feat(mcp): add HTTP and Stdio client Roots feature

.gitignore

@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 .claude
 coverage.out
 coverage.txt
+.vscode/launch.json

client/client.go

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type Client struct {
 	serverCapabilities mcp.ServerCapabilities
 	protocolVersion    string
 	samplingHandler    SamplingHandler
+	rootsHandler       RootsHandler
 	elicitationHandler ElicitationHandler
 }
 
@@ -44,6 +45,15 @@ func WithSamplingHandler(handler SamplingHandler) ClientOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithRootsHandler sets the roots handler for the client.
+// WithRootsHandler returns a ClientOption that sets the client's RootsHandler.
+// When provided, the client will declare the roots capability (ListChanged) during initialization.
+func WithRootsHandler(handler RootsHandler) ClientOption {
+	return func(c *Client) {
+		c.rootsHandler = handler
+	}
+}
+
 // WithElicitationHandler sets the elicitation handler for the client.
 // When set, the client will declare elicitation capability during initialization.
 func WithElicitationHandler(handler ElicitationHandler) ClientOption {
@@ -177,6 +187,13 @@ func (c *Client) Initialize(
 	if c.samplingHandler != nil {
 		capabilities.Sampling = &struct{}{}
 	}
+	if c.rootsHandler != nil {
+		capabilities.Roots = &struct {
+			ListChanged bool `json:"listChanged,omitempty"`
+		}{
+			ListChanged: true,
+		}
+	}
 	// Add elicitation capability if handler is configured
 	if c.elicitationHandler != nil {
 		capabilities.Elicitation = &struct{}{}
@@ -464,6 +481,28 @@ func (c *Client) Complete(
 	return &result, nil
 }
 
+// RootListChanges sends a roots list-changed notification to the server.
+func (c *Client) RootListChanges(
+	ctx context.Context,
+) error {
+	// Send root list changes notification
+	notification := mcp.JSONRPCNotification{
+		JSONRPC: mcp.JSONRPC_VERSION,
+		Notification: mcp.Notification{
+			Method: mcp.MethodNotificationRootsListChanged,
+		},
+	}
+
+	err := c.transport.SendNotification(ctx, notification)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf(
+			"failed to send root list change notification: %w",
+			err,
+		)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // handleIncomingRequest processes incoming requests from the server.
 // This is the main entry point for server-to-client requests like sampling and elicitation.
 func (c *Client) handleIncomingRequest(ctx context.Context, request transport.JSONRPCRequest) (*transport.JSONRPCResponse, error) {
@@ -474,6 +513,8 @@ func (c *Client) handleIncomingRequest(ctx context.Context, request transport.JS
 		return c.handleElicitationRequestTransport(ctx, request)
 	case string(mcp.MethodPing):
 		return c.handlePingRequestTransport(ctx, request)
+	case string(mcp.MethodListRoots):
+		return c.handleListRootsRequestTransport(ctx, request)
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported request method: %s", request.Method)
 	}
@@ -536,6 +577,37 @@ func (c *Client) handleSamplingRequestTransport(ctx context.Context, request tra
 	return response, nil
 }
 
+// handleListRootsRequestTransport handles list roots requests at the transport level.
+func (c *Client) handleListRootsRequestTransport(ctx context.Context, request transport.JSONRPCRequest) (*transport.JSONRPCResponse, error) {
+	if c.rootsHandler == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no roots handler configured")
+	}
+
+	// Create the MCP request
+	mcpRequest := mcp.ListRootsRequest{
+		Request: mcp.Request{
+			Method: string(mcp.MethodListRoots),
+		},
+	}
+
+	// Call the list roots handler
+	result, err := c.rootsHandler.ListRoots(ctx, mcpRequest)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Marshal the result
+	resultBytes, err := json.Marshal(result)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal result: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Create the transport response
+	response := transport.NewJSONRPCResultResponse(request.ID, json.RawMessage(resultBytes))
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
 // handleElicitationRequestTransport handles elicitation requests at the transport level.
 func (c *Client) handleElicitationRequestTransport(ctx context.Context, request transport.JSONRPCRequest) (*transport.JSONRPCResponse, error) {
 	if c.elicitationHandler == nil {

client/roots.go

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package client
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/mark3labs/mcp-go/mcp"
+)
+
+// RootsHandler defines the interface for handling roots requests from servers.
+// Clients can implement this interface to provide roots list to servers.
+type RootsHandler interface {
+	// ListRoots handles a list root request from the server and returns the roots list.
+	// The implementation should:
+	// 1. Validate input against the requested schema
+	// 2. Return the appropriate response
+	ListRoots(ctx context.Context, request mcp.ListRootsRequest) (*mcp.ListRootsResult, error)
+}

client/transport/inprocess.go

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ type InProcessTransport struct {
 	server             *server.MCPServer
 	samplingHandler    server.SamplingHandler
 	elicitationHandler server.ElicitationHandler
+	rootsHandler       server.RootsHandler
 	session            *server.InProcessSession
 	sessionID          string
 
@@ -37,6 +38,12 @@ func WithElicitationHandler(handler server.ElicitationHandler) InProcessOption {
 	}
 }
 
+func WithRootsHandler(handler server.RootsHandler) InProcessOption {
+	return func(t *InProcessTransport) {
+		t.rootsHandler = handler
+	}
+}
+
 func NewInProcessTransport(server *server.MCPServer) *InProcessTransport {
 	return &InProcessTransport{
 		server: server,
@@ -66,8 +73,8 @@ func (c *InProcessTransport) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 	c.startedMu.Unlock()
 
 	// Create and register session if we have handlers
-	if c.samplingHandler != nil || c.elicitationHandler != nil {
-		c.session = server.NewInProcessSessionWithHandlers(c.sessionID, c.samplingHandler, c.elicitationHandler)
+	if c.samplingHandler != nil || c.elicitationHandler != nil || c.rootsHandler != nil {
+		c.session = server.NewInProcessSessionWithHandlers(c.sessionID, c.samplingHandler, c.elicitationHandler, c.rootsHandler)
 		if err := c.server.RegisterSession(ctx, c.session); err != nil {
 			c.startedMu.Lock()
 			c.started = false

examples/roots_client/main.go

@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"syscall"
+
+	"github.com/mark3labs/mcp-go/client"
+	"github.com/mark3labs/mcp-go/client/transport"
+	"github.com/mark3labs/mcp-go/mcp"
+)
+
+// MockRootsHandler implements client.RootsHandler for demonstration.
+// In a real implementation, this would enumerate workspace/project roots.
+type MockRootsHandler struct{}
+
+func (h *MockRootsHandler) ListRoots(ctx context.Context, request mcp.ListRootsRequest) (*mcp.ListRootsResult, error) {
+	home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Warning: failed to get home directory: %v", err)
+		home = "/tmp" // fallback for demonstration
+	}
+	app := filepath.ToSlash(filepath.Join(home, "app"))
+	proj := filepath.ToSlash(filepath.Join(home, "projects", "test-project"))
+	result := &mcp.ListRootsResult{
+		Roots: []mcp.Root{
+			{
+				Name: "app",
+				URI:  (&url.URL{Scheme: "file", Path: app}).String(),
+			},
+			{
+				Name: "test-project",
+				URI:  (&url.URL{Scheme: "file", Path: proj}).String(),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+// main starts a mock MCP roots client that communicates with a subprocess over stdio.
+// It expects the server command as the first command-line argument, creates a stdio
+// transport and an MCP client with a MockRootsHandler, starts and initializes the
+// client, logs server info and available tools, notifies the server of root list
+// changes, invokes the "roots" tool and prints any text content returned, and
+// shuts down the client gracefully on SIGINT or SIGTERM.
+func main() {
+	if len(os.Args) < 2 {
+		log.Fatal("Usage: roots_client <server_command>")
+	}
+
+	serverCommand := os.Args[1]
+	serverArgs := os.Args[2:]
+
+	// Create stdio transport to communicate with the server
+	stdio := transport.NewStdio(serverCommand, nil, serverArgs...)
+
+	// Create roots handler
+	rootsHandler := &MockRootsHandler{}
+
+	// Create client with roots capability
+	mcpClient := client.NewClient(stdio, client.WithRootsHandler(rootsHandler))
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// Start the client
+	if err := mcpClient.Start(ctx); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to start client: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Setup graceful shutdown
+	sigChan := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	signal.Notify(sigChan, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
+
+	// Create a context that cancels on signal
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	go func() {
+		<-sigChan
+		log.Println("Received shutdown signal, closing client...")
+		cancel()
+	}()
+
+	// Move defer after error checking
+	defer func() {
+		if err := mcpClient.Close(); err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Error closing client: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// Initialize the connection
+	initResult, err := mcpClient.Initialize(ctx, mcp.InitializeRequest{
+		Params: mcp.InitializeParams{
+			ProtocolVersion: mcp.LATEST_PROTOCOL_VERSION,
+			ClientInfo: mcp.Implementation{
+				Name:    "roots-stdio-client",
+				Version: "1.0.0",
+			},
+			Capabilities: mcp.ClientCapabilities{
+				// Roots capability will be automatically added by WithRootsHandler
+			},
+		},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to initialize: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	log.Printf("Connected to server: %s v%s", initResult.ServerInfo.Name, initResult.ServerInfo.Version)
+	log.Printf("Server capabilities: %+v", initResult.Capabilities)
+
+	// list tools
+	toolsResult, err := mcpClient.ListTools(ctx, mcp.ListToolsRequest{})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to list tools: %v", err)
+	}
+	log.Printf("Available tools:")
+	for _, tool := range toolsResult.Tools {
+		log.Printf("  - %s: %s", tool.Name, tool.Description)
+	}
+
+	// call server tool
+	request := mcp.CallToolRequest{}
+	request.Params.Name = "roots"
+	request.Params.Arguments = map[string]any{"testonly": "yes"}
+	result, err := mcpClient.CallTool(ctx, request)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to call tool roots: %v", err)
+	} else if result.IsError {
+		log.Printf("tool reported error")
+	} else if len(result.Content) > 0 {
+		resultStr := ""
+		for _, content := range result.Content {
+			if textContent, ok := content.(mcp.TextContent); ok {
+				resultStr += fmt.Sprintf("%s\n", textContent.Text)
+			}
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("client call tool result: %s\n", resultStr)
+	}
+
+	// mock the root change
+	if err := mcpClient.RootListChanges(ctx); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("fail to notify root list change: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Keep running until cancelled by signal
+	<-ctx.Done()
+	log.Println("Client context cancelled")
+}