span class="n">display_name</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">get_display_name</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">tool</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s2">"Tool: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">display_name</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">"</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">if</span> <span class="n">tool</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">description</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s2">" </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">tool</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">description</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">"</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">async</span> <span class="k">def</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nf">display_resources</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">session</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">ClientSession</span><span class="p">):</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="sd">"""Display available resources with human-readable names"""</span>
<span class="n">resources_response</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">list_resources</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="k">for</span> <span class="n">resource</span> <span class="ow">in</span> <span class="n">resources_response</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">resources</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="n">display_name</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">get_display_name</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">resource</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s2">"Resource: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">display_name</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2"> (</span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">resource</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">uri</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">)"</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="n">templates_response</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">list_resource_templates</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="k">for</span> <span class="n">template</span> <span class="ow">in</span> <span class="n">templates_response</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">resourceTemplates</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="n">display_name</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">get_display_name</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">template</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s2">"Resource Template: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">display_name</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">"</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">async</span> <span class="k">def</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nf">run</span><span class="p">():</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="sd">"""Run the display utilities example."""</span>
<span class="k">async</span> <span class="k">with</span> <span class="n">stdio_client</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">server_params</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">as</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="n">read</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">write</span><span class="p">):</span>
<span class="k">async</span> <span class="k">with</span> <span class="n">ClientSession</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">read</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">write</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">as</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="c1"># Initialize the connection</span>
<span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">initialize</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">"=== Available Tools ==="</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">display_tools</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">session</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">"</span><span class="se">\n</span><span class="s2">=== Available Resources ==="</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">display_resources</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">session</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">def</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nf">main</span><span class="p">():</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="sd">"""Entry point for the display utilities client."""</span>
<span class="n">asyncio</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">run</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">run</span><span class="p">())</span>
<span class="k">if</span> <span class="vm">__name__</span> <span class="o">==</span> <span class="s2">"__main__"</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="n">main</span><span class="p">()</span>
</code></pre></div>
<p><em>Full example: <a href="https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/blob/v1.x/examples/snippets/clients/display_utilities.py">examples/snippets/clients/display_utilities.py</a></em></p>
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<p>The <code>get_display_name()</code> function implements the proper precedence rules for displaying names:</p>
<ul>
<li>For tools: <code>title</code> &gt; <code>annotations.title</code> &gt; <code>name</code></li>
<li>For other objects: <code>title</code> &gt; <code>name</code></li>
</ul>
<p>This ensures your client UI shows the most user-friendly names that servers provide.</p>
<h2 id="oauth-authentication">OAuth Authentication</h2>
<p>For OAuth 2.1 client authentication, see <a href="../authorization/#client-side-authentication">Authorization</a>.</p>
<h2 id="roots">Roots</h2>
<h3 id="listing-roots">Listing Roots</h3>
<p>Clients can provide a <code>list_roots_callback</code> so that servers can discover the client's workspace roots (directories, project folders, etc.):</p>
<!-- snippet-source examples/snippets/clients/roots_example.py -->
<div class="language-python highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span class="kn">from</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">mcp</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">ClientSession</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">types</span>
<span class="kn">from</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">mcp.shared.context</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">RequestContext</span>
<span class="k">async</span> <span class="k">def</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nf">handle_list_roots</span><span class="p">(</span>
<span class="n">context</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">RequestContext</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="n">ClientSession</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="kc">None</span><span class="p">],</span>
<span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">-&gt;</span> <span class="n">types</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">ListRootsResult</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="sd">"""Return the client's workspace roots."""</span>
<span class="k">return</span> <span class="n">types</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">ListRootsResult</span><span class="p">(</span>
<span class="n">roots</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="p">[</span>
<span class="n">types</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">Root</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">uri</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"file:///home/user/project"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">name</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"My Project"</span><span class="p">),</span>
<span class="n">types</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">Root</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">uri</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"file:///home/user/data"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">name</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"Data Folder"</span><span class="p">),</span>
<span class="p">]</span>
<span class="p">)</span>
<span class="c1"># Pass the callback when creating the session</span>
<span class="n">session</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">ClientSession</span><span class="p">(</span>
<span class="n">read_stream</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="n">write_stream</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="n">list_roots_callback</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">handle_list_roots</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="p">)</span>
</code></pre></div>
<p><em>Full example: <a href="https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/blob/v1.x/examples/snippets/clients/roots_example.py">examples/snippets/clients/roots_example.py</a></em></p>
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<p>When a <code>list_roots_callback</code> is provided, the client automatically declares the <code>roots</code> capability (with <code>listChanged=True</code>) during initialization.</p>
<h3 id="roots-change-notifications">Roots Change Notifications</h3>
<p>When the client's workspace roots change (e.g., a folder is added or removed), notify the server:</p>
<div class="language-python highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span class="c1"># After roots change, notify the server</span>
<span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">send_roots_list_changed</span><span class="p">()</span>
</code></pre></div>
<h2 id="sse-transport-legacy">SSE Transport (Legacy)</h2>
<p>For servers that use the older SSE transport, use <code>sse_client()</code> from <code>mcp.client.sse</code>:</p>
<!-- snippet-source examples/snippets/clients/sse_client.py -->
<div class="language-python highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span class="kn">import</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">asyncio</span>
<span class="kn">from</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">mcp</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">ClientSession</span>
<span class="kn">from</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">mcp.client.sse</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">sse_client</span>
<span class="k">async</span> <span class="k">def</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nf">main</span><span class="p">():</span>
<span class="k">async</span> <span class="k">with</span> <span class="n">sse_client</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">"http://localhost:8000/sse"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">as</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="n">read_stream</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">write_stream</span><span class="p">):</span>
<span class="k">async</span> <span class="k">with</span> <span class="n">ClientSession</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">read_stream</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">write_stream</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">as</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">initialize</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="n">tools</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">list_tools</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s2">"Available tools: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="n">t</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">name</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">for</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">t</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ow">in</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">tools</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">tools</span><span class="p">]</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">"</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="n">asyncio</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">run</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">main</span><span class="p">())</span>
</code></pre></div>
<p><em>Full example: <a href="https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/blob/v1.x/examples/snippets/clients/sse_client.py">examples/snippets/clients/sse_client.py</a></em></p>
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<p>The <code>sse_client()</code> function accepts optional <code>headers</code>, <code>timeout</code>, <code>sse_read_timeout</code>, and <code>auth</code> parameters. The SSE transport is considered legacy; prefer <a href="https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-11-25/basic/transports#streamable-http">Streamable HTTP</a> for new servers.</p>
<h2 id="ping">Ping</h2>
<p>Send a ping to verify the server is responsive:</p>
<div class="language-python highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span class="c1"># After session.initialize()</span>
<span class="n">result</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">send_ping</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="c1"># Returns EmptyResult on success; raises on timeout</span>
</code></pre></div>
<h2 id="logging">Logging</h2>
<h3 id="receiving-log-messages">Receiving Log Messages</h3>
<p>Pass a <code>logging_callback</code> to receive log messages from the server:</p>
<!-- snippet-source examples/snippets/clients/logging_client.py -->
<div class="language-python highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span class="kn">from</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">mcp</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">ClientSession</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">types</span>
<span class="k">async</span> <span class="k">def</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nf">handle_log</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">params</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">types</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">LoggingMessageNotificationParams</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">-&gt;</span> <span class="kc">None</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="sd">"""Handle log messages from the server."""</span>
<span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s2">"[</span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">params</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">level</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">] </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">params</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">data</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">"</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="n">session</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">ClientSession</span><span class="p">(</span>
<span class="n">read_stream</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="n">write_stream</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="n">logging_callback</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">handle_log</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="p">)</span>
</code></pre></div>
<p><em>Full example: <a href="https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/blob/v1.x/examples/snippets/clients/logging_client.py">examples/snippets/clients/logging_client.py</a></em></p>
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<h3 id="setting-the-server-log-level">Setting the Server Log Level</h3>
<p>Request that the server change its minimum log level:</p>
<div class="language-python highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">set_logging_level</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">"debug"</span><span class="p">)</span>
</code></pre></div>
<p>The <code>level</code> parameter is a <code>LoggingLevel</code> string: <code>"debug"</code>, <code>"info"</code>, <code>"notice"</code>, <code>"warning"</code>, <code>"error"</code>, <code>"critical"</code>, <code>"alert"</code>, or <code>"emergency"</code>.</p>
<h2 id="parsing-tool-results">Parsing Tool Results</h2>
<p>When calling tools through MCP, the <code>CallToolResult</code> object contains the tool's response in a structured format. Understanding how to parse this result is essential for properly handling tool outputs.</p>
<div class="language-python highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span class="sd">"""examples/snippets/clients/parsing_tool_results.py"""</span>
<span class="kn">import</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">asyncio</span>
<span class="kn">from</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">mcp</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">ClientSession</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">StdioServerParameters</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">types</span>
<span class="kn">from</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">mcp.client.stdio</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">stdio_client</span>
<span class="k">async</span> <span class="k">def</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nf">parse_tool_results</span><span class="p">():</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="sd">"""Demonstrates how to parse different types of content in CallToolResult."""</span>
<span class="n">server_params</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">StdioServerParameters</span><span class="p">(</span>
<span class="n">command</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"python"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">args</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="s2">"path/to/mcp_server.py"</span><span class="p">]</span>
<span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">async</span> <span class="k">with</span> <span class="n">stdio_client</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">server_params</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">as</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="n">read</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">write</span><span class="p">):</span>
<span class="k">async</span> <span class="k">with</span> <span class="n">ClientSession</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">read</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">write</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">as</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">initialize</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="c1"># Example 1: Parsing text content</span>
<span class="n">result</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">call_tool</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">"get_data"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="p">{</span><span class="s2">"format"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="s2">"text"</span><span class="p">})</span>
<span class="k">for</span> <span class="n">content</span> <span class="ow">in</span> <span class="n">result</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">content</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="k">if</span> <span class="nb">isinstance</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">content</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">types</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">TextContent</span><span class="p">):</span>
<span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s2">"Text: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">content</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">text</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">"</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="c1"># Example 2: Parsing structured content from JSON tools</span>
<span class="n">result</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">call_tool</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">"get_user"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="p">{</span><span class="s2">"id"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="s2">"123"</span><span class="p">})</span>
<span class="k">if</span> <span class="nb">hasattr</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">result</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s2">"structuredContent"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="ow">and</span> <span class="n">result</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">structuredContent</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="c1"># Access structured data directly</span>
<span class="n">user_data</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">result</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">structuredContent</span>
<span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s2">"User: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">user_data</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">'name'</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">, Age: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">user_data</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">'age'</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">"</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="c1"># Example 3: Parsing embedded resources</span>
<span class="n">result</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">call_tool</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">"read_config"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="p">{})</span>
<span class="k">for</span> <span class="n">content</span> <span class="ow">in</span> <span class="n">result</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">content</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="k">if</span> <span class="nb">isinstance</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">content</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">types</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">EmbeddedResource</span><span class="p">):</span>
<span class="n">resource</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">content</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">resource</span>
<span class="k">if</span> <span class="nb">isinstance</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">resource</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">types</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">TextResourceContents</span><span class="p">):</span>
<span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s2">"Config from </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">resource</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">uri</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">resource</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">text</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">"</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">elif</span> <span class="nb">isinstance</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">resource</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">types</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">BlobResourceContents</span><span class="p">):</span>
<span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s2">"Binary data from </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">resource</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">uri</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">"</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="c1"># Example 4: Parsing image content</span>
<span class="n">result</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">call_tool</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">"generate_chart"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="p">{</span><span class="s2">"data"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">1</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mi">2</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mi">3</span><span class="p">]})</span>
<span class="k">for</span> <span class="n">content</span> <span class="ow">in</span> <span class="n">result</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">content</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="k">if</span> <span class="nb">isinstance</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">content</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">types</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">ImageContent</span><span class="p">):</span>
<span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s2">"Image (</span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">content</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">mimeType</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">): </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="nb">len</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">content</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">data</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2"> bytes"</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="c1"># Example 5: Handling errors</span>
<span class="n">result</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">session</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">call_tool</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">"failing_tool"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="p">{})</span>
<span class="k">if</span> <span class="n">result</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">isError</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">"Tool execution failed!"</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">for</span> <span class="n">content</span> <span class="ow">in</span> <span class="n">result</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">content</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="k">if</span> <span class="nb">isinstance</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">content</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">types</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">TextContent</span><span class="p">):</span>
<span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s2">"Error: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">content</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">text</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">"</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">async</span> <span class="k">def</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nf">main</span><span class="p">():</span>
<span class="k">await</span> <span class="n">parse_tool_results</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="k">if</span> <span class="vm">__name__</span> <span class="o">==</span> <span class="s2">"__main__"</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="n">asyncio</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">run</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">main</span><span class="p">())</span>
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