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MCP HTTP Client Example

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A simple example client demonstrating how to connect to Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers over HTTP using Server-Sent Events (SSE) transport. It uses the official MCP Python SDK to handle protocol communication and server interactions.

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MCP HTTP Client Example

Simple example client demonstrating how to connect to Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers over HTTP using Server-Sent Events (SSE) transport.

Uses the official MCP Python SDK to handle protocol communication and server interactions.

Features

  • Connects to MCP servers over SSE transport
  • Lists available tools, resources and prompts
  • Properly handles connection lifecycle with async context managers

Requirements

Usage

Clone this repository, then run the example client:

uv run -- main.py <server_url>

For example:

uv run -- main.py http://localhost:8000/sse

The client will:

  1. Connect to the specified MCP server
  2. List its available capabilities
  3. Print them as JSON

Documentation