Refactor: Move logger helpers and flag completions to correct files

[Claude]

Static analysis identified two organizational inconsistencies where helper functions were placed in the wrong files, breaking established package patterns.

Changes

Logger Package (internal/logger/)

• Moved initGlobalToolsLogger() and closeGlobalToolsLogger() from tools_logger.go to global_helpers.go
• Updated documentation in common.go to include ToolsLogger helpers in the canonical list

Previously, all logger init/close helpers (FileLogger, JSONLLogger, MarkdownLogger, ServerFileLogger) were in global_helpers.go, but ToolsLogger's helpers were outliers in tools_logger.go. This change restores consistency:

// Now all helpers follow the same pattern in global_helpers.go
func initGlobalFileLogger(logger *FileLogger) { ... }
func initGlobalJSONLLogger(logger *JSONLLogger) { ... }
func initGlobalMarkdownLogger(logger *MarkdownLogger) { ... }
func initGlobalServerFileLogger(logger *ServerFileLogger) { ... }
func initGlobalToolsLogger(logger *ToolsLogger) { ... }  // ← Previously in tools_logger.go

CMD Package (internal/cmd/)

• Moved registerFlagCompletions() from root.go to flags.go

The flags.go file centralizes all flag-related logic (RegisterFlag, registerAllFlags). The completion registration function was misplaced in root.go.

Impact

Pure code organization refactoring with zero behavioral changes. All tests pass.

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<issue_title>[refactor] Semantic Function Clustering Analysis — Refactoring Opportunities</issue_title>
<issue_description>## Overview

Static analysis of all 65 non-test Go files in internal/ identified four actionable refactoring opportunities. Two large files exceed 1000 lines and mix distinct concerns (mcp/connection.go, server/unified.go). One package-wide inconsistency exists in the logger/ package where global helpers for ToolsLogger are misplaced. One utility function (registerFlagCompletions) is in the wrong file in cmd/.

Overall code organization is good — packages are purposefully structured, test utilities are separated, and the config, difc, guard, and auth packages are well-organized. The issues below are high-signal, actionable improvements.

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Analysis Metadata

Field	Value
Total Go files analyzed	65 (non-test, internal/ + root)
Total functions cataloged	~280
Function clusters identified	12
Outliers found	3
Duplicates/inconsistencies detected	2
Analysis date	2026-02-20

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Identified Issues

1. 🔴 Outlier: initGlobalToolsLogger / closeGlobalToolsLogger in tools_logger.go

Priority: High — This breaks an established, documented pattern.

Issue: Every other global logger init/close helper pair lives in global_helpers.go:

• initGlobalFileLogger / closeGlobalFileLogger → global_helpers.go
• initGlobalJSONLLogger / closeGlobalJSONLLogger → global_helpers.go
• initGlobalMarkdownLogger / closeGlobalMarkdownLogger → global_helpers.go
• initGlobalServerFileLogger / closeGlobalServerFileLogger → global_helpers.go
• ❌ initGlobalToolsLogger / closeGlobalToolsLogger → tools_logger.go ← outlier

The file common.go even explicitly documents this pattern and lists all helpers expected to be in global_helpers.go (lines 164–167), but ToolsLogger's helpers are missing from that list.

Recommendation: Move initGlobalToolsLogger and closeGlobalToolsLogger from tools_logger.go to global_helpers.go, and add them to the documentation list in common.go. Estimated effort: 15 minutes.

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2. 🔴 Monolith: mcp/connection.go (1010 lines, 5 distinct concerns)

Priority: High — A single file handles five distinct responsibilities.

Responsibilities currently mixed in connection.go:

Responsibility	Functions
SSE/HTTP response parsing	parseSSEResponse, parseJSONRPCResponseWithSSE, isHTTPConnectionError
Connection factory / transport negotiation	NewConnection, NewHTTPConnection, newMCPClient, newHTTPConnection, trySDKTransport, tryStreamableHTTPTransport, trySSETransport, tryPlainJSONTransport
HTTP request building & execution	createJSONRPCRequest, ensureToolCallArguments, setupHTTPRequest, executeHTTPRequest, sendHTTPRequest, initializeHTTPSession
MCP protocol dispatch	listTools, callTool, listResources, readResource, listPrompts, getPrompt
Docker env utilities	expandDockerEnvArgs, containsEqual

Specific outlier: expandDockerEnvArgs and containsEqual process Docker --env argument formatting. They are conceptually Docker launch utilities, not connection logic. They would fit better in the launcher/ package or in a dedicated internal/mcp/docker.go file.

Recommendation:

• Extract Docker env utilities to a new internal/mcp/docker_env.go (or move to launcher/)
• Consider splitting HTTP request infrastructure into internal/mcp/http_request.go
• Estimated effort: 2–3 hours

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3. 🟡 Monolith: server/unified.go (1037 lines, 4 distinct concerns)

Priority: Medium — A single file handles session management, tool registration, tool calling, and server lifecycle.

Responsibilities currently mixed in unified.go:

Responsibility	Functions
Session management	NewSession, getSessionID, requireSession, getSessionKeys, ensureSessionDirectory
Tool registration	registerAllTools, registerAllToolsSequential, registerAllToolsParallel, registerToolsFromBackend, registerSysTools, registerGuard
Tool call dispatch	callBackendTool, convertToCallToolResult, newErrorCallToolResult, parseToolArguments
Server lifecycle & status	NewUnified, Run, Close, IsShutdown, InitiateShutdown, GetServerIDs, GetServerStatus, GetToolsForBackend, GetToolHandler, GetPayloadSizeThreshold, IsDIFCEnabled
Test helpers	RegisterTestTool, SetTestMode, ShouldExit

Recommendation:

• Extract session management to internal/server/session.go (the Session struct and its lifecycle functions already form a natural unit)
• Extract tool registration to internal/server/tool_registry.go
• Estimated effort: 3–4 hours

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4. 🟡 Outlier: registerFlagCompletions in cmd/root.go

Priority: Low...

• Fixes [refactor] Semantic Function Clustering Analysis — Refactoring Opportunities #1193

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Pull request overview

This PR addresses organizational inconsistencies in the codebase by moving helper functions to their correct locations according to established package patterns. The refactoring was identified through static analysis and restores consistency without any behavioral changes.

Changes:

• Moved ToolsLogger init/close helpers from tools_logger.go to global_helpers.go to match all other logger types
• Updated common.go documentation to include ToolsLogger helpers in the canonical list
• Moved registerFlagCompletions from root.go to flags.go to centralize flag-related logic

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File	Description
internal/logger/tools_logger.go	Removed initGlobalToolsLogger and closeGlobalToolsLogger helper functions (moved to global_helpers.go)
internal/logger/global_helpers.go	Added initGlobalToolsLogger and closeGlobalToolsLogger helper functions to match pattern of all other logger types
internal/logger/common.go	Updated documentation to include initGlobalToolsLogger() in the canonical list of global helper functions
internal/cmd/root.go	Removed registerFlagCompletions function (moved to flags.go)
internal/cmd/flags.go	Added registerFlagCompletions function to centralize all flag-related logic

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