get_current_session
Check authentication status and retrieve current user information from the USCardForum community to verify login state and access user details.
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
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Implementation Reference
- The MCP tool handler for 'get_current_session', decorated with @mcp.tool(). It retrieves the current authentication session by calling the shared client instance's get_current_session method.@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 BaseModel defining the output schema for the session response, including current_user details and authentication status.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/client.py:482-488 (helper)DiscourseClient method that implements get_current_session by delegating to the internal auth API wrapper.def get_current_session(self) -> Session: """Get current session info. Returns: Session data including user info """ return self._auth.get_current_session()
- Shared helper function that provides the singleton DiscourseClient instance, handling auto-login from environment variables.def get_client() -> DiscourseClient: """Get or create the Discourse client instance.""" global _client, _login_attempted if _client is None: base_url = os.environ.get("USCARDFORUM_URL", "https://www.uscardforum.com") timeout = float(os.environ.get("USCARDFORUM_TIMEOUT", "15.0")) _client = DiscourseClient(base_url=base_url, timeout_seconds=timeout) # Auto-login if credentials are provided if not _login_attempted: _login_attempted = True username = os.environ.get("NITAN_USERNAME") password = os.environ.get("NITAN_PASSWORD") if username and password: try: result = _client.login(username, password) if result.success: print(f"[uscardforum] Auto-login successful as '{result.username}'") elif result.requires_2fa: print( "[uscardforum] Auto-login failed: 2FA required. Use login() tool with second_factor_token." ) else: print( f"[uscardforum] Auto-login failed: {result.error or 'Unknown error'}" ) except Exception as e: # pragma: no cover - logging side effect print(f"[uscardforum] Auto-login error: {e}") return _client
- src/uscardforum/server_tools/__init__.py:52-58 (registration)Re-export of the get_current_session tool from the auth module, making it available for import in server.py.from .auth import ( login, get_current_session, get_notifications, bookmark_post, subscribe_topic, )