Metadata-Version: 2.3
Name: band-mcp
Version: 2.0.1
Summary: Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Band integration
Author: band
Requires-Dist: mcp[cli]>=1.28.1,<2
Requires-Dist: typer>=0.16.0
Requires-Dist: pydantic-settings>=2.1.0
Requires-Dist: band-client-rest==0.0.27
Requires-Dist: band-sdk>=2.1.0
Requires-Dist: uvicorn>=0.30.0
Requires-Python: >=3.11
Description-Content-Type: text/markdown

# Band MCP Server

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A [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) (MCP) server that provides seamless integration with the Band AI platform. Enable AI agents to interact with Band's agent management, chat rooms, and messaging systems.

## ✨ Features

- Dual-scope tool surface: serve agent tools (`--scope agent`), human tools (`--scope human`), or both
- Opt-in contact directory (`--tools contacts`) and memory (`--tools memory`) tool groups
- Room pinning with `--room-id` — hides the room field from the advertised schema and injects it at call time
- STDIO transport for IDE integration; SSE transport for Docker and remote deployments
- Tool definitions sourced from `band-sdk` so the MCP stays in lockstep with the platform SDK

## Migrating from pre-v1.2.0

Every tool name changed. Tools are now prefixed with `band_`, and the agent surface was reshaped when the handwritten handlers were deleted in favor of the SDK-driven registrar. If you whitelist tool names in your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, LangChain `tools=[...]`), expect breakage until you update them.

Notable behavior changes:

- Contact tools are no longer registered by default. Pass `--tools contacts` to restore them.
- `get_agent_me`, `list_agent_chats`, and message-lifecycle tools (`mark_agent_message_*`) have been removed. `AgentTools` is room-scoped via the SDK; agent identity travels with the credential.
- A handful of agent tools were renamed beyond the prefix (`create_agent_chat` → `band_create_chatroom`, `list_agent_peers` → `band_lookup_peers`, etc.).
- All `THENVOI_*` environment variables have been dropped with **no fallback** — set the `BAND_*` equivalent before upgrading, or the server starts with empty credentials (`ConfigError` at best, 401s at worst):

  | Old (`THENVOI_*`) | New (`BAND_*`) |
  | --- | --- |
  | `THENVOI_API_KEY` | *(removed — set `BAND_USER_KEY` and/or `BAND_AGENT_KEY`)* |
  | `THENVOI_BASE_URL` | `BAND_BASE_URL` |
  | `THENVOI_USER_KEY` | `BAND_USER_KEY` |
  | `THENVOI_AGENT_KEY` | `BAND_AGENT_KEY` |
  | `THENVOI_MCP_SCOPE` | `BAND_MCP_SCOPE` |
  | `THENVOI_MCP_TOOLS` | `BAND_MCP_TOOLS` |
  | `THENVOI_MCP_ROOM_ID` | `BAND_MCP_ROOM_ID` |

  The single-key `BAND_API_KEY` path (a later, separate fallback added after
  the `THENVOI_*` rename) has also been removed — there is no unscoped
  credential any more. Set `BAND_USER_KEY` (human scope) and/or
  `BAND_AGENT_KEY` (agent scope) explicitly.

## 🚀 Quick Start

### Prerequisites

- Python 3.11 or higher
- Band API key from [app.band.ai/settings/api-keys](https://app.band.ai/settings/api-keys)

### Install from PyPI

```bash
pip install band-mcp
# or, if you use uv
uv tool install band-mcp
```

This installs the `band-mcp` CLI on your PATH. No repo clone, no `uv` directory flags, no absolute paths required.

> **Getting Your API Key**
>
> 1. Log in to [Band](https://app.band.ai)
> 2. Navigate to **Settings → API Keys**
> 3. Click **Create New API Key**
> 4. Copy the key immediately (won't be shown again)

## 📦 Install in Your IDE

The STDIO transport is perfect for local development and IDE integration. The server starts automatically when your AI assistant needs it.

### IDE Integration

Configure your AI assistant to use the Band MCP Server with the following JSON structure:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "band": {
      "command": "band-mcp",
      "args": [
        "--scope",
        "agent,human",
        "--tools",
        "contacts"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BAND_AGENT_KEY": "band_a_your_agent_key",
        "BAND_USER_KEY": "band_u_your_user_key",
        "BAND_BASE_URL": "https://app.band.ai"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

> **Note:** This assumes `band-mcp` is installed via `pip` or `uv tool install` so the `band-mcp` command is on your PATH. If you prefer to run from a local checkout, see the [Development setup](#-development) section.

> See the Configuration section below for the breaking-change note about `--tools contacts`.

<details>
<summary><strong>Cursor Setup</strong></summary>

1. Open Cursor settings:
   - **Mac:** `Cmd+Shift+J`
   - **Windows:** `Ctrl+Shift+J`
2. Navigate to **Tools & MCP**
3. Click **New MCP Server**
4. Paste the configuration JSON above
5. Update the path and API credentials
6. Save and restart Cursor

The Band tools will appear automatically in the chat interface.

</details>

<details>
<summary><strong>Claude Desktop Setup</strong></summary>

1. Locate your Claude Desktop configuration file:

   - **Mac:** `~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
   - **Windows:** `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`
   - **Linux:** `~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
2. Open the file in a text editor
3. Add the configuration JSON (merge with existing content if present)
4. Update the path and API credentials
5. Save the file
6. Restart Claude Desktop

The Band tools will appear in the tools panel.

</details>

<details>
<summary><strong>Claude Code (VS Code) Setup</strong></summary>

1. Open VS Code settings:

   - **Mac:** `Cmd+,`
   - **Windows:** `Ctrl+,`
2. Search for "Claude MCP"
3. Click "Edit in settings.json"
4. Add the configuration using the `claude.mcpServers` key:

```json
{
  "claude.mcpServers": {
    "band": {
      "command": "band-mcp",
      "env": {
        "BAND_AGENT_KEY": "band_a_your_agent_key",
        "BAND_BASE_URL": "https://app.band.ai"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

5. Update the API credentials
6. Save the settings file
7. Reload VS Code window:

   - **Mac:** `Cmd+Shift+P` → "Reload Window"
   - **Windows:** `Ctrl+Shift+P` → "Reload Window"

The Band tools will be available in Claude Code.

</details>

### Manual Testing (STDIO)

For testing or standalone usage without an IDE:

```bash
# After installing band-mcp from PyPI
BAND_AGENT_KEY=your-agent-key band-mcp

# Or, from a local checkout
uv run band-mcp
```

**Expected output:**

```
2025-11-19 17:09:51,621 - band-mcp - INFO - Starting band-mcp-server v1.3.2
2025-11-19 17:09:51,621 - band-mcp - INFO - Base URL: https://app.band.ai
2025-11-19 17:09:51,621 - band-mcp - INFO - Server ready - listening for MCP protocol messages on STDIO
```

> **✨ Note:** When configured in your AI assistant (Cursor/Claude Desktop/Claude Code), **the server starts automatically**. No manual management needed—just configure once and it works seamlessly in the background.

### SSE Transport Mode (Remote/Docker Deployments)

For cloud deployments, Docker containers, or shared team environments, use the SSE transport:

```bash
# Start SSE server on default port 8000
band-mcp --transport sse

# Custom host and port
band-mcp --transport sse --host 0.0.0.0 --port 3000
```

**Expected output:**

```
2025-12-18 17:15:55 - band-mcp - INFO - Starting band-mcp-server v1.3.2
2025-12-18 17:15:55 - band-mcp - INFO - Base URL: https://app.band.ai
2025-12-18 17:15:55 - band-mcp - INFO - Transport: SSE (HTTP server mode)
2025-12-18 17:15:55 - band-mcp - INFO - Server ready - listening on http://127.0.0.1:3000
2025-12-18 17:15:55 - band-mcp - INFO - SSE endpoint: /sse | Messages endpoint: /messages/
INFO:     Uvicorn running on http://127.0.0.1:3000 (Press CTRL+C to quit)
```

#### Testing SSE Mode with curl

SSE requires maintaining a persistent connection. Use three terminals:

**Terminal 1 - Start the server:**

```bash
band-mcp --transport sse --port 3000
```

**Terminal 2 - Connect to SSE stream (keep running):**

```bash
curl -N http://127.0.0.1:3000/sse
```

You'll receive a session ID:

```
event: endpoint
data: /messages/?session_id=abc123def456...
```

**Terminal 3 - Send requests (use the session ID from Terminal 2):**

```bash
# 1. Initialize the connection (required first)
curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:3000/messages/?session_id=YOUR_SESSION_ID" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"initialize","params":{"protocolVersion":"2024-11-05","capabilities":{},"clientInfo":{"name":"test","version":"1.0"}}}'

# 2. List available tools
curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:3000/messages/?session_id=YOUR_SESSION_ID" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/list","params":{}}'

# 3. Call a tool (e.g., health_check)
curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:3000/messages/?session_id=YOUR_SESSION_ID" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":3,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"health_check","arguments":{}}}'
```

> **Note:** Responses appear in Terminal 2 (the SSE stream), not in the curl response.

#### Environment Variables for SSE

You can also configure via environment variables:

```bash
export TRANSPORT=sse
export HOST=0.0.0.0
export PORT=3000
band-mcp
```

### Testing with MCP Inspector

```bash
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector band-mcp
```

## 🔨 Available Tools

Tool definitions live in [`band-sdk`](https://github.com/band-ai/band-sdk-python) (see `band.runtime.tools.iter_tool_definitions`). The MCP server enumerates them at startup based on `--scope` and `--tools`. Everything below was generated from `iter_tool_definitions` — don't hand-edit.

Tool counts:

| Scope   | Baseline | +`--tools contacts` | +`--tools memory` |
| ------- | -------- | ------------------- | ----------------- |
| `agent` | 7        | +5                  | +5                |
| `human` | 13       | +9                  | +6                |

### 🤖 Agent tools (`--scope agent`)

For AI agents authenticated with an agent API key (`band_a_*`). `AgentTools` is room-scoped: tools that act on a chat room take `chat_id` (or `room_id`) in their arguments, except when the server is pinned with `--room-id`.

**Baseline (always on):**

| Tool                         | Description                                                      |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `band_send_message`       | Send a message to the chat room                                  |
| `band_send_event`         | Send an event to the chat room (no mentions required)            |
| `band_add_participant`    | Add a participant (agent or user) to the chat room               |
| `band_remove_participant` | Remove a participant from the chat room                          |
| `band_lookup_peers`       | List peers (agents and users) that can be added to this room     |
| `band_get_participants`   | Get all participants in the current chat room                    |
| `band_create_chatroom`    | Create a new chat room for a specific task or conversation       |

**Contacts — opt-in via `--tools contacts`:**

| Tool                              | Description                                       |
| --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| `band_list_contacts`           | List agent's contacts with pagination             |
| `band_add_contact`             | Send a contact request to add someone             |
| `band_remove_contact`          | Remove an existing contact by handle or ID        |
| `band_list_contact_requests`   | List both received and sent contact requests      |
| `band_respond_contact_request` | Respond to a contact request                      |

**Memory — opt-in via `--tools memory`:**

| Tool                       | Description                                      |
| -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| `band_list_memories`    | List memories accessible to the agent            |
| `band_store_memory`     | Store a new memory entry                         |
| `band_get_memory`       | Retrieve a specific memory by ID                 |
| `band_supersede_memory` | Mark a memory as superseded (soft delete)        |
| `band_archive_memory`   | Archive a memory (hide but preserve)             |

### 👤 Human tools (`--scope human`)

For users authenticated with a user API key (`band_u_*`).

**Baseline (always on):**

| Tool                                | Description                                       |
| ----------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| `band_list_my_agents`            | List agents owned by the user                     |
| `band_register_my_agent`         | Register a new external agent                     |
| `band_list_my_chats`             | List chat rooms where the user is a participant   |
| `band_create_my_chat_room`       | Create a new chat room with the user as owner     |
| `band_get_my_chat_room`          | Get a specific chat room by ID                    |
| `band_list_my_chat_messages`     | List messages in a chat room                      |
| `band_send_my_chat_message`      | Send a message in a chat room                     |
| `band_list_my_chat_participants` | List participants in a chat room                  |
| `band_add_my_chat_participant`   | Add a participant to a chat room                  |
| `band_remove_my_chat_participant`| Remove a participant from a chat room             |
| `band_get_my_profile`            | Get the current user's profile details            |
| `band_update_my_profile`         | Update the current user's profile                 |
| `band_list_my_peers`             | List entities you can interact with in chat rooms |

**Contacts — opt-in via `--tools contacts`:**

| Tool                                     | Description                                      |
| ---------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| `band_list_my_contacts`               | List the user's contacts                         |
| `band_create_contact_request`         | Send a contact request to another user           |
| `band_list_received_contact_requests` | List contact requests received by the user       |
| `band_list_sent_contact_requests`     | List contact requests sent by the user           |
| `band_approve_contact_request`        | Approve a received contact request               |
| `band_reject_contact_request`         | Reject a received contact request                |
| `band_cancel_contact_request`         | Cancel a sent contact request                    |
| `band_resolve_handle`                 | Look up an entity by handle                      |
| `band_remove_my_contact`              | Remove an existing contact                       |

**Memory — opt-in via `--tools memory`:**

| Tool                            | Description                                |
| ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| `band_list_user_memories`    | List memories available to the user        |
| `band_get_user_memory`       | Get a single user memory by ID             |
| `band_supersede_user_memory` | Mark a user memory as superseded           |
| `band_archive_user_memory`   | Archive a user memory                      |
| `band_restore_user_memory`   | Restore an archived user memory            |
| `band_delete_user_memory`    | Delete a user memory permanently           |

## 💡 Using band-mcp with an Agent Framework

`band-mcp` speaks stock MCP over STDIO or SSE, so it works with any MCP-aware
client library — [`langchain-mcp-adapters`](https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain-mcp-adapters),
LangGraph's `MultiServerMCPClient`, or a framework's own MCP tool loader.
Point the client at the `band-mcp` command (STDIO) or a running
`band-mcp --transport sse` process (SSE), then load its tools like any other
MCP server — no Band-specific glue code beyond the credentials in
[Configuration](#-configuration) below.

For an end-to-end worked example instead of a from-scratch integration, see
the Docker Compose and sandbox setups under
[`examples/acp/copilot_docker`](https://github.com/band-ai/band-sdk-python/tree/main/examples/acp/copilot_docker)
and
[`examples/acp/copilot_sandbox`](https://github.com/band-ai/band-sdk-python/tree/main/examples/acp/copilot_sandbox),
which run `band-mcp` over SSE alongside a real agent.

## ⚙️ Configuration

### Credentials and scope (new in v1.2.0)

`band-mcp` now takes explicit dual credentials and lets operators pick which
scopes and tool groups to serve:

```bash
# One credential per scope
export BAND_USER_KEY=band_u_your_user_key
export BAND_AGENT_KEY=band_a_your_agent_key

# Serve both scopes in one process (default: agent only)
uv run band-mcp --scope agent,human

# Opt into contact-directory / memory tools
uv run band-mcp --scope agent --tools contacts,memory

# Pin the whole server to a single chat/room
uv run band-mcp --scope agent --room-id r_123
```

Resolution precedence per field: `CLI flag > BAND_* env`. There is no
single-key fallback — a credential is either scope-specific or absent.

**Breaking change note for `--tools`.** Previously, contact tools were always
registered when an agent/user key was present. The new default is `--tools []`
(no optional groups). Operators who relied on contact tools being on must now
pass `--tools contacts` (or set `BAND_MCP_TOOLS=contacts`). Memory tools
remain opt-in via `--tools memory`.

Unknown `--scope` / `--tools` values are logged at WARN with a "did you mean?" hint. Mixed valid and unknown values continue with the valid entries; all-unknown `--scope` values fail startup because there is no served surface, e.g.:

```
WARN  unknown --tools value 'contact' — did you mean 'contacts'? ignoring.
WARN  unknown --scope value 'huamn' — did you mean 'human'? ignoring.
```

### Environment Variables

| Variable             | Purpose                                           |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| `BAND_USER_KEY`      | User (human-scope) API key (`band_u_...`)         |
| `BAND_AGENT_KEY`     | Agent-scope API key (`band_a_...`)                |
| `BAND_MCP_SCOPE`     | Comma-separated scope list (default: `agent`)     |
| `BAND_MCP_TOOLS`     | Opt-in tool groups: `contacts`, `memory`          |
| `BAND_MCP_ROOM_ID`   | Pinned room id (optional)                         |
| `BAND_BASE_URL`      | API base URL (default: `https://app.band.ai`)     |
| `TRANSPORT`          | `stdio` (default) or `sse`                        |
| `HOST` / `PORT`      | SSE bind host/port                                |

There is no single unscoped credential — set `BAND_USER_KEY` for the human
scope and/or `BAND_AGENT_KEY` for the agent scope, matching whichever
`--scope` values you serve.

> **Important:** Never commit your `.env` file to version control. It's already in `.gitignore`.

## 🚨 Troubleshooting

### Server Won't Start

```bash
# Check Python version (must be 3.11+)
python --version

# Verify the CLI is installed
band-mcp --help

# Try running with debug mode
BAND_LOG_LEVEL=debug band-mcp
```

### Authentication Failures

- Verify your API key is correct and not expired
- Regenerate API key at [app.band.ai/settings/api-keys](https://app.band.ai/settings/api-keys)
- Test API directly:
  ```bash
  curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $BAND_AGENT_KEY" \
    https://app.band.ai/api/v1/health
  ```

### AI Assistant Not Detecting Tools

1. Confirm `band-mcp` is on PATH: `which band-mcp`
2. Test server manually: `BAND_AGENT_KEY=... band-mcp`
3. Restart your AI assistant completely
4. Check logs:
   ```bash
   # macOS
   tail -f ~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp*.log
   ```

### Common Error Solutions

| Issue                          | Solution                                                                                         |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| "band-mcp command not found"| Install with `pip install band-mcp` or `uv tool install band-mcp`                              |
| "API key invalid"              | Regenerate API key at[app.band.ai/settings/api-keys](https://app.band.ai/settings/api-keys) |
| "Connection refused"           | Check firewall settings and network connectivity                                                 |

## 💻 Development

`band-mcp` is published from [`band-ai/band-sdk-python`](https://github.com/band-ai/band-sdk-python)
— it lives at `packages/band-mcp` as a `uv` workspace member of that repo, not
a standalone project. There's no separate clone or wheel-building step: the
workspace resolves `band-sdk` straight from `src/band` in the same checkout,
so an edit there is picked up by `band-mcp` immediately.

### Project Structure

```
packages/band-mcp/
├── src/
│   └── band_mcp/
│       ├── __init__.py    # Package version
│       ├── config.py      # CLI/env resolution, scope/tools parsing
│       ├── server.py      # CLI entry point, EngineSpec construction
│       └── shared.py      # StandaloneResolver: dispatches tool calls to AgentTools/HumanTools
├── mcp_config_example.json
├── pyproject.toml
└── README.md
```

Tool *implementations* live one level up, in `band-sdk`
(`src/band/runtime/tools.py`, `src/band/integrations/mcp/engine.py`).
`band_mcp` only contains the CLI's transport-layer plumbing: input-schema
extension for room-bound tools, the per-room `AgentTools` cache, and wiring
the resolved `Config` into `build_engine()`. Its own tests live with the rest
of the repo's suite, at `tests/mcp/`.

### Setup Development Environment

```bash
# Clone the SDK repo (band-mcp is a workspace member of it, not its own repo)
git clone https://github.com/band-ai/band-sdk-python
cd band-sdk-python

# Install dependencies for the whole workspace, including band-mcp
uv sync --extra dev --all-packages

# Run band-mcp from the workspace
BAND_AGENT_KEY=your-agent-key uv run --package band-mcp band-mcp

# Install pre-commit hooks
uv run pre-commit install
```

Credentials for local runs come from the repo-root `.env.test` (see the SDK's
`CLAUDE.md` for the full variable list), not a `band-mcp`-local `.env` file.

### Pre-Commit Hooks

Repo-wide, shared with the rest of `band-sdk-python`:

- **Gitleaks:** prevents secrets from being committed
- **Ruff:** linting and formatting
- **Pyrefly:** type checking
- **Commitizen / actionlint:** commit-message and workflow-file linting

The hooks run automatically on `git commit`.

### Running Tests

```bash
# band-mcp's own tests, from the repo root
uv run pytest tests/mcp/ -v

# The whole workspace's unit tests
uv run pytest tests/ --ignore=tests/integration/ --ignore=tests/e2e/ -v

# Lint / format / typecheck (also repo-wide)
uv run ruff check .
uv run ruff format .
uv run pyrefly check
```

## 📚 Resources

- [Model Context Protocol Documentation](https://modelcontextprotocol.io)
- [Band Platform](https://app.band.ai)
- [uv Package Manager](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/)

### Using Context7 MCP for Documentation

[Context7](https://github.com/upstash/context7) is an MCP server that provides up-to-date documentation for libraries and frameworks. It's highly recommended to use Context7 alongside Band MCP when developing—it helps your AI assistant fetch accurate, current documentation.

#### Adding Context7 to Your MCP Configuration

Add Context7 to your existing MCP configuration alongside Band:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "band": {
      "command": "band-mcp",
      "env": {
        "BAND_AGENT_KEY": "band_a_your_agent_key",
        "BAND_BASE_URL": "https://app.band.ai"
      }
    },
    "context7": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@upstash/context7-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}
```

> **Note:** Context7 requires Node.js and npm/npx to be installed on your system.

#### How to Use Context7

Once configured, you can ask your AI assistant to fetch documentation:

- *"Look up the Band REST API documentation with Context7"*

Context7 will retrieve current documentation directly from official sources, ensuring your AI assistant has accurate information when helping you code.

## 📄 License

MIT
