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"""Elicitation examples demonstrating form and URL mode elicitation.
Form mode elicitation collects structured, non-sensitive data through a schema.
URL mode elicitation directs users to external URLs for sensitive operations
like OAuth flows, credential collection, or payment processing.
"""
import uuid
from mcp_types import ElicitRequestURLParams
from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
from mcp.server.mcpserver import Context, MCPServer
from mcp.shared.exceptions import UrlElicitationRequiredError
mcp = MCPServer(name="Elicitation Example")
class BookingPreferences(BaseModel):
"""Schema for collecting user preferences."""
checkAlternative: bool = Field(description="Would you like to check another date?")
alternativeDate: str = Field(
default="2024-12-26",
description="Alternative date (YYYY-MM-DD)",
)
@mcp.tool()
async def book_table(date: str, time: str, party_size: int, ctx: Context) -> str:
"""Book a table with date availability check.
This demonstrates form mode elicitation for collecting non-sensitive user input.
"""
# Check if date is available
if date == "2024-12-25":
# Date unavailable - ask user for alternative
result = await ctx.elicit(
message=(f"No tables available for {party_size} on {date}. Would you like to try another date?"),
schema=BookingPreferences,
)
if result.action == "accept" and result.data:
if result.data.checkAlternative:
return f"[SUCCESS] Booked for {result.data.alternativeDate}"
return "[CANCELLED] No booking made"
return "[CANCELLED] Booking cancelled"
# Date available
return f"[SUCCESS] Booked for {date} at {time}"
@mcp.tool()
async def secure_payment(amount: float, ctx: Context) -> str:
"""Process a secure payment requiring URL confirmation.
This demonstrates URL mode elicitation using ctx.elicit_url() for
operations that require out-of-band user interaction.
"""
elicitation_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
result = await ctx.elicit_url(
message=f"Please confirm payment of ${amount:.2f}",
url=f"https://payments.example.com/confirm?amount={amount}&id={elicitation_id}",
elicitation_id=elicitation_id,
)
if result.action == "accept":
# In a real app, the payment confirmation would happen out-of-band
# and you'd verify the payment status from your backend
return f"Payment of ${amount:.2f} initiated - check your browser to complete"
elif result.action == "decline":
return "Payment declined by user"
return "Payment cancelled"
@mcp.tool()
async def connect_service(service_name: str, ctx: Context) -> str:
"""Connect to a third-party service requiring OAuth authorization.
This demonstrates the "throw error" pattern using UrlElicitationRequiredError.
Use this pattern when the tool cannot proceed without user authorization.
"""
elicitation_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
# Raise UrlElicitationRequiredError to signal that the client must complete
# a URL elicitation before this request can be processed.
# The MCP framework will convert this to a -32042 error response.
raise UrlElicitationRequiredError(
[
ElicitRequestURLParams(
mode="url",
message=f"Authorization required to connect to {service_name}",
url=f"https://{service_name}.example.com/oauth/authorize?elicit={elicitation_id}",
elicitation_id=elicitation_id,
)
]
)