Class EmbeddedResourceBlock

Namespace

ModelContextProtocol.Protocol

Assembly

ModelContextProtocol.Core.dll

Represents the contents of a resource, embedded into a prompt or tool call result.

public sealed class EmbeddedResourceBlock : ContentBlock

Inheritance

object

ContentBlock

EmbeddedResourceBlock

Inherited Members

ContentBlock.Annotations

ContentBlock.Meta

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

object.GetType()

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.ToString()

Extension Methods

AIContentExtensions.ToAIContent(ContentBlock)

Remarks

It is up to the client how best to render embedded resources for the benefit of the LLM and/or the user.

Properties

Resource

Gets or sets the resource content of the message when Type is "resource".

[JsonPropertyName("resource")]
public required ResourceContents Resource { get; set; }

Property Value

ResourceContents

Remarks

Resources can be either text-based (TextResourceContents) or binary (BlobResourceContents), allowing for flexible data representation. Each resource has a URI that can be used for identification and retrieval.

Type

When overridden in a derived class, gets the type of content.

public override string Type { get; }

Property Value

string

The type of content. Valid values include "image", "audio", "text", "resource", "resource_link", "tool_use", and "tool_result".

Remarks

This value determines the structure of the content object.