feat: implement ui/notifications/tool-cancelled + add missing App.onteardown (#120)

* feat: implement ui/notifications/tool-cancelled throughout SDK

Wire the tool-cancelled notification that hosts MUST send when tool
execution is cancelled (user action, timeout, classifier intervention, etc.):

- Add McpUiToolCancelledNotification type in spec.types.ts
- Generate Zod schema via ts-to-zod
- Add AppBridge.sendToolCancelled() method for hosts
- Add App.ontoolcancelled setter for guest UIs
- Export type and schema from types.ts
- Add tests for notification with/without reason

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* feat: add App.onteardown handler for graceful shutdown

Wire the guest UI side of ui/resource-teardown request:

- Add onteardown setter in App class for guest UIs to handle teardown
- Allow ui/resource-teardown in assertRequestHandlerCapability
- Import McpUiResourceTeardownRequest/Result types
- Add tests for sync and async cleanup handlers

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* feat(example): wire tool-cancelled and teardown in basic-host

Update basic-host example to properly use the new notifications:

- Send sendToolCancelled when tool call promise rejects
- Send sendResourceTeardown when React component unmounts
- Store appBridge ref for cleanup access

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* fix(example): implement graceful teardown per spec recommendation

Address review feedback: the host now waits for guest's teardown
response before unmounting, following the spec: "Host SHOULD wait
for a response before tearing down the resource (to prevent data loss)."

Changes:
- Add close button to tool call panels
- Two-phase unmount: isDestroying state dims panel and disables events
- sendResourceTeardown() completes before component removal
- Non-app tool results close immediately

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* feat(examples): add onteardown handlers to demo apps

Demonstrate graceful shutdown with simulated 500ms cleanup work.

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Co-authored-by: Claude <[email protected]>

Author: ochafik

examples/basic-host/src/implementation.ts

@@ -186,11 +186,19 @@ export async function initializeApp(
   log.info("Sending tool call input to MCP App:", input);
   appBridge.sendToolInput({ arguments: input });
 
-  // Schedule tool call result to be sent to MCP App
-  resultPromise.then((result) => {
-    log.info("Sending tool call result to MCP App:", result);
-    appBridge.sendToolResult(result);
-  });
+  // Schedule tool call result (or cancellation) to be sent to MCP App
+  resultPromise.then(
+    (result) => {
+      log.info("Sending tool call result to MCP App:", result);
+      appBridge.sendToolResult(result);
+    },
+    (error) => {
+      log.error("Tool call failed, sending cancellation to MCP App:", error);
+      appBridge.sendToolCancelled({
+        reason: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
+      });
+    },
+  );
 }
 
 /**

examples/basic-host/src/index.module.css

@@ -92,10 +92,32 @@
     flex-direction: column;
     margin: 0;
     font-size: 1.5rem;
+    position: relative;
 
     .toolName {
       font-family: monospace;
     }
+
+    .closeButton {
+      position: absolute;
+      top: 0;
+      right: 0;
+      width: 1.5rem;
+      height: 1.5rem;
+      padding: 0;
+      border: none;
+      border-radius: 4px;
+      background: #e0e0e0;
+      font-size: 1.25rem;
+      line-height: 1;
+      color: #666;
+      cursor: pointer;
+
+      &:hover {
+        background: #d0d0d0;
+        color: #333;
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
 

examples/basic-host/src/index.tsx

@@ -8,17 +8,41 @@ import styles from "./index.module.css";
 interface HostProps {
   serversPromise: Promise<ServerInfo[]>;
 }
+
+type ToolCallEntry = ToolCallInfo & { id: number };
+let nextToolCallId = 0;
+
 function Host({ serversPromise }: HostProps) {
-  const [toolCalls, setToolCalls] = useState<ToolCallInfo[]>([]);
+  const [toolCalls, setToolCalls] = useState<ToolCallEntry[]>([]);
+  const [destroyingIds, setDestroyingIds] = useState<Set<number>>(new Set());
+
+  const requestClose = (id: number) => {
+    setDestroyingIds((s) => new Set(s).add(id));
+  };
+
+  const completeClose = (id: number) => {
+    setDestroyingIds((s) => {
+      const next = new Set(s);
+      next.delete(id);
+      return next;
+    });
+    setToolCalls((calls) => calls.filter((c) => c.id !== id));
+  };
 
   return (
     <>
-      {toolCalls.map((info, i) => (
-        <ToolCallInfoPanel key={i} toolCallInfo={info} />
+      {toolCalls.map((info) => (
+        <ToolCallInfoPanel
+          key={info.id}
+          toolCallInfo={info}
+          isDestroying={destroyingIds.has(info.id)}
+          onRequestClose={() => requestClose(info.id)}
+          onCloseComplete={() => completeClose(info.id)}
+        />
       ))}
       <CallToolPanel
         serversPromise={serversPromise}
-        addToolCall={(info) => setToolCalls([...toolCalls, info])}
+        addToolCall={(info) => setToolCalls([...toolCalls, { ...info, id: nextToolCallId++ }])}
       />
     </>
   );
@@ -135,23 +159,51 @@ function ServerSelect({ serversPromise, onSelect }: ServerSelectProps) {
 
 interface ToolCallInfoPanelProps {
   toolCallInfo: ToolCallInfo;
+  isDestroying?: boolean;
+  onRequestClose?: () => void;
+  onCloseComplete?: () => void;
 }
-function ToolCallInfoPanel({ toolCallInfo }: ToolCallInfoPanelProps) {
+function ToolCallInfoPanel({ toolCallInfo, isDestroying, onRequestClose, onCloseComplete }: ToolCallInfoPanelProps) {
+  const isApp = hasAppHtml(toolCallInfo);
+
+  // For non-app tool calls, close immediately when isDestroying becomes true
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (isDestroying && !isApp) {
+      onCloseComplete?.();
+    }
+  }, [isDestroying, isApp, onCloseComplete]);
+
   return (
-    <div className={styles.toolCallInfoPanel}>
+    <div
+      className={styles.toolCallInfoPanel}
+      style={isDestroying ? { opacity: 0.5, pointerEvents: "none" } : undefined}
+    >
       <div className={styles.inputInfoPanel}>
         <h2>
           <span>{toolCallInfo.serverInfo.name}</span>
           <span className={styles.toolName}>{toolCallInfo.tool.name}</span>
+          {onRequestClose && !isDestroying && (
+            <button
+              className={styles.closeButton}
+              onClick={onRequestClose}
+              title="Close"
+            >
+              ×
+            </button>
+          )}
         </h2>
         <JsonBlock value={toolCallInfo.input} />
       </div>
       <div className={styles.outputInfoPanel}>
         <ErrorBoundary>
           <Suspense fallback="Loading...">
             {
-              hasAppHtml(toolCallInfo)
-                ? <AppIFramePanel toolCallInfo={toolCallInfo} />
+              isApp
+                ? <AppIFramePanel
+                    toolCallInfo={toolCallInfo}
+                    isDestroying={isDestroying}
+                    onTeardownComplete={onCloseComplete}
+                  />
                 : <ToolResultPanel toolCallInfo={toolCallInfo} />
             }
           </Suspense>
@@ -173,9 +225,12 @@ function JsonBlock({ value }: { value: object }) {
 
 interface AppIFramePanelProps {
   toolCallInfo: Required<ToolCallInfo>;
+  isDestroying?: boolean;
+  onTeardownComplete?: () => void;
 }
-function AppIFramePanel({ toolCallInfo }: AppIFramePanelProps) {
+function AppIFramePanel({ toolCallInfo, isDestroying, onTeardownComplete }: AppIFramePanelProps) {
   const iframeRef = useRef<HTMLIFrameElement | null>(null);
+  const appBridgeRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof newAppBridge> | null>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const iframe = iframeRef.current!;
@@ -186,11 +241,34 @@ function AppIFramePanel({ toolCallInfo }: AppIFramePanelProps) {
       // `toolCallInfo`.
       if (firstTime) {
         const appBridge = newAppBridge(toolCallInfo.serverInfo, iframe);
+        appBridgeRef.current = appBridge;
         initializeApp(iframe, appBridge, toolCallInfo);
       }
     });
   }, [toolCallInfo]);
 
+  // Graceful teardown: wait for guest to respond before unmounting
+  // This follows the spec: "Host SHOULD wait for a response before tearing
+  // down the resource (to prevent data loss)."
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isDestroying) return;
+
+    if (!appBridgeRef.current) {
+      // Bridge not ready yet (e.g., user closed before iframe loaded)
+      onTeardownComplete?.();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    log.info("Sending teardown notification to MCP App");
+    appBridgeRef.current.sendResourceTeardown({})
+      .catch((err) => {
+        log.warn("Teardown request failed (app may have already closed):", err);
+      })
+      .finally(() => {
+        onTeardownComplete?.();
+      });
+  }, [isDestroying, onTeardownComplete]);
+
   return (
     <div className={styles.appIframePanel}>
       <iframe ref={iframeRef} />

examples/basic-server-react/src/mcp-app.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * @file App that demonstrates a few features using MCP Apps SDK + React.
  */
-import type { App } from "@modelcontextprotocol/ext-apps";
+import type { App, McpUiResourceTeardownResult } from "@modelcontextprotocol/ext-apps";
 import { useApp } from "@modelcontextprotocol/ext-apps/react";
 import type { CallToolResult } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js";
 import { StrictMode, useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ function GetTimeApp() {
     appInfo: IMPLEMENTATION,
     capabilities: {},
     onAppCreated: (app) => {
+      app.onteardown = async () => {
+        log.info("App is being torn down");
+        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 500)); // Simulate cleanup work
+        log.info("App teardown complete");
+        return {};
+      };
       app.ontoolinput = async (input) => {
         log.info("Received tool call input:", input);
       };

examples/basic-server-vanillajs/src/mcp-app.ts

@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ const openLinkBtn = document.getElementById("open-link-btn")!;
 // Create app instance
 const app = new App({ name: "Get Time App", version: "1.0.0" });
 
+app.onteardown = async () => {
+  log.info("App is being torn down");
+  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 500)); // Simulate cleanup work
+  log.info("App teardown complete");
+  return {};
+};
 
 // Register handlers BEFORE connecting
 app.ontoolinput = (params) => {

src/app-bridge.test.ts

@@ -140,6 +140,36 @@ describe("App <-> AppBridge integration", () => {
       });
     });
 
+    it("sendToolCancelled triggers app.ontoolcancelled", async () => {
+      const receivedCancellations: unknown[] = [];
+      app.ontoolcancelled = (params) => {
+        receivedCancellations.push(params);
+      };
+
+      await app.connect(appTransport);
+      await bridge.sendToolCancelled({
+        reason: "User cancelled the operation",
+      });
+
+      expect(receivedCancellations).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(receivedCancellations[0]).toEqual({
+        reason: "User cancelled the operation",
+      });
+    });
+
+    it("sendToolCancelled works without reason", async () => {
+      const receivedCancellations: unknown[] = [];
+      app.ontoolcancelled = (params) => {
+        receivedCancellations.push(params);
+      };
+
+      await app.connect(appTransport);
+      await bridge.sendToolCancelled({});
+
+      expect(receivedCancellations).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(receivedCancellations[0]).toEqual({});
+    });
+
     it("setHostContext triggers app.onhostcontextchanged", async () => {
       const receivedContexts: unknown[] = [];
       app.onhostcontextchanged = (params) => {
@@ -173,6 +203,34 @@ describe("App <-> AppBridge integration", () => {
         { theme: "light" },
       ]);
     });
+
+    it("sendResourceTeardown triggers app.onteardown", async () => {
+      let teardownCalled = false;
+      app.onteardown = async () => {
+        teardownCalled = true;
+        return {};
+      };
+
+      await app.connect(appTransport);
+      await bridge.sendResourceTeardown({});
+
+      expect(teardownCalled).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("sendResourceTeardown waits for async cleanup", async () => {
+      const cleanupSteps: string[] = [];
+      app.onteardown = async () => {
+        cleanupSteps.push("start");
+        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 10));
+        cleanupSteps.push("done");
+        return {};
+      };
+
+      await app.connect(appTransport);
+      await bridge.sendResourceTeardown({});
+
+      expect(cleanupSteps).toEqual(["start", "done"]);
+    });
   });
 
   describe("App -> Host notifications", () => {

src/app-bridge.ts

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import {
 import {
   type McpUiSandboxResourceReadyNotification,
   type McpUiSizeChangedNotification,
+  type McpUiToolCancelledNotification,
   type McpUiToolInputNotification,
   type McpUiToolInputPartialNotification,
   type McpUiToolResultNotification,
@@ -737,6 +738,43 @@ export class AppBridge extends Protocol<Request, Notification, Result> {
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Notify the Guest UI that tool execution was cancelled.
+   *
+   * The host MUST send this notification if tool execution was cancelled for any
+   * reason, including user action, sampling error, classifier intervention, or
+   * any other interruption. This allows the Guest UI to update its state and
+   * display appropriate feedback to the user.
+   *
+   * @param params - Optional cancellation details:
+   *   - `reason`: Human-readable explanation for why the tool was cancelled
+   *
+   * @example User-initiated cancellation
+   * ```typescript
+   * // User clicked "Cancel" button
+   * bridge.sendToolCancelled({ reason: "User cancelled the operation" });
+   * ```
+   *
+   * @example System-level cancellation
+   * ```typescript
+   * // Sampling error or timeout
+   * bridge.sendToolCancelled({ reason: "Request timeout after 30 seconds" });
+   *
+   * // Classifier intervention
+   * bridge.sendToolCancelled({ reason: "Content policy violation detected" });
+   * ```
+   *
+   * @see {@link McpUiToolCancelledNotification} for the notification type
+   * @see {@link sendToolResult} for sending successful results
+   * @see {@link sendToolInput} for sending tool arguments
+   */
+  sendToolCancelled(params: McpUiToolCancelledNotification["params"]) {
+    return this.notification(<McpUiToolCancelledNotification>{
+      method: "ui/notifications/tool-cancelled",
+      params,
+    });
+  }
+
   /**
    * Send HTML resource to the sandbox proxy for secure loading.
    *