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Fix MCP server initial connection failures with retry logic #6857

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fix: resolve MCP server initial connection failures with retry logic
roomote Aug 8, 2025
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fix: resolve TypeScript errors in McpHub
roomote Aug 8, 2025
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fix: properly fix MCP server race condition instead of using retry logic
roomote Aug 8, 2025
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23 changes: 22 additions & 1 deletion src/core/tools/useMcpToolTool.ts
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Expand Up @@ -127,7 +127,28 @@ async function executeToolAndProcessResult(
toolName,
})

const toolResult = await cline.providerRef.deref()?.getMcpHub()?.callTool(serverName, toolName, parsedArguments)
// Execute the tool
let toolResult: any
try {
const mcpHub = cline.providerRef.deref()?.getMcpHub()
if (!mcpHub) {
throw new Error("MCP Hub not available")
}

toolResult = await mcpHub.callTool(serverName, toolName, parsedArguments)
} catch (error: any) {
const errorMessage = error?.message || String(error)

// Send error status
await sendExecutionStatus(cline, {
executionId,
status: "error",
error: errorMessage,
})

// Re-throw to be handled by the caller
throw error
}

let toolResultPretty = "(No response)"

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112 changes: 69 additions & 43 deletions src/services/mcp/McpHub.ts
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Expand Up @@ -706,35 +706,6 @@ export class McpHub {
}
await this.notifyWebviewOfServerChanges()
}

// transport.stderr is only available after the process has been started. However we can't start it separately from the .connect() call because it also starts the transport. And we can't place this after the connect call since we need to capture the stderr stream before the connection is established, in order to capture errors during the connection process.
// As a workaround, we start the transport ourselves, and then monkey-patch the start method to no-op so that .connect() doesn't try to start it again.
await transport.start()
const stderrStream = transport.stderr
if (stderrStream) {
stderrStream.on("data", async (data: Buffer) => {
const output = data.toString()
// Check if output contains INFO level log
const isInfoLog = /INFO/i.test(output)

if (isInfoLog) {
// Log normal informational messages
console.log(`Server "${name}" info:`, output)
} else {
// Treat as error log
console.error(`Server "${name}" stderr:`, output)
const connection = this.findConnection(name, source)
if (connection) {
this.appendErrorMessage(connection, output)
if (connection.server.status === "disconnected") {
await this.notifyWebviewOfServerChanges()
}
}
}
})
} else {
console.error(`No stderr stream for ${name}`)
}
} else if (configInjected.type === "streamable-http") {
// Streamable HTTP connection
transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(new URL(configInjected.url), {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -809,11 +780,6 @@ export class McpHub {
throw new Error(`Unsupported MCP server type: ${(configInjected as any).type}`)
}

// Only override transport.start for stdio transports that have already been started
if (configInjected.type === "stdio") {
transport.start = async () => {}
}

// Create a connected connection
const connection: ConnectedMcpConnection = {
type: "connected",
Expand All @@ -831,16 +797,76 @@ export class McpHub {
}
this.connections.push(connection)

// Connect (this will automatically start the transport)
await client.connect(transport)
connection.server.status = "connected"
connection.server.error = ""
connection.server.instructions = client.getInstructions()
// For stdio transports, we need to handle the connection properly to avoid race conditions
if (configInjected.type === "stdio") {
// Set up stderr handler BEFORE starting the transport to avoid race conditions
const stderrStream = (transport as StdioClientTransport).stderr
if (stderrStream) {
stderrStream.on("data", async (data: Buffer) => {
const output = data.toString()
// Check if output contains INFO level log
const isInfoLog = /INFO/i.test(output)

// Initial fetch of tools and resources
connection.server.tools = await this.fetchToolsList(name, source)
connection.server.resources = await this.fetchResourcesList(name, source)
connection.server.resourceTemplates = await this.fetchResourceTemplatesList(name, source)
if (isInfoLog) {
// Log normal informational messages
console.log(`Server "${name}" info:`, output)
} else {
// Treat as error log
console.error(`Server "${name}" stderr:`, output)
const connection = this.findConnection(name, source)
if (connection) {
this.appendErrorMessage(connection, output)
if (connection.server.status === "disconnected") {
await this.notifyWebviewOfServerChanges()
}
}
}
})
}

try {
// Start the transport AFTER setting up handlers
await (transport as StdioClientTransport).start()

// Now connect the client
await client.connect(transport)
connection.server.status = "connected"
connection.server.error = ""
} catch (connectError) {
console.error(`Failed to connect to MCP server "${name}":`, connectError)

// Update status with error
connection.server.status = "disconnected"
this.appendErrorMessage(
connection,
connectError instanceof Error ? connectError.message : `${connectError}`,
)

// Clean up on failure
try {
await transport.close()
} catch (closeError) {
console.error(`Failed to close transport after connection error:`, closeError)
}

throw connectError
}
} else {
// For non-stdio transports, connect normally
await client.connect(transport)
connection.server.status = "connected"
connection.server.error = ""
}

// Get instructions and fetch initial data only if connected
if (connection.server.status === "connected") {
connection.server.instructions = client.getInstructions()

// Initial fetch of tools and resources
connection.server.tools = await this.fetchToolsList(name, source)
connection.server.resources = await this.fetchResourcesList(name, source)
connection.server.resourceTemplates = await this.fetchResourceTemplatesList(name, source)
}
} catch (error) {
// Update status with error
const connection = this.findConnection(name, source)
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7 changes: 5 additions & 2 deletions src/services/mcp/__tests__/McpHub.spec.ts
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Expand Up @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ describe("McpHub", () => {

// Create McpHub and let it initialize
const mcpHub = new McpHub(mockProvider as ClineProvider)
await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100))
await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 200)) // Increased timeout to allow for connection
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Would be nice to add specific test cases for the retry logic - simulating connection failures and verifying that retries happen with the correct delays and counts.


// Find the connection
const connection = mcpHub.connections.find((conn) => conn.server.name === "union-test-server")
Expand All @@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ describe("McpHub", () => {
if (connection && connection.type === "connected") {
expect(connection.client).toBeDefined()
expect(connection.transport).toBeDefined()
// Status should be "connected" after successful connection
expect(connection.server.status).toBe("connected")
} else {
throw new Error("Connection should be of type 'connected'")
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1563,11 +1564,12 @@ describe("McpHub", () => {

// Create McpHub and let it initialize with MCP enabled
const mcpHub = new McpHub(mockProvider as ClineProvider)
await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100))
await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 200)) // Increased timeout to allow for connection

// Verify server is connected
const connectedServer = mcpHub.connections.find((conn) => conn.server.name === "toggle-test-server")
expect(connectedServer).toBeDefined()
// Status should be "connected" after successful connection
expect(connectedServer!.server.status).toBe("connected")
expect(connectedServer!.client).toBeDefined()
expect(connectedServer!.transport).toBeDefined()
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1696,6 +1698,7 @@ describe("McpHub", () => {

// Verify that the server is connected
expect(enabledServer).toBeDefined()
// Status should be "connected" after successful connection
expect(enabledServer!.server.status).toBe("connected")
expect(enabledServer!.client).toBeDefined()
expect(enabledServer!.transport).toBeDefined()
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