# MCP Quick Reference

## TL;DR

Your MCP is now production-ready with 23 tools, schema validation, rate limiting, and audit logging.

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## Quick Start

### List All Tools

```bash
curl -X POST http://localhost:3001/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
```

Response: `{"result": {"tools": [{23 tool definitions}]}}`

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### Get Tool Schemas (for LLM agents)

```bash
curl -X POST http://localhost:3001/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/schema"}'
```

Response: Full JSON Schema for all 23 tools (for introspection)

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### Execute a Tool

```bash
curl -X POST http://localhost:3001/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc":"2.0",
    "id":1,
    "method":"tools/call",
    "params":{
      "name":"decay_now",
      "arguments":{"lambda":0.001}
    }
  }'
```

Response: `{"result": {"edges_pruned": 3, "edges_remaining": 42}}`

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## Tool Categories

### 🔥 Mutation Tools (6)
- `decay_now` (1.0s rate limit)
- `ingest_pcap` (10.0s)
- `run_tak_ml` (2.0s)
- `reinforce_edge`
- `prune_below_weight`
- `clear_scope_cache`

### 🔎 Query Tools (6)
- `export_graph_snapshot`
- `query_hot_entities`
- `query_recent_edges`
- `query_scope_stats`
- `get_entity_neighbors`
- `get_edge_by_id`

### 🌊 Scope Tools (5)
- `subscribe_scope`
- `unsubscribe_scope`
- `scrub_scope_time`
- `set_scope_filter`
- `list_active_scopes`

### 🛠 Diagnostics (6)
- `get_engine_metrics`
- `get_decay_config`
- `set_decay_lambda` (1.0s limit)
- `get_tak_ml_status`
- `get_socket_metrics`
- `reload_rules` (5.0s limit)

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## Features

### ✅ Schema Validation
Every tool parameter and return is validated with JSON Schema.

Invalid params → **ValueError** with schema detail

### ✅ Rate Limiting
Per-tool minimum seconds between calls.

Exceeded → **RuntimeError** with retry hint

### ✅ Audit Logging
Every tool call logged with:
- UUID (unique operation ID)
- Timestamp (milliseconds)
- Tool name
- Mutation classification
- Parameter summary
- Result summary

### ✅ Dynamic Introspection
`tools/schema` endpoint returns full schemas for LLM introspection.

### 🛡 Agent Modes & Mutation Budget
Tools declare a `required_mode` (observe | mutate | admin).
Calls may include `agent_mode` and an optional
`mutation_budget` integer:

```json
{
  "name": "decay_now",
  "arguments": {"lambda": 0.001},
  "agent_mode": "mutate",
  "mutation_budget": 5
}
```

The system rejects violations:

* `observe` mode cannot run mutating tools
* Budget ≤ 0 → `MUTATION_BUDGET_EXCEEDED`

This lets planners enforce safe operational boundaries.

### 📊 Metrics Endpoint
Agents can query system load via:

```json
{ "jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/metrics" }
```

Returns invocation counts, rate-limit hits,
mutation frequency, and error rates per tool.
Agents adapt behaviour based on strain.

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## Python Usage

### Agent Helper Library

A companion module `mcp_agent.py` provides bootstrapping and planning logic.
After obtaining an RPC function (e.g. via HTTP or socket), an agent can:

```python
from mcp_agent import bootstrap, PlannerGate

# fetch schema
cap = bootstrap(rpc_call)

# build gate in desired mode
gate = PlannerGate(cap, agent_mode="mutate", mutation_budget=10)

# validate before sending
payload = gate.prepare_call("decay_now", {"lambda":0.001})
resp = rpc_call({"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":payload})
```

This isolates the LLM from schema/rate logic.  

## Python Usage

### As Flask Middleware

```python
from flask import Flask
from mcp_server import register_mcp_routes

app = Flask(__name__)
engine = MyEngine()  # Your hypergraph engine

# Register MCP routes
handler = register_mcp_routes(app, engine)

# Now POST to /mcp with JSON-RPC requests
app.run(port=3001)
```

### Direct Python Call

```python
from mcp_server import MCPHandler

handler = MCPHandler(engine)

# Call tools directly
response = handler.handle({
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
        "name": "decay_now",
        "arguments": {"lambda": 0.001}
    }
})

print(response["result"])  # {"edges_pruned": 3, ...}
```

### Access Registry Directly

```python
from mcp_registry import build_registry

registry = build_registry(engine)["__registry__"]

# Execute tool with validation + rate limiting
result = registry.execute(engine, "decay_now", {"lambda": 0.001})
```

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## Adding New Tools

```python
from mcp_registry import Tool, Registry

# Define new tool
my_tool = Tool(
    name="my_tool",
    description="Does something",
    parameters={
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
            "arg1": {"type": "string"}
        }
    },
    returns={
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
            "result": {"type": "string"}
        }
    },
    run=lambda engine, params: {"result": params.get("arg1", "")},
    mutates_state=False,
    rate_limit=None
)

# Register
registry = build_registry(engine)["__registry__"]
registry.register(my_tool)
```

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## Monitoring

### Check Tool Health

```bash
curl http://localhost:3001/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"get_engine_metrics"}'
```

### View Audit Logs

```bash
# Logs appear as:
# [MCP_AUDIT] {"uuid": "550e...", "timestamp": ..., "tool": "decay_now", ...}

tail -f /var/log/your_app.log | grep MCP_AUDIT
```

### Monitor Rate Limits

```python
# Check when next call is allowed
# (Rate limit errors include timestamp hint)
```

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## Error Codes

| Code | Meaning |
|------|---------|
| `-32601` | Method not found |
| `-32603` | Internal error (tool execution failed) |
| (ValueError) | Invalid parameters (schema validation) |
| (RuntimeError) | Rate limit exceeded |

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## Performance Tips

1. **Batch queries** — Use `query_hot_entities` not individual `get_entity_neighbors` calls
2. **Limit snapshots** — `export_graph_snapshot` has 1000-edge default cap
3. **Cache schemas** — Call `tools/schema` once, cache locally
4. **Async ingest** — `ingest_pcap` queues asynchronously (returns immediately)
5. **Watch rate limits** — Mutation tools have per-tool limits

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## Testing

```bash
# Full test suite
python test_mcp_production.py

# Backward compatibility
python test_mcp_endpoint.py

# Quick smoke test
python << 'PY'
from mcp_server import MCPHandler
handler = MCPHandler(MockEngine())
resp = handler.handle({"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"})
print(f"✓ {len(resp['result']['tools'])} tools registered")
PY
```

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## Architecture

```
LLM Agent
   ↓
POST /mcp (JSON-RPC 2.0)
   ↓
MCPHandler.handle(request)
   ↓
Registry.execute(engine, name, params)
   ├─ Validate params against schema
   ├─ Check rate limit
   ├─ Execute tool.run()
   ├─ Validate return against schema
   ├─ Audit log (UUID + timestamp + summary)
   └─ Return result
   ↓
JSON-RPC response
```

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## What's Next?

- [ ] Deploy to production
- [ ] Connect LLM agents (TAK-GPT, Gemma, etc.)
- [ ] Monitor audit logs for anomalies
- [ ] Upgrade rate limiting to Redis
- [ ] Add tool authorization (RBAC)
- [ ] Create agent workflows

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**Status:** 🟢 Production Ready
**Tools:** 23 total
**Tests:** 14/14 passing
**Validation:** JSON Schema
**Audit:** Full operational history