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revert: take back confirm_gate fix to credit #377 - #381
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This reverts the confirm_gate handler fix from 4035de0 (#379) so the first-time contributor PR #377 can land with the merge credit. The fix itself is correct, the overlap was on the maintainer side: #377 was already open and approved when #379 landed and closed #371. The self_report_guidance fix for #369 from the same commit is kept. Only the confirm_gate docstring, the one indent move, the CHANGELOG entry for #371, and its regression test are taken back here. #377 will reintroduce them.
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ChangesConfirm gate behavior
Suggested change: with _refusal_reaches_the_caller():
confirm_auth.verify(token_from(ctx))
policy.require(caller, fn.__name__)
return fn(*args, **kwargs)Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Confirmation failures can now surface as generic errors, and a failure after confirmation is recorded may leave callers unsure whether retrying is safe. This bounded correctness and recovery risk should be addressed or explicitly accepted before merging. Suggested reviewers: 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 3 | ❌ 2❌ Failed checks (2 warnings)
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Full details: Linked Issues checkExplanation The changes do not meet issue Resolution Restore the handler call inside with _refusal_reaches_the_caller():
confirm_auth.verify(token_from(ctx))
policy.require(caller, fn.__name__)
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In `@src/continuum/mcp/server.py`:
- Line 615: Update the wrapper around the decorated handler so continuum_confirm
remains inside the _refusal_reaches_the_caller() context, covering
authentication, policy checks, and fn execution. Ensure RunNotFound, ValueError,
MalformedRunLog, and LedgerError are converted to the established ToolError
refusal response, and add regression coverage for guard and confirm_gate.
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#!/bin/bash
set -eu
printf '%s\n' '--- server.py target ---'
sed -n '540,635p' src/continuum/mcp/server.py
printf '%s\n' '--- refusal helper and decorator bindings ---'
rg -n -C 8 '_refusal_reaches_the_caller|def guard|def confirm_gate|continuum_confirm|RunNotFound|MalformedRunLog|LedgerError' src/continuum/mcp/server.py
printf '%s\n' '--- dependency declarations ---'
rg -n -C 3 '(^|[[:space:]])mcp([<>=!~].*)?$|modelcontextprotocol|mcp\[|mcp-server' pyproject.toml poetry.lock uv.lock requirements*.txt setup.cfg setup.py 2>/dev/null || true
printf '%s\n' '--- relevant tests ---'
rg -n -C 5 '_refusal_reaches_the_caller|confirm_gate|RunNotFound|MalformedRunLog|LedgerError|issue.?371' tests src 2>/dev/null | head -n 300Repository: Cyrax321/CONTINUUM
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#!/bin/bash
set -eu
printf '%s\n' '--- confirm handler ---'
sed -n '948,1015p' src/continuum/mcp/server.py
printf '%s\n' '--- MCP tests around authorization and confirmation ---'
sed -n '1,120p' tests/test_mcp_server.py
rg -n -C 12 'continuum_confirm|confirm.*(error|refus|run)|RunNotFound|MalformedRunLog|LedgerError|ToolError|Error executing tool' tests/test_mcp_server.py
printf '%s\n' '--- project dependency sections ---'
rg -n -C 8 'mcp|optional|dependencies|extras|poetry|project' pyproject.toml
printf '%s\n' '--- lockfile dependency entries ---'
for f in uv.lock poetry.lock pdm.lock requirements.txt requirements-dev.txt; do
if [ -f "$f" ]; then
printf '%s\n' "--- $f ---"
rg -n -C 4 'name = "mcp"|^mcp([<>=!~].*)?$|modelcontextprotocol' "$f" || true
fi
doneRepository: Cyrax321/CONTINUUM
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Model Context Protocol Python SDK v2.0.0 v2.1.0 mcp server tool exception handling ToolError UnexpectedToolError source
💡 Result:
In the Model Context Protocol (MCP) Python SDK v2.0.0 and v2.1.0, exception handling for server tools has been significantly refined to distinguish between expected tool execution failures and unexpected system crashes [1][2]. ToolError and Exception Handling The SDK categorizes exceptions to ensure the model receives actionable information while preventing internal system details (like stack traces) from leaking to the client or the model [1][3]. 1. Expected Failures (ToolError): If a tool fails due to an anticipated execution issue (e.g., an upstream API timeout, a missing database row, or bad input logic), you should raise a ToolError [4]. This exception is intended for failures where a smarter model could potentially recover or retry [4]. When ToolError is raised, the server returns a result with is_error=True, and the model receives the exception message [4][1]. 2. Protocol-Level Failures (MCPError): Use MCPError (or its subclasses) when the request itself is invalid or cannot be fulfilled due to protocol constraints (e.g., missing capabilities) [4]. Unlike ToolError, raising an MCPError propagates as a JSON-RPC error, and the model does not receive the message [4][5]. 3. Unexpected Failures (UnexpectedToolError): If a tool raises any exception other than ToolError or ResourceError (a "crash"), the SDK catches it, logs the full traceback server-side at the ERROR level, and returns a generic "Error executing tool" message to the client [1][2]. This prevents sensitive system details from being exposed [1][6]. Key Changes in v2.x The v2.1.0 release solidified these behaviors [2]. Notably: - Unexpected exceptions are now consistently sanitized [1][2]. - The SDK no longer leaks raw exception text for crashes; instead, it provides a stable, generic error message to the client [1][2]. - ToolError and ResourceError remain the standard ways to communicate specific, model-facing failure messages [4][1]. - Documentation now emphasizes the "deciding question": Could a smarter model have avoided this? If yes, raise ToolError; if no (or if it is a protocol/system issue), raise MCPError or allow it to be caught as an unexpected error [4]. For troubleshooting, check the server-side logs for the actual traceback, as the client will only see the sanitized result [1][7]. If call_tool does not appear to raise, remember that failure is often returned as a result object with is_error=True, not as a Python exception [7][8][9].
Citations:
- 1: Log MCPServer handler exceptions by kind and keep crash details off the wire modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk#3314
- 2: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/releases/tag/v2.1.0
- 3: fix(server): hide unexpected tool exception details modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk#2867
- 4: https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/servers/handling-errors/
- 5: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/main/docs/migration.md
- 6: fix(server): sanitize unexpected tool errors modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk#3293
- 7: https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/troubleshooting/
- 8: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/blob/main/docs/troubleshooting.md
- 9: https://py.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/troubleshooting/
Keep continuum_confirm inside _refusal_reaches_the_caller()
At src/continuum/mcp/server.py:615, continuum_confirm runs after the context exits. Handler-raised RunNotFound, ValueError, MalformedRunLog, and LedgerError bypass the server's ToolError conversion. This exposes a generic MCP failure instead of the actionable refusal message required by the repository's mcp>=2.0 contract. Add regression coverage for guard and confirm_gate.
Suggested change
`@functools.wraps`(fn)
def wrapper(*args: Any, ctx: Context | None = None, **kwargs: Any) -> str:
caller = caller_name(ctx)
with _refusal_reaches_the_caller():
confirm_auth.verify(token_from(ctx))
policy.require(caller, fn.__name__)
return fn(*args, **kwargs)🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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In `@src/continuum/mcp/server.py` at line 615, Update the wrapper around the
decorated handler so continuum_confirm remains inside the
_refusal_reaches_the_caller() context, covering authentication, policy checks,
and fn execution. Ensure RunNotFound, ValueError, MalformedRunLog, and
LedgerError are converted to the established ToolError refusal response, and add
regression coverage for guard and confirm_gate.
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This reverts the handler fix from #379 so the first-time contributor PR #377 can land with the merge credit.
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