How to make client aware of different tools from same domain?

[andrew-at-v]

Given server has following tools registered

builder.Services.AddMcpServer()
    .WithTools<SqlTool>()
    .WithTools<FileTool>()
    .WithHttpTransport();

Is there a way for client to be able to differentiate (other than using naming convention) during ListToolAsync?

 var tools = await mcpClient.ListToolsAsync(); // ---> how the client aware the tool belong to SqlTool or FileTool?

[PederHP]

No. The model and client only sees what you put in the name and description properties for the tool. What is the use case? Grouping for enabling / disabling them as one or? There are some open protocol proposals on grouping and tagging, but nothing in the protocol as of yet.

One option - if you control the client - is to put the grouping in a resource. Metadata is another option.