get_current_session
Verify authentication status and retrieve current user information for USCardForum interactions. Check login status and access user details when authenticated.
Instructions
Get information about the current session.
Returns a Session object with:
- is_authenticated: Whether logged in
- current_user: CurrentUser object with user info (if authenticated)
Use to verify authentication status.Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| current_user | No | Logged-in user | |
| is_authenticated | No | Whether authenticated |
Implementation Reference
- The MCP tool handler function for 'get_current_session'. It uses the shared client instance to retrieve the current authentication session.
@mcp.tool() def get_current_session() -> Session: """ Get information about the current session. Returns a Session object with: - is_authenticated: Whether logged in - current_user: CurrentUser object with user info (if authenticated) Use to verify authentication status. """ return get_client().get_current_session() - src/uscardforum/models/auth.py:46-64 (schema)Pydantic model defining the structure of the Session object returned by the tool, including current_user and is_authenticated fields.
class Session(BaseModel): """Current session information.""" current_user: CurrentUser | None = Field(None, description="Logged-in user") is_authenticated: bool = Field(False, description="Whether authenticated") class Config: extra = "ignore" @classmethod def from_api_response(cls, data: dict[str, Any]) -> "Session": """Parse from raw API response.""" user_data = data.get("current_user") or data.get("user") current_user = CurrentUser(**user_data) if user_data else None return cls( current_user=current_user, is_authenticated=current_user is not None, ) - src/uscardforum/api/auth.py:97-111 (helper)Core implementation in AuthAPI class that performs the HTTP request to fetch session data from the forum API.
def get_current_session(self) -> Session: """Get current session info. Returns: Session data including user info (unauthenticated if no session) """ try: payload = self._get("/session/current.json") return Session.from_api_response(payload) except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as e: # 404 means no session - return unauthenticated session if e.response is not None and e.response.status_code == 404: return Session(is_authenticated=False, current_user=None) raise - src/uscardforum/client.py:482-488 (helper)Wrapper method on the main DiscourseClient that delegates the get_current_session call to its internal AuthAPI instance.
def get_current_session(self) -> Session: """Get current session info. Returns: Session data including user info """ return self._auth.get_current_session() - src/uscardforum/server_tools/__init__.py:52-58 (registration)Import of the get_current_session tool in server_tools __init__.py, making it available for re-export and server registration.
from .auth import ( login, get_current_session, get_notifications, bookmark_post, subscribe_topic, )