modelcontextprotocol · beaterblank · Apr 4, 2025 · Apr 4, 2025 · Apr 5, 2025 · Apr 5, 2025
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -269,7 +269,9 @@ Resources are how you expose data to LLMs. They're similar to GET endpoints in a
 
 <!-- snippet-source examples/snippets/servers/basic_resource.py -->
 ```python
-from mcp.server.fastmcp import FastMCP
+from typing import Annotated
+
+from mcp.server.fastmcp import FastMCP, Path, Query
 
 mcp = FastMCP(name="Resource Example")
 
@@ -289,6 +291,118 @@ def get_settings() -> str:
   "language": "en",
   "debug": false
 }"""
+
+
+# Form-style query expansion examples using RFC 6570 URI templates
+
+
+@mcp.resource("articles://{article_id}/view")
+def view_article(article_id: str, format: str = "html", lang: str = "en") -> str:
+    """View an article with optional format and language selection.
+
+    Example URIs:
+    - articles://123/view (uses defaults: format=html, lang=en)
+    - articles://123/view?format=pdf (format=pdf, lang=en)
+    - articles://123/view?format=pdf&lang=fr (format=pdf, lang=fr)
+    """
+    if format == "pdf":
+        content = f"PDF content for article {article_id} in {lang}"
+    elif format == "json":
+        content = f'{{"article_id": "{article_id}", "content": "...", "lang": "{lang}"}}'
+    else:
+        content = f"<html><body>Article {article_id} in {lang}</body></html>"
+
+    return content
+
+
+@mcp.resource("search://query/{search_term}")
+def search_content(
+    search_term: str, page: int = 1, limit: int = 10, category: str = "all", sort: str = "relevance"
+) -> str:
+    """Search content with optional pagination and filtering.
+
+    Example URIs:
+    - search://query/python (basic search)
+    - search://query/python?page=2&limit=20 (pagination)
+    - search://query/python?category=tutorial&sort=date (filtering)
+    """
+    offset = (page - 1) * limit
+    results = f"Search results for '{search_term}' (category: {category}, sort: {sort})"
+    results += f"\nShowing {limit} results starting from {offset + 1}"
+
+    # Simulated search results
+    for i in range(limit):
+        result_num = offset + i + 1
+        results += f"\n{result_num}. Result about {search_term} in {category}"
+
+    return results
+
+
+@mcp.resource("users://{user_id}/profile")
+def get_user_profile(user_id: str, include_private: bool = False, format: str = "summary") -> str:
+    """Get user profile with optional private data and format selection.
+
+    Example URIs:
+    - users://123/profile (public data, summary format)
+    - users://123/profile?include_private=true (includes private data)
+    - users://123/profile?format=detailed&include_private=true (detailed with private)
+    """
+    from typing import Any
+
+    profile_data: dict[str, Any] = {"user_id": user_id, "name": "John Doe", "public_bio": "Software developer"}
+
+    if include_private:
+        profile_data.update({"email": "john@example.com", "phone": "+1234567890"})
+
+    if format == "detailed":
+        profile_data.update({"last_active": "2024-01-20", "preferences": {"notifications": True}})
+
+    return str(profile_data)
+
+
+@mcp.resource("api://weather/{location}")
+def get_weather_data(
+    location: str, units: str = "metric", lang: str = "en", include_forecast: bool = False, days: int = 5
+) -> str:
+    """Get weather data with customizable options.
+
+    Example URIs:
+    - api://weather/london (basic weather)
+    - api://weather/london?units=imperial&lang=es (different units and language)
+    - api://weather/london?include_forecast=true&days=7 (with 7-day forecast)
+    """
+    temp_unit = "C" if units == "metric" else "F"
+    base_temp = 22 if units == "metric" else 72
+
+    weather_info = f"Weather for {location}: {base_temp}{temp_unit}"
+
+    if include_forecast:
+        weather_info += f"\n{days}-day forecast:"
+        for day in range(1, days + 1):
+            forecast_temp = base_temp + (day % 3)
+            weather_info += f"\nDay {day}: {forecast_temp}{temp_unit}"
+
+    return weather_info
+
+
+@mcp.resource("api://data/{user_id}/{region}/{city}/{file_path:path}")
+def resource_fn(
+    # Path parameters
+    user_id: Annotated[int, Path(gt=0, description="User ID")],  # explicit Path
+    region,  # inferred path # type: ignore
+    city: str,  # inferred path
+    file_path: str,  # inferred path {file_path:path}
+    # Required query parameter (no default)
+    version: int,
+    # Optional query parameters (defaults or Query(...))
+    format: Annotated[str, Query("json", description="Output format")],
+    include_metadata: bool = False,
+    tags: list[str] = [],
+    lang: str = "en",
+    debug: bool = False,
+    precision: float = 0.5,
+) -> str:
+    return f"{user_id}/{region}/{city}/{file_path}"
 ```
 
 _Full example: [examples/snippets/servers/basic_resource.py](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/blob/main/examples/snippets/servers/basic_resource.py)_

diff --git a/examples/snippets/servers/basic_resource.py b/examples/snippets/servers/basic_resource.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-from mcp.server.fastmcp import FastMCP
+from typing import Annotated
+
+from mcp.server.fastmcp import FastMCP, Path, Query
 
 mcp = FastMCP(name="Resource Example")
 
@@ -18,3 +20,115 @@ def get_settings() -> str:
   "language": "en",
   "debug": false
 }"""
+
+
+# Form-style query expansion examples using RFC 6570 URI templates
+
+
+@mcp.resource("articles://{article_id}/view")
+def view_article(article_id: str, format: str = "html", lang: str = "en") -> str:
+    """View an article with optional format and language selection.
+
+    Example URIs:
+    - articles://123/view (uses defaults: format=html, lang=en)
+    - articles://123/view?format=pdf (format=pdf, lang=en)
+    - articles://123/view?format=pdf&lang=fr (format=pdf, lang=fr)
+    """
+    if format == "pdf":
+        content = f"PDF content for article {article_id} in {lang}"
+    elif format == "json":
+        content = f'{{"article_id": "{article_id}", "content": "...", "lang": "{lang}"}}'
+    else:
+        content = f"<html><body>Article {article_id} in {lang}</body></html>"
+
+    return content
+
+
+@mcp.resource("search://query/{search_term}")
+def search_content(
+    search_term: str, page: int = 1, limit: int = 10, category: str = "all", sort: str = "relevance"
+) -> str:
+    """Search content with optional pagination and filtering.
+
+    Example URIs:
+    - search://query/python (basic search)
+    - search://query/python?page=2&limit=20 (pagination)
+    - search://query/python?category=tutorial&sort=date (filtering)
+    """
+    offset = (page - 1) * limit
+    results = f"Search results for '{search_term}' (category: {category}, sort: {sort})"
+    results += f"\nShowing {limit} results starting from {offset + 1}"
+
+    # Simulated search results
+    for i in range(limit):
+        result_num = offset + i + 1
+        results += f"\n{result_num}. Result about {search_term} in {category}"
+
+    return results
+
+
+@mcp.resource("users://{user_id}/profile")
+def get_user_profile(user_id: str, include_private: bool = False, format: str = "summary") -> str:
+    """Get user profile with optional private data and format selection.
+
+    Example URIs:
+    - users://123/profile (public data, summary format)
+    - users://123/profile?include_private=true (includes private data)
+    - users://123/profile?format=detailed&include_private=true (detailed with private)
+    """
+    from typing import Any
+
+    profile_data: dict[str, Any] = {"user_id": user_id, "name": "John Doe", "public_bio": "Software developer"}
+
+    if include_private:
+        profile_data.update({"email": "john@example.com", "phone": "+1234567890"})
+
+    if format == "detailed":
+        profile_data.update({"last_active": "2024-01-20", "preferences": {"notifications": True}})
+
+    return str(profile_data)
+
+
+@mcp.resource("api://weather/{location}")
+def get_weather_data(
+    location: str, units: str = "metric", lang: str = "en", include_forecast: bool = False, days: int = 5
+) -> str:
+    """Get weather data with customizable options.
+
+    Example URIs:
+    - api://weather/london (basic weather)
+    - api://weather/london?units=imperial&lang=es (different units and language)
+    - api://weather/london?include_forecast=true&days=7 (with 7-day forecast)
+    """
+    temp_unit = "C" if units == "metric" else "F"
+    base_temp = 22 if units == "metric" else 72
+
+    weather_info = f"Weather for {location}: {base_temp}{temp_unit}"
+
+    if include_forecast:
+        weather_info += f"\n{days}-day forecast:"
+        for day in range(1, days + 1):
+            forecast_temp = base_temp + (day % 3)
+            weather_info += f"\nDay {day}: {forecast_temp}{temp_unit}"
+
+    return weather_info
+
+
+@mcp.resource("api://data/{user_id}/{region}/{city}/{file_path:path}")
+def resource_fn(
+    # Path parameters
+    user_id: Annotated[int, Path(gt=0, description="User ID")],  # explicit Path
+    region,  # inferred path # type: ignore
+    city: str,  # inferred path
+    file_path: str,  # inferred path {file_path:path}
+    # Required query parameter (no default)
+    version: int,
+    # Optional query parameters (defaults or Query(...))
+    format: Annotated[str, Query("json", description="Output format")],
+    include_metadata: bool = False,
+    tags: list[str] = [],
+    lang: str = "en",
+    debug: bool = False,
+    precision: float = 0.5,
+) -> str:
+    return f"{user_id}/{region}/{city}/{file_path}"
diff --git a/src/mcp/server/fastmcp/__init__.py b/src/mcp/server/fastmcp/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 from mcp.types import Icon
 
 from .server import Context, FastMCP
+from .utilities.param_functions import Path, Query
 from .utilities.types import Audio, Image
 
 __version__ = version("mcp")
-__all__ = ["FastMCP", "Context", "Image", "Audio", "Icon"]
+__all__ = ["FastMCP", "Context", "Image", "Audio", "Icon", "Path", "Query"]