test(broker): assert Claude MCP config avoids npx - #1519
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe Claude MCP output test now isolates command-resolution environment variables. It verifies that the generated configuration uses the resolved local executable and ends with the ChangesClaude MCP validation
Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The added regression test is not yet merge-ready because it can be flaky under parallel execution and can pass when the MCP command is missing or malformed. Fixing these issues is needed for reliable protection; production behavior is otherwise unchanged. Suggested reviewers: Poem
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In `@crates/broker/src/cli_mcp_args.rs`:
- Around line 346-349: Serialize every test that invokes command resolution
through configure_agent_relay_mcp_with_token, including
claude_output_matches_authority_function, by acquiring EnvGuard::all() before
the call; alternatively inject the resolved command so these tests do not read
process-global AGENT_RELAY_* environment variables.
- Around line 370-383: Update the rendered MCP config assertions to first
extract server["command"] as a non-empty string, failing when the field is
missing or incorrectly typed; then reject "npx" and, where stable, compare the
command against the resolver’s expected local agent-relay executable. Preserve
the existing assertion that the final argument is "mcp".
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crates/broker/src/cli_mcp_args.rs
| let _env = EnvGuard::all(); | ||
| std::env::remove_var("AGENT_RELAY_MCP_COMMAND"); | ||
| std::env::remove_var("AGENT_RELAY_INSTALL_DIR"); | ||
| std::env::remove_var("AGENT_RELAY_BIN_DIR"); |
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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Serialize all command-resolution readers with the environment guard.
EnvGuard::all() protects this test while it removes the AGENT_RELAY_* overrides. Other tests, including claude_output_matches_authority_function at Line 672, call configure_agent_relay_mcp_with_token without the guard. The shared helper in crates/broker/src/snippets.rs (Lines 1139-1379) resolves the Agent Relay command from these settings. A parallel test can observe different values between calls and cause intermittent CI failures. Acquire EnvGuard::all() in every test that reaches command resolution, or inject the resolved command without mutating process-global environment variables.
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In `@crates/broker/src/cli_mcp_args.rs` around lines 346 - 349, Serialize every
test that invokes command resolution through
configure_agent_relay_mcp_with_token, including
claude_output_matches_authority_function, by acquiring EnvGuard::all() before
the call; alternatively inject the resolved command so these tests do not read
process-global AGENT_RELAY_* environment variables.
| let server = &config["mcpServers"]["agent-relay"]; | ||
| assert_ne!( | ||
| server["command"].as_str(), | ||
| Some("npx"), | ||
| "Claude's rendered MCP config must use the resolved local agent-relay executable" | ||
| ); | ||
| assert_eq!( | ||
| server["args"] | ||
| .as_array() | ||
| .and_then(|args| args.last()) | ||
| .and_then(Value::as_str), | ||
| Some("mcp"), | ||
| "the rendered command must invoke the MCP subcommand" | ||
| ); |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Require a usable command before rejecting npx.
server["command"].as_str() returns None when the field is missing or has the wrong type. The current assertion then passes because None != Some("npx"). Extract a non-empty command string first, then retain the npx rejection and compare it with the resolver's expected local executable when that value is stable.
Suggested assertion
- assert_ne!(
- server["command"].as_str(),
- Some("npx"),
+ let command = server["command"]
+ .as_str()
+ .filter(|command| !command.is_empty())
+ .expect("agent-relay MCP command");
+ assert_ne!(
+ command,
+ "npx",📝 Committable suggestion
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| let server = &config["mcpServers"]["agent-relay"]; | |
| assert_ne!( | |
| server["command"].as_str(), | |
| Some("npx"), | |
| "Claude's rendered MCP config must use the resolved local agent-relay executable" | |
| ); | |
| assert_eq!( | |
| server["args"] | |
| .as_array() | |
| .and_then(|args| args.last()) | |
| .and_then(Value::as_str), | |
| Some("mcp"), | |
| "the rendered command must invoke the MCP subcommand" | |
| ); | |
| let server = &config["mcpServers"]["agent-relay"]; | |
| let command = server["command"] | |
| .as_str() | |
| .filter(|command| !command.is_empty()) | |
| .expect("agent-relay MCP command"); | |
| assert_ne!( | |
| command, | |
| "npx", | |
| "Claude's rendered MCP config must use the resolved local agent-relay executable" | |
| ); | |
| assert_eq!( | |
| server["args"] | |
| .as_array() | |
| .and_then(|args| args.last()) | |
| .and_then(Value::as_str), | |
| Some("mcp"), | |
| "the rendered command must invoke the MCP subcommand" | |
| ); |
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In `@crates/broker/src/cli_mcp_args.rs` around lines 370 - 383, Update the
rendered MCP config assertions to first extract server["command"] as a non-empty
string, failing when the field is missing or incorrectly typed; then reject
"npx" and, where stable, compare the command against the resolver’s expected
local agent-relay executable. Preserve the existing assertion that the final
argument is "mcp".
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<file name="crates/broker/src/cli_mcp_args.rs">
<violation number="1" location="crates/broker/src/cli_mcp_args.rs:346">
P2: This test acquires `EnvGuard::all()` before clearing `AGENT_RELAY_*` env vars, but other tests that reach the same command-resolution path (e.g. `claude_output_matches_authority_function`) don't use the guard. Since these tests run in parallel and mutate process-global env vars, one test can observe values mutated by another, causing intermittent CI failures. Acquire `EnvGuard::all()` in every test that reaches command resolution, or avoid mutating global env state.</violation>
<violation number="2" location="crates/broker/src/cli_mcp_args.rs:372">
P3: The new `assert_ne!(server["command"].as_str(), Some("npx"))` passes vacuously when the rendered MCP config has no `command` at all: on a missing/unexpected value `as_str()` returns `None`, and `None != Some("npx")` is true. It also does not verify the PR's stated goal that the command be the *resolved local executable* — only that it isn't `npx`. With `AGENT_RELAY_MCP_COMMAND/INSTALL_DIR/BIN_DIR` cleared, an environment without `agent-relay` resolvable on PATH (e.g. CI) falls back to the unresolved default `agent-relay mcp` in `agent_relay_mcp_command` (snippets.rs:204), and the test still passes while rendering a command that is *not* the executable the preflight resolves. Consider asserting the command equals the resolved path/executable (or equals `"agent-relay"` on the fallback) rather than merely `!= "npx"` so the regression is actually caught.</violation>
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| // than handing Claude `npx -y agent-relay mcp`. The latter silently | ||
| // selected a separate cache/package version and let Claude start without | ||
| // the coordination tools advertised in the injected reminder. | ||
| let _env = EnvGuard::all(); |
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P2: This test acquires EnvGuard::all() before clearing AGENT_RELAY_* env vars, but other tests that reach the same command-resolution path (e.g. claude_output_matches_authority_function) don't use the guard. Since these tests run in parallel and mutate process-global env vars, one test can observe values mutated by another, causing intermittent CI failures. Acquire EnvGuard::all() in every test that reaches command resolution, or avoid mutating global env state.
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Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At crates/broker/src/cli_mcp_args.rs, line 346:
<comment>This test acquires `EnvGuard::all()` before clearing `AGENT_RELAY_*` env vars, but other tests that reach the same command-resolution path (e.g. `claude_output_matches_authority_function`) don't use the guard. Since these tests run in parallel and mutate process-global env vars, one test can observe values mutated by another, causing intermittent CI failures. Acquire `EnvGuard::all()` in every test that reaches command resolution, or avoid mutating global env state.</comment>
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@@ -338,7 +338,16 @@ mod tests {
+ // than handing Claude `npx -y agent-relay mcp`. The latter silently
+ // selected a separate cache/package version and let Claude start without
+ // the coordination tools advertised in the injected reminder.
+ let _env = EnvGuard::all();
+ std::env::remove_var("AGENT_RELAY_MCP_COMMAND");
+ std::env::remove_var("AGENT_RELAY_INSTALL_DIR");
</file context>
| .is_some_and(Value::is_object)); | ||
| let server = &config["mcpServers"]["agent-relay"]; | ||
| assert_ne!( | ||
| server["command"].as_str(), |
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P3: The new assert_ne!(server["command"].as_str(), Some("npx")) passes vacuously when the rendered MCP config has no command at all: on a missing/unexpected value as_str() returns None, and None != Some("npx") is true. It also does not verify the PR's stated goal that the command be the resolved local executable — only that it isn't npx. With AGENT_RELAY_MCP_COMMAND/INSTALL_DIR/BIN_DIR cleared, an environment without agent-relay resolvable on PATH (e.g. CI) falls back to the unresolved default agent-relay mcp in agent_relay_mcp_command (snippets.rs:204), and the test still passes while rendering a command that is not the executable the preflight resolves. Consider asserting the command equals the resolved path/executable (or equals "agent-relay" on the fallback) rather than merely != "npx" so the regression is actually caught.
Prompt for AI agents
Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At crates/broker/src/cli_mcp_args.rs, line 372:
<comment>The new `assert_ne!(server["command"].as_str(), Some("npx"))` passes vacuously when the rendered MCP config has no `command` at all: on a missing/unexpected value `as_str()` returns `None`, and `None != Some("npx")` is true. It also does not verify the PR's stated goal that the command be the *resolved local executable* — only that it isn't `npx`. With `AGENT_RELAY_MCP_COMMAND/INSTALL_DIR/BIN_DIR` cleared, an environment without `agent-relay` resolvable on PATH (e.g. CI) falls back to the unresolved default `agent-relay mcp` in `agent_relay_mcp_command` (snippets.rs:204), and the test still passes while rendering a command that is *not* the executable the preflight resolves. Consider asserting the command equals the resolved path/executable (or equals `"agent-relay"` on the fallback) rather than merely `!= "npx"` so the regression is actually caught.</comment>
<file context>
@@ -358,6 +367,20 @@ mod tests {
.is_some_and(Value::is_object));
+ let server = &config["mcpServers"]["agent-relay"];
+ assert_ne!(
+ server["command"].as_str(),
+ Some("npx"),
+ "Claude's rendered MCP config must use the resolved local agent-relay executable"
</file context>
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Why
A pre-#1503 broker rendered Claude MCP injection as
npx -y agent-relay mcp. That resolves a separate cached/downloaded package, so the broker could advertise coordination tools while Claude started a different MCP artifact. #1503 changed production resolution to the installed executable and added preflight.Regression coverage
This parses the exact inline
--mcp-configJSON returned bymcp-argsfor Claude, asserts the Agent Relay server is present and well-formed, rejectscommand: "npx", and verifies that the command invokesmcp.The controlled v11.5.4 broker reproducer exits 1 at the new
npxassertion; current source will be verified in PR CI.Local verification
git diff --checkagent-relay-broker mcp-args --cli claude ...control: fails the new assertion as expected (command: npx)cargo/rustfmt; CI is required for the passing direction.