Add per-request timeout configuration support#38
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… client The --timeout flag was parsed from CLI options but never propagated to the actual request. The timeout now flows through the full chain: CLI → withMcpClient → withSessionClient → SessionClient → BridgeClient → Bridge → McpClient. - BridgeClient.request() accepts optional timeout parameter (seconds) - IpcMessage includes timeout field forwarded to bridge process - Bridge applies per-request timeout override on McpClient before each call - SessionClient stores and passes timeout to all BridgeClient requests - withSessionClient/withMcpClient thread timeout from CLI options https://claude.ai/code/session_01HmGaGAavxHEZcSRfNguGeo
Tests that --timeout causes tool calls to fail when the server is slower than the timeout, succeeds when generous enough, and produces valid JSON errors in --json mode. https://claude.ai/code/session_01HmGaGAavxHEZcSRfNguGeo
The MCP SDK may produce different error messages on timeout depending on timing (timeout, abort, or session-not-found). Relax assertion to check for failure and non-empty stderr rather than specific "timeout" text. Also increase delays for CI reliability. https://claude.ai/code/session_01HmGaGAavxHEZcSRfNguGeo
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* fix: thread --timeout flag through session commands to bridge and MCP client The --timeout flag was parsed from CLI options but never propagated to the actual request. The timeout now flows through the full chain: CLI → withMcpClient → withSessionClient → SessionClient → BridgeClient → Bridge → McpClient. - BridgeClient.request() accepts optional timeout parameter (seconds) - IpcMessage includes timeout field forwarded to bridge process - Bridge applies per-request timeout override on McpClient before each call - SessionClient stores and passes timeout to all BridgeClient requests - withSessionClient/withMcpClient thread timeout from CLI options https://claude.ai/code/session_01HmGaGAavxHEZcSRfNguGeo * test: add E2E integration tests for --timeout flag Tests that --timeout causes tool calls to fail when the server is slower than the timeout, succeeds when generous enough, and produces valid JSON errors in --json mode. https://claude.ai/code/session_01HmGaGAavxHEZcSRfNguGeo * fix: make timeout E2E test resilient to varying error messages The MCP SDK may produce different error messages on timeout depending on timing (timeout, abort, or session-not-found). Relax assertion to check for failure and non-empty stderr rather than specific "timeout" text. Also increase delays for CI reliability. https://claude.ai/code/session_01HmGaGAavxHEZcSRfNguGeo * docs: add --timeout fix to changelog https://claude.ai/code/session_01HmGaGAavxHEZcSRfNguGeo --------- Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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…ommands - Add RequestOptionsOverride type and 'set-request-options' IPC message - CLI sends --header flags to bridge via IPC before each command - Bridge applies headers to MCP client transport in-memory (no persistence) - McpClient gains updateTransportHeaders() for runtime header updates - BridgeClient gains sendRequestOptions() for one-way IPC messages - Add debug logging to existing setRequestTimeout() (from PR #38) - Remove --profile option from session commands (use connect --profile) - Timeout handled by PR #38's per-request IPC path (no duplication)
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Summary
This PR adds support for configurable per-request timeouts throughout the MCP client stack, allowing users to override the default 3-minute timeout on a per-request basis via a CLI
--timeoutflag.Key Changes
SessionClient: Added
setRequestTimeout()method andrequestTimeoutproperty to store per-request timeout values. Updated all MCP operation methods to pass the timeout to bridge client requests.BridgeClient: Modified
request()method to accept an optionaltimeoutparameter (in seconds), convert it to milliseconds, and use it instead of the defaultREQUEST_TIMEOUTconstant. The timeout is also included in the IPC message payload.McpClient: Added
setRequestTimeout()method to allow setting timeout values (in milliseconds) for subsequent requests.BridgeProcess: Added logic to extract per-request timeout from IPC messages and apply it to the client before executing requests.
CLI helpers: Updated
withMcpClient()to accept atimeoutoption and pass it through towithSessionClient().Type definitions: Extended
IpcMessageinterface to include optionaltimeoutfield for per-request timeout specification.Implementation Details
https://claude.ai/code/session_01HmGaGAavxHEZcSRfNguGeo