# /// script # noqa: CPY001 # dependencies = [ # "semantic-kernel[mcp]", # ] # /// # Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved. import argparse import ipaddress import logging from typing import Annotated, Any, Literal import anyio from azure.identity.aio import AzureCliCredential from semantic_kernel.agents import AzureAIAgent, AzureAIAgentSettings from semantic_kernel.functions import kernel_function logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) """ This sample demonstrates how to expose an Agent as a MCP server. To run this sample, set up your MCP host (like Claude Desktop or VSCode Github Copilot Agents) with the following configuration: ```json { "mcpServers": { "sk": { "command": "uv", "args": [ "--directory=/semantic-kernel/python/samples/demos/mcp_server", "run", "agent_mcp_server.py" ], "env": { "AZURE_AI_AGENT_PROJECT_CONNECTION_STRING": "", "AZURE_AI_AGENT_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME": "", } } } } ``` Alternatively, you can run this as a SSE server, by setting the same environment variables as above, and running the following command: ```bash uv --directory=/semantic-kernel/python/samples/demos/mcp_server \ run agent_mcp_server.py --transport sse --port 8000 ``` This will start a server that listens for incoming requests on port 8000. In both cases, uv will make sure to install semantic-kernel with the mcp extra for you in a temporary venv. """ def is_loopback_host(host: str) -> bool: """Return True if the host refers to a loopback interface (incl. IPv6 ::1).""" if host == "localhost": return True try: return ipaddress.ip_address(host).is_loopback except ValueError: return False def parse_arguments(): parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Run the Semantic Kernel MCP server.") parser.add_argument( "--transport", type=str, choices=["sse", "stdio"], default="stdio", help="Transport method to use (default: stdio).", ) parser.add_argument( "--port", type=int, default=None, help="Port to use for SSE transport (required if transport is 'sse').", ) parser.add_argument( "--host", type=str, default="127.0.0.1", help=( "Host/interface to bind the SSE server to (default: 127.0.0.1). " "Binding to anything other than loopback (e.g. 0.0.0.0) exposes the server " "to the network and should only be done on a trusted network with authentication added." ), ) args = parser.parse_args() if args.transport == "sse" and args.port is None: parser.error("--port is required when --transport is 'sse'.") return args # Define a simple plugin for the sample class MenuPlugin: """A sample Menu Plugin used for the sample.""" @kernel_function(description="Provides a list of specials from the menu.") def get_specials(self) -> Annotated[str, "Returns the specials from the menu."]: return """ Special Soup: Clam Chowder Special Salad: Cobb Salad Special Drink: Chai Tea """ @kernel_function(description="Provides the price of the requested menu item.") def get_item_price( self, menu_item: Annotated[str, "The name of the menu item."] ) -> Annotated[str, "Returns the price of the menu item."]: return "$9.99" async def run(transport: Literal["sse", "stdio"] = "stdio", port: int | None = None, host: str = "127.0.0.1") -> None: async with ( # 1. Login to Azure and create a Azure AI Project Client AzureCliCredential() as creds, AzureAIAgent.create_client(credential=creds) as client, ): agent = AzureAIAgent( client=client, definition=await client.agents.create_agent( model=AzureAIAgentSettings().model_deployment_name, name="Host", instructions="Answer questions about the menu.", ), plugins=[MenuPlugin()], # add the sample plugin to the agent ) server = agent.as_mcp_server() if transport == "sse" and port is not None: import nest_asyncio import uvicorn from mcp.server.sse import SseServerTransport from starlette.applications import Starlette from starlette.middleware import Middleware from starlette.middleware.trustedhost import TrustedHostMiddleware from starlette.responses import PlainTextResponse from starlette.routing import Mount, Route from starlette.types import ASGIApp, Receive, Scope, Send # A local MCP server is a security boundary, not a generic web server: it exposes # tools, plugins and model providers backed by the developer's credentials. Without # Host/Origin validation a malicious web page could use DNS rebinding to reach this # loopback listener from the victim's browser and invoke the exposed MCP tools. # The MCP spec therefore requires servers to validate Origin and bind to loopback. allowed_hosts = [ "localhost", "127.0.0.1", "[::1]", f"localhost:{port}", f"127.0.0.1:{port}", f"[::1]:{port}", ] allowed_origins = { "http://localhost", "http://127.0.0.1", "http://[::1]", f"http://localhost:{port}", f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}", f"http://[::1]:{port}", } class OriginValidationMiddleware: """Reject requests with an untrusted Origin header (DNS-rebinding defense).""" def __init__(self, app: ASGIApp) -> None: self.app = app async def __call__(self, scope: Scope, receive: Receive, send: Send) -> None: if scope["type"] == "http": origin = dict(scope["headers"]).get(b"origin") if origin is not None: try: origin_value = origin.decode("ascii") except UnicodeDecodeError: origin_value = None if origin_value not in allowed_origins: response = PlainTextResponse("Forbidden: invalid Origin header", status_code=403) await response(scope, receive, send) return await self.app(scope, receive, send) sse = SseServerTransport("/messages/") async def handle_sse(request): async with sse.connect_sse(request.scope, request.receive, request._send) as ( read_stream, write_stream, ): await server.run(read_stream, write_stream, server.create_initialization_options()) starlette_app = Starlette( debug=False, routes=[ Route("/sse", endpoint=handle_sse), Mount("/messages/", app=sse.handle_post_message), ], middleware=[ Middleware(TrustedHostMiddleware, allowed_hosts=allowed_hosts), Middleware(OriginValidationMiddleware), ], ) if not is_loopback_host(host): logger.warning( "Binding the MCP SSE server to %s exposes it beyond loopback. The bundled Host/Origin " "checks only allow loopback callers; for a network-reachable or credentialed deployment " "add proper authentication (see the mcp_with_oauth sample) before doing this.", host, ) nest_asyncio.apply() uvicorn.run(starlette_app, host=host, port=port) # nosec elif transport == "stdio": from mcp.server.stdio import stdio_server async def handle_stdin(stdin: Any | None = None, stdout: Any | None = None) -> None: async with stdio_server() as (read_stream, write_stream): await server.run(read_stream, write_stream, server.create_initialization_options()) await handle_stdin() if __name__ == "__main__": args = parse_arguments() anyio.run(run, args.transport, args.port, args.host)