Update dotnet-mcp-builder skill to ModelContextProtocol 2.x (#2487)

* Update dotnet-mcp-builder skill to ModelContextProtocol 2.x

Align the skill with the C# SDK 2.0.0 release and the MCP 2026-07-28
spec: stable line is now 2.x, HttpServerTransportOptions.Stateless
defaults to true, roots/sampling/MCP-channel logging are [Obsolete]
(MCP9005) with the multi-round-trip input_required pattern as the
replacement, discovery-first negotiation (server/discover) supersedes
the initialize handshake, Mcp-Method/Mcp-Name routable headers, raw
structuredContent for non-object results, required Tool.inputSchema,
and the new ModelContextProtocol.Extensions.Tasks and
ModelContextProtocol.Extensions.Apps packages (typed MCP Apps support
replacing the hand-rolled _meta/ui:// pattern on 1.x).

* Address Copilot review: Apps extension accuracy, header scope, capability ownership

- packages.md: the Apps package replaces the manual _meta wiring, not the
  ui:// resource; note the experimental MCPEXP003 diagnostic; label the
  1.x -> 2.0 list as highlights and add the OAuth/SSE runtime changes
  with a pointer to the full release notes.
- transport-http.md: Mcp-Method is on every POST, Mcp-Name only on named
  invocations (tools/call, prompts/get, resources/read) - do not require
  it globally at gateways.
- mcp-apps.md: current MIME type is text/html;profile=mcp-app (skybridge
  is a legacy draft value); document [McpAppUi] + WithMcpApps().
- server-features.md: roots/sampling are client capabilities, only
  logging sits on ServerCapabilities.

* Correct stateful HTTP guidance: 2026-07-28 has no HTTP sessions

Per the official SDK v2 elicitation docs, a server with Stateless=false
refuses the 2026-07-28 revision so dual-path clients fall back to an
initialize-capable revision; ElicitAsync cannot be used on 2026-07-28
Streamable HTTP at all. Reframe stateful HTTP as down-level
compatibility mode and document the multi-round-trip pattern
(InputRequiredException / InputRequest.ForElicitation, retry with
InputResponses -> ElicitResult) as the current-protocol way to ask
mid-tool, across SKILL.md, transport-http.md, and elicitation.md.
This commit is contained in:
Adrien Clerbois
2026-07-31 02:31:14 +02:00
committed by GitHub
parent ed3d68dd66
commit aa01464ccb
13 changed files with 69 additions and 44 deletions
@@ -30,13 +30,10 @@ var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
builder.Services
.AddMcpServer()
.WithHttpTransport(options =>
{
// Stateless = true: each request is independent, no Mcp-Session-Id tracking.
// Required for horizontal scaling without sticky sessions.
// Disables server-to-client features (sampling, elicitation, roots, unsolicited notifications).
options.Stateless = true;
})
// Since 2.x, Stateless defaults to true: each request is independent,
// no Mcp-Session-Id tracking, no SSE session endpoints — ready for
// horizontal scaling without sticky sessions.
.WithHttpTransport()
.WithToolsFromAssembly();
var app = builder.Build();
@@ -56,12 +53,14 @@ public static class EchoTool
## Stateless vs. stateful — the most important decision
> **v2 breaking change:** `HttpServerTransportOptions.Stateless` now defaults to **`true`** (it defaulted to `false` on 1.x). A server upgraded to 2.x without touching options stops creating sessions and stops exposing SSE endpoints. Set `Stateless = false` explicitly to restore the legacy behavior.
| Mode | `options.Stateless` | Behaviour | Use when |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Stateless** | `true` | No `Mcp-Session-Id`. Each POST is independent. | Horizontal scaling, simple tool servers, no server-initiated traffic. |
| **Stateful** | `false` (default) | Server assigns and tracks `Mcp-Session-Id`. Long-lived session. | You need elicitation, sampling, roots, log notifications, or anything that pushes from server to client. Requires session affinity at the load balancer. |
| **Stateless** | `true` (default since 2.x) | No `Mcp-Session-Id`. Each POST is independent. Serves the current (2026-07-28) revision. | Horizontal scaling, simple tool servers, current-protocol clients. |
| **Stateful** | `false` | Server assigns and tracks `Mcp-Session-Id`. Long-lived session. **Down-level compatibility mode:** the server refuses the 2026-07-28 revision so dual-path clients fall back to an initialize-capable revision (2025-11-25 or earlier). | Legacy `ElicitAsync`/sampling/roots paths, pushed log notifications, clients that haven't adopted 2026-07-28. Requires session affinity at the load balancer. |
**Rule:** if the user wants any of `ElicitAsync`, `SampleAsync`, `RequestRootsAsync`, or to push log/notification messages, **do not** set `Stateless = true`. The calls will fail at runtime with no transport to deliver them on.
**Rule:** on the current (2026-07-28) protocol there are no HTTP sessions — "ask the user something mid-tool" uses the multi-round-trip pattern (throw `InputRequiredException`, handle the retried call; see [`elicitation.md`](./elicitation.md)), which works in both session modes and both revisions. Set `Stateless = false` only for the legacy paths — `ElicitAsync`, the deprecated `SampleAsync`/`RequestRootsAsync`, or pushed log/notification messages — and be aware it pins HTTP clients to a down-level, initialize-capable revision. On the stateless default those legacy calls fail at runtime with no channel to deliver them on.
## Endpoint shape
@@ -78,6 +77,11 @@ app.MapMcp("/mcp/v1");
Match this on the client side (`Endpoint = new Uri("https://host/mcp/v1")`).
## Version negotiation and routing (2026-07-28)
- **Discovery-first:** v2 clients probe the `server/discover` method to learn capabilities instead of the legacy `initialize` handshake. The SDK answers both and falls back automatically for down-level peers (2025-11-25 and earlier) — you don't write any code for this, but don't be surprised to see `server/discover` in traffic captures.
- **Routable headers:** every Streamable HTTP POST carries an `Mcp-Method` header (e.g. `tools/call`), and named invocations (`tools/call`, `prompts/get`, `resources/read`) additionally carry `Mcp-Name` (e.g. the tool name), so gateways and rate limiters can route/throttle per tool without parsing JSON bodies. Don't require `Mcp-Name` globally at the gateway — discovery and list requests legitimately omit it.
## Per-session configuration (HttpContext access)
When you need to vary server behaviour per HTTP request (auth, tenant, headers), use the `ConfigureSessionOptions` callback: