hermes-agent/tests/tools/test_mcp_elicitation.py
Ludo Galabru 239740a19e feat(tools): MCP elicitation handler with gateway-aware approval routing
Wires support for the MCP `elicitation/create` request (Python SDK 1.11+)
so MCP servers can ask the user to confirm sensitive operations
mid-tool-call (payment authorization, OAuth confirmation, etc.) instead
of failing closed or requiring out-of-band biometrics.

Behavior:

- `tools/mcp_tool.py` adds `ElicitationHandler`, attached per server task
  and passed to `ClientSession` as `elicitation_callback`. Form-mode
  requests route through the existing approval system; URL-mode requests
  decline cleanly (out of scope for this pass).
- `tools/approval.py` adds `request_elicitation_consent()`, which dispatches
  to whichever surface owns the active session — `_await_gateway_decision`
  for Telegram / Slack / etc. (so the approval prompt lands on the right
  platform), `prompt_dangerous_approval` for CLI / TUI. Fails closed on
  timeout, missing notify_cb, or exception.
- The MCP tool wrapper snapshots `contextvars.copy_context()` into
  `MCPServerTask._pending_call_context` before each `session.call_tool`
  and clears it after. The recv-loop task that dispatches incoming
  `elicitation/create` requests does not inherit the agent task's
  contextvars (HERMES_SESSION_PLATFORM and friends), so without the
  bridge `_is_gateway_approval_context()` returns False on every
  gateway session and the elicitation falls through to a CLI prompt
  that has no TTY → fail-closed decline. The handler now reads the
  snapshot via its `owner` back-reference and replays it through
  `Context.copy().run(...)` so attribution survives the task hop.

Tests (`tests/tools/test_mcp_elicitation.py`):

- form-mode accept / decline / cancel
- URL-mode declined without prompting
- exception in approval system → decline
- timeout in approval → cancel
- context-bridge regression tests (replay observed in consent call,
  missing-context fallback, multiple-replay safety, owner with
  cleared `_pending_call_context`)

Verified end-to-end against pay's MCP server on macOS: agent message
arrives via Telegram, agent calls `mcp_pay_curl` against a paid endpoint,
pay returns 402, ElicitationHandler routes the approval prompt back to
the originating Telegram chat, user replies in TG, the curl tool signs
and completes.

Platforms tested: macOS 14 (darwin/arm64). No Unix-only syscalls
introduced; Windows footgun checker passes on the touched files.
2026-06-19 11:46:25 -07:00

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"""Tests for the MCP elicitation handler in tools.mcp_tool.
These tests exercise ElicitationHandler in isolation -- the underlying
approval system and the MCP transport layer are mocked, so no real MCP
server or user input is required.
Tests skip cleanly if the optional `mcp` SDK is not installed (it is an
optional dependency under the `[mcp]` extra).
"""
import asyncio
from unittest.mock import patch
import pytest
pytest.importorskip("mcp.types")
from mcp.types import ElicitResult # noqa: E402 -- after importorskip
from tools.mcp_tool import ( # noqa: E402
ElicitationHandler,
_format_elicitation_schema_summary,
)
def _form_params(message="please confirm", schema=None):
"""Build a stand-in for ElicitRequestFormParams.
We use a plain object (not the SDK type directly) so the test doesn't
couple to optional Pydantic validation -- the handler reads fields via
getattr() and tolerates duck-typed inputs.
"""
from types import SimpleNamespace
return SimpleNamespace(
mode="form",
message=message,
requested_schema=schema or {},
)
def _url_params(message="open this url", url="https://example.com/auth", elicitation_id="e1"):
from types import SimpleNamespace
return SimpleNamespace(
mode="url",
message=message,
url=url,
elicitation_id=elicitation_id,
)
class TestSchemaSummary:
def test_empty_schema_falls_back_to_generic_message(self):
out = _format_elicitation_schema_summary({}, "pay")
assert "pay" in out
assert "Approval requested" in out
def test_properties_render_with_type_and_description(self):
schema = {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"amount": {"type": "string", "description": "USD amount"},
"recipient": {"type": "string"},
},
}
out = _format_elicitation_schema_summary(schema, "pay")
assert "amount (string): USD amount" in out
assert "recipient (string)" in out
class TestElicitationHandlerFormMode:
def test_user_accepts_once_returns_accept(self):
handler = ElicitationHandler("pay", {"timeout": 5})
params = _form_params(
"authorize a payment of $0.50",
{"properties": {"approved": {"type": "boolean"}}},
)
with patch("tools.approval.request_elicitation_consent", return_value="accept"):
result = asyncio.run(handler(context=None, params=params))
assert isinstance(result, ElicitResult)
assert result.action == "accept"
assert result.content == {}
assert handler.metrics["accepted"] == 1
assert handler.metrics["declined"] == 0
def test_user_denies_returns_decline(self):
handler = ElicitationHandler("pay", {"timeout": 5})
params = _form_params()
with patch("tools.approval.request_elicitation_consent", return_value="decline"):
result = asyncio.run(handler(context=None, params=params))
assert result.action == "decline"
assert handler.metrics["declined"] == 1
assert handler.metrics["accepted"] == 0
def test_cancel_propagates_through(self):
"""request_elicitation_consent returns 'cancel' when the gateway
wait times out (resolved=False). The handler should propagate
that as ElicitResult(action='cancel') so the server can
distinguish 'no answer' from 'no'."""
handler = ElicitationHandler("pay", {"timeout": 5})
params = _form_params()
with patch("tools.approval.request_elicitation_consent", return_value="cancel"):
result = asyncio.run(handler(context=None, params=params))
assert result.action == "cancel"
assert handler.metrics["errors"] == 1
class TestElicitationHandlerFailureModes:
def test_url_mode_is_declined_without_prompting(self):
handler = ElicitationHandler("pay", {"timeout": 5})
params = _url_params()
# If the handler tried to prompt, this would raise AssertionError
# because the side_effect treats the call as a test failure.
with patch(
"tools.approval.request_elicitation_consent",
side_effect=AssertionError("URL mode must not prompt"),
):
result = asyncio.run(handler(context=None, params=params))
assert result.action == "decline"
assert handler.metrics["declined"] == 1
def test_exception_in_approval_fails_closed_to_decline(self):
handler = ElicitationHandler("pay", {"timeout": 5})
params = _form_params()
with patch(
"tools.approval.request_elicitation_consent",
side_effect=RuntimeError("approval system blew up"),
):
result = asyncio.run(handler(context=None, params=params))
assert result.action == "decline"
assert handler.metrics["errors"] == 1
def test_timeout_returns_cancel(self, monkeypatch):
# Shrink the outer grace window so the test budget is just the
# handler timeout. Default grace is 5s, which makes stall durations
# tight and the test flaky.
monkeypatch.setattr(
ElicitationHandler, "_OUTER_TIMEOUT_GRACE_SECONDS", 0
)
# _safe_numeric clamps `timeout` to a minimum of 1s, so the
# effective wait_for budget is 1s here. Stall longer than that
# so the wait_for reliably fires TimeoutError.
handler = ElicitationHandler("pay", {"timeout": 0.05})
params = _form_params()
def stall(*_args, **_kwargs):
import time as _t
_t.sleep(2)
return "accept"
with patch("tools.approval.request_elicitation_consent", side_effect=stall):
result = asyncio.run(handler(context=None, params=params))
assert result.action == "cancel"
assert handler.metrics["errors"] == 1
class TestElicitationHandlerWiring:
def test_session_kwargs_returns_callback(self):
handler = ElicitationHandler("pay", {})
kwargs = handler.session_kwargs()
assert kwargs == {"elicitation_callback": handler}
def test_default_timeout_is_300_seconds(self):
handler = ElicitationHandler("pay", {})
assert handler.timeout == 300
def test_disabled_config_does_not_construct_handler(self):
"""The server task initializer checks ``elicitation.enabled`` --
an explicit ``False`` should suppress handler creation. The unit
of that decision lives in MCPServerTask, but the handler itself
must remain harmless to instantiate with arbitrary config."""
handler = ElicitationHandler("pay", {"enabled": False, "timeout": 10})
# Just confirm it instantiates and reads timeout; the gate lives
# at the higher layer.
assert handler.timeout == 10
class TestElicitationHandlerContextBridge:
"""The MCP recv-loop task that fires elicitation callbacks does NOT
inherit the agent's contextvars (HERMES_SESSION_PLATFORM etc.). The
handler reads ``owner._pending_call_context`` -- a snapshot captured
by the MCP tool wrapper around ``session.call_tool`` -- and replays
it before invoking the approval router so gateway-session detection
survives the task hop. Regression tests for that bridge."""
def test_captured_context_is_replayed_in_consent_call(self):
"""The captured context's contextvar values must be observable
when ``request_elicitation_consent`` runs -- otherwise the
gateway-platform detection in approval.py sees an empty platform
string and falls back to the CLI path (the bug this fixes)."""
import contextvars
from types import SimpleNamespace
probe: contextvars.ContextVar[str] = contextvars.ContextVar(
"elicitation_test_probe", default=""
)
seen: list[str] = []
def fake_consent(*_args, **_kwargs):
seen.append(probe.get())
return "accept"
token = probe.set("gateway:telegram")
try:
captured = contextvars.copy_context()
finally:
probe.reset(token)
assert probe.get() == "", (
"Sanity check: the probe must be empty outside the captured "
"context, otherwise the test would pass even without replay."
)
owner = SimpleNamespace(_pending_call_context=captured)
handler = ElicitationHandler("pay", {"timeout": 5}, owner=owner)
params = _form_params()
with patch("tools.approval.request_elicitation_consent", side_effect=fake_consent):
result = asyncio.run(handler(context=None, params=params))
assert result.action == "accept"
assert seen == ["gateway:telegram"], (
f"Expected the captured contextvar to be visible inside the "
f"consent call; got {seen!r}"
)
def test_missing_captured_context_falls_back_to_direct_call(self):
"""Without an owner (or with an owner that hasn't entered a tool
call) the handler must still invoke the consent router -- just
without the contextvar replay. Otherwise CLI/TUI sessions, which
don't set HERMES_SESSION_PLATFORM, would break."""
handler = ElicitationHandler("pay", {"timeout": 5}, owner=None)
params = _form_params()
with patch("tools.approval.request_elicitation_consent", return_value="accept") as m:
result = asyncio.run(handler(context=None, params=params))
assert result.action == "accept"
assert m.call_count == 1
def test_captured_context_can_be_replayed_multiple_times(self):
"""A single tool call may trigger more than one elicitation
(e.g. the agent retries an MCP call within the same wrapper).
``Context.run`` raises if a context is re-entered, so the handler
must ``.copy()`` before each run."""
import contextvars
from types import SimpleNamespace
probe: contextvars.ContextVar[str] = contextvars.ContextVar(
"elicitation_test_probe_multi", default=""
)
seen: list[str] = []
def fake_consent(*_args, **_kwargs):
seen.append(probe.get())
return "accept"
token = probe.set("gateway:slack")
try:
captured = contextvars.copy_context()
finally:
probe.reset(token)
owner = SimpleNamespace(_pending_call_context=captured)
handler = ElicitationHandler("pay", {"timeout": 5}, owner=owner)
params = _form_params()
with patch("tools.approval.request_elicitation_consent", side_effect=fake_consent):
for _ in range(3):
asyncio.run(handler(context=None, params=params))
assert seen == ["gateway:slack"] * 3
def test_pending_call_context_none_does_not_crash(self):
"""``owner._pending_call_context`` is set to None between tool
calls. An elicitation arriving in that window must not crash."""
from types import SimpleNamespace
owner = SimpleNamespace(_pending_call_context=None)
handler = ElicitationHandler("pay", {"timeout": 5}, owner=owner)
params = _form_params()
with patch("tools.approval.request_elicitation_consent", return_value="decline"):
result = asyncio.run(handler(context=None, params=params))
assert result.action == "decline"