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RestClient didn't catch requests exceptions, so a refused connection or a read timeout fell through to the catch-all in server.py, and MCP clients only got "Internal MCP tool error.". The real cause was only in the server's stderr. Catch them around the _send() call in call_spec() and raise RestClientError with a message that says what happened: a timeout, OpenCRE not reachable, or some other request failure, plus the base URL and the exception class. Credentials in the base URL are left out, the message goes through _scrub() like REST errors do, and the original exception stays chained so the server log still has the details. Fixes OWASP#1163.
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WalkthroughThe REST client now converts request exceptions into sanitized ChangesRequest failure reporting
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Check name Status Explanation Title check The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: reporting connection errors and timeouts to MCP clients. Description check The description directly explains the network-error handling change, sanitized messages, exception chaining, tests, and validation results. Linked Issues check Issue [ #1163] requires client-visible messages for OpenCRE connection failures and timeouts. It also requiresInternal MCP tool error.only for unexpected errors, URL sanitization, and preserved exc…Out of Scope Changes check The reported changes are limited to request-failure handling in application/mcp/rest_client.pyand focused tests inapplication/tests/mcp_public_tools_test.py. These changes directly implement [#1…Full details: Linked Issues check
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#1163] requires client-visible messages for OpenCRE connection failures and timeouts. It also requiresInternal MCP tool error.only for unexpected errors, URL sanitization, and preserved exception logging. Atea071ef48dcb9e6bfab34f45a981ef95e19dcd92,RestClient.call_spec()catchesrequests.RequestException, creates sanitized timeout, connection, and request-failure messages, and chains the original exception. The added tests cover the request exception classes, secret removal, MCP tool output, and unexpected-error behavior.
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application/mcp/rest_client.pyand focused tests inapplication/tests/mcp_public_tools_test.py. These changes directly implement [#1163]. No unrelated product behavior or unrelated file changes are identified.
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58-65: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winAdd one real Requests transport test for connection refusal.
_FailingSessionfollows existing local-stub patterns in this file, so it does not violate the guideline's literal prohibition on mocks. However, both new tests injectrequestsexceptions before Requests runs. They verify exception formatting and MCP propagation, but they do not verify that a realrequests.Sessionproduces the connection failure handled byRestClient.Keep the deterministic exception matrix, and add a separate loopback test with a real Requests session.
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- Line 270: Update the URL sanitization around parts._replace and the where
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_FailingSession and do not exercise a real transport failure. Keep the
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A secret in the query string or fragment of OPENCRE_BASE_URL would still show up in the error text, so drop both along with user:password@. The path stays, because a base URL with no scheme (like "opencre.org") ends up there. The build_server test now uses a real requests.Session against a closed loopback port instead of a fake session, so it covers the real connection refusal as well as what the MCP client gets back.
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- Line 516: Keep the probe socket created for the connection-refusal test open
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Fixes #1163
When the MCP server can't reach OpenCRE, or a request times out, clients only get
Internal MCP tool error..RestClientdoesn't catchrequestsexceptions, so they skip theRestClientErrorhandlers inserver.pyand land in the catch-all that's meant for unexpected bugs. The real cause was only in stderr.Change
call_spec()now catchesrequests.RequestExceptionaround the_send()call and raisesRestClientErrorwith one of these:OpenCRE at https://opencre.org timed out after 30sCould not reach OpenCRE at http://127.0.0.1:5999 (ConnectionError)requests, like a broken response body:Request to OpenCRE at http://127.0.0.1:5999 failed (ChunkedEncodingError)Timeoutis checked first becauseConnectTimeoutis also aConnectionError. The message only has the base URL (withoutuser:password@, the query or the fragment), the timeout and the exception class, and it goes through_scrub()like the REST error text. The original exception is chained, so the tracebackserver.pylogs still shows it.server.pyalready returnsRestClientErrortext to the client, so it didn't need changes. Exceptions that don't come fromrequestsare handled as before, so unexpected ones still becomeInternal MCP tool error..Tests
Two new tests in
mcp_public_tools_test.py:test_send_failures_say_what_went_wronguses a fake session to check the message forConnectionError,SSLError,ReadTimeout,ConnectTimeout,ChunkedEncodingErrorandInvalidJSONError, with secrets in the base URL'suser:password@, query and fragment, which never appeartest_network_errors_are_tool_errors_not_internal_errorspoints a realrequests.Sessionat a closed loopback port, goes throughbuild_serverand checks that the client gets the message instead ofInternal MCP tool error., and that the logged error still has therequestsexception as its causeBoth fail on
main, andtest_unexpected_internal_errors_are_sanitizedstill passes.I also ran the stdio server against a closed port and against opencre.org, where
get_documents_by_tagwithfamily:standardcurrently takes over 30 s (#1087). Both now return the new messages.make test: 1095 tests, OK (6 skipped)make lint: no changes, OpenAPI guardrail OKmake mypy: 2132 errors, the same as onmain, none in the changed files