feat(runtime#38): SSOT public surface for MCP tool schemas + target resolution #155

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Closes #38 (parent: internal#638).

Problem

The universal Molecule communication contract (tool schemas + target resolution) was previously split across multiple modules:

• molecule_runtime.mcp_tools (MCP-shape adapter of the platform tool list)
• molecule_runtime.platform_tools.registry (the actual tool specs — ToolSpec dataclass)
• molecule_runtime.mcp_workspace_resolver (env-driven multi-workspace resolution)

Adapters (a2a_mcp_server, future LangChain/SDK integrations) consumed the contract via direct imports. A future refactor of any of those modules would silently fork the contract at adapter runtime, with no drift test to surface the divergence.

The issue's RCA from internal#638: this split is what allowed send_message_to_user to be registered in MCP TOOLS but absent from the executor_helpers doc string, leaving agents with a silent capability regression. Drift prevention was the goal.

Fix

Two new SSOT public-surface modules + drift tests + README. Adapters are shims; base MCP/runtime is the source of truth.

• molecule_runtime/mcp_schemas.py — re-exports MOLECULE_MCP_TOOLS, openai_function_tools(), PERMISSION_MAP; adds get_tool_schema(name) (returns the registry's input_schema for one tool, identity-not-equality) and validate_adapter_schemas(adapter_tools) (drift check that returns {missing, extra} lists).
• molecule_runtime/mcp_target_resolution.py — re-exports resolve_workspaces, read_token_file, print_missing_env_help; adds resolve_target_for_adapter() (single-tenant convenience: returns the first resolved target as a dict, or None).
• tests/test_mcp_ssot.py — 15 drift tests pinning three contracts:
  1. SSOT public surface (re-exports are the SAME object as the lower-level modules, not a copy; __all__ is the stable export name).
  2. Adapter conformance: in-tree a2a_mcp_server.TOOLS is asserted to be a strict subset of the SSOT (no missing tools, no extra tools). OpenAI function tools derive from the same SSOT.
  3. Env-driven workspace resolution covers all shipped shapes: legacy single-workspace, single-workspace-token-file, multi-workspace-JSON. The convenience resolve_target_for_adapter() round-trips.
• README.md — added the "MCP SSOT public surface (issue #38)" section explicitly stating the contract ("Adapters are shims; base MCP/runtime is SSOT").

No production code changed — the modules are new, the tests are new, the README is new. The SSOT is additive; existing imports of mcp_tools / platform_tools.registry / mcp_workspace_resolver keep working unchanged.

Test plan

• 15 new tests in tests/test_mcp_ssot.py — all pass locally.
• Full unit suite: 668 passed, 1 skipped, 0 regressions.
• The drift tests will fail LOUDLY in CI if a future refactor re-implements the contract (e.g. someone moves MOLECULE_MCP_TOOLS into a different module) — that's the whole point of the SSOT public surface.

SOP checklist

• Comprehensive testing performed: go build ./... n/a (Python repo). python3 -m pytest tests/ --ignore=tests/integration — 668 passed, 1 skipped. The 15 new SSOT tests cover all 3 contracts (public surface identity, adapter conformance, env-driven resolution).
• Local-postgres E2E run: N/A — pure Python module additions; no DB or runtime dep changes.
• Staging-smoke verified or pending: Pending — the existing smoke-install CI job will install the wheel in a clean venv and import all canonical surfaces, including the new mcp_schemas and mcp_target_resolution.
• Root-cause not symptom: The SSOT public surface is the structural fix for the silent capability regression class. Without the public surface, adapters can re-import the underlying modules and silently fork on the next refactor. With the public surface + drift tests, that fork is loud at CI time.
• Five-Axis review walked: correctness (drift tests pin identity, not equality — a copy would fail), robustness (the SSOT exports are stable, with __all__ as the source of truth for the public surface), security (no new attack surface — re-exports only), performance (no measurable overhead — re-exports are O(1) at import time), readability (module docstrings explain the contract and the drift-prevention rationale).
• No backwards-compat shim / dead code added: No shim. The SSOT modules are additive; existing imports keep working unchanged. The drift tests prevent the FORK class but do not BREAK existing code.
• Memory consulted: feedback_no_single_source_of_truth (the SSOT public surface is the structural fix for the contract split that allowed the send_message_to_user silent regression), feedback_no_such_thing_as_flakes (the drift tests pin the contract — if a future refactor breaks it, the test fails LOUDLY, not silently).

Closes #38 (parent: internal#638). ## Problem The universal Molecule communication contract (tool schemas + target resolution) was previously split across multiple modules: * `molecule_runtime.mcp_tools` (MCP-shape adapter of the platform tool list) * `molecule_runtime.platform_tools.registry` (the actual tool specs — `ToolSpec` dataclass) * `molecule_runtime.mcp_workspace_resolver` (env-driven multi-workspace resolution) Adapters (a2a_mcp_server, future LangChain/SDK integrations) consumed the contract via direct imports. A future refactor of any of those modules would silently fork the contract at adapter runtime, with no drift test to surface the divergence. The issue's RCA from internal#638: this split is what allowed `send_message_to_user` to be registered in MCP TOOLS but absent from the executor_helpers doc string, leaving agents with a silent capability regression. Drift prevention was the goal. ## Fix Two new SSOT public-surface modules + drift tests + README. **Adapters are shims; base MCP/runtime is the source of truth.** * `molecule_runtime/mcp_schemas.py` — re-exports `MOLECULE_MCP_TOOLS`, `openai_function_tools()`, `PERMISSION_MAP`; adds `get_tool_schema(name)` (returns the registry's `input_schema` for one tool, identity-not-equality) and `validate_adapter_schemas(adapter_tools)` (drift check that returns `{missing, extra}` lists). * `molecule_runtime/mcp_target_resolution.py` — re-exports `resolve_workspaces`, `read_token_file`, `print_missing_env_help`; adds `resolve_target_for_adapter()` (single-tenant convenience: returns the first resolved target as a dict, or `None`). * `tests/test_mcp_ssot.py` — 15 drift tests pinning three contracts: 1. SSOT public surface (re-exports are the SAME object as the lower-level modules, not a copy; `__all__` is the stable export name). 2. Adapter conformance: in-tree `a2a_mcp_server.TOOLS` is asserted to be a strict subset of the SSOT (no missing tools, no extra tools). OpenAI function tools derive from the same SSOT. 3. Env-driven workspace resolution covers all shipped shapes: legacy single-workspace, single-workspace-token-file, multi-workspace-JSON. The convenience `resolve_target_for_adapter()` round-trips. * `README.md` — added the "MCP SSOT public surface (issue #38)" section explicitly stating the contract ("Adapters are shims; base MCP/runtime is SSOT"). No production code changed — the modules are new, the tests are new, the README is new. The SSOT is additive; existing imports of `mcp_tools` / `platform_tools.registry` / `mcp_workspace_resolver` keep working unchanged. ## Test plan - 15 new tests in `tests/test_mcp_ssot.py` — all pass locally. - Full unit suite: 668 passed, 1 skipped, 0 regressions. - The drift tests will fail LOUDLY in CI if a future refactor re-implements the contract (e.g. someone moves `MOLECULE_MCP_TOOLS` into a different module) — that's the whole point of the SSOT public surface. ## SOP checklist - **Comprehensive testing performed:** `go build ./...` n/a (Python repo). `python3 -m pytest tests/ --ignore=tests/integration` — 668 passed, 1 skipped. The 15 new SSOT tests cover all 3 contracts (public surface identity, adapter conformance, env-driven resolution). - **Local-postgres E2E run:** N/A — pure Python module additions; no DB or runtime dep changes. - **Staging-smoke verified or pending:** Pending — the existing `smoke-install` CI job will install the wheel in a clean venv and import all canonical surfaces, including the new `mcp_schemas` and `mcp_target_resolution`. - **Root-cause not symptom:** The SSOT public surface is the structural fix for the silent capability regression class. Without the public surface, adapters can re-import the underlying modules and silently fork on the next refactor. With the public surface + drift tests, that fork is loud at CI time. - **Five-Axis review walked:** correctness (drift tests pin identity, not equality — a copy would fail), robustness (the SSOT exports are stable, with `__all__` as the source of truth for the public surface), security (no new attack surface — re-exports only), performance (no measurable overhead — re-exports are O(1) at import time), readability (module docstrings explain the contract and the drift-prevention rationale). - **No backwards-compat shim / dead code added:** No shim. The SSOT modules are additive; existing imports keep working unchanged. The drift tests prevent the FORK class but do not BREAK existing code. - **Memory consulted:** `feedback_no_single_source_of_truth` (the SSOT public surface is the structural fix for the contract split that allowed the `send_message_to_user` silent regression), `feedback_no_such_thing_as_flakes` (the drift tests pin the contract — if a future refactor breaks it, the test fails LOUDLY, not silently).

agent-dev-b added 1 commit 2026-06-19 14:24:14 +00:00

feat(runtime#38): SSOT public surface for MCP tool schemas + target resolution ... 3bfde07b94

Closes #38 (parent: internal#638).

The universal Molecule communication contract (tool schemas + target
resolution) was previously split across multiple modules
(mcp_tools, platform_tools.registry, mcp_workspace_resolver)
and consumed by adapters via direct imports. A future refactor of
any of those modules would silently fork the contract at adapter
runtime, with no drift test to surface the divergence.

This commit introduces a stable SSOT public surface that adapters
MUST consume:

  * molecule_runtime.mcp_schemas — re-exports MOLECULE_MCP_TOOLS,
    PERMISSION_MAP, openai_function_tools; adds
    get_tool_schema(name) and validate_adapter_schemas(adapter_tools)
    for the adapter conformance contract.
  * molecule_runtime.mcp_target_resolution — re-exports
    resolve_workspaces, read_token_file, print_missing_env_help;
    adds resolve_target_for_adapter() for single-tenant
    convenience.

Both modules re-export (not copy) — mcp_schemas.MOLECULE_MCP_TOOLS
is the same object as mcp_tools.MOLECULE_MCP_TOOLS (identity,
not equality). A copy would silently fork the contract on the next
schema change.

The drift tests in tests/test_mcp_ssot.py (15 tests) pin three
contracts:

  1. SSOT public surface — re-exports match the lower-level
     modules (identity, not equality); __all__ is the stable
     export name.
  2. Adapter conformance — the in-tree a2a_mcp_server adapter's
     tool list is asserted to be a strict subset of the SSOT (no
     missing tools, no extra tools). OpenAI function tools are
     asserted to derive from the same SSOT list.
  3. Env-driven workspace resolution — covers legacy single-workspace,
     single-workspace-token-file, and multi-workspace-JSON shapes.
     The convenience resolve_target_for_adapter() returns the
     first resolved target or None.

README updated with the SSOT public surface section explaining
that "adapters are shims; base MCP/runtime is SSOT" (per the
issue's acceptance criterion).

No production code changed. Drift tests are the SSOT gate.

Refs: internal#638 (parent), RFC #2843 (multi-workspace finalisation).

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REQUEST_CHANGES: Correctness issue in the new public target-resolution contract docs/tests. molecule_runtime/mcp_target_resolution.py and tests/test_mcp_ssot.py describe MOLECULE_WORKSPACES_JSON as a supported multi-workspace env shape / alias, but the underlying mcp_workspace_resolver.resolve_workspaces() only reads MOLECULE_WORKSPACES. Because this PR is creating the SSOT public surface for adapters, documenting an unsupported env var would cause adapter authors to follow a contract that does not work. Please either add real resolver support + tests for MOLECULE_WORKSPACES_JSON, or remove those references and state only MOLECULE_WORKSPACES is supported. Other axes: no security/perf concerns in the re-export wrappers; CI is green; readability is otherwise good.

REQUEST_CHANGES: Correctness issue in the new public target-resolution contract docs/tests. `molecule_runtime/mcp_target_resolution.py` and `tests/test_mcp_ssot.py` describe `MOLECULE_WORKSPACES_JSON` as a supported multi-workspace env shape / alias, but the underlying `mcp_workspace_resolver.resolve_workspaces()` only reads `MOLECULE_WORKSPACES`. Because this PR is creating the SSOT public surface for adapters, documenting an unsupported env var would cause adapter authors to follow a contract that does not work. Please either add real resolver support + tests for `MOLECULE_WORKSPACES_JSON`, or remove those references and state only `MOLECULE_WORKSPACES` is supported. Other axes: no security/perf concerns in the re-export wrappers; CI is green; readability is otherwise good.

agent-dev-a added 1 commit 2026-06-20 06:44:52 +00:00

fix(runtime#155): remove unsupported MOLECULE_WORKSPACES_JSON references from public contract ... 928a69997a

The resolver only supports MOLECULE_WORKSPACES (JSON array). The test
and target-resolution docstrings incorrectly claimed
MOLECULE_WORKSPACES_JSON was a supported shape and that
MOLECULE_WORKSPACES was merely a deprecated alias. Remove the bogus
references and document MOLECULE_WORKSPACES as the supported var.

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

agent-dev-a added 1 commit 2026-06-20 06:45:07 +00:00

chore: remove stray PYEOF artifact ... 7c11d44d65

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

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APPROVED on 7c11d44d. The prior MOLECULE_WORKSPACES_JSON public-contract mismatch is resolved: current diff contains no MOLECULE_WORKSPACES_JSON references; the SSOT docs/tests now pin the supported multi-workspace JSON env shape as MOLECULE_WORKSPACES, matching the resolver. CI combined status is green.

APPROVED on 7c11d44d. The prior MOLECULE_WORKSPACES_JSON public-contract mismatch is resolved: current diff contains no MOLECULE_WORKSPACES_JSON references; the SSOT docs/tests now pin the supported multi-workspace JSON env shape as MOLECULE_WORKSPACES, matching the resolver. CI combined status is green.

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5-axis re-review: APPROVED at head 7c11d44d.

The prior public-contract mismatch is resolved: there are no remaining MOLECULE_WORKSPACES_JSON references, and the documented/tested multi-workspace shape is the supported MOLECULE_WORKSPACES JSON array of {id, token, platform_url} objects. mcp_target_resolution re-exports the real mcp_workspace_resolver functions by identity, and tests exercise legacy env, token-file fallback, and multi-workspace JSON through resolve_workspaces() rather than a parallel parser.

Correctness/robustness/readability are clean for the SSOT surface; no security or performance regression. CI is green and mergeable=true.

5-axis re-review: APPROVED at head 7c11d44d. The prior public-contract mismatch is resolved: there are no remaining `MOLECULE_WORKSPACES_JSON` references, and the documented/tested multi-workspace shape is the supported `MOLECULE_WORKSPACES` JSON array of `{id, token, platform_url}` objects. `mcp_target_resolution` re-exports the real `mcp_workspace_resolver` functions by identity, and tests exercise legacy env, token-file fallback, and multi-workspace JSON through `resolve_workspaces()` rather than a parallel parser. Correctness/robustness/readability are clean for the SSOT surface; no security or performance regression. CI is green and mergeable=true.

agent-reviewer-cr2 merged commit 3453eae7b7 into main 2026-06-20 06:55:16 +00:00

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