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Expand Up@@ -11,23 +11,6 @@ A basic MCP server that communicates using standard input/output transport.
- Provides a simple counter tool with increment, decrement, and get_value operations
- Demonstrates basic tool implementation and stdio transport

### Counter SSE Server (`counter_sse.rs`)

A server that provides counter functionality using Server-Sent Events (SSE) transport.

- Runs on `http://127.0.0.1:8000/sse` by default
- Provides the same counter tools as the stdio version
- Demonstrates SSE transport setup with graceful shutdown
- Can be accessed via web browsers or SSE-compatible clients

### Counter SSE Direct Server (`counter_sse_directly.rs`)

A minimal SSE server implementation showing direct SSE server usage.

- Simplified version of the SSE server
- Demonstrates basic SSE server configuration
- Provides counter functionality with minimal setup

### Memory Standard I/O Server (`memory_stdio.rs`)

A minimal server example using stdio transport.
Expand All@@ -52,34 +35,13 @@ A server using streamable HTTP transport for MCP communication, with hyper.
- Provides counter tools via HTTP streaming
- Demonstrates streamable HTTP transport configuration

### Complex OAuth SSE Server (`complex_auth_sse.rs`)

A comprehensive example demonstrating OAuth 2.0 integration with MCP servers.

- Full OAuth 2.0 authorization server implementation
- Client registration and token management
- User authorization flow with web interface
- Token validation middleware
- Integrated with MCP SSE transport
- Demonstrates enterprise-grade authentication patterns

### Simple OAuth SSE Server (`simple_auth_sse.rs`)

A simplified OAuth example showing basic token-based authentication.

- Basic token store and validation
- Authorization middleware for SSE endpoints
- Token generation API
- Simplified authentication flow
- Good starting point for adding authentication to MCP servers

### Elicitation Demo (`elicitation_stdio.rs`)

A working MCP server demonstrating elicitation for user name collection.

- Real MCP server using rmcp library
- `context.peer.elicit::<T>()` API usage
- Type-safe elicitation with `elicit_safe!` macro
- Type-safe elicitation with `elicit_safe!` macro
- JSON Schema validation with schemars
- Tools: `greet_user` (collects name), `reset_name` (clears stored name)

Expand All@@ -101,6 +63,51 @@ A server that demonstrates progress notifications during long-running operations
- Demonstrates progress notifications during long-running operations
- Can be run with `cargo run --example servers_progress_demo -- {stdio|sse|http|all}`

<details>
<summary>Deprecated: SSE Transport Examples</summary>

> **Note:** SSE (Server-Sent Events) transport has been removed from newer versions of the MCP specification. Streamable HTTP is the preferred transport for HTTP-based MCP servers as it is more reliable. These examples are kept for reference but should not be used for new implementations.

### Counter SSE Server (`counter_sse.rs`)

A server that provides counter functionality using Server-Sent Events (SSE) transport.

- Runs on `http://127.0.0.1:8000/sse` by default
- Provides the same counter tools as the stdio version
- Demonstrates SSE transport setup with graceful shutdown
- Can be accessed via web browsers or SSE-compatible clients

### Counter SSE Direct Server (`counter_sse_directly.rs`)

A minimal SSE server implementation showing direct SSE server usage.

- Simplified version of the SSE server
- Demonstrates basic SSE server configuration
- Provides counter functionality with minimal setup

### Complex OAuth SSE Server (`complex_auth_sse.rs`)

A comprehensive example demonstrating OAuth 2.0 integration with MCP servers.

- Full OAuth 2.0 authorization server implementation
- Client registration and token management
- User authorization flow with web interface
- Token validation middleware
- Integrated with MCP SSE transport
- Demonstrates enterprise-grade authentication patterns

### Simple OAuth SSE Server (`simple_auth_sse.rs`)

A simplified OAuth example showing basic token-based authentication.

- Basic token store and validation
- Authorization middleware for SSE endpoints
- Token generation API
- Simplified authentication flow
- Good starting point for adding authentication to MCP servers

</details>

## How to Run

Each example can be run using Cargo:
Expand All@@ -109,24 +116,12 @@ Each example can be run using Cargo:
# Run the counter standard I/O server
cargo run --example servers_counter_stdio

# Run the counter SSE server
cargo run --example servers_counter_sse

# Run the counter SSE direct server
cargo run --example servers_counter_sse_directly

# Run the memory standard I/O server
cargo run --example servers_memory_stdio

# Run the counter streamable HTTP server
cargo run --example servers_counter_streamhttp

# Run the complex OAuth SSE server
cargo run --example servers_complex_auth_sse

# Run the simple OAuth SSE server
cargo run --example servers_simple_auth_sse

# Run the elicitation standard I/O server
cargo run --example servers_elicitation_stdio

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Expand Up@@ -11,23 +11,6 @@ A basic MCP server that communicates using standard input/output transport.
- Provides a simple counter tool with increment, decrement, and get_value operations
- Demonstrates basic tool implementation and stdio transport

### Counter SSE Server (`counter_sse.rs`)

A server that provides counter functionality using Server-Sent Events (SSE) transport.

- Runs on `http://127.0.0.1:8000/sse` by default
- Provides the same counter tools as the stdio version
- Demonstrates SSE transport setup with graceful shutdown
- Can be accessed via web browsers or SSE-compatible clients

### Counter SSE Direct Server (`counter_sse_directly.rs`)

A minimal SSE server implementation showing direct SSE server usage.

- Simplified version of the SSE server
- Demonstrates basic SSE server configuration
- Provides counter functionality with minimal setup

### Memory Standard I/O Server (`memory_stdio.rs`)

A minimal server example using stdio transport.
Expand All@@ -52,34 +35,13 @@ A server using streamable HTTP transport for MCP communication, with hyper.
- Provides counter tools via HTTP streaming
- Demonstrates streamable HTTP transport configuration

### Complex OAuth SSE Server (`complex_auth_sse.rs`)

A comprehensive example demonstrating OAuth 2.0 integration with MCP servers.

- Full OAuth 2.0 authorization server implementation
- Client registration and token management
- User authorization flow with web interface
- Token validation middleware
- Integrated with MCP SSE transport
- Demonstrates enterprise-grade authentication patterns

### Simple OAuth SSE Server (`simple_auth_sse.rs`)

A simplified OAuth example showing basic token-based authentication.

- Basic token store and validation
- Authorization middleware for SSE endpoints
- Token generation API
- Simplified authentication flow
- Good starting point for adding authentication to MCP servers

### Elicitation Demo (`elicitation_stdio.rs`)

A working MCP server demonstrating elicitation for user name collection.

- Real MCP server using rmcp library
- `context.peer.elicit::<T>()` API usage
- Type-safe elicitation with `elicit_safe!` macro
- Type-safe elicitation with `elicit_safe!` macro
- JSON Schema validation with schemars
- Tools: `greet_user` (collects name), `reset_name` (clears stored name)

Expand All@@ -101,6 +63,51 @@ A server that demonstrates progress notifications during long-running operations
- Demonstrates progress notifications during long-running operations
- Can be run with `cargo run --example servers_progress_demo -- {stdio|sse|http|all}`

<details>
<summary>Deprecated: SSE Transport Examples</summary>

> **Note:** SSE (Server-Sent Events) transport has been removed from newer versions of the MCP specification. Streamable HTTP is the preferred transport for HTTP-based MCP servers as it is more reliable. These examples are kept for reference but should not be used for new implementations.

### Counter SSE Server (`counter_sse.rs`)

A server that provides counter functionality using Server-Sent Events (SSE) transport.

- Runs on `http://127.0.0.1:8000/sse` by default
- Provides the same counter tools as the stdio version
- Demonstrates SSE transport setup with graceful shutdown
- Can be accessed via web browsers or SSE-compatible clients

### Counter SSE Direct Server (`counter_sse_directly.rs`)

A minimal SSE server implementation showing direct SSE server usage.

- Simplified version of the SSE server
- Demonstrates basic SSE server configuration
- Provides counter functionality with minimal setup

### Complex OAuth SSE Server (`complex_auth_sse.rs`)

A comprehensive example demonstrating OAuth 2.0 integration with MCP servers.

- Full OAuth 2.0 authorization server implementation
- Client registration and token management
- User authorization flow with web interface
- Token validation middleware
- Integrated with MCP SSE transport
- Demonstrates enterprise-grade authentication patterns

### Simple OAuth SSE Server (`simple_auth_sse.rs`)

A simplified OAuth example showing basic token-based authentication.

- Basic token store and validation
- Authorization middleware for SSE endpoints
- Token generation API
- Simplified authentication flow
- Good starting point for adding authentication to MCP servers

</details>

## How to Run

Each example can be run using Cargo:
Expand All@@ -109,24 +116,12 @@ Each example can be run using Cargo:
# Run the counter standard I/O server
cargo run --example servers_counter_stdio

# Run the counter SSE server
cargo run --example servers_counter_sse

# Run the counter SSE direct server
cargo run --example servers_counter_sse_directly

# Run the memory standard I/O server
cargo run --example servers_memory_stdio

# Run the counter streamable HTTP server
cargo run --example servers_counter_streamhttp

# Run the complex OAuth SSE server
cargo run --example servers_complex_auth_sse

# Run the simple OAuth SSE server
cargo run --example servers_simple_auth_sse

# Run the elicitation standard I/O server
cargo run --example servers_elicitation_stdio

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- Provides a simple counter tool with increment, decrement, and get_value operations
- Demonstrates basic tool implementation and stdio transport

### Counter SSE Server (`counter_sse.rs`)

A server that provides counter functionality using Server-Sent Events (SSE) transport.

- Runs on `http://127.0.0.1:8000/sse` by default
- Provides the same counter tools as the stdio version
- Demonstrates SSE transport setup with graceful shutdown
- Can be accessed via web browsers or SSE-compatible clients

### Counter SSE Direct Server (`counter_sse_directly.rs`)

A minimal SSE server implementation showing direct SSE server usage.

- Simplified version of the SSE server
- Demonstrates basic SSE server configuration
- Provides counter functionality with minimal setup

### Memory Standard I/O Server (`memory_stdio.rs`)

A minimal server example using stdio transport.
Expand All@@ -52,34 +35,13 @@ A server using streamable HTTP transport for MCP communication, with hyper.
- Provides counter tools via HTTP streaming
- Demonstrates streamable HTTP transport configuration

### Complex OAuth SSE Server (`complex_auth_sse.rs`)

A comprehensive example demonstrating OAuth 2.0 integration with MCP servers.

- Full OAuth 2.0 authorization server implementation
- Client registration and token management
- User authorization flow with web interface
- Token validation middleware
- Integrated with MCP SSE transport
- Demonstrates enterprise-grade authentication patterns

### Simple OAuth SSE Server (`simple_auth_sse.rs`)

A simplified OAuth example showing basic token-based authentication.

- Basic token store and validation
- Authorization middleware for SSE endpoints
- Token generation API
- Simplified authentication flow
- Good starting point for adding authentication to MCP servers

### Elicitation Demo (`elicitation_stdio.rs`)

A working MCP server demonstrating elicitation for user name collection.

- Real MCP server using rmcp library
- `context.peer.elicit::<T>()` API usage
- Type-safe elicitation with `elicit_safe!` macro
- Type-safe elicitation with `elicit_safe!` macro
- JSON Schema validation with schemars
- Tools: `greet_user` (collects name), `reset_name` (clears stored name)

Expand All@@ -101,6 +63,51 @@ A server that demonstrates progress notifications during long-running operations
- Demonstrates progress notifications during long-running operations
- Can be run with `cargo run --example servers_progress_demo -- {stdio|sse|http|all}`

<details>
<summary>Deprecated: SSE Transport Examples</summary>

> **Note:** SSE (Server-Sent Events) transport has been removed from newer versions of the MCP specification. Streamable HTTP is the preferred transport for HTTP-based MCP servers as it is more reliable. These examples are kept for reference but should not be used for new implementations.

### Counter SSE Server (`counter_sse.rs`)

A server that provides counter functionality using Server-Sent Events (SSE) transport.

- Runs on `http://127.0.0.1:8000/sse` by default
- Provides the same counter tools as the stdio version
- Demonstrates SSE transport setup with graceful shutdown
- Can be accessed via web browsers or SSE-compatible clients

### Counter SSE Direct Server (`counter_sse_directly.rs`)

A minimal SSE server implementation showing direct SSE server usage.

- Simplified version of the SSE server
- Demonstrates basic SSE server configuration
- Provides counter functionality with minimal setup

### Complex OAuth SSE Server (`complex_auth_sse.rs`)

A comprehensive example demonstrating OAuth 2.0 integration with MCP servers.

- Full OAuth 2.0 authorization server implementation
- Client registration and token management
- User authorization flow with web interface
- Token validation middleware
- Integrated with MCP SSE transport
- Demonstrates enterprise-grade authentication patterns

### Simple OAuth SSE Server (`simple_auth_sse.rs`)

A simplified OAuth example showing basic token-based authentication.

- Basic token store and validation
- Authorization middleware for SSE endpoints
- Token generation API
- Simplified authentication flow
- Good starting point for adding authentication to MCP servers

</details>

## How to Run

Each example can be run using Cargo:
Expand All@@ -109,24 +116,12 @@ Each example can be run using Cargo:
# Run the counter standard I/O server
cargo run --example servers_counter_stdio

# Run the counter SSE server
cargo run --example servers_counter_sse

# Run the counter SSE direct server
cargo run --example servers_counter_sse_directly

# Run the memory standard I/O server
cargo run --example servers_memory_stdio

# Run the counter streamable HTTP server
cargo run --example servers_counter_streamhttp

# Run the complex OAuth SSE server
cargo run --example servers_complex_auth_sse

# Run the simple OAuth SSE server
cargo run --example servers_simple_auth_sse

# Run the elicitation standard I/O server
cargo run --example servers_elicitation_stdio

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Expand Up@@ -11,23 +11,6 @@ A basic MCP server that communicates using standard input/output transport.
- Provides a simple counter tool with increment, decrement, and get_value operations
- Demonstrates basic tool implementation and stdio transport

### Counter SSE Server (`counter_sse.rs`)

A server that provides counter functionality using Server-Sent Events (SSE) transport.

- Runs on `http://127.0.0.1:8000/sse` by default
- Provides the same counter tools as the stdio version
- Demonstrates SSE transport setup with graceful shutdown
- Can be accessed via web browsers or SSE-compatible clients

### Counter SSE Direct Server (`counter_sse_directly.rs`)

A minimal SSE server implementation showing direct SSE server usage.

- Simplified version of the SSE server
- Demonstrates basic SSE server configuration
- Provides counter functionality with minimal setup

### Memory Standard I/O Server (`memory_stdio.rs`)

A minimal server example using stdio transport.
Expand All@@ -52,34 +35,13 @@ A server using streamable HTTP transport for MCP communication, with hyper.
- Provides counter tools via HTTP streaming
- Demonstrates streamable HTTP transport configuration

### Complex OAuth SSE Server (`complex_auth_sse.rs`)

A comprehensive example demonstrating OAuth 2.0 integration with MCP servers.

- Full OAuth 2.0 authorization server implementation
- Client registration and token management
- User authorization flow with web interface
- Token validation middleware
- Integrated with MCP SSE transport
- Demonstrates enterprise-grade authentication patterns

### Simple OAuth SSE Server (`simple_auth_sse.rs`)

A simplified OAuth example showing basic token-based authentication.

- Basic token store and validation
- Authorization middleware for SSE endpoints
- Token generation API
- Simplified authentication flow
- Good starting point for adding authentication to MCP servers

### Elicitation Demo (`elicitation_stdio.rs`)

A working MCP server demonstrating elicitation for user name collection.

- Real MCP server using rmcp library
- `context.peer.elicit::<T>()` API usage
- Type-safe elicitation with `elicit_safe!` macro
- Type-safe elicitation with `elicit_safe!` macro
- JSON Schema validation with schemars
- Tools: `greet_user` (collects name), `reset_name` (clears stored name)

Expand All@@ -101,6 +63,51 @@ A server that demonstrates progress notifications during long-running operations
- Demonstrates progress notifications during long-running operations
- Can be run with `cargo run --example servers_progress_demo -- {stdio|sse|http|all}`

<details>
<summary>Deprecated: SSE Transport Examples</summary>

> **Note:** SSE (Server-Sent Events) transport has been removed from newer versions of the MCP specification. Streamable HTTP is the preferred transport for HTTP-based MCP servers as it is more reliable. These examples are kept for reference but should not be used for new implementations.

### Counter SSE Server (`counter_sse.rs`)

A server that provides counter functionality using Server-Sent Events (SSE) transport.

- Runs on `http://127.0.0.1:8000/sse` by default
- Provides the same counter tools as the stdio version
- Demonstrates SSE transport setup with graceful shutdown
- Can be accessed via web browsers or SSE-compatible clients

### Counter SSE Direct Server (`counter_sse_directly.rs`)

A minimal SSE server implementation showing direct SSE server usage.

- Simplified version of the SSE server
- Demonstrates basic SSE server configuration
- Provides counter functionality with minimal setup

### Complex OAuth SSE Server (`complex_auth_sse.rs`)

A comprehensive example demonstrating OAuth 2.0 integration with MCP servers.

- Full OAuth 2.0 authorization server implementation
- Client registration and token management
- User authorization flow with web interface
- Token validation middleware
- Integrated with MCP SSE transport
- Demonstrates enterprise-grade authentication patterns

### Simple OAuth SSE Server (`simple_auth_sse.rs`)

A simplified OAuth example showing basic token-based authentication.

- Basic token store and validation
- Authorization middleware for SSE endpoints
- Token generation API
- Simplified authentication flow
- Good starting point for adding authentication to MCP servers

</details>

## How to Run

Each example can be run using Cargo:
Expand All@@ -109,24 +116,12 @@ Each example can be run using Cargo:
# Run the counter standard I/O server
cargo run --example servers_counter_stdio

# Run the counter SSE server
cargo run --example servers_counter_sse

# Run the counter SSE direct server
cargo run --example servers_counter_sse_directly

# Run the memory standard I/O server
cargo run --example servers_memory_stdio

# Run the counter streamable HTTP server
cargo run --example servers_counter_streamhttp

# Run the complex OAuth SSE server
cargo run --example servers_complex_auth_sse

# Run the simple OAuth SSE server
cargo run --example servers_simple_auth_sse

# Run the elicitation standard I/O server
cargo run --example servers_elicitation_stdio

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Expand Up@@ -11,23 +11,6 @@ A basic MCP server that communicates using standard input/output transport.
- Provides a simple counter tool with increment, decrement, and get_value operations
- Demonstrates basic tool implementation and stdio transport

### Counter SSE Server (`counter_sse.rs`)

A server that provides counter functionality using Server-Sent Events (SSE) transport.

- Runs on `http://127.0.0.1:8000/sse` by default
- Provides the same counter tools as the stdio version
- Demonstrates SSE transport setup with graceful shutdown
- Can be accessed via web browsers or SSE-compatible clients

### Counter SSE Direct Server (`counter_sse_directly.rs`)

A minimal SSE server implementation showing direct SSE server usage.

- Simplified version of the SSE server
- Demonstrates basic SSE server configuration
- Provides counter functionality with minimal setup

### Memory Standard I/O Server (`memory_stdio.rs`)

A minimal server example using stdio transport.
Expand All@@ -52,34 +35,13 @@ A server using streamable HTTP transport for MCP communication, with hyper.
- Provides counter tools via HTTP streaming
- Demonstrates streamable HTTP transport configuration

### Complex OAuth SSE Server (`complex_auth_sse.rs`)

A comprehensive example demonstrating OAuth 2.0 integration with MCP servers.

- Full OAuth 2.0 authorization server implementation
- Client registration and token management
- User authorization flow with web interface
- Token validation middleware
- Integrated with MCP SSE transport
- Demonstrates enterprise-grade authentication patterns

### Simple OAuth SSE Server (`simple_auth_sse.rs`)

A simplified OAuth example showing basic token-based authentication.

- Basic token store and validation
- Authorization middleware for SSE endpoints
- Token generation API
- Simplified authentication flow
- Good starting point for adding authentication to MCP servers

### Elicitation Demo (`elicitation_stdio.rs`)

A working MCP server demonstrating elicitation for user name collection.

- Real MCP server using rmcp library
- `context.peer.elicit::<T>()` API usage
- Type-safe elicitation with `elicit_safe!` macro
- Type-safe elicitation with `elicit_safe!` macro
- JSON Schema validation with schemars
- Tools: `greet_user` (collects name), `reset_name` (clears stored name)

Expand All@@ -101,6 +63,51 @@ A server that demonstrates progress notifications during long-running operations
- Demonstrates progress notifications during long-running operations
- Can be run with `cargo run --example servers_progress_demo -- {stdio|sse|http|all}`

<details>
<summary>Deprecated: SSE Transport Examples</summary>

> **Note:** SSE (Server-Sent Events) transport has been removed from newer versions of the MCP specification. Streamable HTTP is the preferred transport for HTTP-based MCP servers as it is more reliable. These examples are kept for reference but should not be used for new implementations.

### Counter SSE Server (`counter_sse.rs`)

A server that provides counter functionality using Server-Sent Events (SSE) transport.

- Runs on `http://127.0.0.1:8000/sse` by default
- Provides the same counter tools as the stdio version
- Demonstrates SSE transport setup with graceful shutdown
- Can be accessed via web browsers or SSE-compatible clients

### Counter SSE Direct Server (`counter_sse_directly.rs`)

A minimal SSE server implementation showing direct SSE server usage.

- Simplified version of the SSE server
- Demonstrates basic SSE server configuration
- Provides counter functionality with minimal setup

### Complex OAuth SSE Server (`complex_auth_sse.rs`)

A comprehensive example demonstrating OAuth 2.0 integration with MCP servers.

- Full OAuth 2.0 authorization server implementation
- Client registration and token management
- User authorization flow with web interface
- Token validation middleware
- Integrated with MCP SSE transport
- Demonstrates enterprise-grade authentication patterns

### Simple OAuth SSE Server (`simple_auth_sse.rs`)

A simplified OAuth example showing basic token-based authentication.

- Basic token store and validation
- Authorization middleware for SSE endpoints
- Token generation API
- Simplified authentication flow
- Good starting point for adding authentication to MCP servers

</details>

## How to Run

Each example can be run using Cargo:
Expand All@@ -109,24 +116,12 @@ Each example can be run using Cargo:
# Run the counter standard I/O server
cargo run --example servers_counter_stdio

# Run the counter SSE server
cargo run --example servers_counter_sse

# Run the counter SSE direct server
cargo run --example servers_counter_sse_directly

# Run the memory standard I/O server
cargo run --example servers_memory_stdio

# Run the counter streamable HTTP server
cargo run --example servers_counter_streamhttp

# Run the complex OAuth SSE server
cargo run --example servers_complex_auth_sse

# Run the simple OAuth SSE server
cargo run --example servers_simple_auth_sse

# Run the elicitation standard I/O server
cargo run --example servers_elicitation_stdio

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- Provides a simple counter tool with increment, decrement, and get_value operations
- Demonstrates basic tool implementation and stdio transport

### Counter SSE Server (`counter_sse.rs`)

A server that provides counter functionality using Server-Sent Events (SSE) transport.

- Runs on `http://127.0.0.1:8000/sse` by default
- Provides the same counter tools as the stdio version
- Demonstrates SSE transport setup with graceful shutdown
- Can be accessed via web browsers or SSE-compatible clients

### Counter SSE Direct Server (`counter_sse_directly.rs`)

A minimal SSE server implementation showing direct SSE server usage.

- Simplified version of the SSE server
- Demonstrates basic SSE server configuration
- Provides counter functionality with minimal setup

### Memory Standard I/O Server (`memory_stdio.rs`)

A minimal server example using stdio transport.
Expand All@@ -52,34 +35,13 @@ A server using streamable HTTP transport for MCP communication, with hyper.
- Provides counter tools via HTTP streaming
- Demonstrates streamable HTTP transport configuration

### Complex OAuth SSE Server (`complex_auth_sse.rs`)

A comprehensive example demonstrating OAuth 2.0 integration with MCP servers.

- Full OAuth 2.0 authorization server implementation
- Client registration and token management
- User authorization flow with web interface
- Token validation middleware
- Integrated with MCP SSE transport
- Demonstrates enterprise-grade authentication patterns

### Simple OAuth SSE Server (`simple_auth_sse.rs`)

A simplified OAuth example showing basic token-based authentication.

- Basic token store and validation
- Authorization middleware for SSE endpoints
- Token generation API
- Simplified authentication flow
- Good starting point for adding authentication to MCP servers

### Elicitation Demo (`elicitation_stdio.rs`)

A working MCP server demonstrating elicitation for user name collection.

- Real MCP server using rmcp library
- `context.peer.elicit::<T>()` API usage
- Type-safe elicitation with `elicit_safe!` macro
- Type-safe elicitation with `elicit_safe!` macro
- JSON Schema validation with schemars
- Tools: `greet_user` (collects name), `reset_name` (clears stored name)

Expand All@@ -101,6 +63,51 @@ A server that demonstrates progress notifications during long-running operations
- Demonstrates progress notifications during long-running operations
- Can be run with `cargo run --example servers_progress_demo -- {stdio|sse|http|all}`

<details>
<summary>Deprecated: SSE Transport Examples</summary>

> **Note:** SSE (Server-Sent Events) transport has been removed from newer versions of the MCP specification. Streamable HTTP is the preferred transport for HTTP-based MCP servers as it is more reliable. These examples are kept for reference but should not be used for new implementations.

### Counter SSE Server (`counter_sse.rs`)

A server that provides counter functionality using Server-Sent Events (SSE) transport.

- Runs on `http://127.0.0.1:8000/sse` by default
- Provides the same counter tools as the stdio version
- Demonstrates SSE transport setup with graceful shutdown
- Can be accessed via web browsers or SSE-compatible clients

### Counter SSE Direct Server (`counter_sse_directly.rs`)

A minimal SSE server implementation showing direct SSE server usage.

- Simplified version of the SSE server
- Demonstrates basic SSE server configuration
- Provides counter functionality with minimal setup

### Complex OAuth SSE Server (`complex_auth_sse.rs`)

A comprehensive example demonstrating OAuth 2.0 integration with MCP servers.

- Full OAuth 2.0 authorization server implementation
- Client registration and token management
- User authorization flow with web interface
- Token validation middleware
- Integrated with MCP SSE transport
- Demonstrates enterprise-grade authentication patterns

### Simple OAuth SSE Server (`simple_auth_sse.rs`)

A simplified OAuth example showing basic token-based authentication.

- Basic token store and validation
- Authorization middleware for SSE endpoints
- Token generation API
- Simplified authentication flow
- Good starting point for adding authentication to MCP servers

</details>

## How to Run

Each example can be run using Cargo:
Expand All@@ -109,24 +116,12 @@ Each example can be run using Cargo:
# Run the counter standard I/O server
cargo run --example servers_counter_stdio

# Run the counter SSE server
cargo run --example servers_counter_sse

# Run the counter SSE direct server
cargo run --example servers_counter_sse_directly

# Run the memory standard I/O server
cargo run --example servers_memory_stdio

# Run the counter streamable HTTP server
cargo run --example servers_counter_streamhttp

# Run the complex OAuth SSE server
cargo run --example servers_complex_auth_sse

# Run the simple OAuth SSE server
cargo run --example servers_simple_auth_sse

# Run the elicitation standard I/O server
cargo run --example servers_elicitation_stdio

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- Provides a simple counter tool with increment, decrement, and get_value operations
- Demonstrates basic tool implementation and stdio transport

### Counter SSE Server (`counter_sse.rs`)

A server that provides counter functionality using Server-Sent Events (SSE) transport.

- Runs on `http://127.0.0.1:8000/sse` by default
- Provides the same counter tools as the stdio version
- Demonstrates SSE transport setup with graceful shutdown
- Can be accessed via web browsers or SSE-compatible clients

### Counter SSE Direct Server (`counter_sse_directly.rs`)

A minimal SSE server implementation showing direct SSE server usage.

- Simplified version of the SSE server
- Demonstrates basic SSE server configuration
- Provides counter functionality with minimal setup

### Memory Standard I/O Server (`memory_stdio.rs`)

A minimal server example using stdio transport.
Expand All@@ -52,34 +35,13 @@ A server using streamable HTTP transport for MCP communication, with hyper.
- Provides counter tools via HTTP streaming
- Demonstrates streamable HTTP transport configuration

### Complex OAuth SSE Server (`complex_auth_sse.rs`)

A comprehensive example demonstrating OAuth 2.0 integration with MCP servers.

- Full OAuth 2.0 authorization server implementation
- Client registration and token management
- User authorization flow with web interface
- Token validation middleware
- Integrated with MCP SSE transport
- Demonstrates enterprise-grade authentication patterns

### Simple OAuth SSE Server (`simple_auth_sse.rs`)

A simplified OAuth example showing basic token-based authentication.

- Basic token store and validation
- Authorization middleware for SSE endpoints
- Token generation API
- Simplified authentication flow
- Good starting point for adding authentication to MCP servers

### Elicitation Demo (`elicitation_stdio.rs`)

A working MCP server demonstrating elicitation for user name collection.

- Real MCP server using rmcp library
- `context.peer.elicit::<T>()` API usage
- Type-safe elicitation with `elicit_safe!` macro
- Type-safe elicitation with `elicit_safe!` macro
- JSON Schema validation with schemars
- Tools: `greet_user` (collects name), `reset_name` (clears stored name)

Expand All@@ -101,6 +63,51 @@ A server that demonstrates progress notifications during long-running operations
- Demonstrates progress notifications during long-running operations
- Can be run with `cargo run --example servers_progress_demo -- {stdio|sse|http|all}`

<details>
<summary>Deprecated: SSE Transport Examples</summary>

> **Note:** SSE (Server-Sent Events) transport has been removed from newer versions of the MCP specification. Streamable HTTP is the preferred transport for HTTP-based MCP servers as it is more reliable. These examples are kept for reference but should not be used for new implementations.

### Counter SSE Server (`counter_sse.rs`)

A server that provides counter functionality using Server-Sent Events (SSE) transport.

- Runs on `http://127.0.0.1:8000/sse` by default
- Provides the same counter tools as the stdio version
- Demonstrates SSE transport setup with graceful shutdown
- Can be accessed via web browsers or SSE-compatible clients

### Counter SSE Direct Server (`counter_sse_directly.rs`)

A minimal SSE server implementation showing direct SSE server usage.

- Simplified version of the SSE server
- Demonstrates basic SSE server configuration
- Provides counter functionality with minimal setup

### Complex OAuth SSE Server (`complex_auth_sse.rs`)

A comprehensive example demonstrating OAuth 2.0 integration with MCP servers.

- Full OAuth 2.0 authorization server implementation
- Client registration and token management
- User authorization flow with web interface
- Token validation middleware
- Integrated with MCP SSE transport
- Demonstrates enterprise-grade authentication patterns

### Simple OAuth SSE Server (`simple_auth_sse.rs`)

A simplified OAuth example showing basic token-based authentication.

- Basic token store and validation
- Authorization middleware for SSE endpoints
- Token generation API
- Simplified authentication flow
- Good starting point for adding authentication to MCP servers

</details>

## How to Run

Each example can be run using Cargo:
Expand All@@ -109,24 +116,12 @@ Each example can be run using Cargo:
# Run the counter standard I/O server
cargo run --example servers_counter_stdio

# Run the counter SSE server
cargo run --example servers_counter_sse

# Run the counter SSE direct server
cargo run --example servers_counter_sse_directly

# Run the memory standard I/O server
cargo run --example servers_memory_stdio

# Run the counter streamable HTTP server
cargo run --example servers_counter_streamhttp

# Run the complex OAuth SSE server
cargo run --example servers_complex_auth_sse

# Run the simple OAuth SSE server
cargo run --example servers_simple_auth_sse

# Run the elicitation standard I/O server
cargo run --example servers_elicitation_stdio

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Expand Up@@ -11,23 +11,6 @@ A basic MCP server that communicates using standard input/output transport.
- Provides a simple counter tool with increment, decrement, and get_value operations
- Demonstrates basic tool implementation and stdio transport

### Counter SSE Server (`counter_sse.rs`)

A server that provides counter functionality using Server-Sent Events (SSE) transport.

- Runs on `http://127.0.0.1:8000/sse` by default
- Provides the same counter tools as the stdio version
- Demonstrates SSE transport setup with graceful shutdown
- Can be accessed via web browsers or SSE-compatible clients

### Counter SSE Direct Server (`counter_sse_directly.rs`)

A minimal SSE server implementation showing direct SSE server usage.

- Simplified version of the SSE server
- Demonstrates basic SSE server configuration
- Provides counter functionality with minimal setup

### Memory Standard I/O Server (`memory_stdio.rs`)

A minimal server example using stdio transport.
Expand All@@ -52,34 +35,13 @@ A server using streamable HTTP transport for MCP communication, with hyper.
- Provides counter tools via HTTP streaming
- Demonstrates streamable HTTP transport configuration

### Complex OAuth SSE Server (`complex_auth_sse.rs`)

A comprehensive example demonstrating OAuth 2.0 integration with MCP servers.

- Full OAuth 2.0 authorization server implementation
- Client registration and token management
- User authorization flow with web interface
- Token validation middleware
- Integrated with MCP SSE transport
- Demonstrates enterprise-grade authentication patterns

### Simple OAuth SSE Server (`simple_auth_sse.rs`)

A simplified OAuth example showing basic token-based authentication.

- Basic token store and validation
- Authorization middleware for SSE endpoints
- Token generation API
- Simplified authentication flow
- Good starting point for adding authentication to MCP servers

### Elicitation Demo (`elicitation_stdio.rs`)

A working MCP server demonstrating elicitation for user name collection.

- Real MCP server using rmcp library
- `context.peer.elicit::<T>()` API usage
- Type-safe elicitation with `elicit_safe!` macro
- Type-safe elicitation with `elicit_safe!` macro
- JSON Schema validation with schemars
- Tools: `greet_user` (collects name), `reset_name` (clears stored name)

Expand All@@ -101,6 +63,51 @@ A server that demonstrates progress notifications during long-running operations
- Demonstrates progress notifications during long-running operations
- Can be run with `cargo run --example servers_progress_demo -- {stdio|sse|http|all}`

<details>
<summary>Deprecated: SSE Transport Examples</summary>

> **Note:** SSE (Server-Sent Events) transport has been removed from newer versions of the MCP specification. Streamable HTTP is the preferred transport for HTTP-based MCP servers as it is more reliable. These examples are kept for reference but should not be used for new implementations.

### Counter SSE Server (`counter_sse.rs`)

A server that provides counter functionality using Server-Sent Events (SSE) transport.

- Runs on `http://127.0.0.1:8000/sse` by default
- Provides the same counter tools as the stdio version
- Demonstrates SSE transport setup with graceful shutdown
- Can be accessed via web browsers or SSE-compatible clients

### Counter SSE Direct Server (`counter_sse_directly.rs`)

A minimal SSE server implementation showing direct SSE server usage.

- Simplified version of the SSE server
- Demonstrates basic SSE server configuration
- Provides counter functionality with minimal setup

### Complex OAuth SSE Server (`complex_auth_sse.rs`)

A comprehensive example demonstrating OAuth 2.0 integration with MCP servers.

- Full OAuth 2.0 authorization server implementation
- Client registration and token management
- User authorization flow with web interface
- Token validation middleware
- Integrated with MCP SSE transport
- Demonstrates enterprise-grade authentication patterns

### Simple OAuth SSE Server (`simple_auth_sse.rs`)

A simplified OAuth example showing basic token-based authentication.

- Basic token store and validation
- Authorization middleware for SSE endpoints
- Token generation API
- Simplified authentication flow
- Good starting point for adding authentication to MCP servers

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## How to Run

Each example can be run using Cargo:
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# Run the counter standard I/O server
cargo run --example servers_counter_stdio

# Run the counter SSE server
cargo run --example servers_counter_sse

# Run the counter SSE direct server
cargo run --example servers_counter_sse_directly

# Run the memory standard I/O server
cargo run --example servers_memory_stdio

# Run the counter streamable HTTP server
cargo run --example servers_counter_streamhttp

# Run the complex OAuth SSE server
cargo run --example servers_complex_auth_sse

# Run the simple OAuth SSE server
cargo run --example servers_simple_auth_sse

# Run the elicitation standard I/O server
cargo run --example servers_elicitation_stdio

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