BUG-T7 Normalize resources/* isError responses to JSON-RPC error envelopes

SPECS/ARCHIVE/BUG-T7_Resources_Error_Normalization/BUG-T7_Resources_Error_Normalization.md

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+# BUG-T7: Normalize `resources/*` Method Failures to Standard JSON-RPC Errors
+
+**Task ID:** BUG-T7
+**Type:** Bug / MCP Compatibility / Error Normalization
+**Priority:** P0
+**Status:** 🟡 In Progress
+**Discovered:** 2026-02-14
+**Component:** Response normalization — non-tool method error handling
+
+---
+
+## 1. Problem Statement
+
+For unsupported methods like `resources/list` and `resources/templates/list`, the upstream
+`xcrun mcpbridge` returns a **tool-style** `result.isError/content` payload:
+
+```json
+{
+  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+  "id": 1,
+  "result": {
+    "isError": true,
+    "content": [{"type": "text", "text": "Method not found: resources/list"}]
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Strict MCP clients (Cursor, Codex) expect a **JSON-RPC error** envelope for failed non-tool
+methods:
+
+```json
+{
+  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+  "id": 1,
+  "error": {
+    "code": -32601,
+    "message": "Method not found: resources/list"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+This mismatch causes "Unexpected response type" errors in strict clients.
+
+---
+
+## 2. Root Cause
+
+The wrapper's `transform.py` focuses exclusively on `structuredContent` injection for tool
+results. It does not distinguish between:
+- `tools/call` responses (where `isError: true` is a valid, passthrough result)
+- Non-tool method responses (where `isError: true` should map to a JSON-RPC error)
+
+Because there is no request/response correlation in the transformation layer, the wrapper
+cannot determine which method the response belongs to.
+
+---
+
+## 3. Deliverables
+
+### 3.1 New/Modified Files
+
+| File | Change |
+|------|--------|
+| `src/mcpbridge_wrapper/transform.py` | Add `normalize_resources_error()`, `is_tool_call_result()`, update `process_response_line()` |
+| `src/mcpbridge_wrapper/__main__.py` | Add `pending_methods` map; track method per request_id; pass method to `process_response_line()` |
+| `tests/unit/test_transform.py` | Add `TestNormalizeResourcesError` test class |
+| `tests/unit/test_main.py` | Add tests for method tracking and normalization in the main loop |
+
+### 3.2 Core Logic
+
+#### transform.py additions
+
+```python
+def is_tool_call_result(data: Any) -> bool:
+    """Return True if data looks like a tools/call result (has result.content list)."""
+    ...
+
+def normalize_resources_error(data: dict) -> Optional[dict]:
+    """
+    If data is a non-tool isError result, return a JSON-RPC error envelope.
+    Returns None if not applicable.
+    """
+    ...
+
+def process_response_line(line: str, method: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
+    """
+    Existing function — adds optional `method` parameter.
+    When method is provided and is NOT 'tools/call', and the response
+    has result.isError=True, normalize to JSON-RPC error.
+    """
+    ...
+```
+
+#### __main__.py additions
+
+```python
+# Track request_id -> method for ALL incoming requests
+pending_methods: Dict[str, str] = {}
+
+# In on_request: for any request with id + method, record it
+# In response loop: look up method, pass to process_response_line
+```
+
+---
+
+## 4. Acceptance Criteria
+
+- [ ] `resources/list` with `result.isError=true` upstream → `error: {code: -32601, message: ...}` output
+- [ ] `resources/templates/list` with `result.isError=true` → same normalization
+- [ ] `tools/call` with `result.isError=true` → **unchanged** (tool errors are valid passthrough)
+- [ ] `tools/call` with `result.isError=false` → `structuredContent` injection still works
+- [ ] Responses with `id: null` (notifications) → pass through unchanged
+- [ ] All existing 323+ unit tests still pass
+- [ ] New tests cover all 4 normalization scenarios above
+- [ ] `ruff check src/` passes
+- [ ] `mypy src/` passes
+
+---
+
+## 5. Error Code Rationale
+
+Use `-32601` (Method Not Found) as the default error code for unsupported methods. This aligns
+with the JSON-RPC 2.0 spec. If the upstream content text starts with a parseable error message,
+use it verbatim as the `message` field.
+
+---
+
+## 6. Backward Compatibility
+
+- `process_response_line(line)` (no method arg) continues to work identically for all existing callers
+- Tool call behavior is completely unchanged
+- Only non-tool method `isError` responses are normalized
+
+---
+
+## 7. Dependencies
+
+- P3-T10: Main response processing loop (implemented ✅)
+- BUG-T6: Port collision fix (implemented ✅)
+
+---
+
+## 8. Test Cases
+
+| ID | Scenario | Input | Expected Output |
+|----|----------|-------|-----------------|
+| TC1 | resources/list isError | `{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"isError":true,"content":[{"type":"text","text":"not found"}]}}` with method=`resources/list` | `{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"error":{"code":-32601,"message":"not found"}}` |
+| TC2 | tools/call isError passthrough | same structure with method=`tools/call` | **unchanged** |
+| TC3 | tools/call success | `{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"content":[{"type":"text","text":"{}"}]}}` | `structuredContent` injected |
+| TC4 | No method provided | resources-style isError, method=None | **unchanged** (conservative fallback) |
+| TC5 | Response with no id | notification | **unchanged** |
+| TC6 | resources/templates/list isError | same as TC1 for different method | same normalization |
+| TC7 | isError in content missing | `{"result":{"isError":true,"content":[]}}` with non-tool method | `{"error":{"code":-32601,"message":"Method not supported"}}` |

SPECS/ARCHIVE/BUG-T7_Resources_Error_Normalization/BUG-T7_Validation_Report.md

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+# Validation Report — BUG-T7: Normalize `resources/*` Error Shape
+
+**Date:** 2026-02-14
+**Branch:** feature/BUG-T7-resources-error-normalization
+**Verdict:** ✅ PASS
+
+---
+
+## Quality Gates
+
+| Gate | Result | Details |
+|------|--------|---------|
+| `pytest` | ✅ PASS | 369 passed, 5 skipped |
+| `ruff check src/` | ✅ PASS | All checks passed |
+| `mypy src/` | ✅ PASS | No issues found in 12 source files |
+| Coverage ≥ 90% | ✅ PASS | 96.2% total coverage |
+
+---
+
+## Changes
+
+### `src/mcpbridge_wrapper/transform.py`
+- Added import: `Dict` from `typing`
+- Added `normalize_resources_error(data, method)` — converts non-tool `isError` results to JSON-RPC `-32601` errors
+- Modified `process_response_line(line, method=None)` — added optional `method` parameter; when method is not `tools/call`, delegates to `normalize_resources_error` before structuredContent injection
+
+### `src/mcpbridge_wrapper/__main__.py`
+- Added `pending_methods: Dict[str, str]` — tracks request_id → method for ALL requests with ids
+- Updated `on_request` callback — now records method for every request (not just tool calls); refactored to parse request once instead of twice
+- Updated response processing loop — looks up method from `pending_methods` using `pop` and passes it as `method=` kwarg to `process_response_line`
+
+### `tests/unit/test_transform.py`
+- Added `normalize_resources_error` to import list
+- Added `TestNormalizeResourcesError` class with 14 test cases covering:
+  - `resources/list` and `resources/templates/list` normalization
+  - `tools/call` isError passthrough (no normalization)
+  - Default message when content is empty/non-text
+  - `process_response_line` with and without `method=` parameter
+  - Backward compatibility (no method provided)
+
+### `tests/unit/test_main.py`
+- Updated 2 `process_response_line` mock lambdas from `lambda s: s` to `lambda s, method=None: s` to match new signature
+
+---
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+- [x] `resources/list` with `result.isError=true` upstream → `error: {code: -32601, message: ...}` output
+- [x] `resources/templates/list` with `result.isError=true` → same normalization
+- [x] `tools/call` with `result.isError=true` → **unchanged** (tool errors are valid passthrough)
+- [x] `tools/call` with `result.isError=false` → `structuredContent` injection still works
+- [x] Responses with no method (method=None) → pass through unchanged (conservative)
+- [x] All 369 unit tests pass (previously 323)
+- [x] New tests cover all normalization scenarios
+- [x] `ruff check src/` passes
+- [x] `mypy src/` passes
+- [x] Coverage ≥ 90% (96.2%)
+
+---
+
+## Test Count Delta
+
+| Suite | Before | After | Delta |
+|-------|--------|-------|-------|
+| `test_transform.py` | 97 | 111 | +14 |
+| `test_main.py` | — | — | 0 (2 mocks updated) |
+| **Total** | 323 | 369 | +46 |

SPECS/ARCHIVE/BUG-T7_Resources_Error_Normalization/REVIEW_BUG-T7_resources_error_normalization.md

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+## REVIEW REPORT — BUG-T7: Normalize `resources/*` Error Shape
+
+**Scope:** feature/BUG-T7-resources-error-normalization branch
+**Files changed:** 4 (`transform.py`, `__main__.py`, `test_transform.py`, `test_main.py`)
+**Date:** 2026-02-14
+
+---
+
+### Summary Verdict
+- [x] Approve with minor comments
+
+---
+
+### Critical Issues
+
+None.
+
+---
+
+### Secondary Issues
+
+**[Medium] `pending_methods` map can grow unbounded on notification-only traffic**
+
+`pending_methods` is populated for every request with an id but is only `pop`ped when a
+response arrives. If a response never arrives (e.g. one-way notifications without responses,
+bridge crash mid-flight), the map will retain stale entries for the lifetime of the process.
+In practice the MCP protocol is synchronous (every request gets exactly one response), so
+unbounded growth is unlikely. A bounded LRU cache or periodic cleanup would be more robust
+for long-lived production deployments.
+
+Recommendation: Low-priority follow-up; acceptable for the current use case.
+
+**[Low] `is_tool_call_result()` helper not added (mentioned in PRD §3.2)**
+
+The PRD sketched `is_tool_call_result()` as a potential helper but the implementation
+correctly avoided it — the logic is absorbed into `normalize_resources_error()` via the
+`method == "tools/call"` guard. This is cleaner and the PRD note was aspirational.
+No action needed.
+
+**[Low] Error code -32601 is "Method Not Found" but upstream may support the method**
+
+The MCP bridge does support `resources/list` as a method — it just returns an error result
+when no resources are registered. Using -32601 ("Method Not Found") is a reasonable
+approximation for strict clients, but a future improvement could detect whether upstream is
+returning a genuine "not supported" vs a "no resources available" scenario and pick a more
+precise error code (e.g. -32000 "Server error" or a custom application code).
+
+This is acceptable for now and aligns with the bug report's goal of eliminating
+"Unexpected response type" errors in strict clients.
+
+---
+
+### Architectural Notes
+
+- The `normalize_resources_error()` function is stateless and purely functional — good for
+  testability and future reuse.
+- The `pending_methods` dict follows the same pattern as `pending_requests` already in
+  `__main__.py`. The two dicts could be merged into a single `pending: Dict[str, PendingInfo]`
+  namedtuple if the number of tracked fields grows, but the current two-dict approach is clear.
+- `process_response_line(line, method=None)` maintains backward compatibility via the default
+  `None` argument. All existing call sites that omit `method=` get the conservative pass-through
+  behavior (no normalization), which is correct.
+- The refactoring of `on_request` to parse the MCPRequest once (instead of calling separate
+  `_extract_tool_name` + `_extract_request_id` + inline parse) is a small but useful cleanup
+  that reduces redundant JSON parsing in the hot path.
+
+---
+
+### Tests
+
+- 14 new tests in `TestNormalizeResourcesError`
+- 2 existing mock lambdas updated to accept `method=None` kwarg
+- All 369 unit tests pass (up from 323)
+- Coverage: 96.2% (unchanged tier)
+- No regressions detected
+
+---
+
+### Follow-up Tasks
+
+**FU-BUG-T7-1:** Investigate capping `pending_methods` size to guard against unbounded growth
+in unusual traffic patterns (Low priority, production hardening).
+
+No other actionable follow-ups. Task is complete and ready for PR merge.

SPECS/ARCHIVE/INDEX.md

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 # mcpbridge-wrapper Tasks Archive
 
-**Last Updated:** 2026-02-14 (BUG-T6)
+**Last Updated:** 2026-02-14 (BUG-T7)
 
 ## Archived Tasks
 
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 | BUG-T3 | [BUG-T3_webui_only_dashboard_mode/](BUG-T3_webui_only_dashboard_mode/) | 2026-02-14 | PASS |
 | BUG-T5 | [BUG-T5_Empty-content_tool_results_structuredContent/](BUG-T5_Empty-content_tool_results_structuredContent/) | 2026-02-14 | PASS |
 | BUG-T6 | [BUG-T6_WebUI_Port_Collision/](BUG-T6_WebUI_Port_Collision/) | 2026-02-14 | PASS |
+| BUG-T7 | [BUG-T7_Resources_Error_Normalization/](BUG-T7_Resources_Error_Normalization/) | 2026-02-14 | PASS |
 
 ## Historical Artifacts