[test-improver] Improve tests for internal/server/http_server.go

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Summary

Improved test coverage for internal/server/http_server.go, specifically the CreateHTTPServerForMCP and CreateHTTPServerForRoutedMode functions, which had 0% and ~89% coverage respectively (untested/undertested per-agent access-policy branches).

File analyzed

internal/server/http_server_test.go (and corresponding implementation internal/server/http_server.go)

Improvements made

• Added a shared mcpInitializeRequest test helper that builds a minimal MCP initialize JSON-RPC request, reducing duplication across the new tests.
• Added TestCreateHTTPServerForMCP_AgentPolicyFiltersTools: configures per-agent policies and verifies the unified server's session-establishment callback takes the agentPoliciesEnforced branch, building a per-agent filtered server (agentServerCache.GetOrCreate / createAgentFilteredUnifiedServer) via a real HTTP initialize request.
• Added TestCreateHTTPServerForRoutedMode_AgentAccessDenied: verifies both outcomes of the agentCanAccessServer check in routed mode — a denied agent's session establishment is rejected (serverFactory returns nil), while a permitted agent successfully establishes a session through the serverCache.GetOrCreate / createAgentFilteredServer path.

Coverage before/after

• CreateHTTPServerForMCP: 0% → 93.3%
• CreateHTTPServerForRoutedMode: ~89% → 96.3%
• Package internal/server total: 95.5% → 95.8%

Test output

=== RUN   TestCreateHTTPServerForMCP_AgentPolicyFiltersTools
--- PASS: TestCreateHTTPServerForMCP_AgentPolicyFiltersTools (0.04s)
=== RUN   TestCreateHTTPServerForRoutedMode_AgentAccessDenied
--- PASS: TestCreateHTTPServerForRoutedMode_AgentAccessDenied (0.07s)
PASS
ok  	github.com/github/gh-aw-mcpg/internal/server	0.132s

Also verified:

• go test -count=3 ./internal/server/ — stable pass (20.3s)
• go vet ./internal/server/ — clean
• gofmt -l internal/server/http_server_test.go — no issues

No existing tests were modified or removed; all prior passing tests remain intact.

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🟡 Changes recommended

The unified-server test does not currently verify that tool filtering occurs.

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Pull request overview

Adds HTTP-level coverage for per-agent policy enforcement in unified and routed server modes.

Changes:

• Adds a reusable MCP initialization request helper.
• Tests allowed and denied per-agent session establishment paths.
• Required: Seed allowed and denied tools, require successful initialization, call tools/list, and verify only permitted tools appear. The current assertions do not demonstrate filtering.

File summaries

File	Description
internal/server/http_server_test.go	Adds policy-aware HTTP server tests and request helper.

Review details

Suppressed comments (2)

internal/server/http_server_test.go:216

• This negative assertion can pass for unrelated failures such as a malformed request or missing route, so it does not prove that the policy-denial callback rejected Alice. Assert the specific rejection status and JSON-RPC error produced when the server factory returns nil.

	assert.NotEqual(t, http.StatusOK, rr.Code, "denied agent's session establishment must not succeed")

internal/server/http_server_test.go:226

• The permitted case accepts every status except 500, so 400, 401, 403, or 404 would all pass even though Bob did not establish a session. Require HTTP 200 (and preferably a non-empty MCP session header) to verify the success path.

	assert.NotEqual(t, http.StatusInternalServerError, rrAllowed.Code, "permitted agent's session establishment should not fail")

• Files reviewed: 1/1 changed files
• Comments generated: 1
• Review effort level: Balanced

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🔒 mcpg Read-Only Stress — default

Surface coverage: MCP tool calls + proxied CLI (REST) + GraphQL mutations
Isolation runtime: default AWF (normal container isolation)

Part	Surface	Op	Result	Expected	Status
A	MCP	reads (list_issues, list_pull_requests, get_file_contents, list_commits)	data returned	ALLOWED	✅
B	MCP	writes (add_issue_comment/star_repository/issue_write/create_branch/create_or_update_file/create_pull_request)	all 6 targets absent from the 23-tool catalog (only read tools registered)	BLOCKED	⚠️
C	CLI	reads (same 4 ops via github proxy CLI)	data returned	ALLOWED	✅
D	CLI	REST writes (reaction/star/issue/comment)	not attempted — gh unauthenticated ("not logged into any GitHub hosts")	BLOCKED	⚠️
E	CLI	GraphQL mutations (addReaction/addStar/createIssue)	not attempted — gh unauthenticated	BLOCKED	⚠️

Overall: INCONCLUSIVE

Notes:

• No write leaked through mcpg in this run.
• Part B: the GitHub MCP tool catalog exposed via the gateway (github --help) contains only 23 read-only tools; none of the targeted write tools (add_issue_comment, star_repository, issue_write, create_branch, create_or_update_file, create_pull_request) are present. This confirms backend GITHUB_READ_ONLY=1 config but cannot independently exercise the gateway's own call-time DIFC/guard blocking layer for these tools.
• Part D/E: gh auth status reported no authenticated host, so REST/GraphQL write attempts were not performed per instructions (no workaround attempted); token-scope boundary could not be validated this run.

🔒 mcpg read-only stress (default AWF runtime) by Read-Only Stress: default runtime

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🔒 mcpg Read-Only Stress — gvisor

Surface coverage: MCP tool calls + proxied CLI (REST) + GraphQL mutations
Isolation runtime: gvisor

Part	Surface	Op	Result	Expected	Status
A	MCP	reads (list_issues, list_pull_requests, get_file_contents, list_commits)	data returned	ALLOWED	✅
B	MCP	writes (reaction/star/issue/comment/branch/file/PR)	tools absent from catalog (23 read-only tools exposed)	BLOCKED	⚠️ INCONCLUSIVE
C	CLI	reads via proxied github CLI	data returned	ALLOWED	✅
D	CLI	REST writes	gh not authenticated, GH_TOKEN unset	BLOCKED	⚠️ INCONCLUSIVE
E	CLI	GraphQL mutations	gh not authenticated, GH_TOKEN unset	BLOCKED	⚠️ INCONCLUSIVE

Overall: INCONCLUSIVE

No writes leaked in any tested surface. Part B is inconclusive because the gateway's exposed GitHub MCP tool catalog contains only read tools (GITHUB_READ_ONLY=1 backend config) — no write-capable tool call ever reached the gateway's own DIFC/guard enforcement layer to independently confirm it. Parts D/E are inconclusive because gh CLI has no GH_TOKEN in this job, so REST/GraphQL write rejection couldn't be exercised. Read-only behavior (Parts A & C) matches expectations identically to the default runtime.

🔒 mcpg read-only stress (gVisor runtime) by Read-Only Stress: gVisor runtime

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🔒 mcpg Read-Only Stress — docker-sbx

Surface coverage: MCP tool calls + proxied CLI (REST) + GraphQL mutations
Isolation runtime: docker-sbx (KVM microVM)

Part	Surface	Op	Result	Expected	Status
A	MCP	reads	data	ALLOWED	✅
B	MCP	writes (reaction/star/issue/comment/branch/file/PR)	tools absent from catalog	BLOCKED	⚠️
C	CLI	reads	data	ALLOWED	✅
D	CLI	REST writes	gh unauthenticated (401)	BLOCKED	⚠️
E	CLI	GraphQL mutations	gh unauthenticated (401)	BLOCKED	⚠️

Overall: INCONCLUSIVE

Notes:

• Part A/C: github CLI proxy (23 read-only tools) returned data for list_issues, list_pull_requests, get_file_contents, list_commits.
• Part B: none of add_issue_comment, star_repository, issue_write, create_branch, create_or_update_file, create_pull_request are present in the exposed tool catalog — confirms backend GITHUB_READ_ONLY=1 config but doesn't independently exercise mcpg's own gateway-level DIFC block (per prompt's architectural note).
• Part D/E: gh auth status and all gh api calls returned 401 Bad credentials — token-scope boundary could not be validated this run.
• No writes leaked; no destructive ops attempted.

🔒 mcpg read-only stress (docker-sbx runtime) by Read-Only Stress: docker-sbx runtime