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From: Jeremiah Lowin <153965+jlowin@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 2 May 2025 17:36:09 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?get=5Fstarlette=5Frequest=20=E2=86=92=20get=5Fh?=
 =?UTF-8?q?ttp=5Frequest?=
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---
 docs/servers/context.mdx      | 14 ++++++++++----
 src/fastmcp/server/context.py |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/servers/context.mdx b/docs/servers/context.mdx
index e6554cb7d..fad0e48a0 100644
--- a/docs/servers/context.mdx
+++ b/docs/servers/context.mdx
@@ -253,7 +253,9 @@ async def request_info(ctx: Context) -> dict:
 
 ### Advanced Access
 
-For advanced use cases, you can access the underlying MCP session and FastMCP server.
+For advanced use cases, you can access the underlying MCP session, FastMCP server, and HTTP requests.
+
+#### Accessing FastMCP and Sessions
 
 ```python
 @mcp.tool()
@@ -269,13 +271,17 @@ async def advanced_tool(ctx: Context) -> str:
     return f"Server: {server_name}"
 ```
 
+#### Accessing HTTP Requests
+
+<VersionBadge version="2.2.7" />
+
 For web applications, you can access the underlying HTTP request:
 
 ```python
 @mcp.tool()
 async def handle_web_request(ctx: Context) -> dict:
     """Access HTTP request information from the Starlette request."""
-    request = ctx.get_starlette_request()
+    request = ctx.get_http_request()
     
     # Access HTTP headers, query parameters, etc.
     user_agent = request.headers.get("user-agent", "Unknown")
@@ -288,12 +294,12 @@ async def handle_web_request(ctx: Context) -> dict:
     }
 ```
 
-**Advanced Properties:**
+#### Advanced Properties Reference
 
 - **`ctx.fastmcp -> FastMCP`**: Access the server instance the context belongs to
 - **`ctx.session`**: Access the raw `mcp.server.session.ServerSession` object
 - **`ctx.request_context`**: Access the raw `mcp.shared.context.RequestContext` object
-- **`ctx.get_starlette_request() -> Request`**: Access the active Starlette request object (when running with a web server)
+- **`ctx.get_http_request() -> Request`**: Access the active Starlette request object (when running with a web server)
 
 <Warning>
 Direct use of `session` or `request_context` requires understanding the low-level MCP Python SDK and may be less stable than using the methods provided directly on the `Context` object.
diff --git a/src/fastmcp/server/context.py b/src/fastmcp/server/context.py
index 34dd3ea36..fc476d5d2 100644
--- a/src/fastmcp/server/context.py
+++ b/src/fastmcp/server/context.py
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class Context(BaseModel, Generic[ServerSessionT, LifespanContextT]):
 
         return result.content
 
-    def get_starlette_request(self) -> Request:
+    def get_http_request(self) -> Request:
         """Get the active starlette request."""
         request = get_current_starlette_request()
         if request is None: