From 2ce5669e8d5e6b4408024959791c248bfbbea777 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jayaraman Venkatesan
<112980436+jayaraman-venkatesan@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 21:51:47 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] feat(feature/sep-2164-resource-not-found-error-code):
deprecate ResourceNotFound (-32002) and use InvalidParams (-32602) per
SEP-2164
---
src/ModelContextProtocol.Core/McpErrorCode.cs | 12 ++++++++++--
.../McpProtocolException.cs | 2 +-
.../Server/McpServerImpl.cs | 2 +-
tests/ModelContextProtocol.TestServer/Program.cs | 2 +-
tests/ModelContextProtocol.TestSseServer/Program.cs | 2 +-
.../McpServerBuilderExtensionsResourcesTests.cs | 4 ++--
.../Configuration/McpServerResourceRoutingTests.cs | 4 ++--
.../McpProtocolExceptionDataTests.cs | 12 ++++++------
.../Server/McpServerTests.cs | 2 +-
9 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/ModelContextProtocol.Core/McpErrorCode.cs b/src/ModelContextProtocol.Core/McpErrorCode.cs
index 33cd74a82..d085f47ff 100644
--- a/src/ModelContextProtocol.Core/McpErrorCode.cs
+++ b/src/ModelContextProtocol.Core/McpErrorCode.cs
@@ -9,9 +9,16 @@ public enum McpErrorCode
/// Indicates that the requested resource could not be found.
///
///
- /// This error should be used when a resource URI does not match any available resource on the server.
- /// It allows clients to distinguish between missing resources and other types of errors.
+ ///
+ /// Deprecated per SEP-2164 (MCP spec 2026-06-30). Use (-32602) instead,
+ /// which is the standard JSON-RPC code for unknown or unresolvable resource URIs.
+ ///
+ ///
+ /// This value (-32002) is retained for backward compatibility with pre-2026-06-30 clients and servers,
+ /// but new code should use .
+ ///
///
+ [Obsolete("ResourceNotFound (-32002) is deprecated per SEP-2164. Use McpErrorCode.InvalidParams (-32602) instead.")]
ResourceNotFound = -32002,
///
@@ -65,6 +72,7 @@ public enum McpErrorCode
///
/// - Tools: Unknown tool name or invalid protocol-level tool arguments.
/// - Prompts: Unknown prompt name or missing required protocol-level arguments.
+ /// - Resources: Unknown or unresolvable resource URI.
/// - Pagination: Invalid or expired cursor values.
/// - Logging: Invalid log level.
/// - Tasks: Invalid or nonexistent task ID or invalid cursor.
diff --git a/src/ModelContextProtocol.Core/McpProtocolException.cs b/src/ModelContextProtocol.Core/McpProtocolException.cs
index 3fbef91c0..7bcc4d0a8 100644
--- a/src/ModelContextProtocol.Core/McpProtocolException.cs
+++ b/src/ModelContextProtocol.Core/McpProtocolException.cs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public McpProtocolException(string message, Exception? innerException, McpErrorC
/// - -32700: Parse error - Invalid JSON received
/// - -32600: Invalid request - The JSON is not a valid Request object
/// - -32601: Method not found - The method does not exist or is not available
- /// - -32602: Invalid params - Malformed request or unknown primitive name (tool/prompt/resource)
+ /// - -32602: Invalid params - Malformed request, unknown primitive name (tool/prompt/resource), or unresolvable resource URI
/// - -32603: Internal error - Internal JSON-RPC error
///
///
diff --git a/src/ModelContextProtocol.Core/Server/McpServerImpl.cs b/src/ModelContextProtocol.Core/Server/McpServerImpl.cs
index 04d11e016..1aafb8100 100644
--- a/src/ModelContextProtocol.Core/Server/McpServerImpl.cs
+++ b/src/ModelContextProtocol.Core/Server/McpServerImpl.cs
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ subscribeHandler is null && unsubscribeHandler is null && resources is null &&
listResourcesHandler ??= (static async (_, __) => new ListResourcesResult());
listResourceTemplatesHandler ??= (static async (_, __) => new ListResourceTemplatesResult());
- readResourceHandler ??= (static async (request, _) => throw new McpProtocolException($"Unknown resource URI: '{request.Params?.Uri}'", McpErrorCode.ResourceNotFound));
+ readResourceHandler ??= (static async (request, _) => throw new McpProtocolException($"Unknown resource URI: '{request.Params?.Uri}'", McpErrorCode.InvalidParams));
subscribeHandler ??= (static async (_, __) => new EmptyResult());
unsubscribeHandler ??= (static async (_, __) => new EmptyResult());
var listChanged = resourcesCapability?.ListChanged;
diff --git a/tests/ModelContextProtocol.TestServer/Program.cs b/tests/ModelContextProtocol.TestServer/Program.cs
index 9cb963a96..aaa6104cc 100644
--- a/tests/ModelContextProtocol.TestServer/Program.cs
+++ b/tests/ModelContextProtocol.TestServer/Program.cs
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ private static void ConfigureResources(McpServerOptions options)
}
ResourceContents contents = resourceContents.FirstOrDefault(r => r.Uri == request.Params.Uri)
- ?? throw new McpProtocolException($"Resource not found: '{request.Params.Uri}'", McpErrorCode.ResourceNotFound);
+ ?? throw new McpProtocolException($"Resource not found: '{request.Params.Uri}'", McpErrorCode.InvalidParams);
return new ReadResourceResult
{
diff --git a/tests/ModelContextProtocol.TestSseServer/Program.cs b/tests/ModelContextProtocol.TestSseServer/Program.cs
index a36a0a6e0..e52a8ff1f 100644
--- a/tests/ModelContextProtocol.TestSseServer/Program.cs
+++ b/tests/ModelContextProtocol.TestSseServer/Program.cs
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ static CreateMessageRequestParams CreateRequestSamplingParams(string context, st
}
ResourceContents? contents = resourceContents.FirstOrDefault(r => r.Uri == request.Params.Uri) ??
- throw new McpProtocolException($"Resource not found: '{request.Params.Uri}'", McpErrorCode.ResourceNotFound);
+ throw new McpProtocolException($"Resource not found: '{request.Params.Uri}'", McpErrorCode.InvalidParams);
return new ReadResourceResult
{
diff --git a/tests/ModelContextProtocol.Tests/Configuration/McpServerBuilderExtensionsResourcesTests.cs b/tests/ModelContextProtocol.Tests/Configuration/McpServerBuilderExtensionsResourcesTests.cs
index 4b03cadb2..d6bb239d7 100644
--- a/tests/ModelContextProtocol.Tests/Configuration/McpServerBuilderExtensionsResourcesTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ModelContextProtocol.Tests/Configuration/McpServerBuilderExtensionsResourcesTests.cs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ protected override void ConfigureServices(ServiceCollection services, IMcpServer
};
}
- throw new McpProtocolException($"Resource not found: {request.Params.Uri}", McpErrorCode.ResourceNotFound);
+ throw new McpProtocolException($"Resource not found: {request.Params.Uri}", McpErrorCode.InvalidParams);
})
.WithResources();
}
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ public async Task Throws_Exception_On_Unknown_Resource()
cancellationToken: TestContext.Current.CancellationToken));
Assert.Contains("Resource not found", e.Message);
- Assert.Equal(McpErrorCode.ResourceNotFound, e.ErrorCode);
+ Assert.Equal(McpErrorCode.InvalidParams, e.ErrorCode);
}
[Fact]
diff --git a/tests/ModelContextProtocol.Tests/Configuration/McpServerResourceRoutingTests.cs b/tests/ModelContextProtocol.Tests/Configuration/McpServerResourceRoutingTests.cs
index 19e0f1bbe..61a770715 100644
--- a/tests/ModelContextProtocol.Tests/Configuration/McpServerResourceRoutingTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ModelContextProtocol.Tests/Configuration/McpServerResourceRoutingTests.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ private async Task AssertNoMatchAsync(
var ex = await Assert.ThrowsAsync(async () =>
await client.ReadResourceAsync(uri, null, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken));
- Assert.Equal(McpErrorCode.ResourceNotFound, ex.ErrorCode);
+ Assert.Equal(McpErrorCode.InvalidParams, ex.ErrorCode);
}
///
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public async Task MultipleTemplatedResources_MatchesCorrectResource()
// Literal template braces in URI should not match (template literal is not a valid URI)
var mcpEx = await Assert.ThrowsAsync(async () => await client.ReadResourceAsync("test://params{?a1,a2,a3}", null, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken));
- Assert.Equal(McpErrorCode.ResourceNotFound, mcpEx.ErrorCode);
+ Assert.Equal(McpErrorCode.InvalidParams, mcpEx.ErrorCode);
Assert.Equal("Request failed (remote): Unknown resource URI: 'test://params{?a1,a2,a3}'", mcpEx.Message);
}
diff --git a/tests/ModelContextProtocol.Tests/McpProtocolExceptionDataTests.cs b/tests/ModelContextProtocol.Tests/McpProtocolExceptionDataTests.cs
index 7d50a3044..336f58382 100644
--- a/tests/ModelContextProtocol.Tests/McpProtocolExceptionDataTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ModelContextProtocol.Tests/McpProtocolExceptionDataTests.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ protected override void ConfigureServices(ServiceCollection services, IMcpServer
switch (toolName)
{
case "throw_with_serializable_data":
- throw new McpProtocolException("Resource not found", McpErrorCode.ResourceNotFound)
+ throw new McpProtocolException("Resource not found", McpErrorCode.InvalidParams)
{
Data =
{
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ protected override void ConfigureServices(ServiceCollection services, IMcpServer
};
case "throw_with_nonserializable_data":
- throw new McpProtocolException("Resource not found", McpErrorCode.ResourceNotFound)
+ throw new McpProtocolException("Resource not found", McpErrorCode.InvalidParams)
{
Data =
{
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ protected override void ConfigureServices(ServiceCollection services, IMcpServer
};
case "throw_with_only_nonserializable_data":
- throw new McpProtocolException("Resource not found", McpErrorCode.ResourceNotFound)
+ throw new McpProtocolException("Resource not found", McpErrorCode.InvalidParams)
{
Data =
{
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public async Task Exception_With_Serializable_Data_Propagates_To_Client()
await client.CallToolAsync("throw_with_serializable_data", cancellationToken: TestContext.Current.CancellationToken));
Assert.Equal("Request failed (remote): Resource not found", exception.Message);
- Assert.Equal(McpErrorCode.ResourceNotFound, exception.ErrorCode);
+ Assert.Equal(McpErrorCode.InvalidParams, exception.ErrorCode);
// Verify the data was propagated to the exception
// The Data collection should contain the expected keys
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public async Task Exception_With_NonSerializable_Data_Still_Propagates_Error_To_
await client.CallToolAsync("throw_with_nonserializable_data", cancellationToken: TestContext.Current.CancellationToken));
Assert.Equal("Request failed (remote): Resource not found", exception.Message);
- Assert.Equal(McpErrorCode.ResourceNotFound, exception.ErrorCode);
+ Assert.Equal(McpErrorCode.InvalidParams, exception.ErrorCode);
// Verify that only the serializable data was propagated (non-serializable was filtered out)
var hasUri = false;
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public async Task Exception_With_Only_NonSerializable_Data_Still_Propagates_Erro
await client.CallToolAsync("throw_with_only_nonserializable_data", cancellationToken: TestContext.Current.CancellationToken));
Assert.Equal("Request failed (remote): Resource not found", exception.Message);
- Assert.Equal(McpErrorCode.ResourceNotFound, exception.ErrorCode);
+ Assert.Equal(McpErrorCode.InvalidParams, exception.ErrorCode);
// When all data is non-serializable, the Data collection should be empty
// (the server's ConvertExceptionData returns null when no serializable data exists)
diff --git a/tests/ModelContextProtocol.Tests/Server/McpServerTests.cs b/tests/ModelContextProtocol.Tests/Server/McpServerTests.cs
index d9febd721..b8bd57b02 100644
--- a/tests/ModelContextProtocol.Tests/Server/McpServerTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ModelContextProtocol.Tests/Server/McpServerTests.cs
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ await transport.SendMessageAsync(
public async Task Can_Handle_Call_Tool_Requests_With_McpProtocolException_And_Data()
{
const string ErrorMessage = "Resource not found";
- const McpErrorCode ErrorCode = McpErrorCode.ResourceNotFound;
+ const McpErrorCode ErrorCode = McpErrorCode.InvalidParams;
const string ResourceUri = "file:///path/to/resource";
await using var transport = new TestServerTransport();