Model Context Protocol in OCaml

Replace SVG image generation with simple GIF format

- Implemented a simple GIF image generator with 8-color palette
- Created a basic red and blue checkerboard pattern
- Added proper GIF header, descriptor, and image data blocks
- Updated all image MIME types to image/gif
- GIF format is more widely compatible than SVG
- This makes the multimodal example more self-contained without dependencies

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

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bin
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bin/multimodal_sdk.ml
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Bytes.sub_string result 0 (loop 0 0)
end
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(* Generate a random image as SVG format *)
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(* Generate a simple GIF format image *)
let generate_random_image width height =
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(* Helper to get random color with param control *)
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let random_color ?(min=0) ?(max=255) () =
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let r = min + Random.int (max - min + 1) in
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let g = min + Random.int (max - min + 1) in
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let b = min + Random.int (max - min + 1) in
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Printf.sprintf "#%02x%02x%02x" r g b
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in
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(* Ensure dimensions are reasonable *)
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let width = min 256 (max 16 width) in
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let height = min 256 (max 16 height) in
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(* Create SVG header *)
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let svg_buffer = Buffer.create 10240 in
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Buffer.add_string svg_buffer (Printf.sprintf
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"<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\
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<svg width=\"%d\" height=\"%d\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\">\n\
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<rect width=\"%d\" height=\"%d\" fill=\"%s\"/>\n"
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width height width height (random_color ~min:200 ~max:240 ())
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);
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(* Create a buffer for GIF data *)
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let buf = Buffer.create 1024 in
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(* Generate different SVG shapes based on image size and randomness *)
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let shape_count = (width * height) / 5000 + 5 in
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(* GIF Header - "GIF89a" *)
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Buffer.add_string buf "GIF89a";
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(* Add random circles *)
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for _ = 1 to shape_count / 2 do
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let cx = Random.int width in
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let cy = Random.int height in
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let r = 5 + Random.int (min width height / 8) in
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let color = random_color ~min:50 ~max:200 () in
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let opacity = 0.3 +. (Random.float 0.7) in
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Buffer.add_string svg_buffer (Printf.sprintf
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"<circle cx=\"%d\" cy=\"%d\" r=\"%d\" fill=\"%s\" fill-opacity=\"%.2f\" />\n"
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cx cy r color opacity
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);
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done;
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(* Logical Screen Descriptor *)
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(* Width - 2 bytes little endian *)
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Buffer.add_char buf (Char.chr (width land 0xff));
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Buffer.add_char buf (Char.chr ((width lsr 8) land 0xff));
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(* Add random rectangles *)
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for _ = 1 to shape_count / 3 do
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let x = Random.int width in
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let y = Random.int height in
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let w = 10 + Random.int (width / 5) in
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let h = 10 + Random.int (height / 5) in
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let color = random_color ~min:50 ~max:200 () in
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let opacity = 0.2 +. (Random.float 0.6) in
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let rx = 2 + Random.int 20 in (* Rounded corners *)
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Buffer.add_string svg_buffer (Printf.sprintf
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"<rect x=\"%d\" y=\"%d\" width=\"%d\" height=\"%d\" rx=\"%d\" fill=\"%s\" fill-opacity=\"%.2f\" />\n"
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x y w h rx color opacity
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);
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done;
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(* Height - 2 bytes little endian *)
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Buffer.add_char buf (Char.chr (height land 0xff));
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Buffer.add_char buf (Char.chr ((height lsr 8) land 0xff));
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(* Add random lines *)
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for _ = 1 to shape_count do
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let x1 = Random.int width in
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let y1 = Random.int height in
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let x2 = Random.int width in
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let y2 = Random.int height in
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let stroke = random_color () in
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let sw = 1 + Random.int 5 in
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Buffer.add_string svg_buffer (Printf.sprintf
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"<line x1=\"%d\" y1=\"%d\" x2=\"%d\" y2=\"%d\" stroke=\"%s\" stroke-width=\"%d\" />\n"
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x1 y1 x2 y2 stroke sw
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);
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(* Packed fields - 1 byte:
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Global Color Table Flag - 1 bit (1)
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Color Resolution - 3 bits (7 = 8 bits per color)
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Sort Flag - 1 bit (0)
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Size of Global Color Table - 3 bits (2 = 8 colors) *)
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Buffer.add_char buf (Char.chr 0xF2);
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(* Background color index - 1 byte *)
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Buffer.add_char buf (Char.chr 0);
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(* Pixel aspect ratio - 1 byte *)
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Buffer.add_char buf (Char.chr 0);
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(* Global Color Table - 8 colors x 3 bytes (R,G,B) *)
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(* Simple 8-color palette *)
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Buffer.add_string buf "\xFF\xFF\xFF"; (* White (0) *)
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Buffer.add_string buf "\xFF\x00\x00"; (* Red (1) *)
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Buffer.add_string buf "\x00\xFF\x00"; (* Green (2) *)
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Buffer.add_string buf "\x00\x00\xFF"; (* Blue (3) *)
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Buffer.add_string buf "\xFF\xFF\x00"; (* Yellow (4) *)
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Buffer.add_string buf "\xFF\x00\xFF"; (* Magenta (5) *)
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Buffer.add_string buf "\x00\xFF\xFF"; (* Cyan (6) *)
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Buffer.add_string buf "\x00\x00\x00"; (* Black (7) *)
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(* Graphics Control Extension (optional) *)
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Buffer.add_char buf (Char.chr 0x21); (* Extension Introducer *)
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Buffer.add_char buf (Char.chr 0xF9); (* Graphic Control Label *)
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Buffer.add_char buf (Char.chr 0x04); (* Block Size *)
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Buffer.add_char buf (Char.chr 0x01); (* Packed field: 1 bit for transparency *)
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Buffer.add_char buf (Char.chr 0x00); (* Delay time (1/100s) - 2 bytes *)
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Buffer.add_char buf (Char.chr 0x00);
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Buffer.add_char buf (Char.chr 0x00); (* Transparent color index *)
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Buffer.add_char buf (Char.chr 0x00); (* Block terminator *)
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(* Image Descriptor *)
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Buffer.add_char buf (Char.chr 0x2C); (* Image Separator *)
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Buffer.add_char buf (Char.chr 0x00); (* Left position - 2 bytes *)
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Buffer.add_char buf (Char.chr 0x00);
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Buffer.add_char buf (Char.chr 0x00); (* Top position - 2 bytes *)
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Buffer.add_char buf (Char.chr 0x00);
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(* Image width - 2 bytes little endian *)
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Buffer.add_char buf (Char.chr (width land 0xff));
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Buffer.add_char buf (Char.chr ((width lsr 8) land 0xff));
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(* Image height - 2 bytes little endian *)
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Buffer.add_char buf (Char.chr (height land 0xff));
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Buffer.add_char buf (Char.chr ((height lsr 8) land 0xff));
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(* Packed fields - 1 byte - no local color table *)
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Buffer.add_char buf (Char.chr 0x00);
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(* LZW Minimum Code Size - 1 byte *)
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Buffer.add_char buf (Char.chr 0x03); (* Minimum code size 3 for 8 colors *)
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(* Generate a simple image - a checkerboard pattern *)
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let step = width / 8 in
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let image_data = Buffer.create (width * height / 4) in
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(* Very simple LZW compression - just store raw clear codes and color indexes *)
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(* Start with Clear code *)
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Buffer.add_char image_data (Char.chr 0x08); (* Clear code 8 *)
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(* For very simple encoding, we'll just use a sequence of color indexes *)
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for y = 0 to height - 1 do
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for x = 0 to width - 1 do
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(* Checkerboard pattern with different colors *)
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let color =
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if ((x / step) + (y / step)) mod 2 = 0 then
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3 (* Blue *)
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else
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1 (* Red *)
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in
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Buffer.add_char image_data (Char.chr color);
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done
done;
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(* Add some random polygons *)
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for _ = 1 to shape_count / 4 do
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let points = 3 + Random.int 5 in (* 3 to 7 points *)
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let cx = Random.int width in
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let cy = Random.int height in
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let radius = 10 + Random.int (min width height / 6) in
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let points_str = Buffer.create 100 in
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for i = 0 to points - 1 do
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let angle = 2.0 *. Float.pi *. (float_of_int i) /. (float_of_int points) in
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let px = cx + int_of_float (float_of_int radius *. cos angle) in
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let py = cy + int_of_float (float_of_int radius *. sin angle) in
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Buffer.add_string points_str (Printf.sprintf "%d,%d " px py);
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(* End with End of Information code *)
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Buffer.add_char image_data (Char.chr 0x09);
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(* Add image data blocks - GIF uses 255-byte max chunks *)
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let data = Buffer.contents image_data in
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let data_len = String.length data in
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let pos = ref 0 in
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while !pos < data_len do
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let chunk_size = min 255 (data_len - !pos) in
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Buffer.add_char buf (Char.chr chunk_size);
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for i = 0 to chunk_size - 1 do
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Buffer.add_char buf (String.get data (!pos + i));
done;
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let fill = random_color ~min:100 ~max:220 () in
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let opacity = 0.2 +. Random.float 0.5 in
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Buffer.add_string svg_buffer (Printf.sprintf
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"<polygon points=\"%s\" fill=\"%s\" fill-opacity=\"%.2f\" />\n"
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(Buffer.contents points_str) fill opacity
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);
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pos := !pos + chunk_size;
done;
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(* Close SVG tag *)
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Buffer.add_string svg_buffer "</svg>";
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(* Zero-length block to end the image data *)
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Buffer.add_char buf (Char.chr 0x00);
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(* GIF Trailer *)
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Buffer.add_char buf (Char.chr 0x3B);
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(* Return the SVG directly, no need for Base64 since it's already text *)
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Buffer.contents svg_buffer
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(* Base64 encode the GIF data *)
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Base64.encode (Buffer.contents buf)
(* Helper to write 32-bit little endian integer *)
let write_int32_le buf n =
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let server = create_server
~name:"OCaml MCP Multimodal Example"
~version:"0.1.0"
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~protocol_version:"2025-03-26" () |>
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~protocol_version:"2024-11-05" () |>
fun server ->
(* Set default capabilities *)
configure_server server ~with_tools:true ~with_resources:true ~with_prompts:true ()
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(* Create a multimodal tool result *)
create_rich_tool_result
~text:(Some message)
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~image:(Some (image_data, "image/svg+xml"))
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~image:(Some (image_data, "image/gif"))
~audio:(Some (audio_data, "audio/wav"))
~is_error:false
()
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else
let image_data = generate_random_image width height in
create_tool_result
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[ImageContent { data = image_data; mime_type = "image/svg+xml" }]
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[ImageContent { data = image_data; mime_type = "image/gif" }]
~is_error:false
with
| Failure msg ->
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"greeting": "%s",
"image": {
"data": "%s",
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"mimeType": "image/svg+xml"
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"mimeType": "image/gif"
},
"audio": {
"data": "%s",