Implement support for specifying an `outputSchema` on MCP tool definitions. This allows tools to declare the JSON schema of their structured output, enabling clients to validate and better understand tool responses. #### Background The MCP specification allows tools to declare an output schema that describes the structure of the tool's return value. This is separate from the input schema (which describes the tool's parameters). **MCP Specification:** https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-06-18/server/tools#output-schema ## Output Schema: Worker ↔ Host Contract (based off of [this PR](https://github.com/Azure/azure-functions-mcp-extension/pull/246)) ### 1. Worker side — configuration The user calls the fluent builder: ```csharp builder.ConfigureMcpTool("MyTool") .WithOutputSchema("""{ "type": "object", "properties": { ... } }"""); ``` `WithOutputSchema` validates the JSON string and stores it as `McpOutputSchema` on `ToolOptions`. ### 2. Worker side — metadata emission During function metadata transformation, `ResolveToolOutputSchemaExtension` reads `ToolOptions.OutputSchema` and writes its validated JSON string onto `McpParsedBinding.OutputSchema`. `McpBindingBuilder.Build()` then injects it into the raw binding JSON under the key: ```json "outputSchema": "<validated json string>" ``` No flag (analogous to `useWorkerInputSchema`) is needed — if the key is present there is a schema; if absent, there isn't. ### 3. Host side — reading the contract `McpToolTriggerAttribute` exposes `OutputSchema` (`string?`) populated from the raw binding JSON. `McpToolTriggerBinding.GetOutputSchema()` parses and validates it, requiring: - Valid JSON - Root must be `type: "object"` (validated via `McpInputSchemaJsonUtilities.IsValidMcpToolJsonSchema`) The resulting `JsonElement?` is passed to `McpToolListener`, which advertises it as the tool's `outputSchema` in the MCP `tools/list` response. ### Summary | Step | Location | Binding key | |---|---|---| | User configures schema | `McpToolBuilder.WithOutputSchema()` (worker) | — | | Schema validated + stored | `McpOutputSchema` / `McpToolSchemaValidator` (worker) | — | | Schema written to raw binding | `ResolveToolOutputSchemaExtension` → `McpBindingBuilder` (worker) | `outputSchema` | | Host reads from binding attr | `McpToolTriggerAttribute.OutputSchema` (host) | `outputSchema` | | Host validates + registers | `McpToolTriggerBinding.GetOutputSchema()` (host) | — | | Host advertises to MCP client | `McpToolListener` → `tools/list` response (host) | `outputSchema` in tool descriptor |