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Connect to an MCP Server
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Demonstrates Mcp.Connect, which connects to an MCP server at its Streamable HTTP endpoint URL. After connecting, the server's identifying properties are available.
Background. The Model Context Protocol (MCP) lets a client interact with a server's tools, resources, and prompts over a standard JSON-RPC interface. This example connects to the public, no-authentication Microsoft Learn MCP server at
https://learn.microsoft.com/api/mcp over Streamable HTTP.Chilkat Node.js Downloads
NODEJS_PRELUDE
function chilkatExample() {
var success = false;
var mcp = new chilkat.Mcp();
// Connect to a public MCP (Model Context Protocol) server over its Streamable HTTP endpoint. The
// Microsoft Learn MCP server is public and requires no authentication.
success = mcp.Connect("https://learn.microsoft.com/api/mcp");
if (success == false) {
console.log(mcp.LastErrorText);
return;
}
// After connecting, the server's identifying information is available.
console.log("Connected to " + mcp.ServerName + " " + mcp.ServerVersion);
console.log("Protocol version: " + mcp.ProtocolVersion);
success = mcp.Close();
if (success == false) {
console.log(mcp.LastErrorText);
return;
}
}
chilkatExample();