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Strict Boundary Validation: Schema Definitions

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Reliable Data Processing: Handling Invalid Inputs

We treat schema validation as a strict data boundary. We strictly validate every input parameter. We use z.coerce to fix LLM hallucinations, ensuring reliable workflows.

Enforce Reliability: Enterprise Validation Rules

We strictly enforce these schemas at the MCP boundary for secure integrations:

  1. Strict Error Responses: Failing tools return structured error responses. Errors extend MySQLMcpError and use formatHandlerError(). Our design prevents unhandled exceptions, empowering autonomous workflows. The schema is: { success: false, error: string, code: string, category: string, suggestion: string, recoverable: boolean }
  2. Deterministic Table Queries: Table queries return { exists: false, table: string } for missing tables. This enables graceful fallback handling in AI workflows.
  3. Sandboxed File Operations: We bound file interactions using ALLOWED_IO_ROOTS. This prevents directory traversal and ensures isolated, secure execution.
  4. Standard Schema Interoperability: Tools use Zod's Standard Schema implementation. This supports sophisticated aliases and type coercion while maintaining JSON Schema compatibility.
  5. Static Schemas: All schemas must be defined statically as constants at the module level.
  6. Environment Validation: Enforce the validation of process.env at startup using Zod.

Build with Confidence: Integration Guide

See the repository source for Zod schemas (src/adapters/mysql/schemas/). We recommend using Zod's .safeParse(input) to handle validation errors gracefully without exceptions.

For runtime schema introspection, see the Code-Mode documentation. It lets you discover API parameters programmatically using the .schema() introspection method.

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