This MCP client for Go facilitates real-time communication with MCP servers using SSE for event streaming and JSON-RPC for method invocation, supporting session management, tool listing, and invocation with validation.
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What is MCP (Model Control Protocol) Client for Go?
The MCP client for Go provides an efficient way to connect to MCP servers, offering features like SSE-based real-time updates and JSON-RPC for executing server-side tools. It manages sessions automatically with UUIDs, ensures thread-safe operations, and provides seamless tool invocation with parameter validation. Designed for developers needing reliable, real-time server interactions, it supports graceful connection handling, with requirements including Go 1.21 and dependencies like jsonrpc2 and go-sse. Usage includes establishing a connection, listing available tools, and invoking specific tools with parameters, making it ideal for integrating MCP functionalities into Go applications.
Who will use MCP (Model Control Protocol) Client for Go?
- Go developers integrating MCP servers
- Backend engineers working with real-time systems
- Developers needing tool invocation with server-side control
- Systems integrators building automated workflows
How to use the MCP (Model Control Protocol) Client for Go?
- Step1: Install the MCP client library using `go get github.com/santhosh-c1/mcp-client-go`
- Step2: Create a new MCP client instance with the server URL using `NewMCPClient`
- Step3: Call `Connect()` to establish a connection with the MCP server
- Step4: Use `ListTools()` to retrieve available tools
- Step5: Invoke tools via `CallTool()` providing the tool name and parameters
- Step6: Call `Close()` to gracefully disconnect from the server
MCP (Model Control Protocol) Client for Go's Core Features & Benefits
The Core Features
- SSE-based event streaming for real-time updates
- JSON-RPC 2.0 compliant method calls
- Automatic session management with UUID
- Tool listing and invocation with parameter validation
- Context-aware operations with timeout and cancellation
- Thread-safe with mutex protection
- Graceful connection handling and cleanup
The Benefits
- Enables real-time communication with MCP servers
- Supports robust, thread-safe tool invocation
- Automates session and connection management
- Provides comprehensive error handling
- Facilitates integration into Go applications seamlessly
MCP (Model Control Protocol) Client for Go's Main Use Cases & Applications
- Integrating MCP server control into Go-based automation tools
- Real-time monitoring and tool invocation in microservices
- Building backend systems that require server-side tool management
- Developing client applications with live updates from MCP servers
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Developer
- santhosh-c1