fix: return capabilities.tools as object in MCP initialize response#3501
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The MCP specification requires capabilities.tools to be an object (e.g. {})
in the initialize response, not an array of tool objects. Strict MCP clients
such as Claude Desktop via mcp-remote validate against the spec and fail with:
ZodError: expected object, received array (path: capabilities.tools)
Fix: remove the call to _handle_tools_list() from _handle_initialize() and
return capabilities.tools as an empty object {}. The tool list is correctly
returned in response to tools/list requests, not initialize.
Fixes #3496
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Summary
Fixes #3496
The MCP
initializeresponse was returningcapabilities.toolsas an array of tool objects (the result oftools/list) instead of an empty object{}as required by the MCP specification.Strict MCP clients (e.g. Claude Desktop via
mcp-remoteusing@modelcontextprotocol/sdk) validate against the spec and fail immediately with:Fix
In
_handle_initialize, removed the call to_handle_tools_list()and changedcapabilities.toolsto an empty object{}:The tool list is correctly returned in response to
tools/listrequests — it does not belong in theinitializecapabilities field.