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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
299 lines
11 KiB
TypeScript
299 lines
11 KiB
TypeScript
import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, vi } from 'vitest';
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import { N8NDocumentationMCPServer } from '../../../src/mcp/server';
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import { n8nDocumentationToolsFinal } from '../../../src/mcp/tools';
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import { n8nManagementTools } from '../../../src/mcp/tools-n8n-manager';
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// Mock the database and dependencies
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vi.mock('../../../src/database/database-adapter');
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vi.mock('../../../src/database/node-repository');
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vi.mock('../../../src/templates/template-service');
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vi.mock('../../../src/utils/logger');
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class TestableN8NMCPServer extends N8NDocumentationMCPServer {
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// Expose the private getDisabledTools method for testing
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public testGetDisabledTools(): Set<string> {
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return (this as any).getDisabledTools();
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}
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// Expose the private executeTool method for testing
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public async testExecuteTool(name: string, args: any): Promise<any> {
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return (this as any).executeTool(name, args);
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}
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}
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describe('Disabled Tools Feature (Issue #410)', () => {
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let server: TestableN8NMCPServer;
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beforeEach(() => {
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// Set environment variable to use in-memory database
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process.env.NODE_DB_PATH = ':memory:';
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});
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afterEach(() => {
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delete process.env.NODE_DB_PATH;
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delete process.env.DISABLED_TOOLS;
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});
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describe('getDisabledTools() - Environment Variable Parsing', () => {
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it('should return empty set when DISABLED_TOOLS is not set', () => {
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server = new TestableN8NMCPServer();
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const disabledTools = server.testGetDisabledTools();
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expect(disabledTools.size).toBe(0);
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});
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it('should return empty set when DISABLED_TOOLS is empty string', () => {
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process.env.DISABLED_TOOLS = '';
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server = new TestableN8NMCPServer();
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const disabledTools = server.testGetDisabledTools();
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expect(disabledTools.size).toBe(0);
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});
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it('should parse single disabled tool correctly', () => {
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process.env.DISABLED_TOOLS = 'n8n_diagnostic';
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server = new TestableN8NMCPServer();
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const disabledTools = server.testGetDisabledTools();
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expect(disabledTools.size).toBe(1);
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expect(disabledTools.has('n8n_diagnostic')).toBe(true);
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});
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it('should parse multiple disabled tools correctly', () => {
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process.env.DISABLED_TOOLS = 'n8n_diagnostic,n8n_health_check,list_nodes';
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server = new TestableN8NMCPServer();
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const disabledTools = server.testGetDisabledTools();
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expect(disabledTools.size).toBe(3);
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expect(disabledTools.has('n8n_diagnostic')).toBe(true);
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expect(disabledTools.has('n8n_health_check')).toBe(true);
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expect(disabledTools.has('list_nodes')).toBe(true);
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});
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it('should trim whitespace from tool names', () => {
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process.env.DISABLED_TOOLS = ' n8n_diagnostic , n8n_health_check ';
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server = new TestableN8NMCPServer();
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const disabledTools = server.testGetDisabledTools();
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expect(disabledTools.size).toBe(2);
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expect(disabledTools.has('n8n_diagnostic')).toBe(true);
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expect(disabledTools.has('n8n_health_check')).toBe(true);
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});
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it('should filter out empty entries from comma-separated list', () => {
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process.env.DISABLED_TOOLS = 'n8n_diagnostic,,n8n_health_check,,,list_nodes';
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server = new TestableN8NMCPServer();
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const disabledTools = server.testGetDisabledTools();
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expect(disabledTools.size).toBe(3);
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expect(disabledTools.has('n8n_diagnostic')).toBe(true);
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expect(disabledTools.has('n8n_health_check')).toBe(true);
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expect(disabledTools.has('list_nodes')).toBe(true);
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});
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it('should handle single comma correctly', () => {
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process.env.DISABLED_TOOLS = ',';
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server = new TestableN8NMCPServer();
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const disabledTools = server.testGetDisabledTools();
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expect(disabledTools.size).toBe(0);
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});
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it('should handle multiple commas without values', () => {
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process.env.DISABLED_TOOLS = ',,,';
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server = new TestableN8NMCPServer();
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const disabledTools = server.testGetDisabledTools();
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expect(disabledTools.size).toBe(0);
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});
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});
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describe('executeTool() - Disabled Tool Guard', () => {
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it('should throw error when calling disabled tool', async () => {
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process.env.DISABLED_TOOLS = 'tools_documentation';
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server = new TestableN8NMCPServer();
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await expect(async () => {
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await server.testExecuteTool('tools_documentation', {});
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}).rejects.toThrow("Tool 'tools_documentation' is disabled via DISABLED_TOOLS environment variable");
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});
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it('should allow calling enabled tool when others are disabled', async () => {
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process.env.DISABLED_TOOLS = 'n8n_diagnostic,n8n_health_check';
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server = new TestableN8NMCPServer();
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// This should not throw - tools_documentation is not disabled
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// The tool execution may fail for other reasons (like missing data),
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// but it should NOT fail due to being disabled
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try {
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await server.testExecuteTool('tools_documentation', {});
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} catch (error: any) {
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// Ensure the error is NOT about the tool being disabled
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expect(error.message).not.toContain('disabled via DISABLED_TOOLS');
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}
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});
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it('should throw error for all disabled tools in list', async () => {
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process.env.DISABLED_TOOLS = 'tool1,tool2,tool3';
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server = new TestableN8NMCPServer();
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for (const toolName of ['tool1', 'tool2', 'tool3']) {
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await expect(async () => {
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await server.testExecuteTool(toolName, {});
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}).rejects.toThrow(`Tool '${toolName}' is disabled via DISABLED_TOOLS environment variable`);
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}
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});
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});
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describe('Tool Filtering - Documentation Tools', () => {
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it('should filter disabled documentation tools from list', () => {
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// Find a documentation tool to disable
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const docTool = n8nDocumentationToolsFinal[0];
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if (!docTool) {
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throw new Error('No documentation tools available for testing');
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}
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process.env.DISABLED_TOOLS = docTool.name;
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server = new TestableN8NMCPServer();
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const disabledTools = server.testGetDisabledTools();
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expect(disabledTools.has(docTool.name)).toBe(true);
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expect(disabledTools.size).toBe(1);
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});
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it('should filter multiple disabled documentation tools', () => {
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const tool1 = n8nDocumentationToolsFinal[0];
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const tool2 = n8nDocumentationToolsFinal[1];
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if (!tool1 || !tool2) {
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throw new Error('Not enough documentation tools available for testing');
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}
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process.env.DISABLED_TOOLS = `${tool1.name},${tool2.name}`;
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server = new TestableN8NMCPServer();
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const disabledTools = server.testGetDisabledTools();
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expect(disabledTools.has(tool1.name)).toBe(true);
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expect(disabledTools.has(tool2.name)).toBe(true);
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expect(disabledTools.size).toBe(2);
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});
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});
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describe('Tool Filtering - Management Tools', () => {
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it('should filter disabled management tools from list', () => {
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// Find a management tool to disable
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const mgmtTool = n8nManagementTools[0];
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if (!mgmtTool) {
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throw new Error('No management tools available for testing');
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}
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process.env.DISABLED_TOOLS = mgmtTool.name;
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server = new TestableN8NMCPServer();
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const disabledTools = server.testGetDisabledTools();
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expect(disabledTools.has(mgmtTool.name)).toBe(true);
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expect(disabledTools.size).toBe(1);
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});
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it('should filter multiple disabled management tools', () => {
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const tool1 = n8nManagementTools[0];
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const tool2 = n8nManagementTools[1];
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if (!tool1 || !tool2) {
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throw new Error('Not enough management tools available for testing');
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}
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process.env.DISABLED_TOOLS = `${tool1.name},${tool2.name}`;
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server = new TestableN8NMCPServer();
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const disabledTools = server.testGetDisabledTools();
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expect(disabledTools.has(tool1.name)).toBe(true);
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expect(disabledTools.has(tool2.name)).toBe(true);
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expect(disabledTools.size).toBe(2);
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});
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});
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describe('Tool Filtering - Mixed Tools', () => {
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it('should filter disabled tools from both documentation and management lists', () => {
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const docTool = n8nDocumentationToolsFinal[0];
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const mgmtTool = n8nManagementTools[0];
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if (!docTool || !mgmtTool) {
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throw new Error('Tools not available for testing');
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}
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process.env.DISABLED_TOOLS = `${docTool.name},${mgmtTool.name}`;
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server = new TestableN8NMCPServer();
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const disabledTools = server.testGetDisabledTools();
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expect(disabledTools.has(docTool.name)).toBe(true);
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expect(disabledTools.has(mgmtTool.name)).toBe(true);
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expect(disabledTools.size).toBe(2);
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});
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});
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describe('Invalid Tool Names', () => {
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it('should gracefully handle non-existent tool names', () => {
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process.env.DISABLED_TOOLS = 'non_existent_tool,another_fake_tool';
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server = new TestableN8NMCPServer();
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const disabledTools = server.testGetDisabledTools();
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// Should still parse and store them, even if they don't exist
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expect(disabledTools.size).toBe(2);
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expect(disabledTools.has('non_existent_tool')).toBe(true);
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expect(disabledTools.has('another_fake_tool')).toBe(true);
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});
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it('should handle special characters in tool names', () => {
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process.env.DISABLED_TOOLS = 'tool-with-dashes,tool_with_underscores,tool.with.dots';
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server = new TestableN8NMCPServer();
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const disabledTools = server.testGetDisabledTools();
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expect(disabledTools.size).toBe(3);
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expect(disabledTools.has('tool-with-dashes')).toBe(true);
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expect(disabledTools.has('tool_with_underscores')).toBe(true);
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expect(disabledTools.has('tool.with.dots')).toBe(true);
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});
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});
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describe('Real-World Use Cases', () => {
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it('should support multi-tenant deployment use case - disable diagnostic tools', () => {
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process.env.DISABLED_TOOLS = 'n8n_diagnostic,n8n_health_check';
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server = new TestableN8NMCPServer();
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const disabledTools = server.testGetDisabledTools();
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expect(disabledTools.has('n8n_diagnostic')).toBe(true);
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expect(disabledTools.has('n8n_health_check')).toBe(true);
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expect(disabledTools.size).toBe(2);
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});
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it('should support security hardening use case - disable management tools', () => {
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// Disable potentially dangerous management tools
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const dangerousTools = [
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'n8n_delete_workflow',
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'n8n_update_full_workflow'
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];
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process.env.DISABLED_TOOLS = dangerousTools.join(',');
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server = new TestableN8NMCPServer();
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const disabledTools = server.testGetDisabledTools();
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dangerousTools.forEach(tool => {
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expect(disabledTools.has(tool)).toBe(true);
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});
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expect(disabledTools.size).toBe(dangerousTools.length);
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});
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it('should support feature flag use case - disable experimental tools', () => {
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// Example: Disable experimental or beta features
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process.env.DISABLED_TOOLS = 'experimental_tool_1,beta_feature';
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server = new TestableN8NMCPServer();
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const disabledTools = server.testGetDisabledTools();
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expect(disabledTools.has('experimental_tool_1')).toBe(true);
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expect(disabledTools.has('beta_feature')).toBe(true);
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expect(disabledTools.size).toBe(2);
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});
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});
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});
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