`rudof_mcp`

The rudof_mcp crate provides an implementation of an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that exposes the core functionality of the rudof library. It is built using the rmcp SDK.

MCP Transport Types

The Rudof MCP server supports two configurable transport mechanisms:

stdio (default): The client launches the MCP server as a subprocess. The server reads JSON-RPC messages from standard input (stdin) and writes responses to standard output (stdout).
streamable-http: The server runs as an independent process capable of handling multiple concurrent client connections. This transport uses HTTP POST and GET requests and can optionally leverage Server-Sent Events (SSE) to stream multiple server messages.

The Rudof MCP server allows configuring:
- Bind address
- Port
- Route name
- Allowed networks It also implements the security requirements defined by the MCP specification:
- Origin Validation
- Protocol Version Validation
- Session Management

MCP Capabilities

The Rudof MCP server exposes the following capabilities:

Capability	Description
`tools`	12 tools for validation, querying, and data operations
`prompts`	Guided templates for common workflows
`resources`	Access to RDF data and format metadata
`logging`	Real-time log notifications with level filtering
`completions`	Argument completion for tools and prompts
`tasks`	Asynchronous task support for long-running operations

Available Tools

The MCP server provides 12 tools grouped by functionality.

Data Management

Tool	Description
`load_rdf_data_from_sources`	Load RDF data from URLs, files, raw text, or SPARQL endpoints
`export_rdf_data`	Serialize RDF data into multiple formats (Turtle, JSON-LD, N-Triples, etc.)
`export_plantuml`	Generate a PlantUML diagram of the RDF graph
`export_image`	Generate SVG or PNG visualizations of the RDF graph

⚠️ IMPORTANT: The export_image tool generates SVG or PNG visualizations of the RDF graph using plantuml.jar.

Node Inspection

Tool	Description
`node_info`	Retrieve information about a node (incoming and outgoing arcs)

Query

Tool	Description
`execute_sparql_query`	Execute SPARQL queries (SELECT, CONSTRUCT, ASK)

ShEx Tools

Tool	Description
`validate_shex`	Validate RDF data against a ShEx schema
`check_shex`	Verify whether a ShEx schema is well-formed
`shape_info`	Retrieve information about a specific ShEx shape
`convert_shex`	Convert ShEx schemas between formats (ShExC, ShExJ, Turtle)
`show_shex`	Parse and display ShEx schemas with optional analysis

SHACL Tools

Tool	Description
`validate_shacl`	Validate RDF data against a SHACL schema

Available Prompts

The MCP server includes guided templates for common workflows:

Prompt	Description
`explore_rdf_node`	Interactive guide for exploring RDF nodes and their relationships
`analyze_rdf_data`	Comprehensive guide for analyzing RDF data structure and quality
`validation_guide`	Step-by-step guide for validating RDF data with ShEx or SHACL
`sparql_builder`	Interactive assistant for building and understanding SPARQL queries

Available Resources

The server exposes resources for accessing RDF data and format metadata.

Current RDF Data (multiple formats)

rudof://current-data — Turtle format
rudof://current-data/ntriples — N-Triples format
rudof://current-data/rdfxml — RDF/XML format
rudof://current-data/jsonld — JSON-LD format
rudof://current-data/trig — TriG format
rudof://current-data/nquads — N-Quads format
rudof://current-data/n3 — Notation3 format

Format Information

rudof://formats/rdf — Supported RDF formats
rudof://formats/shex — Supported ShEx formats
rudof://formats/shacl — Supported SHACL formats
rudof://formats/node-modes — Node inspection modes
rudof://formats/query-types — Supported SPARQL query types
rudof://formats/query-results — Query result formats
rudof://formats/shex-validation-result — ShEx validation result formats
rudof://formats/shacl-validation-result — SHACL validation result formats
rudof://formats/validation-reader-modes — Reader modes (strict/lax)
rudof://formats/shex-validation-sort-options — ShEx result sorting options
rudof://formats/shacl-validation-sort-options — SHACL result sorting options

Usage

We can run Rudof MCP using different transport types depending on the environment (CLI tools, IDE extensions, or HTTP clients).

Run Rudof MCP using Stdio transport

#![allow(unused)]
fn main() {
use rudof_mcp::{run_mcp, McpConfig};

run_mcp(McpConfig::default())?;
}

Run Rudof MCP using HTTP transport (localhost only)

#![allow(unused)]
fn main() {
use rudof_mcp::{run_mcp, McpConfig, TransportType};

let config = McpConfig {
    transport: TransportType::StreamableHTTP,
    bind_address: Some("127.0.0.1".to_string()),
    port: Some(8080),
    route_path: Some("mcp".to_string()),
    allowed_networks: None, // Defaults to localhost only
};

run_mcp(config)?;
}

Run Rudof MCP using HTTP transport with custom allowed networks

#![allow(unused)]
fn main() {
use rudof_mcp::{run_mcp, McpConfig, TransportType};

let config = McpConfig {
    transport: TransportType::StreamableHTTP,
    bind_address: Some("0.0.0.0".to_string()),
    port: Some(9000),
    route_path: Some("mcp".to_string()),
    allowed_networks: Some(vec![
        "127.0.0.1".to_string(),
        "192.168.1.0/24".to_string(),
        "::1".to_string(),
    ]),
};

run_mcp(config)?;
}

Run Rudof MCP asynchronously (inside an existing Tokio runtime)

#![allow(unused)]
fn main() {
use rudof_mcp::{run_mcp_async, McpConfig, TransportType};

let config = McpConfig {
    transport: TransportType::StreamableHTTP,
    bind_address: Some("127.0.0.1".to_string()),
    port: Some(8080),
    route_path: Some("mcp".to_string()),
    allowed_networks: None,
};

tokio::spawn(async move {
    run_mcp_async(config).await.unwrap();
});
}

Dependencies

This crate primarily depends on:

rmcp — Rust MCP SDK for protocol implementation
rudof_lib — Core Rudof library for RDF operations
axum — Modern HTTP server for Streamable HTTP transport
tokio — High-performance asynchronous runtime
ipnetwork — IP address and network parsing and validation

Documentation

The crate documentation can be found here.