feat(M8): implement MCP (Model Context Protocol) integration with stdio transport

Milestone M8 implementation adds MCP integration for connecting to external
tool servers and resources.

New crate: crates/integration/mcp-client
- JSON-RPC 2.0 protocol implementation
- Stdio transport for spawning MCP server processes
- Capability negotiation (initialize handshake)
- Tool operations:
  * tools/list: List available tools from server
  * tools/call: Invoke tools with arguments
- Resource operations:
  * resources/list: List available resources
  * resources/read: Read resource contents
- Async design using tokio for non-blocking I/O

MCP Client Features:
- McpClient: Main client with subprocess management
- ServerCapabilities: Capability discovery
- McpTool: Tool definitions with JSON schema
- McpResource: Resource definitions with URI/mime-type
- Automatic request ID management
- Error handling with proper JSON-RPC error codes

Permission Integration:
- Added Tool::Mcp to permission system
- Pattern matching support for mcp__server__tool format
  * "filesystem__*" matches all filesystem server tools
  * "filesystem__read_file" matches specific tool
- MCP requires Ask permission in Plan/AcceptEdits modes
- MCP allowed in Code mode (like Bash)

Tests added (3 new tests with mock Python servers):
1. mcp_server_capability_negotiation - Verifies initialize handshake
2. mcp_tool_invocation - Tests tool listing and calling
3. mcp_resource_reads - Tests resource listing and reading

Permission tests added (2 new tests):
1. mcp_server_pattern_matching - Verifies server-level wildcards
2. mcp_exact_tool_matching - Verifies tool-level exact matching

All 75 tests passing (up from 68).

Note: CLI integration deferred - MCP infrastructure is in place and fully
tested. Future work will add MCP server configuration and CLI commands to
invoke MCP tools.

Protocol: Implements MCP 2024-11-05 specification over stdio transport.

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

Cargo.toml

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ members = [
     "crates/tools/bash",
     "crates/tools/fs",
     "crates/tools/slash",
+    "crates/integration/mcp-client",
 ]
 resolver = "2"
 

crates/integration/mcp-client/Cargo.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[package]
+name = "mcp-client"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1"
+tokio = { version = "1.39", features = ["process", "io-util", "sync", "time"] }
+color-eyre = "0.6"
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+tempfile = "3.23.0"
+tokio = { version = "1.39", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }

crates/integration/mcp-client/src/lib.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,272 @@
+use color_eyre::eyre::{Result, eyre};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde_json::Value;
+use std::process::Stdio;
+use tokio::io::{AsyncBufReadExt, AsyncWriteExt, BufReader};
+use tokio::process::{Child, Command};
+use tokio::sync::Mutex;
+
+/// JSON-RPC 2.0 request
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+struct JsonRpcRequest {
+    jsonrpc: String,
+    id: u64,
+    method: String,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    params: Option<Value>,
+}
+
+/// JSON-RPC 2.0 response
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct JsonRpcResponse {
+    jsonrpc: String,
+    id: u64,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    result: Option<Value>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    error: Option<JsonRpcError>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct JsonRpcError {
+    code: i32,
+    message: String,
+}
+
+/// MCP server capabilities
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct ServerCapabilities {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub tools: Option<ToolsCapability>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub resources: Option<ResourcesCapability>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct ToolsCapability {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub list_changed: Option<bool>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct ResourcesCapability {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub subscribe: Option<bool>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub list_changed: Option<bool>,
+}
+
+/// MCP Tool definition
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct McpTool {
+    pub name: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub description: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub input_schema: Option<Value>,
+}
+
+/// MCP Resource definition
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct McpResource {
+    pub uri: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub name: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub description: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub mime_type: Option<String>,
+}
+
+/// MCP Client over stdio transport
+pub struct McpClient {
+    process: Mutex<Child>,
+    next_id: Mutex<u64>,
+    server_name: String,
+}
+
+impl McpClient {
+    /// Create a new MCP client by spawning a subprocess
+    pub async fn spawn(command: &str, args: &[&str], server_name: &str) -> Result<Self> {
+        let mut child = Command::new(command)
+            .args(args)
+            .stdin(Stdio::piped())
+            .stdout(Stdio::piped())
+            .stderr(Stdio::piped())
+            .spawn()?;
+
+        // Verify process is running
+        if child.try_wait()?.is_some() {
+            return Err(eyre!("MCP server process exited immediately"));
+        }
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            process: Mutex::new(child),
+            next_id: Mutex::new(1),
+            server_name: server_name.to_string(),
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Initialize the MCP connection
+    pub async fn initialize(&self) -> Result<ServerCapabilities> {
+        let params = serde_json::json!({
+            "protocolVersion": "2024-11-05",
+            "capabilities": {
+                "roots": {
+                    "listChanged": true
+                }
+            },
+            "clientInfo": {
+                "name": "owlen",
+                "version": env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")
+            }
+        });
+
+        let response = self.send_request("initialize", Some(params)).await?;
+
+        let capabilities = response
+            .get("capabilities")
+            .ok_or_else(|| eyre!("No capabilities in initialize response"))?;
+
+        Ok(serde_json::from_value(capabilities.clone())?)
+    }
+
+    /// List available tools
+    pub async fn list_tools(&self) -> Result<Vec<McpTool>> {
+        let response = self.send_request("tools/list", None).await?;
+
+        let tools = response
+            .get("tools")
+            .ok_or_else(|| eyre!("No tools in response"))?;
+
+        Ok(serde_json::from_value(tools.clone())?)
+    }
+
+    /// Call a tool
+    pub async fn call_tool(&self, name: &str, arguments: Value) -> Result<Value> {
+        let params = serde_json::json!({
+            "name": name,
+            "arguments": arguments
+        });
+
+        let response = self.send_request("tools/call", Some(params)).await?;
+
+        response
+            .get("content")
+            .cloned()
+            .ok_or_else(|| eyre!("No content in tool call response"))
+    }
+
+    /// List available resources
+    pub async fn list_resources(&self) -> Result<Vec<McpResource>> {
+        let response = self.send_request("resources/list", None).await?;
+
+        let resources = response
+            .get("resources")
+            .ok_or_else(|| eyre!("No resources in response"))?;
+
+        Ok(serde_json::from_value(resources.clone())?)
+    }
+
+    /// Read a resource
+    pub async fn read_resource(&self, uri: &str) -> Result<Value> {
+        let params = serde_json::json!({
+            "uri": uri
+        });
+
+        let response = self.send_request("resources/read", Some(params)).await?;
+
+        response
+            .get("contents")
+            .cloned()
+            .ok_or_else(|| eyre!("No contents in resource read response"))
+    }
+
+    /// Get the server name
+    pub fn server_name(&self) -> &str {
+        &self.server_name
+    }
+
+    /// Send a JSON-RPC request and get the response
+    async fn send_request(&self, method: &str, params: Option<Value>) -> Result<Value> {
+        let mut next_id = self.next_id.lock().await;
+        let id = *next_id;
+        *next_id += 1;
+        drop(next_id);
+
+        let request = JsonRpcRequest {
+            jsonrpc: "2.0".to_string(),
+            id,
+            method: method.to_string(),
+            params,
+        };
+
+        let request_json = serde_json::to_string(&request)?;
+
+        let mut process = self.process.lock().await;
+
+        // Write request
+        let stdin = process.stdin.as_mut().ok_or_else(|| eyre!("No stdin"))?;
+        stdin.write_all(request_json.as_bytes()).await?;
+        stdin.write_all(b"\n").await?;
+        stdin.flush().await?;
+
+        // Read response
+        let stdout = process.stdout.take().ok_or_else(|| eyre!("No stdout"))?;
+        let mut reader = BufReader::new(stdout);
+        let mut response_line = String::new();
+        reader.read_line(&mut response_line).await?;
+
+        // Put stdout back
+        process.stdout = Some(reader.into_inner());
+
+        drop(process);
+
+        let response: JsonRpcResponse = serde_json::from_str(&response_line)?;
+
+        if response.id != id {
+            return Err(eyre!("Response ID mismatch: expected {}, got {}", id, response.id));
+        }
+
+        if let Some(error) = response.error {
+            return Err(eyre!("MCP error {}: {}", error.code, error.message));
+        }
+
+        response.result.ok_or_else(|| eyre!("No result in response"))
+    }
+
+    /// Close the MCP connection
+    pub async fn close(self) -> Result<()> {
+        let mut process = self.process.into_inner();
+
+        // Close stdin to signal the server to exit
+        drop(process.stdin.take());
+
+        // Wait for process to exit (with timeout)
+        tokio::time::timeout(
+            std::time::Duration::from_secs(5),
+            process.wait()
+        ).await??;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn jsonrpc_request_serializes() {
+        let req = JsonRpcRequest {
+            jsonrpc: "2.0".to_string(),
+            id: 1,
+            method: "test".to_string(),
+            params: Some(serde_json::json!({"key": "value"})),
+        };
+
+        let json = serde_json::to_string(&req).unwrap();
+        assert!(json.contains("\"method\":\"test\""));
+        assert!(json.contains("\"id\":1"));
+    }
+}

crates/integration/mcp-client/tests/mcp.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,347 @@
+use mcp_client::McpClient;
+use std::fs;
+use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn mcp_server_capability_negotiation() {
+    // Create a mock MCP server script
+    let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+    let server_script = dir.path().join("mock_server.py");
+
+    let script_content = r#"#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import sys
+import json
+
+def read_request():
+    line = sys.stdin.readline()
+    return json.loads(line)
+
+def send_response(response):
+    sys.stdout.write(json.dumps(response) + '\n')
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+
+# Main loop
+while True:
+    try:
+        req = read_request()
+        method = req.get('method')
+        req_id = req.get('id')
+
+        if method == 'initialize':
+            send_response({
+                'jsonrpc': '2.0',
+                'id': req_id,
+                'result': {
+                    'protocolVersion': '2024-11-05',
+                    'capabilities': {
+                        'tools': {'list_changed': True},
+                        'resources': {'subscribe': False}
+                    },
+                    'serverInfo': {
+                        'name': 'test-server',
+                        'version': '1.0.0'
+                    }
+                }
+            })
+        elif method == 'tools/list':
+            send_response({
+                'jsonrpc': '2.0',
+                'id': req_id,
+                'result': {
+                    'tools': []
+                }
+            })
+        else:
+            send_response({
+                'jsonrpc': '2.0',
+                'id': req_id,
+                'error': {
+                    'code': -32601,
+                    'message': f'Method not found: {method}'
+                }
+            })
+    except EOFError:
+        break
+    except Exception as e:
+        sys.stderr.write(f'Error: {e}\n')
+        break
+"#;
+
+    fs::write(&server_script, script_content).unwrap();
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    {
+        use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+        fs::set_permissions(&server_script, std::fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o755)).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    // Connect to the server
+    let client = McpClient::spawn(
+        "python3",
+        &[server_script.to_str().unwrap()],
+        "test-server"
+    ).await.unwrap();
+
+    // Initialize
+    let capabilities = client.initialize().await.unwrap();
+
+    // Verify capabilities
+    assert!(capabilities.tools.is_some());
+    assert_eq!(capabilities.tools.unwrap().list_changed, Some(true));
+
+    client.close().await.unwrap();
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn mcp_tool_invocation() {
+    let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+    let server_script = dir.path().join("mock_server.py");
+
+    let script_content = r#"#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import sys
+import json
+
+def read_request():
+    line = sys.stdin.readline()
+    return json.loads(line)
+
+def send_response(response):
+    sys.stdout.write(json.dumps(response) + '\n')
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+
+while True:
+    try:
+        req = read_request()
+        method = req.get('method')
+        req_id = req.get('id')
+        params = req.get('params', {})
+
+        if method == 'initialize':
+            send_response({
+                'jsonrpc': '2.0',
+                'id': req_id,
+                'result': {
+                    'protocolVersion': '2024-11-05',
+                    'capabilities': {
+                        'tools': {}
+                    },
+                    'serverInfo': {
+                        'name': 'test-server',
+                        'version': '1.0.0'
+                    }
+                }
+            })
+        elif method == 'tools/list':
+            send_response({
+                'jsonrpc': '2.0',
+                'id': req_id,
+                'result': {
+                    'tools': [
+                        {
+                            'name': 'echo',
+                            'description': 'Echo the input',
+                            'input_schema': {
+                                'type': 'object',
+                                'properties': {
+                                    'message': {'type': 'string'}
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    ]
+                }
+            })
+        elif method == 'tools/call':
+            tool_name = params.get('name')
+            arguments = params.get('arguments', {})
+            if tool_name == 'echo':
+                send_response({
+                    'jsonrpc': '2.0',
+                    'id': req_id,
+                    'result': {
+                        'content': [
+                            {
+                                'type': 'text',
+                                'text': arguments.get('message', '')
+                            }
+                        ]
+                    }
+                })
+            else:
+                send_response({
+                    'jsonrpc': '2.0',
+                    'id': req_id,
+                    'error': {
+                        'code': -32602,
+                        'message': f'Unknown tool: {tool_name}'
+                    }
+                })
+        else:
+            send_response({
+                'jsonrpc': '2.0',
+                'id': req_id,
+                'error': {
+                    'code': -32601,
+                    'message': f'Method not found: {method}'
+                }
+            })
+    except EOFError:
+        break
+    except Exception as e:
+        sys.stderr.write(f'Error: {e}\n')
+        break
+"#;
+
+    fs::write(&server_script, script_content).unwrap();
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    {
+        use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+        fs::set_permissions(&server_script, std::fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o755)).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    let client = McpClient::spawn(
+        "python3",
+        &[server_script.to_str().unwrap()],
+        "test-server"
+    ).await.unwrap();
+
+    client.initialize().await.unwrap();
+
+    // List tools
+    let tools = client.list_tools().await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(tools.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(tools[0].name, "echo");
+
+    // Call tool
+    let result = client.call_tool(
+        "echo",
+        serde_json::json!({"message": "Hello, MCP!"})
+    ).await.unwrap();
+
+    // Verify result
+    let content = result.as_array().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(content[0]["text"].as_str().unwrap(), "Hello, MCP!");
+
+    client.close().await.unwrap();
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn mcp_resource_reads() {
+    let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+    let server_script = dir.path().join("mock_server.py");
+
+    let script_content = r#"#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import sys
+import json
+
+def read_request():
+    line = sys.stdin.readline()
+    return json.loads(line)
+
+def send_response(response):
+    sys.stdout.write(json.dumps(response) + '\n')
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+
+while True:
+    try:
+        req = read_request()
+        method = req.get('method')
+        req_id = req.get('id')
+        params = req.get('params', {})
+
+        if method == 'initialize':
+            send_response({
+                'jsonrpc': '2.0',
+                'id': req_id,
+                'result': {
+                    'protocolVersion': '2024-11-05',
+                    'capabilities': {
+                        'resources': {}
+                    },
+                    'serverInfo': {
+                        'name': 'test-server',
+                        'version': '1.0.0'
+                    }
+                }
+            })
+        elif method == 'resources/list':
+            send_response({
+                'jsonrpc': '2.0',
+                'id': req_id,
+                'result': {
+                    'resources': [
+                        {
+                            'uri': 'file:///test.txt',
+                            'name': 'Test File',
+                            'description': 'A test file',
+                            'mime_type': 'text/plain'
+                        }
+                    ]
+                }
+            })
+        elif method == 'resources/read':
+            uri = params.get('uri')
+            if uri == 'file:///test.txt':
+                send_response({
+                    'jsonrpc': '2.0',
+                    'id': req_id,
+                    'result': {
+                        'contents': [
+                            {
+                                'uri': uri,
+                                'mime_type': 'text/plain',
+                                'text': 'Hello from resource!'
+                            }
+                        ]
+                    }
+                })
+            else:
+                send_response({
+                    'jsonrpc': '2.0',
+                    'id': req_id,
+                    'error': {
+                        'code': -32602,
+                        'message': f'Unknown resource: {uri}'
+                    }
+                })
+        else:
+            send_response({
+                'jsonrpc': '2.0',
+                'id': req_id,
+                'error': {
+                    'code': -32601,
+                    'message': f'Method not found: {method}'
+                }
+            })
+    except EOFError:
+        break
+    except Exception as e:
+        sys.stderr.write(f'Error: {e}\n')
+        break
+"#;
+
+    fs::write(&server_script, script_content).unwrap();
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    {
+        use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+        fs::set_permissions(&server_script, std::fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o755)).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    let client = McpClient::spawn(
+        "python3",
+        &[server_script.to_str().unwrap()],
+        "test-server"
+    ).await.unwrap();
+
+    client.initialize().await.unwrap();
+
+    // List resources
+    let resources = client.list_resources().await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resources.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(resources[0].uri, "file:///test.txt");
+
+    // Read resource
+    let contents = client.read_resource("file:///test.txt").await.unwrap();
+    let contents_array = contents.as_array().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(contents_array[0]["text"].as_str().unwrap(), "Hello from resource!");
+
+    client.close().await.unwrap();
+}

crates/platform/permissions/src/lib.rs

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ pub enum Tool {
     SlashCommand,
     Task,
     TodoWrite,
+    Mcp,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ impl PermissionManager {
                 // Edit/Write operations allowed
                 Tool::Edit | Tool::Write | Tool::NotebookEdit => PermissionDecision::Allow,
                 // Bash and other dangerous operations still require asking
-                Tool::Bash | Tool::WebFetch | Tool::WebSearch => PermissionDecision::Ask,
+                Tool::Bash | Tool::WebFetch | Tool::WebSearch | Tool::Mcp => PermissionDecision::Ask,
                 // Utility tools allowed
                 Tool::TodoWrite | Tool::SlashCommand | Tool::Task => PermissionDecision::Allow,
             },
@@ -209,4 +210,31 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(rule.matches(Tool::Read, Some("any context")));
         assert!(rule.matches(Tool::Read, None));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn mcp_server_pattern_matching() {
+        // Allow all tools from a specific server
+        let rule = PermissionRule {
+            tool: Tool::Mcp,
+            pattern: Some("filesystem__*".to_string()),
+            action: Action::Allow,
+        };
+
+        assert!(rule.matches(Tool::Mcp, Some("filesystem__read_file")));
+        assert!(rule.matches(Tool::Mcp, Some("filesystem__write_file")));
+        assert!(!rule.matches(Tool::Mcp, Some("database__query")));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn mcp_exact_tool_matching() {
+        // Allow only a specific tool from a server
+        let rule = PermissionRule {
+            tool: Tool::Mcp,
+            pattern: Some("filesystem__read_file".to_string()),
+            action: Action::Allow,
+        };
+
+        assert!(rule.matches(Tool::Mcp, Some("filesystem__read_file")));
+        assert!(!rule.matches(Tool::Mcp, Some("filesystem__write_file")));
+    }
 }