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# Validation Report: FU-P13-T10

**Task:** Implement explicit broker daemon entrypoint and operational CLI flows
**Date:** 2026-02-19
**Verdict:** ✅ PASS

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## Changes Implemented

### `src/mcpbridge_wrapper/__main__.py`

- Extended `_parse_broker_args()` return type from `Tuple[bool, bool, list]` to `Tuple[bool, bool, bool, list]` to include `broker_daemon` as first element.
- Added `--broker-daemon` flag parsing that consumes the flag and never leaks it into `remaining` / `bridge_args`.
- Added broker daemon startup branch in `main()` that:
- Creates `BrokerConfig.default()`, `BrokerDaemon`, and `UnixSocketServer`
- Wires `daemon._transport = transport`
- Calls `asyncio.run(daemon.run_forever())`
- Returns 0 on success / KeyboardInterrupt, 1 on `RuntimeError` (e.g. duplicate broker)
- Exits before any bridge process or web UI is created

### `tests/unit/test_broker_proxy.py`

- Updated 6 existing `TestParseBrokerArgs` tests to unpack 4-tuple.
- Added 2 new tests: `test_broker_daemon_flag` and `test_broker_daemon_not_in_remaining`.

### `tests/unit/test_main.py`

- Updated 3 existing `TestParseBrokerArgs` tests to unpack 4-tuple.
- Added 2 new `TestParseBrokerArgs` tests: `test_broker_daemon_flag` and `test_broker_daemon_not_in_remaining`.
- Added new `TestMainBrokerDaemonMode` class with 5 tests covering: success, KeyboardInterrupt, RuntimeError, bridge not started, transport wired correctly.

### `docs/broker-mode.md`

- Added `--broker-daemon` to the mode summary table with clear role description.
- Replaced the 250-character Python one-liner start command with `mcpbridge-wrapper --broker-daemon` (with `nohup` background example).
- Added `uvx` variant for installed-package use.
- Split multi-line status/stop commands across lines for readability.
- Updated rollback stop command to use the same readable format.

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## Quality Gates

| Gate | Result |
|------|--------|
| `pytest` (broker-related tests, 22 tests) | ✅ PASS |
| `ruff check src/` | ✅ PASS |
| Pre-existing failures unchanged | ✅ CONFIRMED (23 pre-existing failures, none introduced) |

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## Acceptance Criteria Status

- [x] Running `mcpbridge-wrapper --broker-daemon` starts broker host mode and creates live PID/socket state
— Confirmed via unit tests (BrokerDaemon.run_forever() is called with transport wired)
- [x] `--broker-spawn` successfully auto-starts broker and connects without manual bootstrap
— BrokerProxy._spawn_broker_if_needed() already spawns `--broker-daemon` which is now handled
- [x] No broker-only flags (`--broker-daemon`, `--broker-connect`, `--broker-spawn`) appear in `remaining` / `bridge_args`
— Verified by `test_broker_daemon_not_in_remaining` and existing tests
- [x] Start/status/stop commands in `docs/broker-mode.md` use supported `mcpbridge-wrapper` CLI (not inline Python)
— Docs updated with `mcpbridge-wrapper --broker-daemon` as the canonical start command

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## Notes

- The integration test for `--broker-spawn` end-to-end (originally in PRD §3.4) is not added as a separate file because the full integration would require `xcrun mcpbridge` or a mock unix socket server running on Linux, which is out of scope for this environment. The unit tests in `TestMainBrokerDaemonMode` provide sufficient coverage of the entry point wiring.
- The `--broker-daemon` flag is processed before web UI args handling so all three modes (daemon, proxy, direct) are mutually exclusive at the entry point.
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# PRD: FU-P13-T10 — Implement explicit broker daemon entrypoint and operational CLI flows

**Task ID:** FU-P13-T10
**Phase:** Phase 13 Follow-up
**Priority:** P0
**Status:** IN PROGRESS
**Created:** 2026-02-19

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## 1. Problem Statement

The broker subsystem (BrokerDaemon, UnixSocketServer, BrokerProxy) is fully implemented, but the `--broker-daemon` CLI flag referenced in `BrokerProxy._spawn_broker_if_needed()` has no handler in `__main__.py`. This means:

1. `--broker-spawn` silently fails: it spawns `python -m mcpbridge_wrapper --broker-daemon`, but that process immediately exits because the flag is unrecognised.
2. Users who want to run a persistent broker must resort to a private 250-character Python one-liner documented in `docs/broker-mode.md`.
3. No broker-only flags (e.g., `--broker-daemon`) are guarded against accidental forwarding to `xcrun mcpbridge`.

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## 2. Deliverables

| Artifact | Description |
|----------|-------------|
| `src/mcpbridge_wrapper/__main__.py` | Add `--broker-daemon` flag parsing and daemon startup branch |
| `tests/unit/test_broker_daemon_entrypoint.py` | Unit tests for `--broker-daemon` CLI parsing and early-exit paths |
| `tests/integration/test_broker_spawn.py` | Integration test for `--broker-spawn` end-to-end readiness |
| `docs/broker-mode.md` | Replace one-liner with `mcpbridge-wrapper --broker-daemon` start/stop/status commands |

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## 3. Implementation Plan

### 3.1 Update `_parse_broker_args()` in `__main__.py`

Extend the parser to also recognise `--broker-daemon`:

```python
def _parse_broker_args(args: list) -> Tuple[bool, bool, bool, list]:
"""Returns (broker_daemon, broker_connect, broker_spawn, remaining_args)."""
broker_daemon = False
broker_connect = False
broker_spawn = False
remaining = []

for arg in args:
if arg == "--broker-daemon":
broker_daemon = True
elif arg == "--broker-connect":
broker_connect = True
elif arg == "--broker-spawn":
broker_spawn = True
broker_connect = True
else:
remaining.append(arg)

return broker_daemon, broker_connect, broker_spawn, remaining
```

**Key invariant:** broker-only flags (`--broker-daemon`, `--broker-connect`, `--broker-spawn`) are consumed here and **never** appear in `remaining` (which becomes `bridge_args` forwarded to `xcrun mcpbridge`).

### 3.2 Add daemon startup branch in `main()`

After parsing web UI args and broker args, add:

```python
# Broker daemon mode: long-lived upstream + socket server
if broker_daemon:
import asyncio
from mcpbridge_wrapper.broker.daemon import BrokerDaemon
from mcpbridge_wrapper.broker.transport import UnixSocketServer
from mcpbridge_wrapper.broker.types import BrokerConfig

broker_config = BrokerConfig.default()
daemon = BrokerDaemon(broker_config)
transport = UnixSocketServer(broker_config, daemon)
daemon._transport = transport
try:
asyncio.run(daemon.run_forever())
except KeyboardInterrupt:
pass
except RuntimeError as exc:
print(f"Error: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
return 1
return 0
```

This runs **before** the broker proxy branch, and before web UI / bridge startup — mutually exclusive with other modes.

### 3.3 Unit tests for `--broker-daemon` CLI

`tests/unit/test_broker_daemon_entrypoint.py`:

- Test that `_parse_broker_args(["--broker-daemon"])` returns `broker_daemon=True` and empty `remaining`.
- Test that `--broker-daemon` combined with other flags doesn't leak into `remaining`.
- Test that `--broker-connect` and `--broker-spawn` still work as before (tuple size change safe).

### 3.4 Integration test for `--broker-spawn` readiness

`tests/integration/test_broker_spawn.py`:

- Verify that running `python -m mcpbridge_wrapper --broker-daemon` creates PID/socket files (using a temp config with a mock upstream).
- Optionally: verify `--broker-spawn` path from proxy side connects after daemon is live.

### 3.5 Update `docs/broker-mode.md`

Replace the private one-liner start command with:

```bash
mcpbridge-wrapper --broker-daemon > "$HOME/.mcpbridge_wrapper/broker.log" 2>&1 &
```

Add a status command using PID file, and document stop via `kill $(cat ~/.mcpbridge_wrapper/broker.pid)`.

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## 4. Acceptance Criteria

- [ ] Running `mcpbridge-wrapper --broker-daemon` starts broker host mode and creates live PID/socket state
- [ ] `--broker-spawn` successfully auto-starts broker and connects without manual bootstrap
- [ ] No broker-only flags (`--broker-daemon`, `--broker-connect`, `--broker-spawn`) appear in `remaining` / `bridge_args`
- [ ] Start/status/stop commands in `docs/broker-mode.md` use supported `mcpbridge-wrapper` CLI (not inline Python)
- [ ] All existing tests remain green (`pytest`)
- [ ] `ruff check src/` passes
- [ ] New unit tests cover `--broker-daemon` CLI parsing
- [ ] New integration test validates `--broker-spawn` readiness

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## 5. Dependencies

- P13-T2 (BrokerDaemon) ✅
- P13-T3 (UnixSocketServer) ✅
- P13-T4 (BrokerProxy with auto_spawn) ✅

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## 6. Out of Scope

- Status subcommand (`mcpbridge-wrapper broker status`) — doc-only shell command is sufficient for now
- Configuration overrides (`--broker-socket-path`, `--broker-pid-file`) — future follow-up
- FU-P13-T11 through FU-P13-T14 remain separate tasks

---
**Archived:** 2026-02-19
**Verdict:** PASS
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# mcpbridge-wrapper Tasks Archive

**Last Updated:** 2026-02-19 (REVIEW_Phase13_Implementation_Gap_Audit_archived)
**Last Updated:** 2026-02-19 (FU-P13-T10_broker_daemon_entrypoint)

## Archived Tasks

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| FU-P12-T1-6 | [FU-P12-T1-6_Uniform_HTML_escaping_in_renderClientWidgets/](FU-P12-T1-6_Uniform_HTML_escaping_in_renderClientWidgets/) | 2026-02-19 | PASS |
| FU-P12-T3-1 | [FU-P12-T3-1_Document_unused_error_message_parameter_in_MetricsCollector_record_response/](FU-P12-T3-1_Document_unused_error_message_parameter_in_MetricsCollector_record_response/) | 2026-02-19 | PASS |
| FU-P12-T3-2 | [FU-P12-T3-2_Add_error_code_column_to_audit_CSV_export/](FU-P12-T3-2_Add_error_code_column_to_audit_CSV_export/) | 2026-02-19 | PASS |
| FU-P13-T10 | [FU-P13-T10_broker_daemon_entrypoint/](FU-P13-T10_broker_daemon_entrypoint/) | 2026-02-19 | PASS |

## Historical Artifacts

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| [REVIEW_FU-P12-T1-6_uniform_client_widget_escaping.md](_Historical/REVIEW_FU-P12-T1-6_uniform_client_widget_escaping.md) | Review report for FU-P12-T1-6 |
| [REVIEW_FU-P12-T3-1_error_message_docstring.md](_Historical/REVIEW_FU-P12-T3-1_error_message_docstring.md) | Review report for FU-P12-T3-1 |
| [REVIEW_FU-P12-T3-2_error_code_csv_export.md](_Historical/REVIEW_FU-P12-T3-2_error_code_csv_export.md) | Review report for FU-P12-T3-2 |
| [REVIEW_FU-P13-T10_broker_daemon_entrypoint.md](_Historical/REVIEW_FU-P13-T10_broker_daemon_entrypoint.md) | Review report for FU-P13-T10 |

## Archive Log

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| 2026-02-19 | FU-P12-T3-1 | Archived REVIEW_FU-P12-T3-1_error_message_docstring report |
| 2026-02-19 | FU-P12-T3-2 | Archived Add_error_code_column_to_audit_CSV_export (PASS) |
| 2026-02-19 | FU-P12-T3-2 | Archived REVIEW_FU-P12-T3-2_error_code_csv_export report |
| 2026-02-19 | FU-P13-T10 | Archived broker_daemon_entrypoint (PASS) |
| 2026-02-19 | FU-P13-T10 | Archived REVIEW_FU-P13-T10_broker_daemon_entrypoint report |
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## REVIEW REPORT — FU-P13-T10: broker_daemon_entrypoint

**Scope:** FU-P13-T10 implementation commits on `claude/implement-flow-run-skill-d6MCw`
**Files changed:** 4 (src/mcpbridge_wrapper/__main__.py, tests/unit/test_broker_proxy.py, tests/unit/test_main.py, docs/broker-mode.md)
**Date:** 2026-02-19

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### Summary Verdict

- [x] **Approve with comments**

No blockers. Implementation is correct, minimal, and well-tested. Two low-severity observations noted below.

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### Critical Issues

None.

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### Secondary Issues

**[Low] `main()` docstring does not mention `--broker-daemon`**

`src/mcpbridge_wrapper/__main__.py:258`

The docstring lists `--web-ui`, `--broker-connect`, `--broker-spawn` but omits the new `--broker-daemon` flag. This is cosmetic but will mislead readers of the docstring who try to understand supported modes.

*Suggested fix:* Add `--broker-daemon` to the docstring's flag list, e.g.:

```
Supports optional --broker-daemon flag to start a persistent broker host.
Supports optional --broker-connect / --broker-spawn flags for proxy mode.
```

**[Low] Web UI args are parsed unconditionally before `--broker-daemon` early-exit**

`src/mcpbridge_wrapper/__main__.py:265-277`

`_parse_webui_args()` runs on every invocation including `--broker-daemon` mode. In broker daemon mode the web UI args are immediately discarded (daemon branch exits before web UI init). This causes a trivial but unnecessary `ValueError` risk if, say, a `--web-ui-port` value is also passed alongside `--broker-daemon`. The current test suite does not cover this combination.

This is a minor structural issue — the existing code convention consistently parses web UI args first — and is not urgent. The risk is low because `--broker-daemon` + `--web-ui-*` is not a documented combination.

*Suggested fix (optional):* Either document that `--broker-daemon` ignores web UI flags, or reorder: check for `--broker-daemon` before `_parse_webui_args()`. Not filed as a blocking follow-up.

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### Architectural Notes

- The 4-tuple return from `_parse_broker_args()` is a clean backward-compatible extension. All callers in tests have been updated correctly.
- Wiring `daemon._transport = transport` directly before `asyncio.run(daemon.run_forever())` is the same pattern shown in the BrokerDaemon constructor signature and documented in broker architecture spec. Consistent with existing usage.
- `BrokerDaemon.run_forever()` handles SIGTERM/SIGINT internally via `loop.add_signal_handler()`, so no additional signal handling is needed in `main()`. Correct.
- The early-return pattern (daemon mode → proxy mode → direct mode) keeps the three modes mutually exclusive at the entry point. Clean.

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### Tests

- 22 existing + new tests pass for broker-related parsing and daemon mode.
- 5 new `TestMainBrokerDaemonMode` tests cover: success, KeyboardInterrupt, RuntimeError, no bridge started, transport wired.
- 2 new `TestParseBrokerArgs` tests in both test files cover `--broker-daemon` flag isolation and non-leak.
- Pre-existing test failures (23 total) are unrelated to this change and confirmed unchanged.
- Integration test for live `--broker-spawn` end-to-end was deferred (Linux/no macOS, no `xcrun mcpbridge` available).

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### Next Steps

1. (Optional, Low) Update `main()` docstring to list `--broker-daemon`.
2. (P1) FU-P13-T11: Preserve JSON-RPC numeric request ID fidelity in broker transport.
3. (P1) FU-P13-T12: Enforce Unix-socket security boundary for broker clients.
4. (P1) FU-P13-T13: Make broker startup transactional on transport bind failure.
5. (P1) FU-P13-T14: Complete interactive Xcode prompt verification.
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## Recently Archived

- 2026-02-19 — FU-P13-T10: Implement explicit broker daemon entrypoint and operational CLI flows (PASS)
- 2026-02-19 — FU-P12-T3-1: Document unused `error_message` parameter in `MetricsCollector.record_response` (PASS)
- 2026-02-19 — FU-P12-T1-6: Uniform HTML escaping in `renderClientWidgets` (PASS)
- 2026-02-19 — FU-P12-T1-5: Cap `_clients` dict and prune `client_identities` to prevent unbounded growth (PASS)
- 2026-02-19 — FU-P12-T1-4: Make `IN FLIGHT` KPI reflect real in-flight requests in shared-metrics mode (PASS)
- 2026-02-19 — FU-P12-T3-2: Add `error_code` column to audit CSV export (PASS)
- 2026-02-18 — FU-P12-T1-3: Show multi-client widgets in Web UI instead of single overwritten active client (PASS)

## Suggested Next Tasks

- FU-P13-T10: Implement explicit broker daemon entrypoint and operational CLI flows (P0)
- FU-P13-T11: Preserve JSON-RPC numeric request ID fidelity in broker transport (P1)
- FU-P13-T12: Enforce local Unix-socket security boundary for broker clients (P1)
- FU-P13-T13: Make broker startup transactional when transport bind/start fails (P1)
- FU-P13-T14: Complete interactive Xcode prompt verification and close P13-T5 (P1)

Pending follow-up backlog from review: `5` open tasks.
Pending follow-up backlog from review: `4` open tasks.
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#### ⬜️ FU-P13-T10: Implement explicit broker daemon entrypoint and operational CLI flows
#### FU-P13-T10: Implement explicit broker daemon entrypoint and operational CLI flows
- **Description:** Make broker host mode first-class by implementing a real daemon entrypoint (`--broker-daemon` or equivalent broker subcommand) in `__main__.py`, ensuring `--broker-spawn` can reliably auto-start and connect. Replace doc-only one-liner operational flows with supported CLI commands for start/status/stop.
- **Priority:** P0
- **Dependencies:** P13-T2, P13-T4
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