feat(mcp): identity-via-arg + plugin ships .mcp.json

MCP tools (send/check_inbox/peek_inbox/list_mailboxes) now accept the
caller's mailbox name as an explicit argument (from/name), falling back
to the X-Mailbox header for legacy single-session HTTP setups. This
unblocks multi-session coordination through a shared .mcp.json — each
Claude session passes its own session-derived name on every call,
instead of relying on a single transport header that all sessions
would share.

The plugin now ships .mcp.json (no header), and the SessionStart
announcement spells out the exact args to pass to each mcp__mailbox__*
tool so Claude wires it up automatically.
This commit is contained in:
Mika Kuns
2026-05-19 11:50:58 +02:00
parent 462d6561e1
commit 9fd321043f
7 changed files with 179 additions and 51 deletions

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@@ -201,10 +201,17 @@ program
if (!sid) return;
const base = (process.env["CLAUDE_MAILBOX_NAME"] ?? "").trim() || null;
const name = deriveSessionName(sid, base);
process.stdout.write(
`Claude-Mailbox: this session is mailbox \`${name}\`. ` +
`Peers can send to it with: claude-mailbox send --from <peer> --to ${name} --body "..."\n`,
);
const lines = [
`Claude-Mailbox: your mailbox name this session is \`${name}\`.`,
`When using mcp__mailbox__* tools, ALWAYS pass this name explicitly:`,
` - mcp__mailbox__send: from="${name}"`,
` - mcp__mailbox__check_inbox: name="${name}"`,
` - mcp__mailbox__peek_inbox: name="${name}"`,
` - mcp__mailbox__list_mailboxes: name="${name}"`,
`Peers reach you with: mcp__mailbox__send(from="<their-name>", to="${name}", body="...")`,
``,
];
process.stdout.write(lines.join("\n"));
});
program

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@@ -5,35 +5,51 @@ import type { FastifyInstance } from "fastify";
import { MailboxStore, rowToMessage } from "./db.js";
import { HEADER_NAME } from "./server.js";
function headerFallback(extra: unknown): string {
const headers =
(extra as { requestInfo?: { headers?: Record<string, string | string[] | undefined> } })
?.requestInfo?.headers ?? {};
const raw = headers[HEADER_NAME] ?? headers["X-Mailbox"];
return (Array.isArray(raw) ? raw[0] : raw ?? "").trim();
}
export function resolveIdentity(
argValue: string | undefined,
extra: unknown,
argName: "from" | "name",
): string {
const explicit = (argValue ?? "").trim();
if (explicit) return explicit;
const fallback = headerFallback(extra);
if (fallback) return fallback;
throw new Error(
`Pass \`${argName}\` (your mailbox name from the SessionStart announcement) or set the X-Mailbox header in .mcp.json.`,
);
}
function buildMcpServer(store: MailboxStore): McpServer {
const server = new McpServer({ name: "claude-mailbox", version: "1.0.0" });
const requireSender = (extra: unknown): string => {
const headers =
(extra as { requestInfo?: { headers?: Record<string, string | string[] | undefined> } })
?.requestInfo?.headers ?? {};
const raw = headers[HEADER_NAME] ?? headers["X-Mailbox"];
const value = (Array.isArray(raw) ? raw[0] : raw ?? "").trim();
if (!value) {
throw new Error(`Missing ${HEADER_NAME} header. Set it in your .mcp.json under headers.`);
}
return value;
};
server.registerTool(
"send",
{
title: "Send mail",
description:
"Send a message to another mailbox. The sender is the current session's X-Mailbox name.",
"Send a message to another mailbox. Pass `from` with your own mailbox name (see the SessionStart announcement); falls back to the X-Mailbox header for single-session HTTP setups.",
inputSchema: {
to: z.string().describe("Name of the recipient mailbox."),
body: z.string().describe("Message body (plain text or markdown)."),
from: z
.string()
.optional()
.describe(
"Your mailbox name (the sender). Take it from the SessionStart announcement. Required unless X-Mailbox is set in .mcp.json.",
),
},
},
async ({ to, body }, extra) => {
const from = requireSender(extra);
const r = store.send(from, to, body);
async ({ to, body, from }, extra) => {
const sender = resolveIdentity(from, extra, "from");
const r = store.send(sender, to, body);
const out = { id: r.id, queuedAt: r.queuedAt.toISOString() };
return {
content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(out) }],
@@ -47,12 +63,19 @@ function buildMcpServer(store: MailboxStore): McpServer {
{
title: "Check inbox",
description:
"Pull all undelivered messages for the current mailbox and mark them delivered. Returns an empty array when the inbox is empty.",
inputSchema: {},
"Pull all undelivered messages for your mailbox and mark them delivered. Pass `name` with your own mailbox name (from the SessionStart announcement); falls back to X-Mailbox header.",
inputSchema: {
name: z
.string()
.optional()
.describe(
"Your mailbox name. Take it from the SessionStart announcement. Required unless X-Mailbox is set in .mcp.json.",
),
},
},
async (_args, extra) => {
const name = requireSender(extra);
const messages = store.checkInbox(name).map((m) => {
async ({ name }, extra) => {
const me = resolveIdentity(name, extra, "name");
const messages = store.checkInbox(me).map((m) => {
const x = rowToMessage(m);
return { id: x.id, from: x.from, body: x.body, sentAt: x.sentAt.toISOString() };
});
@@ -68,12 +91,19 @@ function buildMcpServer(store: MailboxStore): McpServer {
{
title: "Peek inbox",
description:
"Non-consuming check of the current mailbox. Returns pending count and oldest pending timestamp.",
inputSchema: {},
"Non-consuming check of your mailbox. Returns pending count and oldest pending timestamp. Pass `name` with your own mailbox name; falls back to X-Mailbox header.",
inputSchema: {
name: z
.string()
.optional()
.describe(
"Your mailbox name. Take it from the SessionStart announcement. Required unless X-Mailbox is set in .mcp.json.",
),
},
},
async (_args, extra) => {
const name = requireSender(extra);
const status = store.peek(name);
async ({ name }, extra) => {
const me = resolveIdentity(name, extra, "name");
const status = store.peek(me);
const out = { pending: status.pending, oldestAt: status.oldestAt?.toISOString() ?? null };
return {
content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(out) }],
@@ -86,12 +116,20 @@ function buildMcpServer(store: MailboxStore): McpServer {
"list_mailboxes",
{
title: "List mailboxes",
description: "Discover known mailboxes and how many messages each has waiting for you.",
inputSchema: {},
description:
"Discover known mailboxes and how many messages each has waiting for you. Pass `name` with your own mailbox name to get accurate `pendingForYou` counts; falls back to X-Mailbox header.",
inputSchema: {
name: z
.string()
.optional()
.describe(
"Your mailbox name. Take it from the SessionStart announcement. Required unless X-Mailbox is set in .mcp.json.",
),
},
},
async (_args, extra) => {
const name = requireSender(extra);
const list = store.listMailboxes(name).map((m) => ({
async ({ name }, extra) => {
const me = resolveIdentity(name, extra, "name");
const list = store.listMailboxes(me).map((m) => ({
name: m.name,
lastSeenAt: m.lastSeenAt.toISOString(),
pendingForYou: m.pendingForYou,