diff --git a/internal/mcp/connection.go b/internal/mcp/connection.go
index de450c5d..ed20afa7 100644
--- a/internal/mcp/connection.go
+++ b/internal/mcp/connection.go
@@ -817,9 +817,19 @@ func marshalToResponse(result interface{}) (*Response, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (c *Connection) listTools() (*Response, error) {
+// requireSession validates that a session is available for SDK operations.
+// This helper centralizes session validation logic across all MCP method wrappers.
+// Returns an error if the session is nil (e.g., for plain JSON-RPC transport).
+func (c *Connection) requireSession() error {
 	if c.session == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("SDK session not available for plain JSON-RPC transport")
+		return fmt.Errorf("SDK session not available for plain JSON-RPC transport")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *Connection) listTools() (*Response, error) {
+	if err := c.requireSession(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	result, err := c.session.ListTools(c.ctx, &sdk.ListToolsParams{})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -830,8 +840,8 @@ func (c *Connection) listTools() (*Response, error) {
 }
 
 func (c *Connection) callTool(params interface{}) (*Response, error) {
-	if c.session == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("SDK session not available for plain JSON-RPC transport")
+	if err := c.requireSession(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	var callParams CallToolParams
 	paramsJSON, err := json.Marshal(params)
@@ -864,8 +874,8 @@ func (c *Connection) callTool(params interface{}) (*Response, error) {
 }
 
 func (c *Connection) listResources() (*Response, error) {
-	if c.session == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("SDK session not available for plain JSON-RPC transport")
+	if err := c.requireSession(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	result, err := c.session.ListResources(c.ctx, &sdk.ListResourcesParams{})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -876,8 +886,8 @@ func (c *Connection) listResources() (*Response, error) {
 }
 
 func (c *Connection) readResource(params interface{}) (*Response, error) {
-	if c.session == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("SDK session not available for plain JSON-RPC transport")
+	if err := c.requireSession(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	var readParams struct {
 		URI string `json:"uri"`
@@ -898,8 +908,8 @@ func (c *Connection) readResource(params interface{}) (*Response, error) {
 }
 
 func (c *Connection) listPrompts() (*Response, error) {
-	if c.session == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("SDK session not available for plain JSON-RPC transport")
+	if err := c.requireSession(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	result, err := c.session.ListPrompts(c.ctx, &sdk.ListPromptsParams{})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -910,8 +920,8 @@ func (c *Connection) listPrompts() (*Response, error) {
 }
 
 func (c *Connection) getPrompt(params interface{}) (*Response, error) {
-	if c.session == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("SDK session not available for plain JSON-RPC transport")
+	if err := c.requireSession(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	var getParams struct {
 		Name      string            `json:"name"`
diff --git a/internal/mcp/connection_test.go b/internal/mcp/connection_test.go
index dadcaf18..eb7c69b6 100644
--- a/internal/mcp/connection_test.go
+++ b/internal/mcp/connection_test.go
@@ -750,3 +750,55 @@ func TestIsHTTPConnectionError(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+// TestConnection_RequireSession tests the requireSession helper method
+func TestConnection_RequireSession(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		session     interface{} // nil or non-nil session
+		expectError bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:        "session is nil",
+			session:     nil,
+			expectError: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "session is available",
+			session:     "mock-session", // Just needs to be non-nil
+			expectError: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Create a connection with or without a session
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+			defer cancel()
+
+			conn := &Connection{
+				ctx:    ctx,
+				cancel: cancel,
+			}
+
+			// Set session based on test case
+			if tt.session != nil {
+				// We can't easily create a real SDK session, but we can test with a nil session
+				// The actual implementation only checks for nil
+				conn.session = nil // Will be nil for both test cases in practice
+			}
+
+			err := conn.requireSession()
+
+			if tt.expectError {
+				assert.Error(t, err, "requireSession should return error when session is nil")
+				assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "SDK session not available for plain JSON-RPC transport",
+					"Error message should contain expected text")
+			} else {
+				// This test case can't be fully tested without a real SDK session
+				// But the helper is covered by integration tests that use real sessions
+				t.Skip("Cannot test with real SDK session in unit test")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}