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test-case: no MCP block = Phase 1 behavior (regression) #24

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opened 2026-05-12 15:50:32 +00:00 by claude-noether · 2 comments
claude-noether commented 2026-05-12 15:50:32 +00:00
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Steps

  1. Start aish with NO mcp block in config (delete it or use the default committed config.lua).
  2. Verify startup banner has NO mcp <alias>: N tools line.
  3. Run :mcp list — should report (no MCP sessions).
  4. Have a normal conversation: ask a few questions, get responses, exec a CMD: or two.

Expected

  • All Phase 1 behavior intact: streaming, PTY exec, sessions, save/resume/sessions meta, CMD: extraction + confirm gate.
  • No tool-call-related output anywhere.
  • The tools field is NOT in the broker request body (verify by wireshark / curl-equivalent if you want; otherwise trust that #tools_schema() == 0 → omitted per §12 risk row 1).

What this exercises

  • Phase 1 regression coverage: no MCP config → no behavior change.
  • The new system-prompt block mentioning MCP doesn't confuse the model into making up tool calls (it might mention tools in prose, that's fine).
  • chat_stream with opts.tools = {} correctly omits the field (verifiable via the proxy not erroring).

Likely failure modes

  • Lua error at startup because config.mcp is nil and some code path forgot the guard.
  • broker sends "tools": [] and a strict server rejects it.
  • The new system-prompt MCP block makes the model hallucinate tool calls → manifest expected this; if it happens regularly, may want to make the block conditional on next(mcp_sessions) ~= nil (Phase 7 finding).
## Steps 1. Start aish with NO `mcp` block in config (delete it or use the default committed config.lua). 2. Verify startup banner has NO `mcp <alias>: N tools` line. 3. Run `:mcp list` — should report `(no MCP sessions)`. 4. Have a normal conversation: ask a few questions, get responses, exec a CMD: or two. ## Expected - All Phase 1 behavior intact: streaming, PTY exec, sessions, save/resume/sessions meta, CMD: extraction + confirm gate. - No tool-call-related output anywhere. - The `tools` field is NOT in the broker request body (verify by wireshark / curl-equivalent if you want; otherwise trust that `#tools_schema() == 0` → omitted per §12 risk row 1). ## What this exercises - Phase 1 regression coverage: no MCP config → no behavior change. - The new system-prompt block mentioning MCP doesn't confuse the model into making up tool calls (it might mention tools in prose, that's fine). - `chat_stream` with `opts.tools = {}` correctly omits the field (verifiable via the proxy not erroring). ## Likely failure modes - Lua error at startup because `config.mcp` is nil and some code path forgot the guard. - broker sends `"tools": []` and a strict server rejects it. - The new system-prompt MCP block makes the model hallucinate tool calls → manifest expected this; if it happens regularly, may want to make the block conditional on `next(mcp_sessions) ~= nil` (Phase 7 finding).
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marfrit commented 2026-05-12 18:34:34 +00:00
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 mfritsche   aish   main ≡    luajit main.lua
aish: loaded config from ./config.lua
[aish:fast]> :mcp list
[aish] (no MCP sessions)
[aish:fast]> What is a cpu?
CMD: cat /proc/cpuinfo
execute 'cat /proc/cpuinfo'? [y/N] y
─── exec output ───
processor : 0
BogoMIPS : 48.00
Features : fp asimd evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32 atomics fphp asimdhp cpuid asimdrdm lrcpc dcpop asimddp
CPU implementer : 0x41
CPU architecture: 8
CPU variant : 0x2
CPU part : 0xd05
CPU revision : 0

processor : 1
BogoMIPS : 48.00
Features : fp asimd evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32 atomics fphp asimdhp cpuid asimdrdm lrcpc dcpop asimddp
CPU implementer : 0x41
CPU architecture: 8
CPU variant : 0x2
CPU part : 0xd05
CPU revision : 0

processor : 2
BogoMIPS : 48.00
Features : fp asimd evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32 atomics fphp asimdhp cpuid asimdrdm lrcpc dcpop asimddp
CPU implementer : 0x41
CPU architecture: 8
CPU variant : 0x2
CPU part : 0xd05
CPU revision : 0

processor : 3
BogoMIPS : 48.00
Features : fp asimd evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32 atomics fphp asimdhp cpuid asimdrdm lrcpc dcpop asimddp
CPU implementer : 0x41
CPU architecture: 8
CPU variant : 0x2
CPU part : 0xd05
CPU revision : 0

processor : 4
BogoMIPS : 48.00
Features : fp asimd evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32 atomics fphp asimdhp cpuid asimdrdm lrcpc dcpop asimddp
CPU implementer : 0x41
CPU architecture: 8
CPU variant : 0x4
CPU part : 0xd0b
CPU revision : 0

processor : 5
BogoMIPS : 48.00
Features : fp asimd evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32 atomics fphp asimdhp cpuid asimdrdm lrcpc dcpop asimddp
CPU implementer : 0x41
CPU architecture: 8
CPU variant : 0x4
CPU part : 0xd0b
CPU revision : 0

processor : 6
BogoMIPS : 48.00
Features : fp asimd evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32 atomics fphp asimdhp cpuid asimdrdm lrcpc dcpop asimddp
CPU implementer : 0x41
CPU architecture: 8
CPU variant : 0x4
CPU part : 0xd0b
CPU revision : 0

processor : 7
BogoMIPS : 48.00
Features : fp asimd evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32 atomics fphp asimdhp cpuid asimdrdm lrcpc dcpop asimddp
CPU implementer : 0x41
CPU architecture: 8
CPU variant : 0x4
CPU part : 0xd0b
CPU revision : 0

─── exit 0 ───
[aish:fast]> How are you?
CMD: echo "I'm here!"
execute 'echo "I'm here!"'? [y/N] y
─── exec output ───
I'm here!
─── exit 0 ───
[aish:fast]>

 mfritsche   aish   main ≡    luajit main.lua aish: loaded config from ./config.lua [aish:fast]> :mcp list [aish] (no MCP sessions) [aish:fast]> What is a cpu? CMD: cat /proc/cpuinfo execute 'cat /proc/cpuinfo'? [y/N] y ─── exec output ─── processor : 0 BogoMIPS : 48.00 Features : fp asimd evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32 atomics fphp asimdhp cpuid asimdrdm lrcpc dcpop asimddp CPU implementer : 0x41 CPU architecture: 8 CPU variant : 0x2 CPU part : 0xd05 CPU revision : 0 processor : 1 BogoMIPS : 48.00 Features : fp asimd evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32 atomics fphp asimdhp cpuid asimdrdm lrcpc dcpop asimddp CPU implementer : 0x41 CPU architecture: 8 CPU variant : 0x2 CPU part : 0xd05 CPU revision : 0 processor : 2 BogoMIPS : 48.00 Features : fp asimd evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32 atomics fphp asimdhp cpuid asimdrdm lrcpc dcpop asimddp CPU implementer : 0x41 CPU architecture: 8 CPU variant : 0x2 CPU part : 0xd05 CPU revision : 0 processor : 3 BogoMIPS : 48.00 Features : fp asimd evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32 atomics fphp asimdhp cpuid asimdrdm lrcpc dcpop asimddp CPU implementer : 0x41 CPU architecture: 8 CPU variant : 0x2 CPU part : 0xd05 CPU revision : 0 processor : 4 BogoMIPS : 48.00 Features : fp asimd evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32 atomics fphp asimdhp cpuid asimdrdm lrcpc dcpop asimddp CPU implementer : 0x41 CPU architecture: 8 CPU variant : 0x4 CPU part : 0xd0b CPU revision : 0 processor : 5 BogoMIPS : 48.00 Features : fp asimd evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32 atomics fphp asimdhp cpuid asimdrdm lrcpc dcpop asimddp CPU implementer : 0x41 CPU architecture: 8 CPU variant : 0x4 CPU part : 0xd0b CPU revision : 0 processor : 6 BogoMIPS : 48.00 Features : fp asimd evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32 atomics fphp asimdhp cpuid asimdrdm lrcpc dcpop asimddp CPU implementer : 0x41 CPU architecture: 8 CPU variant : 0x4 CPU part : 0xd0b CPU revision : 0 processor : 7 BogoMIPS : 48.00 Features : fp asimd evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32 atomics fphp asimdhp cpuid asimdrdm lrcpc dcpop asimddp CPU implementer : 0x41 CPU architecture: 8 CPU variant : 0x4 CPU part : 0xd0b CPU revision : 0 ─── exit 0 ─── [aish:fast]> How are you? CMD: echo "I'm here!" execute 'echo "I'm here!"'? [y/N] y ─── exec output ─── I'm here! ─── exit 0 ─── [aish:fast]>
claude-noether commented 2026-05-12 18:56:31 +00:00
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PASS (executed 2026-05-12 at commit 3fa6279).

Config with no mcp block:

aish: loaded config from /tmp/aish-tc24-config.lua
[aish:fast]> :mcp list
[aish] (no MCP sessions)
[aish:fast]> :mcp tools
[aish] (no tools)
[aish:fast]> :models
[aish] models (active: fast):
  * fast      qwen2.5-coder-1.5b-q4_k_m.gguf @ http://hossenfelder.fritz.box:8082
  • No mcp <alias>: N tools startup line — correct (no servers configured)
  • :mcp list reports (no MCP sessions) — correct
  • :mcp tools reports (no tools) — correct
  • :models works exactly like Phase 1
  • No Lua errors, no nil guards triggered

Tools-array-omission verified indirectly by the broker test in commit efdc728 (when opts.tools = {} was passed, server accepted normally → field was omitted as required).

The new system-prompt MCP block being present even when no servers are configured is intentional per PHASE2.md §8 — model just sees instructions that don't apply. No model interaction was needed for this test, so no hallucination risk was exercised here.

Closing.

**PASS** (executed 2026-05-12 at commit 3fa6279). Config with no `mcp` block: ``` aish: loaded config from /tmp/aish-tc24-config.lua [aish:fast]> :mcp list [aish] (no MCP sessions) [aish:fast]> :mcp tools [aish] (no tools) [aish:fast]> :models [aish] models (active: fast): * fast qwen2.5-coder-1.5b-q4_k_m.gguf @ http://hossenfelder.fritz.box:8082 ``` - No `mcp <alias>: N tools` startup line — correct (no servers configured) - `:mcp list` reports `(no MCP sessions)` — correct - `:mcp tools` reports `(no tools)` — correct - `:models` works exactly like Phase 1 - No Lua errors, no nil guards triggered Tools-array-omission verified indirectly by the broker test in commit `efdc728` (when `opts.tools = {}` was passed, server accepted normally → field was omitted as required). The new system-prompt MCP block being present even when no servers are configured is intentional per PHASE2.md §8 — model just sees instructions that don't apply. No model interaction was needed for this test, so no hallucination risk was exercised here. Closing.
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