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C SDK with Paho MQTT ​

This guide demonstrates how to use the MCP over MQTT C SDK with Paho MQTT to create a simple MCP over MQTT server. Currently, only the MCP server is supported. You can use the Python SDK to create an MCP client for interaction.

Create an MCP Server ​

Following the instructions in the C SDK with Paho MQTT README, after installing the dependencies and SDK, create a file named demo_mcp_server.c and add the following code:

c
#include "mcp_server.h"

// Callback function to get temperature
const char* get_temperature_callback(int n_args, property_t *args) {
    // Read sensor data
    float temp = read_temperature_sensor();

    // Return JSON formatted result
    static char result[64];
    snprintf(result, sizeof(result), "{\"temperature\": %.2f}", temp);
    return result;
}

// Define MCP tools
mcp_tool_t my_tools[] = {
    {
        .name = "get_temperature",
        .description = "Get device temperature",
        .property_count = 0,
        .properties = NULL,
        .call = get_temperature_callback
    }
};

// Initialize MCP server
mcp_server_t *server = mcp_server_init(
    "sensor",                // Server name
    "Sensor MCP Server",     // Description
    "mqtt://broker.example.com", // MQTT Broker URI
    "client_001",            // Client ID
    "username",              // Username
    "password",              // Password
    NULL                     // Certificate (optional)
);

// Register tools
mcp_server_register_tool(server, 1, my_tools);

// Start server
mcp_server_run(server);

Create and Run an MCP Client with Python SDK ​

Refer to the Python SDK documentation to create an MCP client that connects to the MCP server created above and invokes the get_temperature tool.

Build and Compile the MCP Server with CMake ​

You can follow the CMake examples provided in the paho-mcp-over-mqtt repository.

After building, run the generated executable to start the MCP server:

bash
./demo_mcp_server