Auto connect MCP

Signed-off-by: Aivin V. Solatorio <avsolatorio@gmail.com>

mcp_client.py

@@ -329,10 +329,9 @@ class MCPClientWrapper:
                 contents.extend(next_response.content)
 
 
-client = MCPClientWrapper()
-
-
 def gradio_interface():
+    client = MCPClientWrapper()
+
     with gr.Blocks(title="MCP WDI Client") as demo:
         gr.Markdown("# WDI MCP Client")
         # gr.Markdown("Connect to the WDI MCP server and chat with the assistant")
@@ -358,6 +357,7 @@ def gradio_interface():
             type="messages",
             show_copy_button=True,
             avatar_images=("img/small-user.png", "img/small-robot.png"),
+            autoscroll=True,
         )
 
         with gr.Row(equal_height=True):
@@ -369,6 +369,10 @@ def gradio_interface():
             clear_btn = gr.Button("Clear Chat", scale=1)
 
         connect_btn.click(client.connect, inputs=server_path, outputs=status)
+
+        # Automatically call client.connect(...) as soon as the interface loads
+        demo.load(fn=client.connect, inputs=server_path, outputs=status)
+
         msg.submit(client.process_message, [msg, chatbot], [chatbot, msg])
         clear_btn.click(lambda: [], None, chatbot)