fix(agents): expand mcp sentinel into active tools and codemode (#1686) - #1711
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Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~12 minutes Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
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buildRequest->>childArguments: Pass active mcpTools in TaskRequest
childArguments->>ChildCLI: Pass expanded tool allowlist
Suggested reviewers: Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to A child requesting an unavailable MCP server still receives MCP support tools. Confirm whether those tools preserve server isolation before relying on scoped declarations as a strict boundary; cross-server access has not been established. Security Architecture ReviewSecurity architecture risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The change restores delegated access to external tools. Generated permission lists exclude unrelated servers, but enforcement of those restrictions during discovery and execution remains unverified. No authorization bypass has been established. Retained concerns
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Review comments at @lib/agents-runner.ts:
- Around line 276-279: In the scoped-token expansion branch in
`agents-runner.ts`, only add `codemode`, `tool_search`, and the matched tools
when `matched` is nonempty; otherwise omit them and emit a diagnostic for the
unmatched `mcp__<server>` token.
- Around line 270-285: Add a case to the general expansion test for
expandChildTools with "mcp" declared and no active MCP tools; assert that the
result includes both codemode and tool_search. Leave scoped no-match and
duplicate-declaration cases unchanged.
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| export function expandChildTools(tools: readonly string[], activeMcpTools: readonly string[] = []): string[] { | ||
| if (tools.length === 0) return []; | ||
| const expanded: string[] = []; | ||
| for (const tool of tools) { | ||
| if (tool === "mcp") { | ||
| expanded.push("codemode", "tool_search", ...activeMcpTools); | ||
| } else if (/^mcp__[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$/.test(tool)) { | ||
| const prefix = `${tool}__`; | ||
| const matched = activeMcpTools.filter((t) => t.startsWith(prefix)); | ||
| expanded.push("codemode", "tool_search", ...matched); | ||
| } else { | ||
| expanded.push(tool); | ||
| } | ||
| } | ||
| return [...new Set([...expanded, PARENT_NOTIFICATION_TOOL])]; | ||
| } |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win
Test mcp with no active MCP tools.
When mcp is declared and activeMcpTools is empty, the general branch must still add codemode and tool_search. Add one case to the general expansion test that asserts both tools are present. The scoped no-match and duplicate-declaration cases are not needed for this correction.
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Review comment at @lib/agents-runner.ts around lines 270 - 285:
Add a case to the general expansion test for expandChildTools with "mcp"
declared and no active MCP tools; assert that the result includes both codemode
and tool_search. Leave scoped no-match and duplicate-declaration cases
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| } else if (/^mcp__[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$/.test(tool)) { | ||
| const prefix = `${tool}__`; | ||
| const matched = activeMcpTools.filter((t) => t.startsWith(prefix)); | ||
| expanded.push("codemode", "tool_search", ...matched); |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Scoped token expansion silently grants codemode and tool_search even when no server tool matches.
If mcp__<server> matches no active tool, for example because the server is not connected or the name has a typo, the agent still receives codemode and tool_search. With those tools it can reach tools from any server, not only the requested one. This broadens access beyond the declared scope. It also hides the misconfiguration, because no warning is emitted. Issue #1686 asks for a warning in this case.
Grant codemode and tool_search only when at least one tool matches. Otherwise omit them and emit a diagnostic.
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const matched = activeMcpTools.filter((t) => t.startsWith(prefix));
- expanded.push("codemode", "tool_search", ...matched);
+ if (matched.length > 0) expanded.push("codemode", "tool_search", ...matched);If a scoped token is meant to grant discovery tools, document that choice in a comment. Also confirm that codemode cannot reach unscoped servers.
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| } else if (/^mcp__[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$/.test(tool)) { | |
| const prefix = `${tool}__`; | |
| const matched = activeMcpTools.filter((t) => t.startsWith(prefix)); | |
| expanded.push("codemode", "tool_search", ...matched); | |
| } else if (/^mcp__[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$/.test(tool)) { | |
| const prefix = `${tool}__`; | |
| const matched = activeMcpTools.filter((t) => t.startsWith(prefix)); | |
| if (matched.length > 0) expanded.push("codemode", "tool_search", ...matched); |
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Review comment at @lib/agents-runner.ts around lines 276 - 279:
In the scoped-token expansion branch in `agents-runner.ts`, only add `codemode`,
`tool_search`, and the matched tools when `matched` is nonempty; otherwise omit
them and emit a diagnostic for the unmatched `mcp__<server>` token.
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Fixes #1686
Problem
Under Pi 1.0 native MCP (following the retirement of
pi-mcp-adapter), Gentle child agents lose access to all MCP servers. Built-in tools and extensions still work, but any MCP-backed task (Context7, GitHub, etc.) fails because--toolsin Pi 1.0 is a strict allowlist without glob/pattern support.Child agents that declare
mcpin their frontmatter tools list received--tools ...mcp. Becausemcpis no longer a registered tool in Pi 1.0, and neithercodemode,tool_search, normcp__<server>__<tool>were present in the allowlist, all MCP tools were silently dropped (#1686).Hardcoding concrete
mcp__<server>__<tool>names in static agent frontmatter is brittle: it couples static definitions to dynamic machine/project MCP configuration.Change
lib/agents-runner.ts, implementexpandChildTools(tools, activeMcpTools):"mcp"as a runtime capability sentinel: expands into"codemode","tool_search", and all activemcp__*tools passed from the parent session.mcp__<server>) expanding to"codemode","tool_search", and tools matchingmcp__<server>__*."mcp"token from the child's--toolsCLI arguments.mcpreceive no MCP tools or codemode.mcpTools?: readonly string[] | string[];toTaskRequest.extensions/gentle-agents.ts, populaterequest.mcpToolsat launch time by queryingpi.getAllTools(), collecting currently activemcp__*tools.tests/agents-runner.test.tsverifying fullmcpsentinel expansion, scoped server prefix expansion, and strict isolation whenmcpis omitted.Verification
mainwithretired mcp token must be omitted from --toolsandserver prefix token must be expanded.tests/agents-runner.test.ts.tests/gentle-agents.test.ts.pnpm run typecheckclean (186 recorded baseline diagnostics, 0 regressions, 12 improved).node scripts/verify-package-files.mjsclean (155 files, 69 exact byte-pinned artifacts verified).Summary by CodeRabbit
mcpor a server-specific MCP token. Server-specific access is limited to that server’s tools.