Migrate to MCP SDK v2 packages (@modelcontextprotocol/server + /client 2.0.0) - #34
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Run the official v1-to-v2 codemod, replace @modelcontextprotocol/sdk with @modelcontextprotocol/server, /client, and /node 2.0.0, and rework the adapters around createMcpHandler's per-request factory pattern: - express: streamableHttpHandler now takes a server factory and mounts toNodeHandler(createMcpHandler(factory)); req.auth flows through as authInfo - hono: manual WebStandard transport + stream plumbing replaced by createMcpHandler; same factory signature as before - next: new first-party streamableHttpHandler with optional verifyToken, replacing the external mcp-adapter guidance - stores: unchanged (application-level OAuth state, not protocol sessions); allowlist better-sqlite3 build script so its store tests can run Backward compat is covered by tests: servers answer both the legacy initialize handshake (stateless legacy fallback) and the modern server/discover handshake, verified raw on the wire and end to end with the v2 client. A new OAuth redirect-flow test drives discovery, dynamic registration, and token exchange through all four session stores. Fixes AIE-1356
Code review flagged that the express adapter was rewritten as heavily as hono/next but had no handshake coverage, and that the wire fixtures + readJsonRpcMessage helper were copied into three test files. Add express/index.test.ts (legacy initialize, modern server/discover, fresh-server-per-request via duck-typed req/res) and extract the shared fixtures into test-helpers.ts.
The 2026-07-28 spec requires clients to validate a present iss parameter against the recorded issuer before redeeming the authorization code (SEP-2468, mix-up defense). completeAuthWithCode now accepts an optional iss and passes it to the v2 transport's finishAuth, which performs the check; the Next.js completeOAuthHandler reads iss from the callback querystring automatically. Covered by tests: matching iss completes the exchange, mismatched iss rejects without hitting the token endpoint, and omitted iss rejects when the server advertises authorization_response_iss_parameter_supported.
startAuthFlow was duplicated between the store matrix and the iss validation block, and the session-read cast appeared four times; hoist both to module-level helpers and drop a narration comment.
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe package migrates from the unified MCP SDK to stable v2 client, node, and server packages. Express and Hono handlers now use server factories and shared MCP handlers. Next.js adds streamable HTTP handling with optional Bearer-token verification. OAuth code completion validates the authorization-server issuer. Tests cover handshakes, authentication, OAuth stores, and issuer validation. Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Mergeability Score: 🟠 High · up to The Express and Hono adapters currently do not enforce Host/Origin validation before handling requests, so localhost-bound deployments can be exposed to DNS-rebinding attacks; linked public examples also still describe the removed v1 API, risking incorrect consumer integrations. Merge should wait for the security mitigation and example updates. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1❌ Failed checks (1 warning)
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In `@express/index.ts`:
- Around line 226-230: Update streamableHttpHandler in express/index.ts and the
corresponding Hono handler in hono/index.ts to validate configurable Host
allowlists before dispatching to handler or handler.fetch, rejecting invalid
requests; when browser access is supported, also enforce a configurable Origin
allowlist. Document the required configuration and validation policy in
express/README.md:81 and hono/README.md:111.
In `@express/README.md`:
- Line 149: Update the verifyToken example used by mcpAuth to return a complete
AuthInfo object for accepted tokens and undefined, rather than false, for
rejected tokens; keep the existing userId and email values in the successful
result.
In `@next/index.ts`:
- Around line 221-229: Update next/index.ts at lines 221-229 in
unauthorized(req) to quote the resource_metadata URI in the WWW-Authenticate
challenge, update next/index.ts at lines 213-214 so rejected-token responses
call unauthorized(req), and update next/index.test.ts at lines 55-76 to expect
the quoted URI and verify the challenge on rejected-token responses.
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Model Context Protocol TypeScript SDK Streamable HTTP DNS rebinding Host Origin validation toNodeHandler handler.fetch official documentation
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The Model Context Protocol (MCP) TypeScript SDK provides the toNodeHandler function within the @modelcontextprotocol/node package to adapt web-standard MCP handlers for use with Node.js environments [1][2]. Because MCP handlers designed for web-standard runtimes (like Deno, Bun, or Workers) do not inherently validate Host or Origin headers, these protections must be explicitly implemented when using HTTP to prevent DNS rebinding attacks, where malicious sites attempt to access local services by rebinding their domain to 127.0.0.1 [3][4][5]. Key Implementation Details: 1. Host and Origin Validation: To secure your server against DNS rebinding, you must validate the Host and Origin headers [3][5]. The @modelcontextprotocol/node package provides localhostHostValidation and localhostOriginValidation helpers specifically for this purpose when using plain node:http [2]. 2. Integration with toNodeHandler: When using framework-agnostic node:http, you should compose these validation guards in front of the handler created by toNodeHandler [3][2]. These guards return a 403 status code if validation fails, preventing the MCP handler from processing the request [2]. Example usage with node:http: import { createServer } from 'node:http'; import { toNodeHandler, localhostHostValidation, localhostOriginValidation, NodeStreamableHTTPServerTransport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/node'; import { McpServer } from '@modelcontextprotocol/server'; const nodeHandler = toNodeHandler(handler); // handler is your McpHttpHandler const validateHost = localhostHostValidation; const validateOrigin = localhostOriginValidation; createServer((req, res) => { if (!validateHost(req, res) ||!validateOrigin(req, res)) return; void nodeHandler(req, res); }).listen(3000, '127.0.0.1'); 3. Framework Automation: If you use the SDK's higher-level framework factories (createMcpExpressApp, createMcpHonoApp, or createMcpFastifyApp), Host and Origin validation for localhost binds are automatically applied by default [3][4][6]. If you bind to a public interface (e.g., 0.0.0.0), you must provide an explicit list of allowedHosts and allowedOrigins to maintain protection [4][6]. 4. Web-Standard Runtimes: If you are mounting the handler directly on a fetch-native runtime (without toNodeHandler), use the hostHeaderValidationResponse and originValidationResponse helpers from @modelcontextprotocol/server in front of the handler.fetch call [3][7].
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- 2: https://ts.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/api/@modelcontextprotocol/node/
- 3: https://ts.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/serving/http.html
- 4: https://ts.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/serving/express.html
- 5: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-03-26/basic/transports
- 6: https://ts.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/api/@modelcontextprotocol/express/express.html
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Add configurable Host and Origin validation before MCP dispatch.
The MCP SDK integrations do not validate these headers. Add Host allowlists to both adapters and reject invalid requests before handler or handler.fetch. When browser clients can access the endpoint, also apply an Origin allowlist. Update both READMEs with the required configuration and policy.
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In `@express/index.ts` around lines 226 - 230, Update streamableHttpHandler in
express/index.ts and the corresponding Hono handler in hono/index.ts to validate
configurable Host allowlists before dispatching to handler or handler.fetch,
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Return AuthInfo | undefined from verifyToken.
This example returns { userId, email } or false, but mcpAuth accepts Promise<AuthInfo | undefined>. Return undefined for rejected tokens and a complete AuthInfo object for accepted tokens.
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Return a valid WWW-Authenticate challenge for every authentication rejection.
resource_metadata contains a URI, so it must be a quoted auth parameter. RFC 9728 also shows this parameter as a quoted URI. The rejected-token branch must use unauthorized(req) so its 401 includes the same challenge. (rfc-editor.org)
next/index.ts#L221-L229: Quote the metadata URI.next/index.ts#L213-L214: Replace the direct 401 response withunauthorized(req).next/index.test.ts#L55-L76: Expect the quoted URI and assert the challenge on rejected-token responses.
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We can technically stick with minor, given that we're not already on a major version.
Either way, we'll want a "migrating from 0.6.0 to 0.7.0/1.0.0" guide.
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In `@MIGRATING.md`:
- Around line 7-12: Update the dependency migration instructions for consumers
replacing `@modelcontextprotocol/sdk` to document all required replacement
packages: retain `@modelcontextprotocol/server` for McpServer usage, and add
`@modelcontextprotocol/client` for direct MCP client API imports and
`@modelcontextprotocol/node` for direct Node API imports.
- Around line 52-67: Update the downstream Clerk documentation examples in the
clerk-docs guide and clerk changelog to import McpServer from
`@modelcontextprotocol/server`, replace old tool registration with registerTool(),
and pass a factory that creates a fresh server to streamableHttpHandler instead
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Document all required replacement packages.
When consumers import MCP client APIs directly, add @modelcontextprotocol/client. When consumers import Node APIs directly, add @modelcontextprotocol/node. The current block installs only @modelcontextprotocol/server.
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In `@MIGRATING.md` around lines 7 - 12, Update the dependency migration
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required replacement packages: retain `@modelcontextprotocol/server` for McpServer
usage, and add `@modelcontextprotocol/client` for direct MCP client API imports
and `@modelcontextprotocol/node` for direct Node API imports.
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Update the downstream Clerk documentation before the v2 release.
The clerk-docs guide and clerk changelog still import @modelcontextprotocol/sdk and use the old shared-server pattern. Update both examples to import McpServer from @modelcontextprotocol/server, use registerTool(), and pass a server factory to streamableHttpHandler.
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and pass a factory that creates a fresh server to streamableHttpHandler instead
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For tools without an inputSchema, the v2 registerTool callback receives the context as its only argument — (ctx), not (_args, ctx). With the two-arg form the context lands in an undefined second parameter and ctx.http.authInfo reads fail. Verified against the v2 ToolCallback type.
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Live-testing the packed tarball surfaced a real crash: the express and hono adapters imported their optional Clerk peer at module load, so apps using only the custom mcpAuth(verifyToken) path failed with ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND unless @clerk/express / @clerk/hono was installed. Both are now imported lazily inside mcpAuthClerk, with a regression test that makes the eager import throw. Replaying MIGRATING.md against the real mcp-express-example also caught two guide gaps, now fixed: the optional Clerk peer floors (@clerk/express ^2.1.5 etc.) can ERESOLVE for apps on older majors, and the codemod leaves @mcp-codemod-error markers that readers should grep for.
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1-5: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy liftUpdate the Express MCP examples before publishing.
clerk/clerk-docs/docs/guides/ai/mcp/build-mcp-server.mdxand the Express changelog example still use the v1 SDK and callstreamableHttpHandler(server). The new handler requires a fresh-server factory andMcpServerfrom@modelcontextprotocol/server. Update both examples in the coordinated release.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate. In @.changeset/mcp-sdk-v2-migration.md around lines 1 - 5, Update the Express MCP examples in build-mcp-server.mdx and the Express changelog example to use McpServer from `@modelcontextprotocol/server` and the v2 SDK packages. Replace streamableHttpHandler(server) usage with the new fresh-server factory pattern required by the v2 handler, keeping both examples consistent before publishing.Source: Linked repositories
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In @.changeset/mcp-sdk-v2-migration.md:
- Around line 1-5: Update the Express MCP examples in build-mcp-server.mdx and
the Express changelog example to use McpServer from `@modelcontextprotocol/server`
and the v2 SDK packages. Replace streamableHttpHandler(server) usage with the
new fresh-server factory pattern required by the v2 handler, keeping both
examples consistent before publishing.
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The handler answers GET and DELETE — the 2025-era session operations removed in spec revision 2026-07-28 — with a JSON-RPC 405, which is the graceful response legacy clients expect from a server that offers no SSE stream. Every documented example mounted the route POST-only, so the framework's own 404 answered those verbs before the handler saw them. Switch the examples to app.all (Express/Hono) and export the Next.js handler as DELETE, and cover the 405 on all three adapters with tests.
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107-119: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winAssert the complete JSON-RPC error envelope.
The test checks only HTTP status and
error.message. It can pass ifjsonrpc,id, orerror.codeis missing. Assert the complete envelope.Proposed test improvement
- expect((await response.json()).error.message).toBe('Method not allowed.'); + const payload = await response.json(); + expect(payload.jsonrpc).toBe('2.0'); + expect(payload).toHaveProperty('id'); + expect(payload.error).toEqual( + expect.objectContaining({ + code: expect.any(Number), + message: 'Method not allowed.', + }), + );🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In @.changeset/mcp-sdk-v2-migration.md:
- Around line 20-21: The Express and Hono adapter paths around createMcpHandler
need Host/Origin validation to prevent DNS rebinding on localhost-bound
endpoints. Define and enforce configurable allowlists, or clearly require
validation middleware before the handler, and add rejection tests covering
disallowed Host and Origin values.
- Around line 20-21: Update the linked Express examples in the Clerk
documentation and changelog to use the v2 SDK imports, register tools via
registerTool(...), create a fresh server through a factory instead of sharing
one instance, and mount the MCP handler with app.all(...) rather than
app.post(...).
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In `@express/index.test.ts`:
- Around line 107-119: Update the GET/DELETE test for streamableHttpHandler to
assert the complete JSON-RPC error envelope, including jsonrpc, id, error.code,
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| - Documented examples now mount the MCP route for all HTTP verbs (`app.all` on Express/Hono, an added `DELETE` export on Next.js). The handler answers the removed 2025-era session operations (`GET`/`DELETE`) with a JSON-RPC `405 Method not allowed.`; a `post`-only route let the framework's 404 handler answer them first, giving legacy clients an ambiguous error. | ||
| - The Express and Hono adapters no longer import their optional Clerk peer (`@clerk/express` / `@clerk/hono`) at module load. Apps using only the custom `mcpAuth(verifyToken)` path previously crashed with `ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND` unless the Clerk SDK was installed; the peer is now loaded lazily inside `mcpAuthClerk` only. |
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Model Context Protocol TypeScript SDK 2.0.0 createMcpHandler allowedHosts allowedOrigins host origin validation
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In the Model Context Protocol (MCP) TypeScript SDK 2.0.0, validation of Host and Origin headers is handled differently depending on how you serve your MCP server [1][2]. The createMcpHandler function itself is intentionally validation-free, meaning it does not perform Host or Origin validation [2][3]. Instead, security guards must be placed in front of it [1][3]. Framework Adapters If you use the built-in app factories for Express, Fastify, or Hono, these adapters automatically include DNS rebinding protection and Origin validation for localhost-class binds [4][5][6]. 1. Default Behavior: When binding to localhost (127.0.0.1, localhost, or::1), these factories automatically enable Host and Origin header validation [4][7][5]. 2. Custom Bindings: If you bind to a public interface (e.g., 0.0.0.0 or::), the default protection is disabled, and you must explicitly provide the allowedHosts and allowedOrigins options [8][4][6]. - allowedHosts: A list of strings specifying allowed hostnames for DNS rebinding protection [8][5]. - allowedOrigins: A list of strings specifying allowed origins (port-agnostic, hostnames only) [8][5]. Plain Node.js (http) For plain Node.js servers, you must manually compose the validation guards in front of the handler [1]: - Use localhostHostValidation() and localhostOriginValidation() from the @modelcontextprotocol/node package to implement the standard security checks before your handler [1]. Validation Logic - Host Validation: Prevents DNS rebinding attacks where a malicious domain resolves to 127.0.0.1 [4][1]. - Origin Validation: When allowedOrigins is omitted, validation is automatically enabled for localhost binds; requests without an Origin header pass (allowing non-browser clients), while unauthorized or invalid Origin values are rejected with a 403 status code [8][9][5]. Summary Table - createMcpHandler: Performs no host/origin validation [2][3]. - App Factories (Express/Fastify/Hono): Automate validation on localhost; require explicit allowlists on public interfaces [4][5][6]. - Plain Node.js: Requires manual composition of validation middleware [1].
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- 1: https://ts.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/serving/http.html
- 2: https://ts.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/api/@modelcontextprotocol/server/server/createMcpHandler.html
- 3: https://ts.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/documents/Documents.Server_Guide.html
- 4: https://ts.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/serving/express.html
- 5: https://ts.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/api/@modelcontextprotocol/hono/hono.html
- 6: https://ts.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/serving/fastify.html
- 7: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/typescript-sdk/blob/1e1392e3f91583884fe82a0b4b91335875c3fba6/packages/middleware/express/src/express.ts
- 8: https://ts.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/api/@modelcontextprotocol/express/express.html
- 9: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/typescript-sdk/releases/tag/%40modelcontextprotocol/express%402.0.0-alpha.4
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Define and enforce Host/Origin validation in the Express and Hono adapters.
createMcpHandler performs no Host or Origin validation. A localhost-bound endpoint therefore needs validation middleware before the handler to prevent DNS rebinding. Expose allowlists or document the required middleware, and add rejection tests.
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In @.changeset/mcp-sdk-v2-migration.md around lines 20 - 21, The Express and
Hono adapter paths around createMcpHandler need Host/Origin validation to
prevent DNS rebinding on localhost-bound endpoints. Define and enforce
configurable allowlists, or clearly require validation middleware before the
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The clerk-docs guide and clerk changelog still use the v1 SDK, server.tool(...), a shared server instance, and app.post(...). Update them to the v2 imports, registerTool(...), a server factory, and app.all(...).
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Express examples in the Clerk documentation and changelog to use the v2 SDK
imports, register tools via registerTool(...), create a fresh server through a
factory instead of sharing one instance, and mount the MCP handler with
app.all(...) rather than app.post(...).
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Fixes AIE-1356
What
Migrates
@clerk/mcp-toolsoff the monolithic@modelcontextprotocol/sdk1.x onto the stable v2 packages:@modelcontextprotocol/server,@modelcontextprotocol/client, and@modelcontextprotocol/node2.0.0. Zero residual dependency on@modelcontextprotocol/sdk(source, package.json, and lockfile).Ran the official codemod (
npx @modelcontextprotocol/codemod v1-to-v2 .) for the renames, then hand-migrated transport construction:streamableHttpHandlernow takes a server factory (breaking) and mountstoNodeHandler(createMcpHandler(factory)).req.authset bymcpAuth/mcpAuthClerkflows through asauthInfounchanged.WebStandardStreamableHTTPServerTransport+TransformStreamplumbing replaced bycreateMcpHandler; public signature unchanged (already factory-based).streamableHttpHandlerwith an optionalverifyTokenhook, replacing the externalmcp-adapterguidance in the README.finishAuth(code: string)overload socompleteAuthWithCodebehavior is unchanged.pnpm-workspace.yamlnow allowlists better-sqlite3's build script so its store tests can run.verifyClerkToken/generateClerkProtectedResourceMetadatasignatures unchanged (cloudflare-workersremote-mcp-serverdepends on them).How verified
tsdownbuild, andtsc --noEmitclean (one pre-existing test-only cast error against@clerk/honotypes, present on main, untouched).initializePOST (stateless legacy fallback, SSE leg) and the modernserver/discoverrequest (2026-07-28 envelope +Mcp-Methodheader, JSON leg) — on both the hono and next adapters. A real v2Clientalso negotiates, lists, and calls a tool end to end against the hono handler.client.test.tsdrives 401 → PRM discovery → AS metadata → dynamic client registration → authorize redirect → code exchange through the SDK's own auth machinery, parameterized over all four session stores (fs and sqlite real, redis and pg with in-memory driver mocks).Notes for consumers (AIE-1361/1362)
streamableHttpHandler(server)→streamableHttpHandler(() => buildServer()).mcp-adapterand usestreamableHttpHandlerfrom@clerk/mcp-tools/next.ctx.http.authInfo(v1 passed{ authInfo }directly).registerTool, factory pattern).Release gating: version bump via changeset only — no publish.