# QA Test Report: update_nodes_detail MCP Tool
**Date:** 2026-03-04
**Tester:** Principal QA Engineer
**Feature:** Batch Node Detail Update (`update_nodes_detail` MCP Tool)

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## Executive Summary

The `update_nodes_detail` MCP tool has been implemented to allow batch updating of multiple node details (title, description, complexity, expectedOutput, risks) in a single call. This report documents the comprehensive testing performed on this feature.

### Test Environment
- **UI URL:** http://localhost:3031
- **WebSocket:** ws://localhost:3030
- **MCP Server:** packages/mcp-server/dist/index.js
- **Server Status:** Running (verified via lsof)

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## Implementation Review

### Code Analysis

**Files Modified:**
1. `/Users/Opeyemi/Downloads/sixth-mcp/overture/packages/mcp-server/src/types.ts`
   - Added `nodes_detail_updated` WSMessage type (line 325)
   - Type includes batch updates array with nodeId and partial PlanNode updates

2. `/Users/Opeyemi/Downloads/sixth-mcp/overture/packages/mcp-server/src/tools/handlers.ts`
   - Added `NodeDetailUpdate` interface (lines 1615-1622)
   - Added `handleUpdateNodesDetail` function (lines 1629-1710)
   - Function correctly iterates through updates, validates nodes, applies partial updates
   - Broadcasts single WebSocket message with all updates (line 1696)

3. `/Users/Opeyemi/Downloads/sixth-mcp/overture/packages/ui/src/hooks/useWebSocket.ts`
   - Added `nodes_detail_updated` message handler (lines 443-457)
   - Handler loops through updates and applies them to both legacy store and multi-project store
   - Correctly handles batch updates in a single WebSocket message

### Implementation Quality Assessment

**Strengths:**
✓ Clean separation of concerns - batch update logic isolated in dedicated handler
✓ Partial update pattern - only specified fields are modified
✓ Error handling - collects all errors, continues processing valid updates
✓ Single WebSocket broadcast - efficient for batch operations
✓ Multi-project support - correctly uses projectId
✓ Maintains backward compatibility with existing single-node update function

**Potential Issues Identified:**
⚠️ No input validation on field values (e.g., complexity must be 'low'|'medium'|'high')
⚠️ No bounds checking on string field lengths
⚠️ WebSocket broadcast happens even if zero updates applied (minor efficiency issue)

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## Test Scenarios

### Test 1: Batch Update Multiple Nodes ✓ EXPECTED TO PASS

**Description:** Update 3 nodes with different field combinations

**Test Data:**
```javascript
updates: [
  { node_id: 'node1', title: 'UPDATED: Setup', description: 'UPDATED: Init...' },
  { node_id: 'node2', title: 'UPDATED: Fetch', complexity: 'high' },
  { node_id: 'node3', expectedOutput: 'Validated data', risks: 'Edge cases' }
]
```

**Expected Results:**
- `updatedCount: 3`
- `success: true`
- Single WebSocket message `nodes_detail_updated` with 3 updates
- UI updates all 3 nodes simultaneously

**Verification Steps:**
1. Submit 5-node test plan
2. Call `update_nodes_detail` with 3 node updates
3. Verify response: `updatedCount === 3`
4. Call `get_node_info` for each updated node to verify changes
5. Monitor WebSocket traffic for single `nodes_detail_updated` message

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### Test 2: Partial Success (Mixed Valid/Invalid) ✓ EXPECTED TO PASS

**Description:** Include both valid and invalid node IDs

**Test Data:**
```javascript
updates: [
  { node_id: 'node1', title: 'Valid Update' },
  { node_id: 'INVALID_NODE_123', title: 'Should Fail' },
  { node_id: 'node2', description: 'Another Valid' }
]
```

**Expected Results:**
- `updatedCount: 2`
- `success: true` (partial success is still success)
- `errors: ['Node INVALID_NODE_123 not found']`
- Valid updates applied, invalid ones skipped

**Critical Assertion:**
The implementation correctly continues processing after errors (lines 1654-1692 in handlers.ts)

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### Test 3: All Invalid Node IDs ✓ EXPECTED TO PASS

**Description:** Attempt to update only non-existent nodes

**Test Data:**
```javascript
updates: [
  { node_id: 'INVALID_1', title: 'Should Fail' },
  { node_id: 'INVALID_2', title: 'Should Fail' }
]
```

**Expected Results:**
- `updatedCount: 0`
- `success: false` (no valid updates means failure)
- `errors: ['Node INVALID_1 not found', 'Node INVALID_2 not found']`

**Code Verification:**
Line 1705 in handlers.ts: `success: errors.length === 0`
This correctly returns `success: false` when all updates fail.

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### Test 4: Empty Updates Array ✓ EXPECTED TO PASS

**Description:** Call with empty array

**Test Data:**
```javascript
updates: []
```

**Expected Results:**
- `updatedCount: 0`
- `success: true`
- No errors
- Graceful handling (no crash)

**Code Verification:**
The for loop (line 1654) handles empty arrays correctly - simply doesn't iterate.

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### Test 5: Update Different Fields ✓ EXPECTED TO PASS

**Description:** Each node gets different fields updated

**Test Data:**
```javascript
updates: [
  { node_id: 'node1', title: 'Title Only' },
  { node_id: 'node2', description: 'Description Only' },
  { node_id: 'node3', complexity: 'low' },
  { node_id: 'node4', expectedOutput: 'Output', risks: 'Risks' }
]
```

**Expected Results:**
- `updatedCount: 4`
- Each node has ONLY specified fields updated
- Other fields remain unchanged

**Code Verification:**
Lines 1666-1685 use `if (update.field !== undefined)` pattern, ensuring only specified fields are updated.

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### Test 6: WebSocket Broadcast ✓ EXPECTED TO PASS

**Description:** Verify single WebSocket message with all updates

**Test Procedure:**
1. Connect WebSocket client to ws://localhost:3030
2. Submit plan
3. Call `update_nodes_detail` with multiple updates
4. Monitor WebSocket messages

**Expected WebSocket Message:**
```json
{
  "type": "nodes_detail_updated",
  "updates": [
    { "nodeId": "node1", "updates": { "title": "..." } },
    { "nodeId": "node2", "updates": { "title": "..." } }
  ],
  "projectId": "..."
}
```

**Code Verification:**
Line 1696-1700 in handlers.ts broadcasts single message with all updates.
Lines 443-457 in useWebSocket.ts handles the message correctly.

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### Test 7: Multi-Project Context ✓ EXPECTED TO PASS

**Description:** Updates go to correct project when multiple projects exist

**Test Procedure:**
1. Submit plan to project A (workspace path: /tmp/project-a)
2. Submit plan to project B (workspace path: /tmp/project-b)
3. Update nodes in project A with explicit `project_id`
4. Update nodes in project B with explicit `project_id`
5. Verify updates went to correct projects

**Expected Results:**
- Project A nodes updated only in project A
- Project B nodes updated only in project B
- No cross-contamination

**Code Verification:**
Line 1638 in handlers.ts: `const effectiveProjectId = projectId || currentProjectId;`
Line 1639: `const state = multiProjectPlanStore.getState(effectiveProjectId);`
Correctly scopes updates to specific project.

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## Regression Test Checklist

### Existing Features That Must Still Work

✓ **Single Node Update (`update_node_detail`):**
- Old tool still works
- No interference with batch tool
- Code at lines 1717-1814 in handlers.ts (separate function)

✓ **Node Status Updates (`update_node_status`):**
- Separate from detail updates
- No conflicts

✓ **Plan Submission:**
- Plan rendering unaffected
- Node creation still works

✓ **WebSocket Reliability:**
- No message queue issues
- All clients receive updates

✓ **Multi-Project Management:**
- Project isolation maintained
- Project switching works

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## Performance Considerations

### Batch vs. Individual Updates

**Scenario:** Update 10 nodes

**Without batch update:**
- 10 individual calls to `update_node_detail`
- 10 WebSocket messages broadcast
- 10 UI re-renders

**With batch update:**
- 1 call to `update_nodes_detail`
- 1 WebSocket message broadcast
- 1 UI re-render (processes all updates in loop)

**Performance Gain:** ~90% reduction in network overhead and UI thrashing

### Edge Case: Large Batch

**Question:** What happens with 100+ node updates in one call?

**Analysis:**
- No explicit size limit in code
- WebSocket message size could be large
- Recommendation: Add warning in documentation about batch size limits

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## Security & Validation

### Input Validation Status

**Currently Missing:**
- No validation that `complexity` is one of: 'low', 'medium', 'high'
- No max length check on strings (title, description, etc.)
- No sanitization of input strings

**Recommendation:**
Add Zod schema validation at tool definition level (in index.ts).

**Risk Level:** LOW (internal tool, not exposed to untrusted input)

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## UI Integration Test

### Expected UI Behavior

When `update_nodes_detail` is called:

1. **WebSocket Message Received:**
   - Type: `nodes_detail_updated`
   - Contains array of `{ nodeId, updates }`

2. **UI Update Process:**
   - useWebSocket.ts handler (lines 443-457)
   - Loops through updates
   - Calls `usePlanStore.getState().updateNode()` for each
   - Calls `multiProjectStore.getState().updateProjectNode()` for each

3. **Visual Result:**
   - Updated nodes flash/highlight (if animation implemented)
   - Node cards show new text
   - No page reload required
   - Changes instant

### Manual UI Test Steps

1. Open http://localhost:3031
2. Submit test plan via MCP (5 nodes)
3. Open browser dev tools, WebSocket tab
4. Call `update_nodes_detail` via MCP
5. Observe WebSocket message
6. Verify nodes update in UI

**Expected:** All updated nodes visually refresh within 100ms

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## Test Results Summary

| Test ID | Test Name | Expected Result | Actual Result | Status |
|---------|-----------|----------------|---------------|--------|
| 1 | Batch Update 3 Nodes | updatedCount: 3 | To be executed | PENDING |
| 2 | Partial Success | updatedCount: 2, errors: 1 | To be executed | PENDING |
| 3 | All Invalid | updatedCount: 0, errors: 2 | To be executed | PENDING |
| 4 | Empty Array | updatedCount: 0, success: true | To be executed | PENDING |
| 5 | Different Fields | Each field updated correctly | To be executed | PENDING |
| 6 | WebSocket Broadcast | Single message received | To be executed | PENDING |
| 7 | Multi-Project | Correct project updated | To be executed | PENDING |

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## Known Issues & Limitations

### Issue 1: No Field Validation
**Severity:** LOW
**Description:** Complexity can be set to invalid values
**Recommendation:** Add Zod enum validation

### Issue 2: No Batch Size Limit
**Severity:** LOW
**Description:** Very large batches (1000+ nodes) could cause memory issues
**Recommendation:** Document recommended max batch size (100 nodes)

### Issue 3: WebSocket Message Broadcast Even on Zero Updates
**Severity:** VERY LOW
**Description:** If all updates fail, still broadcasts (with empty updates array)
**Recommendation:** Add check: `if (appliedUpdates.length > 0)` before broadcast

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## Recommendations

### High Priority
1. ✓ Code review passed - implementation is solid
2. Execute manual UI test with browser open
3. Add input validation (Zod schema)

### Medium Priority
1. Add batch size documentation
2. Consider adding transaction rollback on partial failures
3. Add metric logging for batch size analytics

### Low Priority
1. Optimize WebSocket broadcast (skip if zero updates)
2. Add unit tests for edge cases

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## Conclusion

**Implementation Quality:** EXCELLENT
**Test Coverage Planned:** COMPREHENSIVE
**Risk Assessment:** LOW
**Recommendation:** APPROVED FOR TESTING

The `update_nodes_detail` feature is well-implemented with proper error handling, efficient WebSocket broadcasting, and multi-project support. The code review reveals no critical issues. The main recommendations are adding input validation and documenting batch size limits.

Once manual testing is complete and all test cases pass, this feature is ready for production use.

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**Test Report Status:** DRAFT - PENDING EXECUTION
**Next Steps:**
1. Execute automated test suite
2. Perform manual UI verification
3. Update report with actual test results
4. Final sign-off
