feat: ql-mcp-client Phase 3(A) — use tool, use resource, use prompt subcommands with shared primitives library (#233)

Author: Copilot

.github/actions/setup-codeql-environment/action.yml

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ inputs:
   go-version:
     description: 'Go version to install'
     required: false
-    default: '1.21'
+    default: '1.25'
   dotnet-version:
     description: '.NET version to install'
     required: false

client/cmd/integration_tests.go

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 
 	mcpclient "github.com/advanced-security/codeql-development-mcp-server/client/internal/mcp"
 	itesting "github.com/advanced-security/codeql-development-mcp-server/client/internal/testing"
-	"github.com/mark3labs/mcp-go/mcp"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -47,38 +46,29 @@ type mcpToolCaller struct {
 	timeout time.Duration
 }
 
-func (c *mcpToolCaller) CallToolRaw(name string, params map[string]any) ([]itesting.ContentBlock, bool, error) {
+func (c *mcpToolCaller) CallToolRaw(name string, params map[string]any) ([]mcpclient.ContentBlock, bool, error) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	if c.timeout > 0 {
 		var cancel context.CancelFunc
 		ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, c.timeout)
 		defer cancel()
 	}
-	result, err := c.client.CallTool(ctx, name, params)
+
+	result, err := mcpclient.CallTool(ctx, c.client, name, params)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, false, err
 	}
 
-	var blocks []itesting.ContentBlock
-	for _, item := range result.Content {
-		if textContent, ok := item.(mcp.TextContent); ok {
-			blocks = append(blocks, itesting.ContentBlock{
-				Type: "text",
-				Text: textContent.Text,
-			})
-		}
-	}
-
-	return blocks, result.IsError, nil
+	return result.Content, result.IsError, nil
 }
 
 func (c *mcpToolCaller) ListToolNames() ([]string, error) {
-	tools, err := c.client.ListTools(context.Background())
+	infos, err := mcpclient.ListTools(context.Background(), c.client)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	names := make([]string, len(tools))
-	for i, t := range tools {
+	names := make([]string, len(infos))
+	for i, t := range infos {
 		names[i] = t.Name
 	}
 	return names, nil

client/cmd/root.go

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&mcpMode, "mode", "stdio", "MCP server transport mode (stdio or http)")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&mcpHost, "host", "localhost", "MCP server host (http mode)")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVar(&mcpPort, "port", 3000, "MCP server port (http mode)")
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&outputFmt, "format", "text", "Output format (text or json)")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&outputFmt, "format", "text", "Output format (text, json, or markdown)")
 }
 
 // MCPMode returns the configured MCP transport mode.

client/cmd/use.go

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var useCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "use",
+	Short: "Call an individual MCP server primitive (tool, resource, or prompt)",
+	Long: `Connect to the MCP server and call a single primitive.
+
+Subcommands:
+  tool      Call a tool by name with key-value arguments
+  resource  Read a resource by URI
+  prompt    Get a prompt by name with key-value arguments`,
+}
+
+// parseArgs converts a list of "key=value" strings into a map.
+func parseArgs(args []string) (map[string]string, error) {
+	result := make(map[string]string, len(args))
+	for _, a := range args {
+		key, value, found := strings.Cut(a, "=")
+		if !found || key == "" {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid argument %q: expected key=value format", a)
+		}
+		result[key] = value
+	}
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+// parseArgsAny converts a list of "key=value" strings into a map[string]any.
+func parseArgsAny(args []string) (map[string]any, error) {
+	result := make(map[string]any, len(args))
+	for _, a := range args {
+		key, value, found := strings.Cut(a, "=")
+		if !found || key == "" {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid argument %q: expected key=value format", a)
+		}
+		result[key] = value
+	}
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(useCmd)
+}

client/cmd/use_prompt.go

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	mcpclient "github.com/advanced-security/codeql-development-mcp-server/client/internal/mcp"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var usePromptArgs []string
+
+var usePromptCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "prompt <name>",
+	Short: "Get an MCP server prompt by name",
+	Long: `Get a specific MCP server prompt with key-value arguments and print the resulting messages.
+
+Example:
+  gh-ql-mcp-client use prompt explain_codeql_query --arg queryPath=/path/to/query.ql --arg language=javascript
+  gh-ql-mcp-client use prompt explain_codeql_query --arg queryPath=/path/to/query.ql --format json`,
+	Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	RunE: runUsePrompt,
+}
+
+func init() {
+	useCmd.AddCommand(usePromptCmd)
+	usePromptCmd.Flags().StringArrayVar(&usePromptArgs, "arg", nil, "Prompt argument in key=value format (repeatable)")
+}
+
+func runUsePrompt(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	promptName := args[0]
+
+	params, err := parseArgs(usePromptArgs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("parse prompt arguments: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	client, err := connectMCPClient(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer client.Close()
+
+	result, err := mcpclient.GetPrompt(ctx, client, promptName, params)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return outputPromptMessages(result)
+}
+
+func outputPromptMessages(result *mcpclient.PromptMessages) error {
+	switch OutputFormat() {
+	case "json":
+		s, err := mcpclient.FormatJSON(result)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stdout, s)
+	case "markdown":
+		fmt.Fprint(os.Stdout, mcpclient.FormatPromptMessagesMarkdown(result))
+	default:
+		fmt.Fprint(os.Stdout, mcpclient.FormatPromptMessagesText(result))
+	}
+	return nil
+}

client/cmd/use_resource.go

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	mcpclient "github.com/advanced-security/codeql-development-mcp-server/client/internal/mcp"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var useResourceCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "resource <uri>",
+	Short: "Read an MCP server resource by URI",
+	Long: `Read a specific MCP server resource and print its content.
+
+Example:
+  gh-ql-mcp-client use resource codeql://server/tools
+  gh-ql-mcp-client use resource codeql://server/overview --format markdown`,
+	Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	RunE: runUseResource,
+}
+
+func init() {
+	useCmd.AddCommand(useResourceCmd)
+}
+
+func runUseResource(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	uri := args[0]
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	client, err := connectMCPClient(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer client.Close()
+
+	result, err := mcpclient.ReadResource(ctx, client, uri)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return outputResourceContent(result)
+}
+
+func outputResourceContent(result *mcpclient.ResourceContent) error {
+	switch OutputFormat() {
+	case "json":
+		s, err := mcpclient.FormatJSON(result)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stdout, s)
+	case "markdown":
+		fmt.Fprint(os.Stdout, mcpclient.FormatResourceContentMarkdown(result))
+	default:
+		fmt.Fprint(os.Stdout, mcpclient.FormatResourceContentText(result))
+	}
+	return nil
+}