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.Type

ContentBlock.Annotations

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.

Constructors

EmbeddedResourceBlock()

Initializes the instance of the ResourceLinkBlock class.

public EmbeddedResourceBlock()

Properties

Meta

Gets or sets metadata reserved by MCP for protocol-level metadata.

[JsonPropertyName("_meta")]
public JsonObject? Meta { get; set; }

Property Value

JsonObject

Remarks

Implementations must not make assumptions about its contents.

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.