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# Client Roots

> Provide local context and resource boundaries to MCP servers.

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Roots are a way for clients to inform servers about the resources they have access to. Servers can use this information to adjust behavior or provide more relevant responses.

## Setting Static Roots

Provide a list of roots when creating the client:

<CodeGroup>
  ```python Static Roots theme={"theme":{"light":"snazzy-light","dark":"dark-plus"}}
  from fastmcp import Client

  client = Client(
      "my_mcp_server.py", 
      roots=["/path/to/root1", "/path/to/root2"]
  )
  ```

  ```python Dynamic Roots Callback theme={"theme":{"light":"snazzy-light","dark":"dark-plus"}}
  from fastmcp import Client
  from fastmcp.client.roots import RequestContext

  async def roots_callback(context: RequestContext) -> list[str]:
      print(f"Server requested roots (Request ID: {context.request_id})")
      return ["/path/to/root1", "/path/to/root2"]

  client = Client(
      "my_mcp_server.py", 
      roots=roots_callback
  )
  ```
</CodeGroup>