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Drop the ext-apps#733 elicitation mirrors when the package ships a release containing it
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Description
Surfaced while doing #1745 / #2309 (PR #2358). Same shape as #1745 was: a set of in-source mirrors carried until an upstream @modelcontextprotocol/ext-apps release makes them redundant.
Trigger
Close this when @modelcontextprotocol/ext-apps publishes a release that contains ext-apps#733 (MCP Apps-rendered elicitations, SEP-3118). 2.0.0 does not include it — #733 (opened 2026-07-29) is still open upstream as of 2026-09-13, and 2.0.0 shipped 2026-09-08 without it — so there is no bridge.requestElicitation(), no elicitation key in McpUiHostCapabilities, and no /server helpers to switch to yet. The nightly SDK watch (#1063) will file the release issue; this is the cleanup it unlocks.
Mirror sites to remove (verified against the #2358 tree)
Each is tagged in-source with ext-apps#733:
core/mcp/appElicitation.ts— mirrors the #733 server-capability / URI validator helpers; replace with the package's/serverexports.clients/web/src/components/elements/AppRenderer/requestAppElicitation.ts— hand-issues theui/elicitationrequest; replace withbridge.requestElicitation(params).clients/web/src/components/elements/AppRenderer/appCapabilities.ts— the WeakMap + transport observer that captures the app's initialize capabilities; delete the module and readgetAppCapabilities()off the bridge.createAppBridgeFactory.ts~line 326 — thePartial<McpUiHostCapabilities>spread that adds theelicitationkey the type does not yet declare.docs/test-servers.md~line 246 — the note that the Inspector speaks the #733 wire protocol but does not yet consume its helpers.
Folded in
While touching (3): type MessageObservable / observeAppCapabilities against the SDK v2 Transport interface, which PostMessageTransport now implements (the test fakes would need start/send/close). Cosmetic on its own; do it here rather than as a separate change.
Acceptance
- Bump
@modelcontextprotocol/ext-appsto the release containing #733 (rootpackage.jsononly). - Remove mirrors 1–5; the app-rendered elicitation flow (
mcp-app-elicitationtest-server config,smoke-web-elicitation.mjs) still passes. npm run local:gategreen.
Why not a sub-issue of #2309
#2309 tracks the 2.0.0 upgrade, which #2358 completed. Parenting this to it would hold that issue open until an ext-apps release that does not exist yet, so it is a sibling with cross-references (maintainer-confirmed).
Priority scored with the /issue-triage rubric below.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
After the ext-apps release containing #733 is available, start with the tagged mirrors in core/mcp/appElicitation.ts, AppRenderer/requestAppElicitation.ts, AppRenderer/appCapabilities.ts, createAppBridgeFactory.ts, and docs/test-servers.md. Update the root package.json dependency, remove those mirrors, verify the mcp-app-elicitation test-server and smoke-web-elicitation.mjs, then run npm run local:gate; done means the elicitation flow still passes.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- tooling, web-dev
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100