Change Host <> Sandbox communication protocol to "SHOULD"#435
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In ChatGPT, we have our own sandbox <> host communication protocol that doesn't match the names of the protocol enforced by the "MUST" in the spec. This changes that by marking the specific messages sent back and forth as a "SHOULD".
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@modelcontextprotocol/server-basic-vanillajs
@modelcontextprotocol/server-budget-allocator
@modelcontextprotocol/server-cohort-heatmap
@modelcontextprotocol/server-customer-segmentation
@modelcontextprotocol/server-map
@modelcontextprotocol/server-pdf
@modelcontextprotocol/server-scenario-modeler
@modelcontextprotocol/server-shadertoy
@modelcontextprotocol/server-sheet-music
@modelcontextprotocol/server-system-monitor
@modelcontextprotocol/server-threejs
@modelcontextprotocol/server-transcript
@modelcontextprotocol/server-video-resource
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Features: - registerAppResource now returns the registered resource (#370) - Accept UIResourceMeta in both resources/list and resources/read (#410) - callServerTool throws helpful error when called with a string (#449) - Add double-connect guard to prevent protocol message handling errors (#450) Bug fixes: - Only ignore messages that lack jsonrpc 2.0 in message-transport (#448) - Align basic-host dark mode styles (#438) Spec: - Change Host <> Sandbox communication protocol to SHOULD (#435) - Clarify UIResourceMeta in both list and read responses (#410)
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* chore: bump ext-apps to 1.1.0 Features: - registerAppResource now returns the registered resource (#370) - Accept UIResourceMeta in both resources/list and resources/read (#410) - callServerTool throws helpful error when called with a string (#449) - Add double-connect guard to prevent protocol message handling errors (#450) Bug fixes: - Only ignore messages that lack jsonrpc 2.0 in message-transport (#448) - Align basic-host dark mode styles (#438) Spec: - Change Host <> Sandbox communication protocol to SHOULD (#435) - Clarify UIResourceMeta in both list and read responses (#410) * fix(debug-server): add missing npm package config (main, bin, types, exports) Align debug-server package.json with all other server examples: - main: dist/server.js (was server.ts) - types: dist/server.d.ts - bin: mcp-server-debug -> dist/index.js - exports with types - files: only dist (remove source server.ts)
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Motivation and Context
In ChatGPT, we have our own sandbox <> host communication protocol that doesn't match the names of the protocol enforced by the "MUST" in the spec.
This changes that by marking the specific messages sent back and forth as a "SHOULD".
How Has This Been Tested?
This is how the ChatGPT Apps SDK has worked since it's inception.
Breaking Changes
No