hermes-agent/tests/tools/test_mcp_stability.py
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# Conflicts:
#	tests/agent/test_context_compressor.py
#	tests/gateway/test_startup_restart_race.py
#	tests/hermes_cli/test_voice_wrapper.py
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"""Tests for MCP stability fixes — event loop handler, PID tracking, shutdown robustness."""
import asyncio
import os
import signal
from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
import pytest
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Fix 1: MCP event loop exception handler
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestMCPLoopExceptionHandler:
"""_mcp_loop_exception_handler suppresses benign 'Event loop is closed'."""
def test_suppresses_event_loop_closed(self):
from tools.mcp_tool import _mcp_loop_exception_handler
loop = MagicMock()
context = {"exception": RuntimeError("Event loop is closed")}
# Should NOT call default handler
_mcp_loop_exception_handler(loop, context)
loop.default_exception_handler.assert_not_called()
def test_probe_cleanup_does_not_stop_loop_with_registered_servers(self):
"""Probe cleanup must not kill the shared loop used by live MCP tools."""
import tools.mcp_tool as mcp_mod
with mcp_mod._lock:
mcp_mod._servers.clear()
mcp_mod._server_connecting.clear()
try:
mcp_mod._ensure_mcp_loop()
with mcp_mod._lock:
loop = mcp_mod._mcp_loop
mcp_mod._servers["live"] = MagicMock(session=object())
assert mcp_mod._stop_mcp_loop_if_idle() is False
with mcp_mod._lock:
assert mcp_mod._mcp_loop is loop
assert mcp_mod._mcp_thread is not None
assert loop is not None
assert loop.is_running()
finally:
with mcp_mod._lock:
mcp_mod._servers.clear()
mcp_mod._server_connecting.clear()
mcp_mod._stop_mcp_loop()
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Fix 2: stdio PID tracking
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestStdioPidTracking:
"""_snapshot_child_pids and _stdio_pids track subprocess PIDs."""
def test_snapshot_returns_set(self):
from tools.mcp_tool import _snapshot_child_pids
result = _snapshot_child_pids()
assert isinstance(result, set)
# All elements should be ints
for pid in result:
assert isinstance(pid, int)
def test_kill_orphaned_handles_dead_pids(self):
"""_kill_orphaned_mcp_children gracefully handles already-dead PIDs."""
from tools.mcp_tool import (
_kill_orphaned_mcp_children,
_orphan_stdio_pid_servers,
_orphan_stdio_pids,
_lock,
)
# Use a PID that definitely doesn't exist
fake_pid = 999999999
with _lock:
_orphan_stdio_pids.add(fake_pid)
_orphan_stdio_pid_servers[fake_pid] = "orphan"
# Should not raise (ProcessLookupError is caught)
with patch("tools.mcp_tool.time.sleep"):
_kill_orphaned_mcp_children()
with _lock:
assert fake_pid not in _orphan_stdio_pids
def test_run_stdio_reaps_orphans_before_spawn(self):
"""_run_stdio kills orphaned PIDs from prior failed attempts (#57355)."""
from tools.mcp_tool import (
_kill_orphaned_mcp_children,
_orphan_stdio_pids,
_stdio_pids,
_stdio_pgids,
_lock,
MCPServerTask,
)
from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock, AsyncMock
# Seed an orphan PID that belongs to a prior failed connection.
fake_pid = 999999997
with _lock:
_orphan_stdio_pids.add(fake_pid)
server = MCPServerTask.__new__(MCPServerTask)
server.name = "test-zombie-reap"
server._ready = MagicMock()
server._shutdown_event = MagicMock()
server._shutdown_event.is_set.return_value = True
server._reconnect_event = MagicMock()
server._sampling = None
server._elicitation = None
server._registered_tool_names = []
config = {"command": "echo", "args": ["hello"]}
import asyncio
async def _run():
# _run_stdio should reap orphans before it gets to the
# stdio_client spawn. Patch the OSV check (local import)
# and stdio_client so no real subprocess is spawned.
with patch("tools.mcp_tool._MCP_AVAILABLE", True), \
patch("tools.mcp_tool._build_safe_env", return_value={}), \
patch("tools.mcp_tool._resolve_stdio_command",
return_value=("echo", {})), \
patch("tools.mcp_tool._write_stderr_log_header"), \
patch("tools.mcp_tool._get_mcp_stderr_log",
return_value=None), \
patch("tools.mcp_tool.check_package_for_malware",
return_value=None, create=True), \
patch("tools.osv_check.check_package_for_malware",
return_value=None):
# Patch stdio_client to raise so the test exits quickly
cm = MagicMock()
cm.__aenter__ = AsyncMock(side_effect=RuntimeError("test"))
cm.__aexit__ = AsyncMock(return_value=False)
with patch("tools.mcp_tool.stdio_client", return_value=cm), \
patch("tools.mcp_tool.time.sleep"):
try:
await server._run_stdio(config)
except Exception:
pass
asyncio.run(_run())
# The orphan must have been reaped before the spawn attempt.
with _lock:
assert fake_pid not in _orphan_stdio_pids
def test_kill_orphaned_can_filter_by_server_name(self):
"""Reconnect cleanup reaps only the orphan owned by that MCP server."""
from tools.mcp_tool import (
_kill_orphaned_mcp_children,
_orphan_stdio_pid_servers,
_orphan_stdio_pids,
_lock,
)
target_pid = 454545
other_pid = 464646
with _lock:
_orphan_stdio_pids.clear()
_orphan_stdio_pid_servers.clear()
_orphan_stdio_pids.update({target_pid, other_pid})
_orphan_stdio_pid_servers[target_pid] = "feishu"
_orphan_stdio_pid_servers[other_pid] = "mimir"
with patch("tools.mcp_tool.os.kill") as mock_kill, \
patch("gateway.status._pid_exists", return_value=False), \
patch("tools.mcp_tool.time.sleep") as mock_sleep:
_kill_orphaned_mcp_children(server_name="feishu")
mock_kill.assert_called_once_with(target_pid, signal.SIGTERM)
mock_sleep.assert_called_once_with(2)
with _lock:
assert target_pid not in _orphan_stdio_pids
assert target_pid not in _orphan_stdio_pid_servers
assert other_pid in _orphan_stdio_pids
assert _orphan_stdio_pid_servers[other_pid] == "mimir"
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Fix 2b: stdio descendant reaping via process group (issue #23799)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# When a stdio MCP wrapper (e.g. ``openclaw mcp serve``) itself spawns a
# helper subprocess (``claude mcp serve``) and then exits, the helper
# reparents to systemd-user and is invisible to the per-pid orphan reaper.
# The fix captures the wrapper's pgid at spawn time and reaps via killpg,
# which reaches same-group descendants whether or not the direct pid is alive.
class TestStdioPgroupReaping:
"""_kill_orphaned_mcp_children reaps via killpg when a pgid is tracked."""
def _reset_state(self):
from tools.mcp_tool import (
_orphan_stdio_pid_servers,
_orphan_stdio_pids,
_stdio_pgids,
_stdio_pids,
_lock,
)
with _lock:
_stdio_pids.clear()
_orphan_stdio_pids.clear()
_orphan_stdio_pid_servers.clear()
_stdio_pgids.clear()
def test_killpg_used_when_pgid_tracked(self, monkeypatch):
"""SIGTERM and SIGKILL route through killpg when pgid is known."""
from tools.mcp_tool import (
_kill_orphaned_mcp_children,
_orphan_stdio_pids,
_stdio_pgids,
_lock,
)
self._reset_state()
fake_pid = 525252
fake_pgid = 525252 # session leader: pgid == pid
with _lock:
_orphan_stdio_pids.add(fake_pid)
_stdio_pgids[fake_pid] = fake_pgid
fake_sigkill = 9
monkeypatch.setattr(signal, "SIGKILL", fake_sigkill, raising=False)
# Ensure os.killpg exists on this platform for the test to make sense;
# the production fallback path is covered by the per-pid tests above.
if not hasattr(os, "killpg"):
pytest.skip("os.killpg not available on this platform")
with patch("tools.mcp_tool.os.killpg") as mock_killpg, \
patch("tools.mcp_tool.os.kill") as mock_kill, \
patch("gateway.status._pid_exists", return_value=True), \
patch("time.sleep"):
_kill_orphaned_mcp_children()
# Both phases should have used killpg (pgroup reach), not per-pid kill.
mock_killpg.assert_any_call(fake_pgid, signal.SIGTERM)
mock_killpg.assert_any_call(fake_pgid, fake_sigkill)
assert mock_killpg.call_count == 2
mock_kill.assert_not_called()
with _lock:
assert fake_pid not in _orphan_stdio_pids
assert fake_pid not in _stdio_pgids
def test_killpg_skipped_when_pgid_matches_gateway_own_pgroup(self, monkeypatch):
"""#47134: when a tracked MCP child shares the gateway's OWN process
group, killpg(pgid) would signal the gateway itself and crash it.
The guard must skip killpg for that pgid and fall through to per-pid
os.kill instead."""
from tools.mcp_tool import (
_kill_orphaned_mcp_children,
_orphan_stdio_pids,
_stdio_pgids,
_lock,
)
if not hasattr(os, "killpg") or not hasattr(os, "getpgrp"):
pytest.skip("os.killpg/os.getpgrp not available on this platform")
self._reset_state()
gateway_pgid = 424242
fake_pid = 717171 # a child pid that resolves to the gateway's pgid
other_pid = 818181 # a normal child in its OWN (non-gateway) group
other_pgid = 818181
with _lock:
_orphan_stdio_pids.add(fake_pid)
_stdio_pgids[fake_pid] = gateway_pgid # == gateway's own pgid
_orphan_stdio_pids.add(other_pid)
_stdio_pgids[other_pid] = other_pgid # distinct group → killpg OK
fake_sigkill = 9
monkeypatch.setattr(signal, "SIGKILL", fake_sigkill, raising=False)
with patch("tools.mcp_tool.os.getpgrp", return_value=gateway_pgid), \
patch("tools.mcp_tool.os.killpg") as mock_killpg, \
patch("tools.mcp_tool.os.kill") as mock_kill, \
patch("gateway.status._pid_exists", return_value=True), \
patch("time.sleep"):
_kill_orphaned_mcp_children()
# killpg must NEVER be called for the gateway's own pgid (would self-kill).
killpg_pgids = [call.args[0] for call in mock_killpg.call_args_list]
assert gateway_pgid not in killpg_pgids, (
"killpg was called with the gateway's own pgid — self-kill (#47134)"
)
# The shared-pgid child must be reaped via per-pid kill instead.
mock_kill.assert_any_call(fake_pid, signal.SIGTERM)
mock_kill.assert_any_call(fake_pid, fake_sigkill)
# NEGATIVE CONTROL: a child in a DISTINCT group must STILL use killpg —
# the guard must skip only the gateway's own group, not all pgids.
assert other_pgid in killpg_pgids, (
"killpg must still be used for a non-gateway pgid (guard too broad)"
)
def test_no_pgid_uses_per_pid_kill(self, monkeypatch):
"""When no pgid is recorded (e.g. Windows), fall back to os.kill."""
from tools.mcp_tool import (
_kill_orphaned_mcp_children,
_orphan_stdio_pids,
_stdio_pgids,
_lock,
)
self._reset_state()
fake_pid = 747474
with _lock:
_orphan_stdio_pids.add(fake_pid)
# No entry in _stdio_pgids.
with patch("tools.mcp_tool.os.kill") as mock_kill, \
patch("gateway.status._pid_exists", return_value=False), \
patch("time.sleep"):
# killpg may or may not exist; either way the no-pgid path skips it.
_kill_orphaned_mcp_children()
mock_kill.assert_any_call(fake_pid, signal.SIGTERM)
with _lock:
assert fake_pid not in _orphan_stdio_pids
@pytest.mark.live_system_guard_bypass
@pytest.mark.skipif(
not hasattr(os, "killpg") or not hasattr(os, "setsid"),
reason="POSIX-only: requires os.killpg and os.setsid",
)
def test_grandchild_reaped_via_pgroup(self, tmp_path):
"""End-to-end: parent spawns grandchild, parent exits, killpg reaps grandchild.
Mirrors issue #23799: a stdio MCP wrapper (parent) launches a long-lived
helper subprocess (grandchild) in the same process group, then the
wrapper exits while the grandchild keeps running. killpg on the pgid
captured at spawn time must still deliver the signal to the grandchild.
Marked ``live_system_guard_bypass`` because this test genuinely needs
real signal delivery to its own subprocess tree (the conftest guard
only knows the test's *initial* children; the spawned tree here is
outside that allowlist).
"""
import subprocess
import sys
import time as _time
psutil = pytest.importorskip("psutil")
# Grandchild: sleep forever, write its pid then wait. The pid file
# is written to a temp path and os.replace()d into place so the
# polling reader below can never observe a created-but-empty file
# (CI flake: int('') ValueError when the reader won the race between
# open('w') creating the file and write() filling it).
grandchild_pid_file = tmp_path / "grandchild.pid"
grandchild_script = tmp_path / "grandchild.py"
grandchild_script.write_text(
"import os, sys, time\n"
f"tmp = {str(grandchild_pid_file)!r} + '.tmp'\n"
"with open(tmp, 'w') as f:\n"
" f.write(str(os.getpid()))\n"
f"os.replace(tmp, {str(grandchild_pid_file)!r})\n"
"while True:\n"
" time.sleep(0.5)\n"
)
# Parent: spawn grandchild, exit immediately (without killing it).
parent_script = tmp_path / "parent.py"
parent_script.write_text(
"import subprocess, sys\n"
f"subprocess.Popen([sys.executable, {str(grandchild_script)!r}])\n"
# Parent exits — grandchild reparents to init.
)
# Spawn parent in its own session (mirrors stdio_client behaviour).
parent = subprocess.Popen(
[sys.executable, str(parent_script)],
start_new_session=True,
)
parent_pgid = os.getpgid(parent.pid)
# Wait for parent to exit and grandchild to spin up.
parent.wait(timeout=15)
deadline = _time.time() + 15 # fresh CPython spinup dilates under CI load
while _time.time() < deadline and not grandchild_pid_file.exists():
_time.sleep(0.05)
assert grandchild_pid_file.exists(), "grandchild did not start"
grandchild_pid = int(grandchild_pid_file.read_text().strip())
# Sanity: grandchild is alive and shares the parent's pgid.
assert psutil.pid_exists(grandchild_pid)
assert os.getpgid(grandchild_pid) == parent_pgid
# Drive the reaper: register the parent pid + pgid as an orphan.
from tools.mcp_tool import (
_kill_orphaned_mcp_children,
_orphan_stdio_pid_servers,
_orphan_stdio_pids,
_stdio_pgids,
_stdio_pids,
_lock,
)
with _lock:
_stdio_pids.clear()
_orphan_stdio_pids.clear()
_orphan_stdio_pid_servers.clear()
_stdio_pgids.clear()
_orphan_stdio_pids.add(parent.pid)
_orphan_stdio_pid_servers[parent.pid] = "orphan"
_stdio_pgids[parent.pid] = parent_pgid
try:
_kill_orphaned_mcp_children()
finally:
# Belt-and-suspenders: ensure grandchild is dead even if test fails.
try:
os.kill(grandchild_pid, signal.SIGKILL)
except ProcessLookupError:
pass
# Grandchild should be gone — SIGTERM via killpg in phase 1 reached it.
deadline = _time.time() + 10
while _time.time() < deadline and psutil.pid_exists(grandchild_pid):
_time.sleep(0.05)
assert not psutil.pid_exists(grandchild_pid), (
"grandchild survived killpg-based reaping (issue #23799 regression)"
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Fix 3: MCP reload timeout (cli.py)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestMCPReloadTimeout:
"""_check_config_mcp_changes uses a timeout on _reload_mcp."""
def test_reload_timeout_does_not_block_forever(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
"""If _reload_mcp hangs, the config watcher times out and returns."""
import time
# Create a mock HermesCLI-like object with the needed attributes
class FakeCLI:
_config_mtime = 0.0
_config_mcp_servers = {}
_last_config_check = 0.0
_command_running = False
config = {}
agent = None
def _reload_mcp(self):
# Simulate a hang — sleep longer than the timeout
time.sleep(60)
def _slow_command_status(self, cmd):
return cmd
# This test verifies the timeout mechanism exists in the code
# by checking that _check_config_mcp_changes doesn't call
# _reload_mcp directly (it uses a thread now)
import inspect
from cli import HermesCLI
source = inspect.getsource(HermesCLI._check_config_mcp_changes)
# The fix adds threading.Thread for _reload_mcp
assert "Thread" in source or "thread" in source.lower(), \
"_check_config_mcp_changes should use a thread for _reload_mcp"
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Fix 4: MCP initial connection retry with backoff
# (Ported from Kilo Code's MCP resilience fix)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestMCPInitialConnectionRetry:
"""MCPServerTask.run() retries initial connection failures instead of giving up."""
def test_initial_connect_retries_constant_exists(self):
"""_MAX_INITIAL_CONNECT_RETRIES should be defined."""
from tools.mcp_tool import _MAX_INITIAL_CONNECT_RETRIES
assert _MAX_INITIAL_CONNECT_RETRIES >= 1
def test_initial_connect_retry_respects_shutdown(self):
"""Shutdown during initial retry backoff aborts cleanly."""
from tools.mcp_tool import MCPServerTask
async def _run():
server = MCPServerTask("test-shutdown")
attempt = 0
async def fake_run_stdio(self_inner, config):
nonlocal attempt
attempt += 1
if attempt == 1:
raise ConnectionError("transient failure")
# Should not reach here because shutdown fires during sleep
raise AssertionError("Should not attempt after shutdown")
with patch.object(MCPServerTask, '_run_stdio', fake_run_stdio), \
patch('tools.mcp_tool._jittered', lambda s: 0.01):
task = asyncio.ensure_future(server.run({"command": "fake"}))
# Give the first attempt time to fail, then set shutdown
# during the backoff sleep
await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
server._shutdown_event.set()
await server._ready.wait()
# Should have the error set and be done
assert server._error is not None
await task
asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(_run())
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Fix: drain pending tasks before closing the MCP loop
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestMCPLoopDrainOnStop:
"""_stop_mcp_loop reaps pending tasks while the loop is still open."""
def test_pending_task_cleanup_runs_before_close(self):
"""A task left on the loop must finish its cleanup before close.
Regression for #60197: a task still suspended when the loop closes is
resumed later by the GC, and its ``finally`` then drives ``cancel()``
-> ``call_soon()`` against the closed loop, surfacing as an ignored
``RuntimeError: Event loop is closed``. Servers absent from
``_servers`` (e.g. parked after an initial-connect failure) never get
``shutdown()``, so this drain is their only reaper.
"""
import time
import tools.mcp_tool as mcp_mod
state = {
"started": False,
"cleanup_ran": False,
"cleanup_error": None,
"task": None,
}
async def _parked():
state["task"] = asyncio.current_task()
state["started"] = True
try:
await asyncio.sleep(3600)
finally:
# Mirrors _wait_for_reconnect_or_shutdown's finally: cancelling
# a helper task needs call_soon(), which a closed loop rejects.
try:
helper = asyncio.ensure_future(asyncio.sleep(0))
helper.cancel()
state["cleanup_ran"] = True
except BaseException as exc:
state["cleanup_error"] = exc
with mcp_mod._lock:
mcp_mod._servers.clear()
mcp_mod._server_connecting.clear()
try:
mcp_mod._ensure_mcp_loop()
with mcp_mod._lock:
loop = mcp_mod._mcp_loop
assert loop is not None
asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(_parked(), loop)
deadline = time.monotonic() + 5
while not state["started"] and time.monotonic() < deadline:
time.sleep(0.01)
assert state["started"], "task never started on the MCP loop"
stop_saw_cleanup = []
call_soon = loop.call_soon
call_soon_threadsafe = loop.call_soon_threadsafe
def record_stop_order(schedule, callback, *args, **kwargs):
if (
getattr(callback, "__self__", None) is loop
and getattr(callback, "__name__", None) == "stop"
):
stop_saw_cleanup.append(state["cleanup_ran"])
return schedule(callback, *args, **kwargs)
with (
patch.object(
loop,
"call_soon",
side_effect=lambda callback, *args, **kwargs: record_stop_order(
call_soon, callback, *args, **kwargs
),
),
patch.object(
loop,
"call_soon_threadsafe",
side_effect=lambda callback, *args, **kwargs: record_stop_order(
call_soon_threadsafe, callback, *args, **kwargs
),
),
):
mcp_mod._stop_mcp_loop()
assert state["task"] is not None
assert state["task"].done(), "task left pending when the loop closed"
assert state["cleanup_error"] is None, (
f"cleanup ran against a closed loop: {state['cleanup_error']!r}"
)
assert state["cleanup_ran"], "task cleanup never ran"
assert stop_saw_cleanup == [True], "loop.stop ran before task cleanup"
finally:
with mcp_mod._lock:
mcp_mod._servers.clear()
mcp_mod._server_connecting.clear()
mcp_mod._stop_mcp_loop()
def test_drain_is_bounded_when_task_ignores_cancellation(self, caplog):
"""A cancellation-resistant task must not hang final MCP shutdown."""
import tools.mcp_tool as mcp_mod
async def _run():
release = asyncio.Event()
async def cancellation_resistant():
try:
await asyncio.Event().wait()
except asyncio.CancelledError:
await release.wait()
task = asyncio.create_task(cancellation_resistant())
await asyncio.sleep(0)
try:
with caplog.at_level("WARNING", logger=mcp_mod.logger.name):
async with asyncio.timeout(0.5):
await mcp_mod._drain_mcp_loop_tasks(timeout=0.01)
assert not task.done(), "drain waited indefinitely for resistant task"
finally:
release.set()
if not task.done() and task.cancelling() == 0:
task.cancel()
await task
asyncio.run(_run())
assert any(
"still pending after" in record.getMessage()
for record in caplog.records
)
def test_outer_timeout_still_allows_loop_owned_drain_before_stop(
self, caplog, monkeypatch
):
"""A blocked loop must drain after it resumes, not stop ahead of the drain."""
import threading
import tools.mcp_tool as mcp_mod
parked_started = threading.Event()
cleanup_ran = threading.Event()
blocker_started = threading.Event()
release_blocker = threading.Event()
async def parked_task():
parked_started.set()
try:
await asyncio.Event().wait()
finally:
cleanup_ran.set()
def block_loop():
blocker_started.set()
release_blocker.wait(timeout=5)
with mcp_mod._lock:
mcp_mod._servers.clear()
mcp_mod._server_connecting.clear()
mcp_mod._ensure_mcp_loop()
with mcp_mod._lock:
loop = mcp_mod._mcp_loop
assert loop is not None
future = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(parked_task(), loop)
assert parked_started.wait(timeout=2)
loop.call_soon_threadsafe(block_loop)
assert blocker_started.wait(timeout=2)
monkeypatch.setattr(mcp_mod, "_MCP_LOOP_DRAIN_TIMEOUT", 0.01)
release_timer = threading.Timer(1.2, release_blocker.set)
release_timer.start()
try:
with caplog.at_level("WARNING", logger=mcp_mod.logger.name):
mcp_mod._stop_mcp_loop()
assert cleanup_ran.is_set(), "drain was overtaken by loop.stop"
assert future.done(), "parked task remained pending after loop resumed"
assert loop.is_closed()
finally:
release_timer.cancel()
release_blocker.set()
future.cancel()
with mcp_mod._lock:
mcp_mod._servers.clear()
mcp_mod._server_connecting.clear()
mcp_mod._stop_mcp_loop()
assert any(
"Timed out waiting for MCP loop drain" in record.getMessage()
for record in caplog.records
)