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Description

  • Patch StreamableHTTPServerTransport.handle_request() to store isolation and current scopes on the Starlette request object's scope attribute.

  • Run MCP handlers in the context of the stored scopes, if these are available.

  • Modify use_isolation_scope() and use_scope() context managers to accept None. The MCP protocol allows for transport layers that are not HTTP-based, so the scopes may not be available.

The Python MCP SDK uses an in-memory queue of requests. The HTTP propagation context is not active in the MCP decorators we patch, since they run after requests are retrieved from the queue.

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Closes #5272
Closes PY-2022
Closes TET-1688

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def use_isolation_scope(isolation_scope: "Scope") -> "Generator[Scope, None, None]":
def use_isolation_scope(isolation_scope: "S") -> "Generator[S, None, None]":
"""
.. versionadded:: 2.0.0
Context manager that uses the given `isolation_scope` and runs the wrapped code in it.
The current scope is also forked to not bleed data into the existing current scope.
After the wrapped code is executed, the original scopes are restored.
Example Usage:
.. code-block:: python
import sentry_sdk
with sentry_sdk.isolation_scope() as scope:
scope.set_tag("color", "green")
sentry_sdk.capture_message("hello") # will include `color` tag.
sentry_sdk.capture_message("hello, again") # will NOT include `color` tag.
"""
if isolation_scope is None:
yield isolation_scope
return
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I'm not sure about accepting None in the context managers. It's convenient in the MCP integration since it helps avoid code duplication (or the need to break stuff into more functions).

We could also just check if the scopes are None, so I can adjust if needed.

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New Features ✨

  • feat(asyncio): Add on-demand way to enable AsyncioIntegration by sentrivana in #5288

Bug Fixes 🐛

  • fix(ai): redact message parts content of type blob by constantinius in #5243
  • fix(clickhouse): Guard against module shadowing by alexander-alderman-webb in #5250
  • fix(gql): Revert signature change of patched gql.Client.execute by alexander-alderman-webb in #5289
  • fix(litellm): Guard against module shadowing by alexander-alderman-webb in #5249
  • fix(mcp): Nest MCP spans under HTTP transactions by alexander-alderman-webb in #5292
  • fix(pure-eval): Guard against module shadowing by alexander-alderman-webb in #5252
  • fix(ray): Guard against module shadowing by alexander-alderman-webb in #5254
  • fix(threading): Handle channels shadowing by sentrivana in #5299
  • fix(typer): Guard against module shadowing by alexander-alderman-webb in #5253

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  • docs: Update Python versions banner in README by sentrivana in #5287

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  • ci(release): Switch from action-prepare-release to Craft by BYK in #5290

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Sync handlers missing HTTP scope nesting

Medium Severity

The _async_handler_wrapper was updated to use use_isolation_scope and use_scope context managers for nesting MCP spans under HTTP transactions, but _sync_handler_wrapper was not similarly updated. Sync MCP handlers using HTTP-based transports (like SSE) will not have their spans properly nested under the HTTP transaction, while async handlers will. This creates inconsistent behavior depending on whether a handler is sync or async, even though both can be used with HTTP transport.

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The _sync_handler_wrapper probably shouldn't exist in the first place. The decorators we are wrapping are for async functions only.

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