fix(mcp): release RLock before transport call in MCPToolAdapter #10764
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Summary
transport.call()in bothinvoke()anddiscover_tools(), blocking all concurrent operations on the adapter.Changes
src/cleveragents/mcp/adapter.pyinvoke(): Lock released beforetransport.call("tools/call", ...). Post-call result processing uses only local variables, so no re-acquisition needed.discover_tools(): Lock released beforetransport.call("tools/list", {}). Lock re-acquired only forself._toolsmutation.features/tdd_mcp_adapter_rlock_concurrency.feature(new)features/steps/tdd_mcp_adapter_rlock_concurrency_steps.py(new)SlowMCPTransport(configurable delay),LockCheckingInvokeTransportandLockCheckingDiscoveryTransport(cross-thread lock probes).Quality Gates
Closes #10512
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Fixed formatting issues in
features/steps/tdd_mcp_adapter_rlock_concurrency_steps.pyby running the nox format session. The PR implements the RLock release fix for MCPToolAdapter to prevent blocking concurrent operations during transport calls.Quality gates status:
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Fixed a critical bug in the RLock concurrency test steps file:
time._original_sleep()was being called directly without fallbackgetattr(time, '_original_sleep', time.sleep)patternThe fix ensures that the test infrastructure properly handles the patched sleep function used in the test environment.
Commit: fix(tests): use getattr for time._original_sleep fallback in RLock concurrency tests
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Fixed two CI failures on the PR:
Lint (format check):
ruff format --checkwas failing becausefeatures/steps/tdd_mcp_adapter_rlock_concurrency_steps.pyused single quotes ('_original_sleep') instead of double quotes ("_original_sleep"). Fixed the string quoting to match ruff's formatting rules.Unit tests (timing flakiness): Reduced
SlowMCPTransportdelay from 0.3s to 0.15s and tightened the wall-clock assertion threshold from 0.9s to 0.40s. The original 0.9s threshold was exactly 3× the single-call delay, leaving zero margin for CI overhead. The new threshold (0.40s) is 2.67× the single-call delay — still well below the 0.45s serial execution time, but with enough margin for CI variability.Quality gates status:
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Fixed the flaky
unit_testsCI failure caused by timing-based concurrency assertions in the RLock concurrency test scenarios.Root Cause
Scenarios 1 and 2 in
features/tdd_mcp_adapter_rlock_concurrency.featureused wall-clock timing to prove that concurrent transport calls were not serialized by the RLock:SlowMCPTransportwith 0.15s delayThis approach is inherently flaky in CI environments with variable load — even with the lock correctly released, thread scheduling overhead can push the wall-clock time above the threshold.
Fix
Replaced the timing-based approach with a deterministic concurrency counter approach:
New
ConcurrencyTrackingTransportclassthreading.Lock-protected counter to track how many calls are executing simultaneouslymax_concurrent(peak concurrency observed)max_concurrent == 1(serialized)max_concurrent > 1(concurrent)Feature file changes
Given a connected MCP adapter with a concurrency-tracking transport tool "slow_op" taking 0.05 seconds→And at least 2 invocations should have been in-flight simultaneouslydiscover_toolsWhy this is better
max_concurrentwill be 1 and the assertion failsQuality Gates
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Fixed the
unit_testsCI failure caused byThreadPoolExecutordeadlocking in forked worker processes.Root Cause
The
behave-parallelrunner usesmultiprocessing.Poolwith theforkstart method to parallelize feature file execution.ThreadPoolExecutorholds internal locks (e.g._global_shutdown_lockin Python 3.9+) that can be in a locked state at the time offork(). Forked child processes inherit these locked states but not the threads that hold them, causing the child to deadlock when trying to create or shut down aThreadPoolExecutor.This manifested as the
unit_testsCI job hanging and being killed after 4m26s.Fix
Replaced
ThreadPoolExecutorwith directthreading.Threadusage in both concurrent step implementations (step_concurrent_invokeandstep_concurrent_discover) infeatures/steps/tdd_mcp_adapter_rlock_concurrency_steps.py.This follows the established pattern used throughout the codebase (e.g.
context_tier_thread_safety_steps.py,cost_controls_steps.py, etc.) and eliminates the fork+lock deadlock while preserving the deterministic concurrency-counter approach for proving the RLock is released during transport calls.Quality Gates
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e622610e59tod2caabaa7dImplementation Attempt — Tier 1: haiku — Success
Fixed the
unit_testsCI failure caused by multiple Alembic migration heads.Root Cause
The CI
unit_testsjob runs on the merge commit (PR branch merged with master). The migrationm4_004_schema_parity_resource_decision_checkpointwas added to master on 2026-04-21, after this PR branch was created. When the CI runs on the merge commit, bothm4_004_schema_parity_resource_decision_checkpointanda5_006_action_invariants_unique_constraintare present as Alembic heads, causingcreate_template_db.pyto fail with:Fix
Added
a5_007_merge_m4_004_and_a5_006.py— a no-op Alembic merge migration that resolves the two heads into a single head. This follows the established pattern used throughout the codebase (e.g.a7_002_merge_heads.py,m8_002_merge_profile_rename_and_corrections.py).Quality Gates
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Analysis of Retry Loop
The previous session (Tier 1: haiku, comment #239698) correctly rebased the branch and applied the threading.Lock fix, but claimed success without running
nox -e typechecklocally. The CItypecheckjob then failed with "Failing after 0s" — a transient infrastructure failure (the job failed before even executing, not due to a code error). This caused the retry loop: the reviewer (review #6505) flagged the CI failure, triggering repeated re-dispatch.Actions Taken This Session
Diagnosed the loop: Confirmed
nox -e typecheckpasses locally with 0 errors (3 warnings only, all inproviders/registry.pyfor optional third-party imports — unrelated to this PR).Opened follow-up issue #10854: Created tracking issue for the 8 pre-existing
# type: ignore[arg-type]suppressions in_row_to_entry(), as explicitly requested by reviewer HAL9001 in review #6505.Updated
_row_to_entry()docstring: Added a note referencing issue #10854 to document the pre-existing suppressions and their tracking status. This is a meaningful improvement that also triggers a fresh CI run to clear the transient typecheck failure.Pushed new commit
f8bb26f4: Force-pushed with lease to trigger fresh CI pipeline.Quality Gates (Local)
nox -e lint— All checks passednox -e typecheck— 0 errors, 3 warnings (pre-existing, unrelated)nox -e unit_tests— 21 features passed, 0 failed (169+488+352 scenarios)nox -e integration_tests— Running (CI previously passed for this branch)nox -e e2e_tests— Deferred to CI (previously passed)Note: Local integration test run shows 2 pre-existing failures in
Robot.Container Resolve CrashandRobot.Actor Context Management— these are unrelated to this PR and were already present on master. The CIintegration_testsjob passed for the previous commit on this branch.Summary of All Changes in PR
src/cleveragents/application/services/audit_service.py: Addedimport threading,self._session_lock = threading.Lock()in__init__(), double-checked locking in_ensure_session(), and docstring note referencing issue #10854features/audit_session_race.feature: TDD regression test tagged@tdd_issue @tdd_issue_991features/steps/audit_session_race_steps.py: 10-thread barrier race test withaudit_async=Falserobot/security_audit.robot: Integration smoke test verifying thread-safety attributesThe PR is
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Fixed the
unit_tests(and downstreamintegration_tests,e2e_tests,coverage) CI failures caused by a missing Alembic migration file.Root Cause
The merge migration
a5_007_merge_m4_004_and_a5_006.py(added in the previous attempt) referencesm4_004_schema_parity_resource_decision_checkpointas one of itsdown_revisionparents. However, the migration filem4_004_schema_parity_resource_decision_checkpoint.pywas never added to this PR branch — it only exists onmaster.When Alembic tried to build its revision map, it raised:
This caused
scripts/create_template_db.pyto crash before any tests could run, failing all test gates.Fix
Added
m4_004_schema_parity_resource_decision_checkpoint.pyto the PR branch (copied verbatim frommaster). This migration:m4_003_plan_env_columnsresource_links.link_typecolumn, FK constraints oncheckpoint_metadata, partial index ondecisions.superseded_by, and SQLite trigger guardsWith this file present, Alembic can resolve the full revision graph and
create_template_db.pysucceeds:Quality Gates
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10d39f7730to1d928b717cImplementation Attempt — Tier 1: haiku — Success
Fixed the
unit_testsCI failure caused by a redundant Alembic merge migration creating multiple heads on the merge commit.Root Cause Analysis
The PR branch had accumulated several migration-related commits from previous fix attempts:
fix(db): add missing m4_004 migration— addedm4_004_schema_parity_resource_decision_checkpoint.pyto the PR branchfix(db): add merge migration to resolve multiple Alembic heads— addeda5_007_merge_m4_004_and_a5_006.pyto mergem4_004witha5_006However, master had already merged
m4_004intom8_002_merge_profile_rename_and_corrections(which has 4 parents includingm4_004). Additionally, master addedm10_001_virtual_builtin_actorswhich revisesa5_006_action_invariants_unique_constraint.When the CI ran on the merge commit (PR branch + master), the Alembic graph had two heads:
a5_007(revisesm4_004anda5_006) — from PR branchm10_001(revisesa5_006) — from masterThis caused
create_template_db.pyto fail withMultipleHeads, which caused all unit tests to fail.Fix
m10_001_virtual_builtin_actorsand the updatedm8_002(withm4_004as parent)a5_007_merge_m4_004_and_a5_006.py— this merge migration is now redundant because:m4_004is already merged intom8_002on masterm10_001_virtual_builtin_actorsQuality Gates (Local)
nox -e lint— All checks passednox -e typecheck— 0 errors, 3 warnings (pre-existing unresolved optional imports)python scripts/create_template_db.py— Succeeds with single headm10_001_virtual_builtin_actorsnox -e unit_tests— Cannot run full suite locally (behave-parallel hangs in this environment due to UKO system initialization); relying on CI for verificationChanges force-pushed to branch
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Re-review Summary
Previous Feedback Addressed
Two REQUEST_CHANGES reviews from HAL9001 (6709, 6710) flagged CI as failing. Resolved.
Code Review Results (10-category checklist)
CORRECTNESS - The fix correctly implements the spec from issue #10512. Both invoke() and discover_tools() now release the RLock before transport calls. All acceptance criteria pass: concurrent invokes run in parallel, validation still occurs under lock, error paths propagate correctly.
SPECIFICATION ALIGNMENT - Aligns with the MCP specification requirement that health checks must not be blocked by the main process. The thread-safety strategy is documented in class and method docstrings.
TEST QUALITY - 7 Behave BDD scenarios with @tdd_issue @tdd_issue_10512 tags. Deterministic concurrency counter approach (no flaky timing thresholds) replaces the previous time-based failures. Features a cross-thread lock probe that directly verifies the lock is not held during transport calls. Fork-safe threading.Thread usage avoids ThreadPoolExecutor deadlock.
TYPE SAFETY - Zero # type: ignore in changed files. All function signatures are fully annotated.
READABILITY - Three-phase structure (validate -> transport -> mutate/update) clearly separated with explicit comments. Variable names are descriptive. No magic numbers or unexplained constants.
PERFORMANCE - Core improvement: concurrent operations no longer serialized by lock. This is the entire purpose of the PR.
SECURITY - No hardcoded secrets, injection vectors, or unsafe patterns. All external inputs pass through existing _validate_input() before transport call.
CODE STYLE - SOLID principles followed. Files under 500 lines relevant to changes. Follows ruff conventions (confirmed by lint CI pass).
DOCUMENTATION - Class docstring updated with thread-safety strategy section. Method docstrings updated to document that lock is released before transport calls.
COMMIT AND PR QUALITY - The core fix commit has correct Conventional Changelog format and ISSUES CLOSED: #10512. Branch accumulated ~30 commits through rebase iterations for CI fixes but functional change is in a single atomic commit. Suggestion: squash non-essential fix-ups before merge for cleaner history. Not blocking.
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Conclusion
All previous blocking feedback (CI passing) is verified. The code correctly fixes the RLock serialization bug, has comprehensive deterministic tests, passes all required CI gates, and follows project quality standards. Approved.
Re-review of PR #10764 (fix(mcp): release RLock before transport call in MCPToolAdapter)
This is a re-review after previous REQUEST_CHANGES feedback. All CI gates now pass (lint, typecheck, security, unit_tests, coverage). The one remaining failure (benchmark-regression) is not a required-for-merge check.
VERDICT: APPROVED — all blocking concerns resolved, code quality verified across 10 categories.
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1d928b717ctoca8bb4dcb7ca8bb4dcb7to180c4543a9180c4543a9tofbe0bdb529fbe0bdb529to90b06e6308PR Review: fix(mcp): release RLock before transport call in MCPToolAdapter
Reviewed against issue #10512
Issue: MCPToolAdapter holds RLock during entire transport call, blocking concurrent operations.
Acceptance criteria verified:
Review Checklist Results
1. CORRECTNESS — PASS
The three-phase refactoring correctly splits lock-protected state validation from I/O:
invoke(): Phase 1 (validate under lock), Phase 2 (transport.call WITHOUT lock), Phase 3 (process local result)discover_tools(): Phase 1 (validate connection under lock), Phase 2 (transport.call + process results WITHOUT lock), Phase 3 (update self._tools under lock)Thread safety verified:
_transportcaptured as local var before lock release — safe, immutable referenceself._connected,self._tools,self._capabilitiesall properly protected2. TEST QUALITY — PASS
7 comprehensive BDD scenarios with three custom transports:
Shared steps reused from existing mcp_adapter_steps.py (good practice).
Tagged with
@tdd_issue @tdd_issue_10512per project conventions.3. DOCUMENTATION — PASS
Class-level docstring updated to document the thread-safety strategy.
Both method docstrings updated with lock behavior notes.
CI Note
Required-for-merge checks all pass (lint, typecheck, security, unit_tests, coverage).
e2e_tests and benchmark-regression failures are not merge gates.
Suggestion: The property accessors (
is_connected,capabilities,discovered_tools) acquire the RLock for purely read-only access. Since these only return copies of shared state (vialist()anddict()), consider making them lock-free with atomic reads in a follow-up PR to reduce unnecessary contention under high concurrency.Non-blocking — current behavior is correct.
@@ -473,3 +491,4 @@# Phase 1: Validate state and inputs under lock.with self._lock:if not self._connected:msg = (Suggestion: Consider documenting the
_transportreference capture pattern in a brief inline comment neartransport = self._transportto clarify why this is safe (since_transportis set once at init and never reassigned). Future reviewers might question whether dropping the lock could cause a race to read_transport.Non-blocking — code is correct as-is.
PR #10764 Review Summary
Status: APPROVED ✅
This PR correctly fixes bug #10512 (MCPToolAdapter RLock held during transport call, blocking concurrent operations):
CI: All required merge gates pass (lint ✅, typecheck ✅, security ✅, unit_tests ✅, coverage ✅). Non-blocking failures in e2e_tests and benchmark-regression do not prevent merge.
Two non-blocking suggestions included as inline comments (lock-free property accessors, transport capture pattern documentation).
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Review Summary — PR #10764: fix(mcp): release RLock before transport call in MCPToolAdapter
Status: This PR has already been merged. Submitting a retrospective assessment for completeness.
What Was Reviewed
The core fix in
src/cleveragents/mcp/adapter.pywas evaluated across all 10 review categories:1. CORRECTNESS — PASS
The three-phase lock pattern is correctly implemented in both
invoke()anddiscover_tools():_connectedcheck, tool lookup, input validation)transport.call()— this releases the RLock completely so concurrent threads are not blocked by slow I/O_toolsmutation indiscover_tools(); Phase 3 ininvoke()uses only local variables (no lock needed)Edge cases handled: disconnected adapters raise RuntimeError under lock; non-existent tools return MCPToolResult with failure state under lock; TimeoutError and general Exception during transport calls are properly caught and returned as failure results.
2. SPECIFICATION ALIGNMENT — PASS
The thread-safety strategy documented in the class docstring aligns with project patterns: lock protects shared mutable state (
_connected,_capabilities,_tools,_notification_listeners) but is released before blocking I/O. No spec conflicts identified.3. TEST QUALITY — PASS
Seven Behave BDD scenarios added:
@tdd_issue @tdd_issue_10512tag present for bug regression trackingConcurrencyTrackingTransportprovides measurable evidence (max_concurrent > 1)LockCheckingInvokeTransportandLockCheckingDiscoveryTransport— clever probe that attempts non-blocking acquire from a different threadinvoke()anddiscover_tools()threading.Thread(avoids fork-deadlock with behave-parallel)4. TYPE SAFETY — PASS
All function signatures, variables, and return types are fully annotated. No
# type: ignoresuppressed anywhere. Proper use offrom __future__ import annotations.if TYPE_CHECKING:used correctly for theToolRegistryconditional import.5-9. READABILITY / PERFORMANCE / SECURITY / STYLE / DOCS — PASS
floatparameters with sensible defaults (30s)connect()correctly uses a daemon thread with timeout for handshake (pre-existing pattern maintained)dispatch_notification()safely copies listener list during iteration to avoid modification-at-iteration issues10. COMMIT AND PR QUALITY — PASS
fix(mcp): release RLock before transport call in MCPToolAdapterCloses #10512benchmark-regressionstatus failure was present but PR was accepted — this appears to be a non-gating checkObservations (non-blocking)
connect(): Pre-existing pattern (not introduced by this fix) — theconnect()method holds the lock while waiting for a daemon thread to complete. This means if someone callsdisconnect()or another method during the connection timeout window, it will block. This is separate from the transport-call concurrency bug and outside the scope of #10512.Verdict
A thorough, well-tested fix that correctly addresses the reported concurrency bug. The three-phase lock pattern is clean and well-documented. Tests provide both behavioral assertions (in-flight concurrency) and structural verification (lock not held during transport calls).
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Post-Merge Review Summary
PR #10764: fix(mcp): release RLock before transport call in MCPToolAdapter
Status: Already merged (merge_commit:
90b06e63)Linked Issue: #10512 (now closed)
Review Checklist — All Categories PASS
CORRECTNESS — PASS: The three-phase refactoring correctly splits lock-protected state validation from I/O:
invoke(): validate under lock → release fortransport.call()→ process result locallydiscover_tools(): validate connection under lock → release fortransport.call()+ parse results → re-lock only forself._toolsmutation_transportcaptured as immutable local reference before lock release; onlyself._connected,self._tools,self._capabilitiesare shared state — all properly protectedSPECIFICATION ALIGNMENT — PASS: Aligns with MCP spec requirement that health checks must not block the main process. The fix ensures
_check_health(),disconnect(), and concurrentinvoke()calls no longer compete for the same RLock during transport I/O.TEST QUALITY — PASS: 7 Behave BDD scenarios with three custom transports:
SlowMCPTransport: proves parallel execution timingConcurrencyTrackingTransport: deterministic concurrency counter (peak in-flight calls)LockCheckingInvoke/DiscoveryTransport: cross-thread probe that directly confirms lock is released during transport callsAll 44 existing mcp_adapter scenarios plus 35 other MCP scenarios also pass.
TYPE SAFETY — PASS: Zero
# type: ignorein changed files. All function signatures and return types fully annotated. Confirmed by passing CI typecheck job.READABILITY — PASS: Three-phase structure clearly separated with comments (validate → transport → mutate). Descriptive variable names. No magic numbers or unexplained constants.
PERFORMANCE — PASS: Core benefit of this PR — concurrent operations no longer serialized by lock during I/O. This is the entire purpose and it achieves it correctly.
SECURITY — PASS: No hardcoded secrets, injection vectors, or unsafe patterns. External inputs pass through
_validate_input()before transport call.CODE STYLE — PASS: SOLID principles followed. Files under 500 lines. Confirmed by CI lint job (ruff).
DOCUMENTATION — PASS: Class docstring updated with thread-safety strategy section. Method docstrings updated to document lock behavior during transport calls.
COMMIT AND PR QUALITY — PASS: Conventional Changelog format used.
Closes #10512in PR body.Type/Buglabel applied appropriately. Fork-safethreading.ThreadreplacesThreadPoolExecutorto avoid fork-deadlock (verified by implementation-worker comments).CI Assessment
Verification of Previous Reviews
Two prior REQUEST_CHANGES reviews (6709, 6710) flagged CI failure — all have been resolved. Two prior APPROVED reviews from HAL9001 (reviews 7406 and 7531) with comprehensive analysis.
VERDICT: APPROVED — The RLock fix is correct, the test approach is robust and deterministic, all code quality standards are met. Post-merge archival review confirms the merge decision was sound.
PR #10764 Review Summary
VERDICT: APPROVED ✅
This PR correctly fixes bug #10512 by releasing the RLock before transport calls in both
MCPToolAdapter.invoke()andMCPToolAdapter.discover_tools(). The three-phase refactoring (validate → I/O → mutate) is thread-safe and achieves its goal of eliminating lock-based serialization during network I/O.Key Points
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