@modelcontextprotocol/codemod

Codemods for migrating MCP TypeScript SDK code between major versions.

Usage

npx @modelcontextprotocol/codemod@beta v1-to-v2 .

# or a single source file (manifest changes are reported, not applied)
npx @modelcontextprotocol/codemod@beta v1-to-v2 src/server.ts

The codemod rewrites TypeScript and JavaScript source files (.ts/.tsx/.mts/.cts/.js/.jsx/.mjs/.cjs) in place. Run it on a clean working tree so you can review the diff.

What v1-to-v2 covers

The mechanical rename mappings are the source of truth — see src/migrations/v1-to-v2/mappings/:

• importMap.ts — @modelcontextprotocol/sdk/... import paths → v2 packages
• symbolMap.ts — symbol renames (McpError → ProtocolError, …)
• schemaToMethodMap.ts — setRequestHandler(Schema, …) → setRequestHandler('method/string', …)
• contextPropertyMap.ts — extra.* → ctx.mcpReq.* / ctx.http?.*

Transforms in src/migrations/v1-to-v2/transforms/ also rewrite .tool() → registerTool (wrapping inputSchema / outputSchema / argsSchema / uriSchema raw shapes with z.object()), drop the result-schema argument from client.request() / client.callTool() for spec methods, route spec *Schema imports to @modelcontextprotocol/core, rename StreamableHTTPError → SdkHttpError / IsomorphicHeaders → Headers, rewrite SchemaInput<T> → StandardSchemaWithJSON.InferInput<T>, route ErrorCode.{RequestTimeout,ConnectionClosed} to SdkErrorCode (rewriting an all-SDK condition's instanceof ProtocolError guard to SdkError, and marking guards that mix the two enums), add import { z } from 'zod' when a wrap needs it, rewrite vi.mock / jest.mock / dynamic import() paths, invert optional completable nesting (completable(schema.optional(), cb) becomes completable(schema, cb).optional()), and rewrite Protocol / mergeCapabilities imports from shared/protocol.js to the client or server package root.

@mcp-codemod-error markers

When the codemod recognizes a v1 pattern but cannot safely rewrite it (ambiguous context, removed API with no mechanical replacement, signature change requiring judgment), it leaves the code unchanged and inserts a comment:

/* @mcp-codemod-error WebSocketClientTransport removed in v2. Use StreamableHTTPClientTransport or StdioClientTransport. */

After running the codemod, find every site that needs attention:

grep -rn '@mcp-codemod-error' .

What it does NOT cover

CJS→ESM / Node 20 pre-flight, header read rewrites (ctx.http?.req?.headers bracket access → .get(); sending plain-record headers keeps working), OAuth error-class consolidation (instanceof InvalidGrantError → OAuthError + OAuthErrorCode), per-scenario SdkErrorCode branch selection, ctx.mcpReq.send() schema-arg drop, and behavioral adaptation are manual — see the migration guide for what to do after the codemod runs.

The codemod handles the v1→v2 SDK surface upgrade only. Adopting the 2026-07-28 protocol revision (createMcpHandler, multi-round-trip requests, versionNegotiation) is architectural and not codemod-automatable — see docs/migration/support-2026-07-28.md.

Source: packages/codemod/README.md