fix: align Context logging methods with MCP spec data type#2366
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Change `message: str` to `data: Any` in `Context.log()` and convenience
methods (debug, info, warning, error) to match the MCP specification
which allows any JSON-serializable type for log data.
Remove the `extra` parameter since callers can now pass structured data
directly (e.g., `ctx.info({"key": "value"})`).
Fixes modelcontextprotocol#397
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The MCP spec defines 8 RFC-5424 syslog severity levels (debug, info, notice, warning, error, critical, alert, emergency). Context.log previously only accepted 4 of them via a local Literal, even though ServerSession.send_log_message and LoggingMessageNotificationParams already accept the full LoggingLevel type. The debug/info/warning/error convenience methods are unchanged; they cover the common cases. Callers needing the other levels go through ctx.log() directly. Github-Issue: modelcontextprotocol#397
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Thanks for the PR! I added changed the log level to use the actual literal type with all the levels and added migration docs. Other than that looked good to me. Approved :)
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Summary
message: str→data: AnyinContext.log()and convenience methods (debug,info,warning,error)extraparameter — callers can now pass structured data directly asdataServerSession.send_log_message(data: Any)which already acceptsAnyMotivation
The MCP specification defines log data as
unknown(any JSON-serializable type), butContext.info()and friends only acceptedstr.Before:
After:
Breaking Change
messageparameter renamed todatainlog(),debug(),info(),warning(),error()extraparameter removed fromlog()and convenience methodsCallers using positional args (
ctx.info("msg")) are unaffected. Callers usingmessage=keyword orextra=need to update.Test plan
test_logging_callback.pyto use new APItest_context_loggingintest_server.pypasses (string data still works)Fixes #397
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