Logging Capability

src/ModelContextProtocol/Client/McpClientExtensions.cs

@@ -474,6 +474,21 @@ internal static CreateMessageResult ToCreateMessageResult(this ChatResponse chat
         };
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Configures the minimum logging level for the server.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="client">The client.</param>
+    /// <param name="level">The minimum log level of messages to be generated.</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">A token to cancel the operation.</param>
+    public static Task SetLoggingLevel(this IMcpClient client, LoggingLevel level, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        Throw.IfNull(client);
+
+        return client.SendRequestAsync<EmptyResult>(
+            CreateRequest("logging/setLevel", new() { ["level"] = level.ToJsonValue() }),
+            cancellationToken);
+    }
+
     private static JsonRpcRequest CreateRequest(string method, Dictionary<string, object?>? parameters) =>
         new()
         {
@@ -499,6 +514,22 @@ private static JsonRpcRequest CreateRequest(string method, Dictionary<string, ob
         return parameters;
     }
 
+    private static string ToJsonValue(this LoggingLevel level)
+    {
+        return level switch
+        {
+            LoggingLevel.Debug => "debug",
+            LoggingLevel.Info => "info",
+            LoggingLevel.Notice => "notice",
+            LoggingLevel.Warning => "warning",
+            LoggingLevel.Error => "error",
+            LoggingLevel.Critical => "critical",
+            LoggingLevel.Alert => "alert",
+            LoggingLevel.Emergency => "emergency",
+            _ => throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(level))
+        };
+    }
+
     /// <summary>Provides an AI function that calls a tool through <see cref="IMcpClient"/>.</summary>
     private sealed class McpAIFunction(IMcpClient client, Tool tool) : AIFunction
     {

src/ModelContextProtocol/Protocol/Messages/NotificationMethods.cs

@@ -29,4 +29,9 @@ public static class NotificationMethods
     /// Sent by the client when roots have been updated.
     /// </summary>
     public const string RootsUpdatedNotification = "notifications/roots/list_changed";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sent by the server when a log message is generated.
+    /// </summary>
+    public const string LoggingMessageNotification = "notifications/message";
 }

src/ModelContextProtocol/Protocol/Types/Capabilities.cs

@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ public record SamplingCapability
 public record LoggingCapability
 {
     // Currently empty in the spec, but may be extended in the future
+
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the handler for set logging level requests.
+    /// </summary>
+    [JsonIgnore]
+    public Func<RequestContext<SetLevelRequestParams>, CancellationToken, Task<EmptyResult>>? SetLoggingLevelHandler { get; init; }
 }
 
 /// <summary>

src/ModelContextProtocol/Protocol/Types/LoggingLevel.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace ModelContextProtocol.Protocol.Types;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// The severity of a log message.
+/// These map to syslog message severities, as specified in RFC-5424:
+/// https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5424#section-6.2.1
+/// </summary>
+public enum LoggingLevel
+{
+    /// <summary>Detailed debug information, typically only valuable to developers.</summary>
+    [JsonPropertyName("debug")]
+    Debug,
+
+    /// <summary>Normal operational messages that require no action.</summary>
+    [JsonPropertyName("info")]
+    Info,
+
+    /// <summary>Normal but significant events that might deserve attention.</summary>
+    [JsonPropertyName("notice")]
+    Notice,
+
+    /// <summary>Warning conditions that don't represent an error but indicate potential issues.</summary>
+    [JsonPropertyName("warning")]
+    Warning,
+
+    /// <summary>Error conditions that should be addressed but don't require immediate action.</summary>
+    [JsonPropertyName("error")]
+    Error,
+
+    /// <summary>Critical conditions that require immediate attention.</summary>
+    [JsonPropertyName("critical")]
+    Critical,
+
+    /// <summary>Action must be taken immediately to address the condition.</summary>
+    [JsonPropertyName("alert")]
+    Alert,
+
+    /// <summary>System is unusable and requires immediate attention.</summary>
+    [JsonPropertyName("emergency")]
+    Emergency
+}

src/ModelContextProtocol/Protocol/Types/LoggingMessageNotificationParams.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+
+namespace ModelContextProtocol.Protocol.Types;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Sent from the server as the payload of "notifications/message" notifications whenever a log message is generated.
+/// 
+/// If no logging/setLevel request has been sent from the client, the server MAY decide which messages to send automatically.
+/// <see href="https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/specification/blob/main/schema/2024-11-05/schema.json">See the schema for details</see>
+/// </summary>
+public class LoggingMessageNotificationParams
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The severity of this log message.
+    /// </summary>
+    [System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonPropertyName("level")]
+    public LoggingLevel Level { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// An optional name of the logger issuing this message.
+    /// </summary>
+    [System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonPropertyName("logger")]
+    public string? Logger { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The data to be logged, such as a string message or an object. Any JSON serializable type is allowed here.
+    /// </summary>
+    [System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonPropertyName("data")]
+    public JsonElement? Data { get; init; }
+}

src/ModelContextProtocol/Protocol/Types/SetLevelRequestParams.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+namespace ModelContextProtocol.Protocol.Types;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A request from the client to the server, to enable or adjust logging.
+/// <see href="https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/specification/blob/main/schema/2024-11-05/schema.json">See the schema for details</see>
+/// </summary>
+public class SetLevelRequestParams
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The level of logging that the client wants to receive from the server. 
+    /// The server should send all logs at this level and higher (i.e., more severe) to the client as notifications/message.
+    /// </summary>
+    [System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonPropertyName("level")]
+    public required LoggingLevel Level { get; init; }
+}

src/ModelContextProtocol/Server/McpServer.cs

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public McpServer(ITransport transport, McpServerOptions options, ILoggerFactory?
         SetToolsHandler(options);
         SetPromptsHandler(options);
         SetResourcesHandler(options);
+        SetSetLoggingLevelHandler(options);
     }
 
     public ClientCapabilities? ClientCapabilities { get; set; }
@@ -210,4 +211,18 @@ private void SetToolsHandler(McpServerOptions options)
         SetRequestHandler<ListToolsRequestParams, ListToolsResult>("tools/list", (request, ct) => listToolsHandler(new(this, request), ct));
         SetRequestHandler<CallToolRequestParams, CallToolResponse>("tools/call", (request, ct) => callToolHandler(new(this, request), ct));
     }
+
+    private void SetSetLoggingLevelHandler(McpServerOptions options)
+    {
+        if (options.Capabilities?.Logging is not { } loggingCapability)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (loggingCapability.SetLoggingLevelHandler is not { } setLoggingLevelHandler)
+        {
+            throw new McpServerException("Logging capability was enabled, but SetLoggingLevelHandler was not specified.");
+        }
+
+        SetRequestHandler<SetLevelRequestParams, EmptyResult>("logging/setLevel", (request, ct) => setLoggingLevelHandler(new(this, request), ct));
+    }
 }

src/ModelContextProtocol/Server/McpServerHandlers.cs

@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ public sealed class McpServerHandlers
     /// </summary>
     public Func<RequestContext<UnsubscribeRequestParams>, CancellationToken, Task<EmptyResult>>? UnsubscribeFromResourcesHandler { get; set; }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get or sets the handler for set logging level requests.
+    /// </summary>
+    public Func<RequestContext<SetLevelRequestParams>, CancellationToken, Task<EmptyResult>>? SetLoggingLevelHandler { get; set; }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Overwrite any handlers in McpServerOptions with non-null handlers from this instance.
     /// </summary>
@@ -125,6 +130,20 @@ toolsCapability with
                 };
         }
 
+        LoggingCapability? loggingCapability = options.Capabilities?.Logging;
+        if (SetLoggingLevelHandler is not null)
+        {
+            loggingCapability = loggingCapability is null ?
+                new()
+                {
+                    SetLoggingLevelHandler = SetLoggingLevelHandler,
+                } :
+                loggingCapability with
+                {
+                    SetLoggingLevelHandler = SetLoggingLevelHandler ?? loggingCapability.SetLoggingLevelHandler,
+                };
+        }
+
         options.Capabilities = options.Capabilities is null ?
             new()
             {

tests/ModelContextProtocol.TestServer/Program.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using ModelContextProtocol.Protocol.Types;
 using ModelContextProtocol.Server;
 using Serilog;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Text.Json;
 
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ private static async Task Main(string[] args)
                 Tools = ConfigureTools(),
                 Resources = ConfigureResources(),
                 Prompts = ConfigurePrompts(),
+                Logging = ConfigureLogging()
             },
             ProtocolVersion = "2024-11-05",
             ServerInstructions = "This is a test server with only stub functionality",
@@ -54,10 +56,35 @@ private static async Task Main(string[] args)
 
         Log.Logger.Information("Server started.");
 
+        // everything server sends random log level messages every 15 seconds
+        int loggingSeconds = 0;
+        Random random = Random.Shared;
+        var loggingLevels = Enum.GetValues<LoggingLevel>().ToList();
+
         // Run until process is stopped by the client (parent process)
         while (true)
         {
             await Task.Delay(5000);
+            if (_minimumLoggingLevel is not null)
+            {
+                loggingSeconds += 5;
+
+                // Send random log messages every 15 seconds
+                if (loggingSeconds >= 15)
+                {
+                    var logLevelIndex = random.Next(loggingLevels.Count);
+                    var logLevel = loggingLevels[logLevelIndex];
+                    await server.SendMessageAsync(new JsonRpcNotification()
+                    {
+                        Method = NotificationMethods.LoggingMessageNotification,
+                        Params = new LoggingMessageNotificationParams
+                        {
+                            Level = logLevel,
+                            Data = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<JsonElement>("\"Random log message\"")
+                        }
+                    });
+                }
+            }
 
             // Snapshot the subscribed resources, rather than locking while sending notifications
             List<string> resources;
@@ -266,6 +293,26 @@ private static PromptsCapability ConfigurePrompts()
         };
     }
 
+    private static LoggingLevel? _minimumLoggingLevel = null;
+
+    private static LoggingCapability ConfigureLogging()
+    {
+        return new()
+        {
+            SetLoggingLevelHandler = (request, cancellationToken) =>
+            {
+                if (request.Params?.Level is null)
+                {
+                    throw new McpServerException("Missing required argument 'level'");
+                }
+
+                _minimumLoggingLevel = request.Params.Level;
+
+                return Task.FromResult(new EmptyResult());
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
     private static readonly HashSet<string> _subscribedResources = new();
     private static readonly object _subscribedResourcesLock = new();
 

tests/ModelContextProtocol.Tests/ClientIntegrationTests.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 using ModelContextProtocol.Configuration;
 using ModelContextProtocol.Protocol.Transport;
 using Xunit.Sdk;
+using System.Text.Encodings.Web;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization.Metadata;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 
 namespace ModelContextProtocol.Tests;
 
@@ -550,6 +553,41 @@ public async Task SamplingViaChatClient_RequestResponseProperlyPropagated()
         Assert.Contains("Eiffel", result.Content[0].Text);
     }
 
+    [Theory]
+    [MemberData(nameof(GetClients))]
+    public async Task SetLoggingLevel_ReceivesLoggingMessages(string clientId)
+    {
+        // arrange
+        JsonSerializerOptions jsonSerializerOptions = new(JsonSerializerDefaults.Web)
+        {
+            TypeInfoResolver = new DefaultJsonTypeInfoResolver(),
+            Converters = { new JsonStringEnumConverter() },
+            DefaultIgnoreCondition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingNull,
+            NumberHandling = JsonNumberHandling.AllowReadingFromString,
+            Encoder = JavaScriptEncoder.UnsafeRelaxedJsonEscaping,
+        };
+
+        int logCounter = 0;
+        await using var client = await _fixture.CreateClientAsync(clientId);
+        client.AddNotificationHandler(NotificationMethods.LoggingMessageNotification, (notification) =>
+        {
+            var loggingMessageNotificationParameters = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<LoggingMessageNotificationParams>(notification.Params!.ToString() ?? string.Empty,
+                jsonSerializerOptions);
+            if (loggingMessageNotificationParameters is not null)
+            {
+                ++logCounter;
+            }
+            return Task.CompletedTask;
+        });
+
+        // act
+        await client.SetLoggingLevel(LoggingLevel.Debug, CancellationToken.None);
+        await Task.Delay(16000, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // assert
+        Assert.True(logCounter > 0);
+    }
+
     private static void SkipTestIfNoOpenAIKey()
     {
         Assert.SkipWhen(s_openAIKey is null, "No OpenAI key provided. Skipping test.");