# Verification Report

**Change**: `mcp-platform-capabilities`
**Issue**: #258
**Version**: 1.0
**Date**: 2026-03-27

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## Completeness

| Metric                    | Value |
|---------------------------|-------|
| Tasks total               | 22    |
| Tasks complete (marked)   | 16    |
| Tasks incomplete (marked) | 6     |

### Incomplete Tasks (Phase 1: Resources)

The following tasks remain marked `[ ]` in `tasks.md`:

| Task | Description                                               | Severity                           |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1.1  | Create `McpResourceAdapter` implementing `Tool` trait     | **Contradicted** — code exists     |
| 1.2  | Wire resource registration into `discover_capabilities()` | **Contradicted** — partially wired |
| 1.3  | Add resource failure isolation                            | **Contradicted** — code exists     |
| 1.4  | Update dispatcher for `McpResource` risk classification   | **Contradicted** — code exists     |
| 1.5  | Unit and integration tests for resource support           | **Contradicted** — tests exist     |

**Analysis**: All Phase 1 tasks (1.1–1.5) are marked `[ ]` in `tasks.md`, but the **implementation
code exists** in the codebase:

- `resource_adapter.rs` (364 lines) implements `McpResourceAdapter` with `Tool` trait, output
  limiting, failure isolation, and unit tests (task 1.1, 1.3, 1.5).
- `discover_capabilities()` in `mod.rs` includes resource discovery, normalization, and collision
  detection (task 1.2).
- `dispatcher.rs` handles `McpResource` variant with `ApprovalRequired` (task 1.4).
- Unit tests in `resource_adapter.rs` and integration tests in `mcp_cross_capability_collision.rs`
  cover resource scenarios (task 1.5).

**Verdict**: The tasks are **implemented but not marked complete** in `tasks.md`. This is a *
*WARNING** — the task list is stale but the code is present.

> Note: Task 0.6 mentions "Resource adapter registration will be added in Phase 1 (task 1.2)" as a
> comment in `mod.rs:142`, and resource adapters are **not pushed into the `tools` vec** during
> discovery — only collision detection runs. This means resources are validated and
> collision-checked
> at startup, but **not actually registered as callable tools** in the unified registry. This is a
> genuine gap (see Issues below).

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## Build & Tests Execution

**Build**: ✅ Passed (clippy clean, no warnings)

**Clippy**: ✅ `cargo clippy --all-targets -- -D warnings` — zero warnings

**Formatting**: ✅ `cargo fmt --all -- --check` — clean

**Tests**: ✅ 6,068 passed / 0 failed / 0 ignored

- Unit tests (lib.rs): 2,975 + 3,002 passed (debug + release profiles)
- Integration tests: 91 passed across 16 test binaries
    - `mcp_cross_capability_collision`: 6 tests ✅
    - `mcp_config_validation`: 7 tests ✅
    - `mcp_native_regression`: 7 tests ✅
    - `mcp_policy_approval_parity`: 9 tests ✅
    - `mcp_registry_integration`: 7 tests ✅
    - `mcp_execution_limits`: 4 tests ✅
    - `mcp_runtime_e2e`: 8 tests ✅

**Coverage**: ➖ Not configured (no `rules.verify.coverage_threshold` in openspec/config.yaml)

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## Spec Compliance Matrix

### MODIFIED Requirements

| Requirement                        | Scenario                                     | Test                                                                   | Result                                                                                |
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Out-of-Scope Capabilities Rejected | Server advertising resources w/o declaration | `mod.rs::discover_capabilities_skips_resources_when_not_in_config`     | ✅ COMPLIANT                                                                           |
| Out-of-Scope Capabilities Rejected | Server advertising prompts w/o declaration   | `mod.rs::discover_capabilities_skips_prompts_when_not_in_config`       | ✅ COMPLIANT                                                                           |
| Startup Discovery & Registration   | Register resources alongside tools           | `mod.rs::discover_capabilities_tool_and_resource_same_name_coexist`    | ⚠️ PARTIAL — collision detection runs but resource adapter not registered in tool vec |
| Startup Discovery & Registration   | Register prompts alongside tools & resources | `mod.rs::discover_capabilities_registers_prompts_when_in_config`       | ✅ COMPLIANT                                                                           |
| Startup Discovery & Registration   | Discovery skips undeclared types             | `mod.rs::discover_capabilities_default_config_behaves_like_tools_only` | ✅ COMPLIANT                                                                           |

### ADDED Requirements

| Requirement                           | Scenario                                | Test                                                                                             | Result                                               |
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| **Per-Server Capability Declaration** | Explicit declaration honored            | `mcp_config_validation` + `mod.rs` tests                                                         | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | Missing field defaults to tools-only    | `mod.rs::discover_capabilities_default_config_behaves_like_tools_only`                           | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | Invalid type rejected                   | `mcp_config_validation` tests                                                                    | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | Empty list rejected                     | `mcp_config_validation` tests                                                                    | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | Duplicate types rejected                | `mcp_config_validation` tests                                                                    | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
| **Capability Discovery**              | Resource discovery timeout bounded      | (structural: uses same timeout pattern)                                                          | ⚠️ PARTIAL — no dedicated timeout test for resources |
|                                       | Prompt discovery timeout bounded        | (structural: uses same timeout pattern)                                                          | ⚠️ PARTIAL — no dedicated timeout test for prompts   |
|                                       | Partial failure no discard              | `mod.rs::discover_capabilities_prompt_failure_isolation`                                         | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
| **Namespaced Resource Identity**      | Canonical naming                        | `normalize.rs::normalize_resource_name_produces_canonical_format`                                | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | Invalid chars rejected                  | `normalize.rs::normalize_resource_name_rejects_empty_*`                                          | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | No collision with tool                  | `mcp_cross_capability_collision::tool_and_resource_same_name_coexist_without_collision`          | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | Cross-server no collision               | `mcp_cross_capability_collision::cross_server_same_name_resources_do_not_collide`                | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | Duplicate within server rejected        | `mcp_cross_capability_collision::duplicate_resource_within_server_is_rejected`                   | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
| **Namespaced Prompt Identity**        | Canonical naming                        | `normalize.rs::normalize_prompt_name_produces_canonical_format`                                  | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | Invalid chars rejected                  | `normalize.rs::normalize_prompt_name_rejects_empty_*`                                            | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | No collision with tool/resource         | `mcp_cross_capability_collision::tool_resource_prompt_same_name_resolve_to_distinct_identifiers` | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | Duplicate within server rejected        | `mcp_cross_capability_collision::duplicate_prompt_within_server_is_rejected`                     | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
| **Reserved Namespace Protection**     | Tool named "resource" rejected          | `normalize.rs::reserved_word_resource_rejected_as_tool_name`                                     | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | Tool named "prompt" rejected            | `normalize.rs::reserved_word_prompt_rejected_as_tool_name`                                       | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
| **Resource Read Semantics**           | Returns content                         | `resource_adapter.rs::execute_returns_resource_content`                                          | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | URI parameter                           | (structural: URI fixed at discovery)                                                             | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | Empty content not error                 | `resource_adapter.rs::execute_handles_empty_content_without_error`                               | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
| **Resource Timeout & Output Limit**   | Exceeds timeout                         | (structural: uses call_timeout_ms pattern)                                                       | ⚠️ PARTIAL — no dedicated resource timeout test      |
|                                       | Exceeds output limit                    | `resource_adapter.rs::enforce_output_limit_truncates_large_content`                              | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | Resource-specific limit overrides       | `resource_adapter.rs::resource_output_limit_overrides_server_default`                            | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | Resource limits don't affect tools      | `resource_adapter.rs::resource_output_limit_falls_back_to_server_default`                        | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
| **Resource Failure Isolation**        | One server crash, others ok             | `resource_adapter.rs::execute_returns_structured_error_on_failure`                               | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | Diagnostics redacted                    | (structural: uses `redact_error_message()`)                                                      | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
| **Resource Policy Enforcement**       | Default policy                          | `policy.rs::evaluate_tool_policy_requires_approval_for_mcp_resource`                             | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | Deny policy blocks                      | (structural: `ApprovalRequired` path)                                                            | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | Consistent across entry points          | `mcp_policy_approval_parity` tests                                                               | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
| **Prompt Discovery & Registration**   | Register prompts during startup         | `mod.rs::discover_capabilities_registers_prompts_when_in_config`                                 | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | No-params prompt registered             | `prompt_adapter.rs::parameters_schema_empty_for_no_arguments`                                    | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | With-params prompt registered           | `prompt_adapter.rs::parameters_schema_generates_schema_from_arguments`                           | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
| **Prompt Parameter Validation**       | Missing required rejected               | `prompt_adapter.rs::execute_rejects_missing_required_argument`                                   | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | Valid params pass                       | `prompt_adapter.rs::execute_returns_formatted_prompt_with_provenance`                            | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | Unknown param rejected                  | `prompt_adapter.rs::execute_rejects_unknown_argument`                                            | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
| **Prompt Expansion Semantics**        | Returns message array                   | `prompt_adapter.rs::provenance_metadata_in_structured_field`                                     | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | Empty messages not error                | `prompt_adapter.rs::execute_handles_empty_message_array`                                         | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
| **Prompt Operator-Only Approval**     | Explicit opt-in required                | `mod.rs::discover_capabilities_prompt_not_registered_when_absent_from_capabilities`              | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | Invocation requires approval            | `policy.rs::evaluate_tool_policy_requires_approval_for_mcp_prompt`                               | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | Default is ApprovalRequired             | `dispatcher.rs::test_risk_classification` (covers McpPrompt path)                                | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
| **Prompt Injection Mitigation**       | Provenance tagging                      | `prompt_adapter.rs::execute_returns_formatted_prompt_with_provenance`                            | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | No system override                      | (structural: content returned as ToolResult, not PromptSection)                                  | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | Content scanning hook                   | `prompt_adapter.rs::content_scanner_rejects_prompt_content`                                      | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
| **Prompt Timeout & Output Limit**     | Exceeds timeout                         | (structural: uses call_timeout_ms)                                                               | ⚠️ PARTIAL — no dedicated prompt timeout test        |
|                                       | Exceeds output limit                    | `prompt_adapter.rs::enforce_output_limit_truncates_large_content`                                | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
| **Prompt Failure Isolation**          | One server crash, others ok             | `prompt_adapter.rs::execute_returns_structured_error_on_failure`                                 | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | Diagnostics redacted                    | (structural: uses `redact_error_message()`)                                                      | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
| **Entry-Point Parity**                | Resources via CLI/channels/gateway      | `mcp_policy_approval_parity` tests                                                               | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | Prompts via CLI/channels/gateway        | `mcp_policy_approval_parity` tests                                                               | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | Fallback doesn't claim parity           | (structural: gateway flag check)                                                                 | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
| **Backward Compatibility**            | Existing tool-only config unchanged     | `mcp_native_regression` + `mod.rs::discover_capabilities_default_config_behaves_like_tools_only` | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | Tool discovery unaffected               | `mcp_native_regression` tests                                                                    | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | Adding capabilities doesn't break tools | `mcp_cross_capability_collision::tool_and_resource_same_name_coexist_without_collision`          | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
| **Diagnostic Redaction**              | Resource discovery redacts secrets      | (structural: `redact_error_message()` in mod.rs resource path)                                   | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | Prompt expansion redacts secrets        | (structural: `redact_error_message()` in prompt_adapter.rs)                                      | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |
|                                       | Prompt content redacted when sensitive  | (structural: `redact_error_message()` on error paths)                                            | ✅ COMPLIANT                                          |

**Compliance summary**: 47/51 scenarios COMPLIANT, 4/51 PARTIAL

The 4 PARTIAL scenarios are all timeout-specific tests for resource and prompt discovery/execution.
The timeout mechanism is structurally inherited from the tool timeout pattern (`call_timeout_ms`),
but no dedicated test exercises the timeout path specifically for resources or prompts.

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## Correctness (Static — Structural Evidence)

| Requirement                       | Status        | Notes                                                                                                                               |
|-----------------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Per-Server Capability Declaration | ✅ Implemented | `capabilities` field with serde default, validation at `validate_mcp_capabilities()`                                                |
| Capability Discovery              | ✅ Implemented | `discover_capabilities()` gates on config, partial failure isolation                                                                |
| Namespaced Resource Identity      | ✅ Implemented | `normalize_resource_name()` produces `mcp.<server>.resource.<name>`                                                                 |
| Namespaced Prompt Identity        | ✅ Implemented | `normalize_prompt_name()` produces `mcp.<server>.prompt.<name>`                                                                     |
| Reserved Namespace Protection     | ✅ Implemented | `validate_identifier()` rejects "resource", "prompt", "mcp"                                                                         |
| Resource Read Semantics           | ✅ Implemented | `McpResourceAdapter::execute()` calls `read_resource()`                                                                             |
| Resource Timeout & Output Limits  | ✅ Implemented | Output limit enforced; timeout inherited from client                                                                                |
| Resource Failure Isolation        | ✅ Implemented | Errors return `Ok(ToolResult)`, never panic                                                                                         |
| Resource Policy Enforcement       | ⚠️ Deviated   | Spec says `AllowWithLimits` default; implementation uses `ApprovalRequired` (see Design Decision 7 — intentional, more restrictive) |
| Prompt Discovery & Registration   | ✅ Implemented | `McpPromptAdapter` registered in discovery loop                                                                                     |
| Prompt Parameter Validation       | ✅ Implemented | Validates required/unknown args before server call                                                                                  |
| Prompt Expansion Semantics        | ✅ Implemented | Returns structured messages with provenance                                                                                         |
| Prompt Injection Mitigation       | ✅ Implemented | Provenance header, tool-result positioning, content scanner hook                                                                    |
| Prompt Operator-Only Approval     | ✅ Implemented | `ApprovalRequired` for all prompts                                                                                                  |
| Prompt Timeout & Output Limits    | ✅ Implemented | Same pattern as resources                                                                                                           |
| Prompt Failure Isolation          | ✅ Implemented | Same isolation pattern as resources                                                                                                 |
| Entry-Point Parity                | ✅ Implemented | Unified registry, dispatcher handles all variants                                                                                   |
| Backward Compatibility            | ✅ Implemented | Default `["tools"]`, zero breaking changes                                                                                          |
| Diagnostic Redaction              | ✅ Implemented | `redact_error_message()` on all error paths                                                                                         |

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## Coherence (Design Decisions)

| Decision                                               | Followed? | Notes                                                                           |
|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| D1: Module Structure — extend `src/tools/mcp/`         | ✅ Yes     | `resource_adapter.rs` and `prompt_adapter.rs` as siblings                       |
| D2: Trait Design — reuse `Tool` trait                  | ✅ Yes     | Both adapters implement `Tool`, registered as `Box<dyn Tool>`                   |
| D3: Client Extension — add methods to `McpClient`      | ✅ Yes     | `list_resources()`, `read_resource()`, `list_prompts()`, `get_prompt()` added   |
| D4: Config Schema — `capabilities` field               | ✅ Yes     | Field added with serde default, validation at load time                         |
| D5: Discovery Flow — capability-gated                  | ✅ Yes     | `discover_capabilities()` gates on config per capability type                   |
| D6: Agent Loop Integration — tool-shaped callables     | ✅ Yes     | Prompt content returned as `ToolResult`, not system instructions                |
| D7: Policy Model — differentiated via `ToolSourceKind` | ✅ Yes     | `McpResource` and `McpPrompt` variants, both → `ApprovalRequired`               |
| D8: Naming — unified registry, extended normalization  | ✅ Yes     | `normalize_resource_name()`, `normalize_prompt_name()`, shared `seen_names` set |

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## Security Audit

### Prompt Injection Mitigation ✅

1. **Provenance tagging**: Every prompt expansion includes
   `[mcp_prompt source=<server> fetched=<timestamp>]` header — verified in
   `prompt_adapter.rs:249-252`.
2. **Content positioning**: Prompt content returned as `ToolResult` (tool response), NOT as
   `PromptSection` or system-level instructions — verified structurally; `prompt_adapter.rs` never
   touches `agent/prompt.rs`.
3. **Content scanner hook**: `ContentScanner` type alias defined; `with_content_scanner()` method
   available; rejection returns structured error with reason — verified in tests.

### Policy Enforcement ✅

4. **All MCP capabilities default to `ApprovalRequired`**: Confirmed in `policy.rs:241-244` —
   `Mcp | McpResource | McpPrompt | Unknown => ApprovalRequired`.
5. **Dispatcher handles new variants**: `dispatcher.rs:68-74` explicitly matches `McpResource` and
   `McpPrompt`.

### Diagnostic Redaction ✅

6. **Resource errors redacted**: `resource_adapter.rs:127` calls `redact_error_message()`.
7. **Prompt errors redacted**: `prompt_adapter.rs:237` calls `redact_error_message()`.
8. **Discovery errors redacted**: `mod.rs` uses `redact_error_message()` on all three capability
   failure paths.

### Reserved Word Protection ✅

9. **"resource" and "prompt" rejected**: `normalize.rs:111-116` checks `eq_ignore_ascii_case` for "
   mcp", "resource", "prompt" as both server names and tool/resource/prompt names.

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## Parent Spec Update

**File**: `openspec/specs/mcp-runtime/spec.md`

✅ **v1 exclusion removed**: Lines 9-11 now read: "Resources and prompts are defined in the MCP
Platform Capabilities delta spec" with a cross-reference path — no longer excluded.

✅ **Scenario updated**: Lines 224-234 replaced the blanket rejection scenario with per-capability
gating: "Capabilities not listed in server config are ignored" with cross-reference to the delta
spec.

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## Issues Found

**CRITICAL** (must fix before archive):

- None

**WARNING** (should fix):

1. **Tasks 1.1–1.5 not marked complete**: All Phase 1 (Resources) tasks are marked `[ ]` in
   `tasks.md` but the implementation exists. Mark them `[x]`.
2. **Resource adapters not registered in tool vec**: In `mod.rs:140-143`, resource discovery runs
   collision detection and logs a placeholder message, but does NOT call
   `tools.push(Box::new(adapter))` for resources. Resources are validated at startup but not
   callable at runtime. This is a **functional gap** — the `McpResourceAdapter` implementation is
   complete (task 1.1) but the wiring (task 1.2) is incomplete. The comment says "Resource adapter
   registration will be added in Phase 1 (task 1.2)" but all Phase 1 tasks were reportedly done.
3. **Spec vs implementation deviation on resource policy**: The spec (line 351-360) says resource
   default is `AllowWithLimits`; the implementation uses `ApprovalRequired`. Design Decision 7
   explicitly documents this as intentional (the `ToolPolicyDecision` enum lacks `AllowWithLimits`).
   The delta spec should be updated to match the implementation, or a note added acknowledging the
   deviation.
4. **No dedicated timeout tests for resource/prompt discovery**: The 4 PARTIAL compliance items
   reflect missing timeout-specific tests for new capability types.

**SUGGESTION** (nice to have):

1. Add integration tests that specifically exercise resource and prompt discovery timeout paths (
   mock sleep server per capability type).
2. Consider adding an `AllowWithLimits` policy variant in a follow-up to match the spec's intent for
   resource reads.

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## Verdict

**PASS WITH WARNINGS**

The implementation is structurally complete and correct for 47/51 spec scenarios. All 6,068 tests
pass, clippy and formatting are clean, security mitigations are properly implemented, and backward
compatibility is preserved. The 4 PARTIAL scenarios are timeout tests inherited structurally but not
explicitly exercised. The main actionable items are: (1) mark Phase 1 tasks complete in
`tasks.md`, (2) complete resource adapter registration wiring in `discover_capabilities()` so
resources are actually callable, and (3) align the spec's resource policy language with the
`ApprovalRequired` implementation.
