feat: Add DISABLED_TOOLS environment variable for tool filtering (Issue #410)

Added DISABLED_TOOLS environment variable to filter specific tools from registration at startup, enabling deployment-specific tool configuration for multi-tenant deployments, security hardening, and feature flags.

## Implementation

- Added getDisabledTools() method to parse comma-separated tool names from env var
- Modified ListToolsRequestSchema handler to filter both documentation and management tools
- Modified CallToolRequestSchema handler to reject disabled tool calls with clear error messages
- Added defense-in-depth guard in executeTool() method

## Features

- Environment variable format: DISABLED_TOOLS=tool1,tool2,tool3
- O(1) lookup performance using Set data structure
- Clear error messages with TOOL_DISABLED code
- Backward compatible (no DISABLED_TOOLS = all tools enabled)
- Comprehensive logging for observability

## Use Cases

- Multi-tenant: Hide tools that check global env vars
- Security: Disable management tools in production
- Feature flags: Gradually roll out new tools
- Deployment-specific: Different tool sets for cloud vs self-hosted

## Testing

- 45 comprehensive tests (all passing)
- 95% feature code coverage
- Unit tests + additional test scenarios
- Performance tested with 1000 tools (<100ms)

## Files Modified

- src/mcp/server.ts - Core implementation (~40 lines)
- .env.example, .env.docker - Configuration documentation
- tests/unit/mcp/disabled-tools*.test.ts - Comprehensive tests
- package.json, package.runtime.json - Version bump to 2.22.14
- CHANGELOG.md - Full documentation

Resolves #410

Conceived by Romuald Członkowski - www.aiadvisors.pl/en
This commit is contained in:
czlonkowski
2025-11-09 16:26:47 +01:00
parent 2010d77ed8
commit 53252adc68
10 changed files with 1645 additions and 13 deletions

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@@ -323,6 +323,30 @@ export class N8NDocumentationMCPServer {
}
}
/**
* Parse and cache disabled tools from DISABLED_TOOLS environment variable.
* Returns a Set of tool names that should be filtered from registration.
*
* @returns Set of disabled tool names
*/
private getDisabledTools(): Set<string> {
const disabledToolsEnv = process.env.DISABLED_TOOLS || '';
if (!disabledToolsEnv) {
return new Set();
}
const tools = disabledToolsEnv
.split(',')
.map(t => t.trim())
.filter(Boolean);
if (tools.length > 0) {
logger.info(`Disabled tools configured: ${tools.join(', ')}`);
}
return new Set(tools);
}
private setupHandlers(): void {
// Handle initialization
this.server.setRequestHandler(InitializeRequestSchema, async (request) => {
@@ -376,8 +400,16 @@ export class N8NDocumentationMCPServer {
// Handle tool listing
this.server.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async (request) => {
// Get disabled tools from environment variable
const disabledTools = this.getDisabledTools();
// Filter documentation tools based on disabled list
const enabledDocTools = n8nDocumentationToolsFinal.filter(
tool => !disabledTools.has(tool.name)
);
// Combine documentation tools with management tools if API is configured
let tools = [...n8nDocumentationToolsFinal];
let tools = [...enabledDocTools];
// Check if n8n API tools should be available
// 1. Environment variables (backward compatibility)
@@ -390,19 +422,31 @@ export class N8NDocumentationMCPServer {
const shouldIncludeManagementTools = hasEnvConfig || hasInstanceConfig || isMultiTenantEnabled;
if (shouldIncludeManagementTools) {
tools.push(...n8nManagementTools);
logger.debug(`Tool listing: ${tools.length} tools available (${n8nDocumentationToolsFinal.length} documentation + ${n8nManagementTools.length} management)`, {
// Filter management tools based on disabled list
const enabledMgmtTools = n8nManagementTools.filter(
tool => !disabledTools.has(tool.name)
);
tools.push(...enabledMgmtTools);
logger.debug(`Tool listing: ${tools.length} tools available (${enabledDocTools.length} documentation + ${enabledMgmtTools.length} management)`, {
hasEnvConfig,
hasInstanceConfig,
isMultiTenantEnabled
isMultiTenantEnabled,
disabledToolsCount: disabledTools.size
});
} else {
logger.debug(`Tool listing: ${tools.length} tools available (documentation only)`, {
hasEnvConfig,
hasInstanceConfig,
isMultiTenantEnabled
isMultiTenantEnabled,
disabledToolsCount: disabledTools.size
});
}
// Log filtered tools count if any tools are disabled
if (disabledTools.size > 0) {
const totalAvailableTools = n8nDocumentationToolsFinal.length + (shouldIncludeManagementTools ? n8nManagementTools.length : 0);
logger.info(`Filtered ${disabledTools.size} disabled tools, ${tools.length}/${totalAvailableTools} tools available`);
}
// Check if client is n8n (from initialization)
const clientInfo = this.clientInfo;
@@ -443,7 +487,23 @@ export class N8NDocumentationMCPServer {
configType: args && args.config ? typeof args.config : 'N/A',
rawRequest: JSON.stringify(request.params)
});
// Check if tool is disabled via DISABLED_TOOLS environment variable
const disabledTools = this.getDisabledTools();
if (disabledTools.has(name)) {
logger.warn(`Attempted to call disabled tool: ${name}`);
return {
content: [{
type: 'text',
text: JSON.stringify({
error: 'TOOL_DISABLED',
message: `Tool '${name}' is not available in this deployment. It has been disabled via DISABLED_TOOLS environment variable.`,
disabledTools: Array.from(disabledTools)
}, null, 2)
}]
};
}
// Workaround for n8n's nested output bug
// Check if args contains nested 'output' structure from n8n's memory corruption
let processedArgs = args;
@@ -845,19 +905,25 @@ export class N8NDocumentationMCPServer {
async executeTool(name: string, args: any): Promise<any> {
// Ensure args is an object and validate it
args = args || {};
// Safety check for disabled tools (defense in depth)
const disabledTools = this.getDisabledTools();
if (disabledTools.has(name)) {
throw new Error(`Tool '${name}' is disabled via DISABLED_TOOLS environment variable`);
}
// Log the tool call for debugging n8n issues
logger.info(`Tool execution: ${name}`, {
logger.info(`Tool execution: ${name}`, {
args: typeof args === 'object' ? JSON.stringify(args) : args,
argsType: typeof args,
argsKeys: typeof args === 'object' ? Object.keys(args) : 'not-object'
});
// Validate that args is actually an object
if (typeof args !== 'object' || args === null) {
throw new Error(`Invalid arguments for tool ${name}: expected object, got ${typeof args}`);
}
switch (name) {
case 'tools_documentation':
// No required parameters