Make presence of startElicitation tool conditional on client support - #2641
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…or elicitation capability * In everything.ts - remove inappropriate elicitation entry from server capabilities (this is a client capability) - When creating tool list, only add `ToolName.ELICITATION` definition to tools array if `clientCapabilities` includes `elicitation` * In package.json / package-lock.json - bump @modelcontextprotocol/sdk to "^1.17.4", adding `elicitation` to `ClientCapabilities` type
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Description
In
server-everything, suppressstartElicitationtool if client does not advertise support for elicitation capability.In
everything.tsToolName.ELICITATIONdefinition to tools array ifclientCapabilitiesincludeselicitationIn
package.json&package-lock.json@modelcontextprotocol/sdkto^1.17.4, addingelicitationtoClientCapabilitiestypeServer Details
everythingMotivation and Context
If the client does not support elicitations, the
startElicitationtool will cause an error when run.Currently, When Client Doesn't Support Elicitation
How Has This Been Tested?
Commented out elicitation support in the Inspector. Tried with and without elicitiations, showing that the
startElicitationtool is only shown if the client supports it.When Client Supports Elicitation
When Client Doesn't Support Elicitation
Breaking Changes
Nope.
Types of changes
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