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"Internal error calling tool" following readme example #185

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class ApplicationController < ActionController::API
  def mcp2
    server = MCP::Server.new(
        name: "rails-mcp",
        version: "1.0.0",
        tools: [SecretNumber]
      )
    render(json: server.handle_json(request.body.read))
  end
end

class SecretNumber < MCP::Tool
  class << self
    def call(message:, server_context:)
      MCP::Tool::Response.new([{
        type: "text",
        text: "1337",
      }])
    end
  end
end

MCP.configure do |config|
  config.exception_reporter = ->(exception, server_context) {
    Rails.logger.error "MCP exception: #{exception.class} - #{exception.message}"
    Rails.logger.error "Backtrace: #{exception.backtrace.join("\n")}"
  }
end

I can connect to the MCP from calude code, when it tries to call the tool:

Server:

MCP exception: MCP::Server::RequestHandlerError - Internal error calling tool secret_number
Backtrace: /usr/local/bundle/gems/mcp-0.4.0/lib/mcp/server.rb:291:in 'MCP::Server#call_tool'
/usr/local/bundle/gems/mcp-0.4.0/lib/mcp/server.rb:215:in 'Method#call'

Client:

> give me a secret number 

⏺ I'll use the secret number tool to get you a secret number.
  ⎿  Error: MCP error -32603: Internal error

⏺ I tried to use the mcp__test__secret_number tool, but it returned an internal error. This appears to be a test MCP server tool that may not be properly configured or
  running.

v0.4.0

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