{"version":"2.1.280","anchor":"sdk-gains-an-mcp-resource-read-method","canonical_anchor":"sdk-gains-an-mcp-resource-read-method","heading":"SDK gains an MCP resource-read method","tier":"use","area":"SDK","url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.280\/e\/sdk-gains-an-mcp-resource-read-method","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.280","markdown":"### SDK gains an MCP resource-read method\n\nClaude Code SDK adds a method to read an MCP resource directly\n\n**What**\n\nThe SDK's control-protocol client now has a `readMcpResource(serverName, uri)` method, which sends a new `mcp_read_resource` request and returns the server's response.\n\n**Why**\n\nThis lets code using the SDK fetch a specific resource from an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server directly, rather than only being able to invoke tools that server exposes.\n\n- Area: SDK\n- Names: `readMcpResource`\n- Tier: Use it now\n- Useful: 5\/5\n- Signal: 2\/5"}