MCP Root

A filesystem boundary the client exposes to the server via roots/list. MUST be a file:// URI in the current specification.

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Properties

Name Type Description
uri string MUST be a file:// URI.
name string Optional human-readable name for display purposes.
_meta object
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JSON Schema

mcp-root-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://api-evangelist.github.io/mcp/json-schema/mcp-root-schema.json",
  "title": "MCP Root",
  "description": "A filesystem boundary the client exposes to the server via roots/list. MUST be a file:// URI in the current specification.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["uri"],
  "properties": {
    "uri": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "pattern": "^file://",
      "description": "MUST be a file:// URI."
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional human-readable name for display purposes."
    },
    "_meta": { "type": "object" }
  }
}

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