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xk6-mcp

A k6 extension for testing Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers.

[!CAUTION] This extension is experimental and not officially supported by Grafana Labs.

Installation

1. First, ensure you have xk6 installed:

go install go.k6.io/xk6/cmd/xk6@latest

1. Build a k6 binary with the xk6-mcp extension:

xk6 build --with github.com/dgzlopes/xk6-mcp

1. Import the mcp module in your script, at the top of your test script:

import mcp from 'k6/x/mcp';

1. The built binary will be in your current directory. You can move it to your PATH or use it directly:

./k6 run script.js

Example

⚠️ This example depends on mcp-example-server
You can download the latest version from the releases page.

import mcp from 'k6/x/mcp';

export default function () {
  // Initialize MCP Client with stdio transport
  const client = new mcp.StdioClient({
    path: './mcp-example-server',
  });

  // Check connection to MCP server
  console.log('MCP server running:', client.ping());

  // List all available tools
  console.log('Tools available:');
  const tools = client.listAllTools().tools;
  tools.forEach(tool => console.log(`  - ${tool.name}`));

  // List all available resources
  console.log('Resources available:');
  const resources = client.listAllResources().resources;
  resources.forEach(resource => console.log(`  - ${resource.uri}`));

  // List all available prompts
  console.log('Prompts available:');
  const prompts = client.listAllPrompts().prompts;
  prompts.forEach(prompt => console.log(`  - ${prompt.name}`));

  // Call a sample tool
  const toolResult = client.callTool({ name: 'greet', arguments: { name: 'Grafana k6' } });
  console.log(`Greet tool response: "${toolResult.content[0].text}"`);

  // Read a sample resource
  const resourceContent = client.readResource({ uri: 'embedded:info' });
  console.log(`Resource content: ${resourceContent.contents[0].text}`);

  // Get a sample prompt
  const prompt = client.getPrompt({ name: 'greet' });
  console.log(`Prompt: ${prompt.messages[0].content.text}`);
}

F.A.Q.

What about non-stdio transports?

Both SSE and Streamable HTTP are supported too!

You can use them like this:

// SSE
const client = new mcp.SSEClient({
    base_url: 'http://localhost:3002',
});

// Streamable HTTP
const client = new mcp.StreamableHTTPClient({
    base_url: 'http://localhost:3001',
});

What about pagination?

The extension offers two ways to list resources, tools, and prompts:

// With All: Handles pagination automatically
const allTools = client.listAllTools();
const allResources = client.listAllResources();
const allPrompts = client.listAllPrompts();

// Without All: Requires manual pagination
const first = client.listTools()
const second = client.listTools({ cursor: first.next_cursor });

What about metrics?

The extension automatically tracks RED-style metrics for every MCP operation:

• mcp_request_duration (trend): Duration of each MCP request (in milliseconds).
• mcp_request_count (counter): Number of MCP requests made.
• mcp_request_errors (counter): Number of failed MCP requests.

Each metric is tagged wit:

• method: The MCP method called (e.g., GetPrompt, ListTools).