MCP SSE Proxy

MCP2SSE Proxy ClaudeAI client for streaming events and managing remote tools.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Prerequisites
• Installation
• Quick Start
• Usage
• Configuration
  • Command-Line Arguments
  • Environment Variables
  • .env File Configuration
• Advanced Usage
• Logging
• Contributing
• License
• Authors

Features

• Server-Sent Events (SSE) streaming
• Remote tool and prompt discovery
• Environment variable resource management
• Configurable connection and retry mechanisms
• Flexible logging and debugging support

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8+
• Dependencies:
  • mcp
  • httpx
  • python-dotenv
  • anyio
  • httpx-sse

Installation

Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/your-org/mcp-sse-proxy.git
cd mcp-sse-proxy

Install Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

Claude AI configuration

• Windows Config location: C:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Roaming\Claude\claude_desktop_config
  [or open via clinent menu: File->Settings then Developer->Edit Config]

Config example for Windows:

{
  "globalShortcut": "",
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-sse-proxy": {
      "command": "C:\\Users\\<USERNAME>\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python312\\python.exe",
      "args": [
        "C:\\mcp-sse-proxy-claude\\src\\mcp_sse_proxy.py",
		"--base-url", "http://<IP_ADDRESS>:8000",
		"--debug-enabled"
      ],
	  "env": {
		  "RESOURCE_OPENAI_API_KEY": "sk-xxx",
		  "RESOURCE_BRAVE_API_KEY": "BSAxxxx"
	  }
    }
  }
}

• MacOS Config Location: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{}

Quick Start

Basic Run (use .env to populate environment variables)

python src/mcp_sse_proxy.py

Run with Custom Base URL

python src/mcp_sse_proxy.py --base-url https://custom-mcp-server.com

Usage

Basic Usage

The MCP SSE Proxy connects to a remote server and proxies events to a local MCP server. By default, it uses predefined settings.

Key Functionalities

• List available remote tools
• Retrieve prompts
• Call remote tools
• Stream server-sent events

Configuration

Command-Line Arguments

--base-url

• Description: Specify the base URL for the MCP server
• Default: Predefined BASE_URL in the source code
• Example:

  python src/mcp_sse_proxy.py --base-url https://custom-mcp-server.com

--debug-enabled

• Description: Enable debug file logging
• Default: Disabled
• Example:

  python src/mcp_sse_proxy.py --debug-enabled

Environment Variables

Logging Configuration

• MCP_SSE_PROXY_DEBUG
  • Description: Enable or disable debug logging
  • Values: True or False
  • Default: False
  • Behavior: Creates mcp_sse_proxy_debug.log when enabled
  • Example:

    export MCP_SSE_PROXY_BASE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:8000
    export MCP_SSE_PROXY_DEBUG=True
    python src/mcp_sse_proxy.py

Resource Subscription

• RESOURCE_* Prefix
  • Description: Environment variables sent to the server as resources
  • Behavior: Prefix [RESOURCE_] will be removed before sending to server
  • Example:

    export RESOURCE_OPENAI_API_KEY=your_api_key
    export RESOURCE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=some_value

.env File Configuration

Create a .env file in the project root:

MCP_SSE_PROXY_DEBUG=True
MCP_SSE_PROXY_BASE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:8000
RESOURCE_OPENAI_API_KEY=your_api_key
RESOURCE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=some_value

Configuration Precedence

1. Command-line arguments
2. Environment variables
3. .env file
4. Default values in the source code

Advanced Usage

Programmatic Configuration

You can also configure the proxy programmatically by modifying the SseClient parameters.

Retry Mechanisms

• Configurable connection retry delay
• Exponential backoff for connection attempts

Logging

Debug Logging

• Note that by design MCP SSE Proxy will not print any messages after running in CLI mode. As by design, MCP will not log anything to STDIO, as this will interfere with protocol operation.
• Thats why, for more details - enabled via MCP_SSE_PROXY_DEBUG or --debug-enabled debug file.
• Logs stored in mcp_sse_proxy_debug.log by default in same folder where mcp_sse_proxy.exe is located.
• Provides detailed information about SSE connections, tool calls, and system events (in debug file, you will see both side of connection messages - MCP and SSE)

⚠️ Warning: Enabling debug logging may expose sensitive information in logs. ⚠️

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to the branch
5. Create a Pull Request

FAQ Q&A

License

MIT

Authors

• Nchekwa. Artur Zdolinski