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feat(server): render MCP Apps from Claude tool calls#29803

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MCP Apps only rendered in Codex threads. Claude Code now provides what a host needs: tool UI metadata and readMcpResource arrived in CLI 2.1.280, and 2.1.301 added result_not_for_model for tool calls made by an app. Claude threads showed the plain tool result instead of the app.

What changed

  • Claude adapter. When the CLI reports the MCP Apps capabilities at system/init, the adapter handles a finished mcp__<server>__<tool> call whose tool declares a ui:// resource. It reads the resource, saves the HTML as an MCP App attachment with the same snapshotMcpApp path Codex uses, and stores { t3McpApp, result } as the tool item's output. The session runtime now implements mcpApps.listTools, callTool and readResource, so apps can call their server's tools and read its resources. Older CLIs report no capabilities and keep today's behaviour.
  • Impersonation guard. mcpAppFromToolItem now also accepts Claude's mcp__<server>__<tool> names. A tool still cannot claim another server's app.
  • SDK and manifest. @anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk moves from 0.3.276 to 0.3.316. The recommended Claude CLI is now >=2.1.301. The supported range is unchanged, so older T3 Code builds are unaffected.

Things to know

  • App tool calls use a private SDK method. The SDK defines the mcp_call control request but has no public method for it. callTool sends it through the SDK's internal request, the same path the SDK's own readMcpResource uses. If a future SDK removes it, the adapter returns a clear error.
  • The first result is slightly rebuilt. In a normal turn the CLI flattens the tool's text content to a string, so the adapter wraps it back into a text block. structuredContent and _meta are exact. Results from calls the app makes itself are exact.
  • Capture is inline. The adapter reads the resource where it handles the tool result, with a 20-second timeout, instead of copying Codex's forked capture. A slow MCP server can stall that session's events for up to 20 seconds. Tool calls inside subagents are not captured.

Verification

  • I ran a real Claude Haiku turn against a stdio MCP App server. The server's show_weather tool declares ui://weather/card.html, and its app-only tool refresh_weather is called from the app.
  • The app rendered inside the thread with the tool's structuredContent (Oslo, 19°C).
  • Clicking Refresh in the app went through the client host, then mcpApps.callTool, then mcp_call to the CLI and the MCP server. The card updated to 23°C with a new timestamp.
App rendered from the Claude tool callAfter clicking Refresh (app → callTool)
Claude thread showing the weather MCP App: Oslo 19°C, light rainSame app after Refresh: Oslo 23°C, partly cloudy, newer timestamp

Recording of the turn and the refresh:

https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/7cdaff5f236b7993/claude-mcp-app-demo.mp4

Tests. New ClaudeAdapterV2 test covering capture, the rebuilt result, the saved HTML, the listTools annotation mapping and an app callTool. mcpApp.test.ts gains rows for the Claude resource URI and tool name. vp run check:changed passes.

Made with Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code (T3 Code).

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Takeover

Taken over from @juliusmarminge. The shape is unchanged: the same Claude adapter capture, snapshotMcpApp and the mcpApps session runtime. Review fixes added on top:

  • Tool routing. Claude Code routes mcp__a__b__tool by prefix. Capture, listTools, callTool and readResource now refuse a server whose normalised prefix overlaps another configured server's, because otherwise an app's read-only call could run a mutating tool on another server. Tool names that collide are refused too.
  • Names and metadata. claude.ai connector names now follow the CLI's normalisation. The legacy flat ui/resourceUri is read when ui has no resourceUri. listTools returns a full tool definition (inputSchema), which the official Apps SDK requires.
  • Errors and docs. When the Claude process is gone, the app shows session-stopped ("send a message in that thread") instead of a generic failure. The two result normalisers are now one. The user docs name Claude (Claude Code 2.1.301 or newer).
  • Tests. Cut to six adapter cases, one McpAppRequests case and the shared guard rows.

Two corrections to the description above: the SDK moves from 0.3.284 (main's current version) to 0.3.316. For results of calls the app makes itself, Claude Code 2.1.303 rejects a reply that has isError together with structuredContent, so the app gets a request error instead of that result.

Evidence

Before d1ec71e6ff (main), after 524d29b43a. Real web and Android apps on fresh databases, real Claude Code 2.1.303 turns against a synthetic stdio MCP App server (matrix). E7, E10 and E11 use a version-only fake claude executable. E12 is a labelled harness, because guest links need T3 Connect.

Environment. Web: Playwright with Chromium 148 on headless Linux, no device emulation, DPR 1, 1440×900 or 390×1000 CSS px, reduced motion, frozen clock. Duration and timestamp labels are normalised on both sides ([data-evidence-time-label], [data-evidence-normalized-duration], [data-evidence-normalized-timestamp]). Android: native dev client on a Pixel 9 emulator (API 36), 1080×2424 px, DPR 2.625, font scale 0.94, dark, animations off, identical time labels. Diff0 marks any changed pixel; DiffT marks a change of more than 16/255.

Row / profile / sheetBefore d1ec71e6ffAfter 524d29b43aDiff0 (>0)DiffT (>16/255)
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E2 1440×900 darkE2-1440-dark-before.pngE2-1440-dark-after.pngE2-1440-dark-Diff0.pngE2-1440-dark-DiffT.png
E3 1440×900 darkE3-1440-dark-confirmation-before.pngE3-1440-dark-confirmation-after.pngE3-1440-dark-confirmation-Diff0.pngE3-1440-dark-confirmation-DiffT.png
E4 1440×900 darkE4-1440-dark-before.pngE4-1440-dark-after.pngE4-1440-dark-Diff0.pngE4-1440-dark-DiffT.png
E5 1440×900 darkE5-1440-dark-before.pngE5-1440-dark-after.pngE5-1440-dark-Diff0.pngE5-1440-dark-DiffT.png
E6 Android1080×2424 darkE6-android-dark-before.pngE6-android-dark-after.pngE6-android-dark-Diff0.pngE6-android-dark-DiffT.png
E7 1440×900 darkE7-1440-dark-before.pngE7-1440-dark-after.pngE7-1440-dark-Diff0.pngE7-1440-dark-DiffT.png
E8 Android1080×2424 darkE8-android-dark-before.pngE8-android-dark-after.pngE8-android-dark-Diff0.pngE8-android-dark-DiffT.png
E9 1440×900 dark— (after-only)E9-1440-dark-after.mp4——
E10 1440×900 darkE10-1440-dark-editor-before.pngE10-1440-dark-editor-after.pngE10-1440-dark-editor-Diff0.pngE10-1440-dark-editor-DiffT.png
E11 Android1080×2424 darkE11-android-settings-dark-before.pngE11-android-settings-dark-after.pngE11-android-settings-dark-Diff0.pngE11-android-settings-dark-DiffT.png
E12 1440×900 dark HARNESSE12-1440-dark-harness-before.pngE12-1440-dark-harness-after.pngE12-1440-dark-harness-Diff0.pngE12-1440-dark-harness-DiffT.png

What else changed

  • The recommended Claude CLI in version advisories changes from >=2.1.280 to >=2.1.301 (web settings and banners, Android settings and composer).
  • The app card replaces the tool row, which changes timeline height and moves the response below it.
  • Refresh, resource reads and saves change the card's values. The mutating call adds a confirmation that blurs the background. Recovering from a stopped session adds the error and the new messages.
  • The guest timeline shows the app's unavailable state instead of a plain tool row, the same as Codex apps.
  • With the changed text width, the E10 wide banner recentres by 1 px. E4 is unchanged at zero threshold.

Rebuild: REPRODUCE.md; seed seed-driver.js; capture web-driver.mjs / native-capture.py; fixtures weather-server.py / weather-card.html; all scripts/metadata. Full index: index.md

Verification log
  • Reviews. Three rounds, each with two reviewers (Codex gpt-6.1-sol and Claude Opus 5.5).
    • Round 1: FIX_FIRST from both. Findings: incomplete tool definition, name collisions, the legacy URI key, claude.ai names, outdated docs.
    • Round 2: Opus said MERGE. Sol said FIX_FIRST: overlapping server prefixes sent an app call to the wrong server.
    • Round 3: Opus said MERGE. Sol said FIX_FIRST: a forged reference could still read resources under colliding names. That is fixed in 953aba0bc1, after the round.
  • Tests. The PR had 1 adapter test and 2 touched shared tests. It now has 6 adapter tests, 1 McpAppRequests test, and guard rows in mcpApp.test.ts. Each new test was revert-checked. vp run check:changed passes: typecheck across 40 packages, plus 7 test files.
  • Proof audit. Pass 1 derived a 43-row matrix, which was pruned to the rows this diff changes. Pass 2 was INSUFFICIENT, so everything was recaptured. The re-check is SUFFICIENT: it rebuilt E1 independently and found a delta of 8 px at most 1/255.
  • CI. Green on 524d29b43a.
  • Unverified. A real guest link, which needs T3 Connect; it is covered by a harness. iOS was not captured; mobile rendering is shared and was verified on Android.
  • Model and harness: Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code (T3 Code). Reviews and evidence by Codex gpt-6.1-sol and Claude Opus 5.5.

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Walkthrough

Claude’s adapter now supports MCP App tool and resource operations, captures eligible UI resources in tool results, and exposes app operations through a live query session. Shared helpers, provider error mapping, tests, and Claude compatibility metadata are updated.

Changes: Claude MCP Apps

Layer / File(s)Summary
MCP App metadata and tool identity
packages/shared/src/mcpApp.ts, packages/shared/src/mcpApp.test.ts, packages/shared/src/toolOutput.ts, packages/provider-core/src/server/ProviderAdapter.ts, apps/server/src/mcpApps/McpAppRequests.test.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/ClaudeAdapterV2.test.ts		Shared helpers validate MCP App resource URIs and format Claude MCP tool names. Tool-item matching accepts Claude’s MCP tool-name form. MCP tool information now includes an input schema.
Claude SDK MCP query operations
apps/server/package.json, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/ClaudeAdapterV2.ts, apps/server/src/provider/model-manifest.json, docs/user/html-renders.md		The query session adds MCP server-status, resource-read, and tool-call operations. The SDK dependency and Claude compatibility recommendation are updated. Documentation lists Claude as supporting MCP Apps for Claude Code 2.1.301 or newer.
Live MCP App discovery and capture
apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/ClaudeAdapterV2.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/ClaudeAdapterV2.test.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/ClaudeAdapterV2.testkit.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ClaudeAutomaticDelivery.integration.test.ts		Live queries validate process state and capabilities before MCP App operations. Eligible tool results can include captured UI resources and normalized output. Tests cover supported, ambiguous, failed, timed-out, and unsupported cases.
Stopped-session error mapping
packages/provider-core/src/server/ProviderAdapter.ts, packages/provider-core/src/server/failure.ts, apps/server/src/mcpApps/McpAppRequests.ts, apps/server/src/mcpApps/McpAppRequests.test.ts		MCP request handling maps provider errors with reason session_stopped to session-stopped; other adapter errors map to request-failed.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

mermaid
1sequenceDiagram
2 participant MCPAppClient
3 participant ClaudeAdapterV2
4 participant ClaudeAgentSdkQuerySession
5 participant ClaudeSDK
6 MCPAppClient->>ClaudeAdapterV2: request tools, a tool call, or a resource
7 ClaudeAdapterV2->>ClaudeAgentSdkQuerySession: send MCP operation
8 ClaudeAgentSdkQuerySession->>ClaudeSDK: issue MCP request
9 ClaudeSDK-->>ClaudeAgentSdkQuerySession: return MCP response
10 ClaudeAgentSdkQuerySession-->>ClaudeAdapterV2: return operation result
11 ClaudeAdapterV2-->>MCPAppClient: return result or captured app output

Possibly related issues

  • pingdotgg/t3code issue 27552: The SDK update to 0.3.316 meets the issue’s stated minimum of 0.3.284; this PR does not change the thread-forking logic described there.

Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg, maria-rcks

Merge Risk: External image Moderate · previous review 1e9f6

Claude MCP Apps can call tools that the user's Claude permission rules deny or require confirmation for, without any check. Add a deny/ask guard before merge. A separate, lower-impact issue remains: a crafted tool result can make an app read a resource from the wrong MCP server when server names collide.

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Verdict: Needs Human Approval

Macroscope's review found this PR requires human approval — Supported Claude sessions will automatically render MCP App cards where plain tool rows appeared before, including interactive tool calls and resource reads. A human must confirm this default experience change; capability checks, permission guards, and plain-row fallback limit its exposure.

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✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.

ProviderMetricMain baselineThis PRImpactPR ceiling
CodexTotal thread wire5.0 KiB5.0 KiB0 B (0.0%)6.8 KiB✅
CodexThread snapshot wire3.8 KiB3.8 KiB0 B (0.0%)4.9 KiB✅
CodexLive turn WebSocket wire1.2 KiB1.2 KiB0 B (0.0%)2.0 KiB✅
CodexLive turn WebSocket decoded21.5 KiB21.5 KiB0 B (0.0%)24.4 KiB✅
CodexLive turn messages110 (0.0%)8✅
ClaudeTotal thread wire5.0 KiB5.0 KiB0 B (0.0%)6.8 KiB✅
ClaudeThread snapshot wire3.8 KiB3.8 KiB0 B (0.0%)4.9 KiB✅
ClaudeLive turn WebSocket wire1.2 KiB1.2 KiB0 B (0.0%)2.0 KiB✅
ClaudeLive turn WebSocket decoded21.9 KiB21.9 KiB0 B (0.0%)24.4 KiB✅
ClaudeLive turn messages110 (0.0%)8✅

Baseline: dd5f98e · PR result: bf1074b · Source CI: success

Scenario and decoded snapshot size

10 historical turns, 5 command tools per turn, 878.9 KiB retained MCP result per historical turn, and a 1.05 MiB retained result in the measured turn.

  • Codex decoded thread snapshot: 108.5 KiB
  • Claude decoded thread snapshot: 108.8 KiB

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Do not persist untrusted Claude app metadata.

When Claude capture rejects an overlapping server prefix, the adapter persists the original tool_use_result. That result can contain arbitrary structuredContent, and the shared parser promotes a nested t3McpApp into the stored app reference. For colliding names such as a b and a_b, mcpAppFromToolItem accepts a forged reference for a b on the mcp__a_b__tool item. McpAppRequests.readResource then routes the request to a b. Persist t3McpApp only from captureClaudeMcpApp, or remove it from the raw fallback result. The existing overlap check already blocks the corresponding callTool path.

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Drafted by Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code (via T3 Code); reviewed and posted by @seth-dixon.

Was testing MCP App cards in Claude threads and noticed that calls from a card skip Claude's permission rules. They go through the mcp_call control request, which skips them as evidenced by the SDK types: "No permission check (control channel is trusted…)" (sdk.d.ts, SDKControlMcpCallRequest).

Repro

SDK 0.3.316, CLI 2.1.317, settingSources: []:

  1. Start a session with settings: { permissions: { deny: ["mcp__probe__redeploy"] } } and permissionMode: "default".
  2. Send { subtype: "mcp_call", tool: "mcp__probe__redeploy", arguments: {}, result_not_for_model: true } the same way sendClaudeMcpCall does.

The call returns success, and the server logs the tools/call. A model turn in the same session can't call the tool, so the deny rule did load. An ask rule gives the same result, and canUseTool never runs. bypassPermissions behaves the same way.

Effect on cards

claudeMcpToolForApps passes Claude's readOnly through as readOnlyHint, and T3 doesn't prompt for read-only tools. So a read-only tool that the user denied in Claude (or set to ask) runs from a card with no prompt at all. Tools that aren't read-only still get T3's prompt, but that prompt doesn't know about the deny rule.

What I tried locally

Before sending mcp_call, the adapter reads the session's permission rules:

  • If a deny rule could cover the tool, it refuses the call. This includes server-wide rules (mcp__server, mcp__server__*) and server names that contain __.
  • If an ask or deny rule could cover the tool, it drops readOnlyHint, so T3 prompts.
  • If it can't parse a rule, it assumes the rule covers the tool.

I have this with tests on a local branch. Happy to open it as a follow-up once this merges, or you can fold it in here if that's easier.

JJulius Marminge4d ago

Thanks, good catch. Please fold it into this PR rather than a follow-up. Open your branch as a PR against t3/claude-mcp-apps (or push it here if you can) and we'll merge it into this one before landing. The branch is current with main as of 664ae2d.

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  • packages/provider-core/src/server/ProviderAdapter.ts
  • packages/shared/src/toolOutput.ts

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apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/ClaudeAdapterV2.tslines 11761–11771Outdated · 1e9f6f1Open thread
……@@ -11488,6 +11749,33 @@ export const makeClaudeAdapterV2 = Effect.fn("makeClaudeAdapterV2")(function* (
11768+ })
11769+ .pipe(Effect.mapError(mcpAppError("Claude MCP tool call failed."))),
11770+ );
11771+ }),
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callTool bypasses Claude permission rules.

callTool sends mcp_call through sendClaudeMcpCall. The SDK types this control request as a trusted channel with no permission check. The PR discussion reports a reproduction on SDK 0.3.316 and CLI 2.1.317: a tool denied by a Claude deny rule still ran and reached the MCP server. An ask rule behaved the same way, and canUseTool was not invoked.

claudeMcpToolForApps (Lines 794-799) maps Claude's readOnly annotation to readOnlyHint. T3 skips its confirmation prompt for read-only tools. A tool that a user denied or restricted in Claude can therefore run from an app with no prompt at all. Model-initiated calls in the same session do obey the rule.

Required fix:

  • Before sending mcp_call, read the session permission rules. resolveClaudeSettings is already imported and gives the effective permissions.
  • Refuse the call if a deny rule may cover claudeMcpToolName(server, tool).
  • If an ask or deny rule may apply, remove readOnlyHint in claudeMcpToolForApps, so T3 always prompts.
  • Treat an unparseable rule as covering the tool.
Sketch of the guard (rule matching helper to be written)
diff
1 callTool: Effect.fn("ClaudeAdapterV2.callMcpTool")(function* (call) {
2 const { liveQuery } = yield* mcpAppServerStatuses(call.providerThread, call.server);
3+ const toolName = claudeMcpToolName(call.server, call.tool);
4+ if (yield* claudeDenyRuleMayCover(toolName)) {
5+ return yield* new ProviderAdapter.ProviderAdapterProtocolError({
6+ driver: CLAUDE_PROVIDER,
7+ detail: "A Claude permission rule denies this MCP tool.",
8+ });
9+ }
10 return claudeMcpCallToolResult(

The seth-dixon comment offers a tested version of this mitigation as a follow-up or as a fold-in to this PR. Fold it in before merge, because the bypass is user-reachable.

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6Review comment at @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/ClaudeAdapterV2.ts
7around lines 11761 - 11771:
8Update ClaudeAdapterV2.callTool to check the session’s effective permissions
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✅ Addressed in commits 664ae2d to bf1074b

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  • refactor(server): construct Claude MCP App errors inline664ae2d

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  • fix(server): bind Claude MCP App references to the adapter's own capture0e2827e

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  • fix(server): Claude MCP app card calls honor Claude's permission rulesbea27bc
  • fix(server): Claude MCP app cards treat skipped settings and alias rules as covering1a109e9
  • fix(server): any wildcard Claude rule counts as covering MCP app card tools311bf52
  • test(server): an undecodable Claude permission-rules reply counts as unreadable3341c88
Sseth-dixon4d ago
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Drafted by Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code (via T3 Code); reviewed and posted by @seth-dixon.

Opened as #31131 against t3/claude-mcp-apps, on top of 0e2827e.

One call for you in there: Claude also matches rules against server aliases T3 can't list, so the fix treats any mcp__ or wildcard ask/deny rule as covering every card tool. That's safe, but someone with an unrelated rule like deny: mcp__github__delete_issue gets every card call refused. The PR description has the narrower option and the rare gap it would leave. It also lists a few gaps already on this branch (PreToolUse hooks, org tool caps, generic refusal text).

JJulius Marminge4d ago

Folded in Seth's permission-rule fix from #31131 (fast-forward to 3341c88). Card calls now refuse when a deny rule may cover the tool, and readOnlyHint is dropped unless Claude's rules are readable with no ask or deny rule covering the tool. The strict alias/wildcard coverage stays. Landing once CI is green on 3341c88.

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  • refactor(server): stopped MCP App sessions fail with their own adapter errorbf1074b