Fix to return a response code 202 if the server accepts JSON-RPC notifications and responses

lib/mcp/server/transports/streamable_http_transport.rb

@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ def handle_post(request)
 
           if body["method"] == "initialize"
             handle_initialization(body_string, body)
-          elsif body["method"] == MCP::Methods::NOTIFICATIONS_INITIALIZED
-            handle_notification_initialized
+          elsif notification?(body) || response?(body)
+            handle_accepted
           else
             handle_regular_request(body_string, session_id)
           end
@@ -168,6 +168,14 @@ def parse_request_body(body_string)
           [400, { "Content-Type" => "application/json" }, [{ error: "Invalid JSON" }.to_json]]
         end
 
+        def notification?(body)
+          !body["id"] && !!body["method"]
+        end
+
+        def response?(body)
+          !!body["id"] && !body["method"]
+        end
+
         def handle_initialization(body_string, body)
           session_id = SecureRandom.uuid
 
@@ -187,7 +195,7 @@ def handle_initialization(body_string, body)
           [200, headers, [response]]
         end
 
-        def handle_notification_initialized
+        def handle_accepted
           [202, {}, []]
         end
 

test/mcp/server/transports/streamable_http_transport_test.rb

@@ -620,6 +620,32 @@ class StreamableHTTPTransportTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
           assert_empty(response[2])
         end
 
+        test "handles POST request with body including JSON-RPC response object and returns with no body" do
+          init_request = create_rack_request(
+            "POST",
+            "/",
+            { "CONTENT_TYPE" => "application/json" },
+            { jsonrpc: "2.0", method: "initialize", id: "init" }.to_json,
+          )
+          init_response = @transport.handle_request(init_request)
+          session_id = init_response[1]["Mcp-Session-Id"]
+
+          request = create_rack_request(
+            "POST",
+            "/",
+            {
+              "CONTENT_TYPE" => "application/json",
+              "HTTP_MCP_SESSION_ID" => session_id,
+            },
+            { jsonrpc: "2.0", result: "success", id: "123" }.to_json,
+          )
+
+          response = @transport.handle_request(request)
+          assert_equal 202, response[0]
+          assert_empty(response[1])
+          assert_empty(response[2])
+        end
+
         private
 
         def create_rack_request(method, path, headers, body = nil)