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aether_core/mcp/
mcp_builder.rs

1use mcp_utils::client::{ClientOptions, ElicitationSink, Transport};
2use mcp_utils::gateway::{McpGateway, ServerSpec};
3use mcp_utils::model::Implementation;
4use mcp_utils::server::{McpServer, ServeError, UnixSocket};
5use utils::{SettingsStore, variables::Vars};
6
7use super::config::ServerSource;
8use super::{McpCatalog, McpConfig, McpServerConfig, ParseError, ToolExposure, ToolFilter};
9use crate::core::AgentDeps;
10
11use std::collections::HashMap;
12use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
13use thiserror::Error;
14
15pub fn mcp(root_dir: impl AsRef<Path>) -> McpBuilder {
16    McpBuilder::new(root_dir)
17}
18
19#[derive(Clone)]
20pub struct RuntimeServices {
21    pub root_dir: PathBuf,
22    pub agent_deps: AgentDeps,
23    pub deferred_tools_socket: Option<PathBuf>,
24}
25
26pub struct McpBuilder {
27    servers: Vec<ConfiguredServer>,
28    factories: HashMap<String, ServerFactory>,
29    root_dir: PathBuf,
30    agent_deps: AgentDeps,
31    vars: Vars,
32    tool_filter: ToolFilter,
33    elicitation: Option<ElicitationSink>,
34}
35
36pub type ServerFactoryError = Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>;
37
38#[derive(Debug, Error)]
39pub enum McpSpawnError {
40    #[error(transparent)]
41    Serve(#[from] ServeError),
42    #[error("No factory is registered for in-memory MCP server '{0}'")]
43    InMemoryFactoryNotFound(String),
44    #[error("Failed to create in-memory MCP server '{name}': {source}")]
45    ServerFactory { name: String, source: ServerFactoryError },
46}
47
48impl McpBuilder {
49    pub fn new(root_dir: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Self {
50        let mut vars = Vars::new().with("WORKSPACE", root_dir.as_ref().to_string_lossy().into_owned());
51
52        if let Some(store) = SettingsStore::new("AETHER_HOME", ".aether") {
53            vars.insert("AETHER_HOME", store.home().to_string_lossy().into_owned());
54        }
55
56        Self {
57            servers: Vec::new(),
58            factories: HashMap::new(),
59            root_dir: root_dir.as_ref().to_path_buf(),
60            agent_deps: AgentDeps::default(),
61            vars,
62            tool_filter: ToolFilter::default(),
63            elicitation: None,
64        }
65    }
66
67    pub fn with_config(mut self, config: McpConfig) -> Result<Self, ParseError> {
68        for (name, server) in config.servers {
69            let server = ConfiguredServer::from_config(name, server, &self.vars, &self.root_dir)?;
70            self.insert(server);
71        }
72        Ok(self)
73    }
74
75    pub fn with_servers(self, servers: Vec<ServerSpec>) -> Self {
76        servers.into_iter().fold(self, |builder, spec| builder.with_server(spec, ToolExposure::ModelVisible))
77    }
78
79    pub fn with_server(mut self, spec: ServerSpec, exposure: ToolExposure) -> Self {
80        self.insert(ConfiguredServer { name: spec.name, exposure, source: ServerSource::Ready(spec.transport) });
81        self
82    }
83
84    pub fn with_tool_filter(mut self, filter: ToolFilter) -> Self {
85        self.tool_filter = filter;
86        self
87    }
88
89    pub fn with_elicitation(mut self, sink: ElicitationSink) -> Self {
90        self.elicitation = Some(sink);
91        self
92    }
93
94    pub fn register_in_memory_server(
95        mut self,
96        name: impl Into<String>,
97        factory: impl Fn(Vec<String>, &RuntimeServices) -> Result<McpServer, ServerFactoryError> + Send + Sync + 'static,
98    ) -> Self {
99        self.factories.insert(name.into(), Box::new(factory));
100        self
101    }
102
103    pub fn with_agent_deps(mut self, deps: AgentDeps) -> Self {
104        self.agent_deps = deps;
105        self
106    }
107
108    pub fn spawn(self) -> Result<McpCatalog, McpSpawnError> {
109        let exposures: HashMap<String, ToolExposure> =
110            self.servers.iter().map(|server| (server.name.clone(), server.exposure.clone())).collect();
111        let defers_tools = exposures.values().any(ToolExposure::defers_tools);
112        let socket = defers_tools.then(UnixSocket::bind).transpose()?;
113        let options = self.client_options();
114        let services = RuntimeServices {
115            root_dir: self.root_dir,
116            agent_deps: self.agent_deps,
117            deferred_tools_socket: socket.as_ref().map(|socket| socket.path().to_path_buf()),
118        };
119        let servers = self
120            .servers
121            .into_iter()
122            .map(|server| server.build(&self.factories, &services))
123            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
124
125        Ok(McpCatalog::new(McpGateway::new(servers, &options), self.tool_filter, exposures, socket))
126    }
127
128    fn insert(&mut self, server: ConfiguredServer) {
129        match self.servers.iter_mut().find(|existing| existing.name == server.name) {
130            Some(existing) => *existing = server,
131            None => self.servers.push(server),
132        }
133    }
134
135    fn client_options(&self) -> ClientOptions {
136        let mut options =
137            ClientOptions::default().implementation(Implementation::new("aether", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")));
138        if let Some(store) = self.agent_deps.oauth_credential_store.clone() {
139            options = options.oauth_store(store);
140        }
141        if let Some(sink) = self.elicitation.clone() {
142            options = options.elicitation(sink);
143        }
144        options
145    }
146}
147
148type ServerFactory = Box<dyn Fn(Vec<String>, &RuntimeServices) -> Result<McpServer, ServerFactoryError> + Send + Sync>;
149
150struct ConfiguredServer {
151    name: String,
152    exposure: ToolExposure,
153    source: ServerSource,
154}
155
156impl ConfiguredServer {
157    fn from_config(name: String, config: McpServerConfig, vars: &Vars, root_dir: &Path) -> Result<Self, ParseError> {
158        let exposure = config.defer_tools().clone();
159        Ok(Self { name, exposure, source: config.resolve(vars, root_dir)? })
160    }
161
162    fn build(
163        self,
164        factories: &HashMap<String, ServerFactory>,
165        services: &RuntimeServices,
166    ) -> Result<ServerSpec, McpSpawnError> {
167        let transport = match self.source {
168            ServerSource::Ready(transport) => transport,
169            ServerSource::InMemory(args) => {
170                let factory = factories
171                    .get(&self.name)
172                    .ok_or_else(|| McpSpawnError::InMemoryFactoryNotFound(self.name.clone()))?;
173                let server = factory(args, services)
174                    .map_err(|source| McpSpawnError::ServerFactory { name: self.name.clone(), source })?;
175                Transport::InProcess(server)
176            }
177        };
178        Ok(ServerSpec { name: self.name, transport })
179    }
180}
181
182#[cfg(test)]
183mod tests {
184    use super::*;
185    use aether_auth::{FakeOAuthCredentialStore, OAuthCredentialStorage};
186    use mcp_utils::testing::FakeMcpServer;
187    use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
188    use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
189    use utils::mcp_status::McpServerStatus;
190
191    fn config(json: &str) -> McpConfig {
192        McpConfig::from_json(json).unwrap()
193    }
194
195    #[tokio::test]
196    async fn in_memory_factory_runs_once_at_spawn_with_runtime_services() {
197        let calls = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
198        let received = Arc::new(Mutex::new(None::<RuntimeServices>));
199        let factory_calls = Arc::clone(&calls);
200        let factory_received = Arc::clone(&received);
201        let oauth_store: Arc<dyn OAuthCredentialStorage> = Arc::new(FakeOAuthCredentialStore::new());
202        let deps = AgentDeps::new(Arc::clone(&oauth_store), None);
203
204        let builder = McpBuilder::new("/workspace")
205            .with_agent_deps(deps)
206            .register_in_memory_server("test", move |args, services| {
207                factory_calls.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
208                assert_eq!(args, ["--root", "/workspace/tools"]);
209                *factory_received.lock().unwrap() = Some(services.clone());
210                Ok(FakeMcpServer::new().into())
211            })
212            .with_config(config(r#"{"servers":{"test":{"type":"in-memory","args":["--root","${WORKSPACE}/tools"]}}}"#))
213            .unwrap();
214        assert_eq!(calls.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 0);
215
216        let _spawned = builder.spawn().unwrap();
217        assert_eq!(calls.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 1);
218        let services = received.lock().unwrap().clone().expect("factory received runtime services");
219        assert_eq!(services.root_dir, PathBuf::from("/workspace"));
220        assert!(Arc::ptr_eq(
221            services.agent_deps.oauth_credential_store.as_ref().expect("factory received agent dependencies"),
222            &oauth_store,
223        ));
224        assert!(services.deferred_tools_socket.is_none());
225    }
226
227    #[tokio::test]
228    async fn deferred_gateway_is_bound_before_in_memory_factories_run() {
229        let received = Arc::new(Mutex::new(None::<RuntimeServices>));
230        let factory_received = Arc::clone(&received);
231        let mcp = McpBuilder::new("/workspace")
232            .register_in_memory_server("test", move |_, services| {
233                *factory_received.lock().unwrap() = Some(services.clone());
234                Ok(FakeMcpServer::new().into())
235            })
236            .with_config(config(r#"{"servers":{"test":{"type":"in-memory","deferTools":true}}}"#))
237            .unwrap()
238            .spawn()
239            .unwrap();
240
241        let services = received.lock().unwrap().clone().expect("factory received runtime services");
242        let socket = services.deferred_tools_socket.expect("factory receives the deferred tools socket");
243        assert_eq!(socket, mcp.deferred_tools_socket().expect("the session serves deferred tools"));
244        assert!(socket.exists());
245    }
246
247    #[tokio::test]
248    async fn shutting_down_a_session_stops_the_deferred_socket_and_the_servers_for_every_clone() {
249        let lazy = ServerSpec::in_process("lazy", FakeMcpServer::new());
250        let mcp = McpBuilder::new("/workspace").with_server(lazy, ToolExposure::deferred_all()).spawn().unwrap();
251        mcp.ready().await;
252        let held = mcp.clone();
253        let socket = mcp.deferred_tools_socket().expect("the session serves deferred tools").to_path_buf();
254
255        mcp.shutdown().await;
256
257        assert!(!socket.exists());
258        assert_eq!(held.statuses().len(), 0);
259    }
260
261    #[tokio::test]
262    async fn spawned_in_memory_servers_connect_in_the_background() {
263        let mcp = McpBuilder::new("/workspace")
264            .register_in_memory_server("test", |_, _| Ok(FakeMcpServer::math().into()))
265            .with_config(config(r#"{"servers":{"test":{"type":"in-memory"}}}"#))
266            .unwrap()
267            .spawn()
268            .unwrap();
269
270        mcp.ready().await;
271
272        assert_eq!(mcp.tool_definitions()[0].name, "test__add_numbers");
273    }
274
275    #[tokio::test]
276    async fn ready_servers_and_config_servers_are_added_in_order() {
277        let mcp = McpBuilder::new("/workspace")
278            .register_in_memory_server("configured", |_, _| Ok(FakeMcpServer::new().into()))
279            .with_servers(vec![ServerSpec::in_process("ready", FakeMcpServer::new())])
280            .with_config(config(r#"{"servers":{"configured":{"type":"in-memory"}}}"#))
281            .unwrap()
282            .spawn()
283            .unwrap();
284
285        mcp.ready().await;
286
287        assert_eq!(names(&mcp), ["ready", "configured"]);
288    }
289
290    #[tokio::test]
291    async fn a_server_replaces_an_earlier_one_with_the_same_name_in_its_position() {
292        let replaced = FakeMcpServer::new();
293        let alive = replaced.alive();
294        let replacement = FakeMcpServer::new().with_tool(mcp_utils::testing::FakeTool::new("replacement"));
295        let mcp = McpBuilder::new("/workspace")
296            .with_servers(vec![
297                ServerSpec::in_process("math", replaced),
298                ServerSpec::in_process("docs", FakeMcpServer::new()),
299            ])
300            .with_server(ServerSpec::in_process("math", replacement), ToolExposure::deferred_all())
301            .spawn()
302            .unwrap();
303
304        mcp.ready().await;
305
306        assert!(alive.upgrade().is_none());
307        assert_eq!(names(&mcp), ["math", "docs"]);
308        assert!(mcp.statuses()[0].deferred_tools);
309        assert_eq!(mcp.statuses()[0].status, McpServerStatus::Connected { tool_count: 1 });
310    }
311
312    #[tokio::test]
313    async fn missing_in_memory_factory_fails_at_spawn_with_server_name() {
314        let builder = McpBuilder::new("/workspace")
315            .with_config(config(r#"{"servers":{"custom":{"type":"in-memory"}}}"#))
316            .unwrap();
317
318        let Err(error) = builder.spawn() else {
319            panic!("spawn should reject an unregistered factory");
320        };
321        assert!(matches!(error, McpSpawnError::InMemoryFactoryNotFound(ref server) if server == "custom"));
322    }
323
324    #[tokio::test]
325    async fn rejected_in_memory_args_fail_spawn_with_server_name() {
326        let builder = McpBuilder::new("/workspace")
327            .register_in_memory_server("custom", |args, _| Err(format!("unexpected argument '{}'", args[0]).into()))
328            .with_config(config(r#"{"servers":{"custom":{"type":"in-memory","args":["--bad"]}}}"#))
329            .unwrap();
330
331        let Err(error) = builder.spawn() else {
332            panic!("spawn should surface the factory's error");
333        };
334        assert!(matches!(error, McpSpawnError::ServerFactory { ref name, .. } if name == "custom"));
335        assert!(error.to_string().contains("unexpected argument '--bad'"), "unexpected error: {error}");
336    }
337
338    #[tokio::test]
339    async fn config_args_expand_the_aether_home_var() {
340        let home = SettingsStore::new("AETHER_HOME", ".aether").expect("Aether home resolves").home().to_path_buf();
341
342        let args = spawned_args(
343            "/work",
344            r#"{"servers":{"notes":{"type":"in-memory","args":["--dir","${AETHER_HOME}/skills"]}}}"#,
345        );
346
347        assert_eq!(args, ["--dir".to_string(), home.join("skills").to_string_lossy().into_owned()]);
348    }
349
350    fn names(mcp: &McpCatalog) -> Vec<String> {
351        mcp.statuses().into_iter().map(|status| status.name).collect()
352    }
353
354    fn spawned_args(root_dir: &str, json: &str) -> Vec<String> {
355        let received = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::new()));
356        let factory_received = Arc::clone(&received);
357        McpBuilder::new(root_dir)
358            .register_in_memory_server("notes", move |args, _| {
359                *factory_received.lock().unwrap() = args;
360                Ok(FakeMcpServer::new().into())
361            })
362            .with_config(config(json))
363            .unwrap()
364            .spawn()
365            .unwrap();
366        received.lock().unwrap().clone()
367    }
368}