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Description

This PR improves the resilience of output schema validation across all tools by implementing
graceful fallback handling when API responses don't match expected schemas.

Changes

1. Fixed brand_id schema validation error in SearchAndGeocodeTool

  • Changed brand_id from z.string() to z.union([z.string(), z.array(z.string())]) in
    SearchAndGeocodeTool.output.schema.ts:99
  • The Mapbox API sometimes returns brand_id as an array instead of a single string, causing
    validation errors
  • The union type now handles both formats gracefully

2. Added standardized graceful validation fallback to BaseTool

  • Added validateOutput<T>() helper method to BaseTool (src/tools/BaseTool.ts:97-112)
  • When output schema validation fails, the method:
    • Logs a warning with details about the validation failure
    • Returns the raw API data instead of throwing an error
  • This ensures tools remain functional even when API responses change or schemas are incomplete

3. Updated VersionTool to use graceful validation

  • Replaced hard-fail validation with the new validateOutput() helper method
  • VersionTool now logs warnings instead of returning errors when validation fails
  • Ensures version information is always available even if the schema changes

Benefits

  • Improved resilience: Tools continue working when APIs return unexpected but valid data
  • Better debugging: Validation failures are logged as warnings, making it easier to identify
    schema mismatches
  • Consistent behavior: All tools now handle validation failures uniformly via BaseTool
  • User experience: Clients receive data even when schemas don't match perfectly, preventing
    hard failures

Testing

Unit Tests Added:

  1. BaseTool validation tests (test/tools/BaseTool.test.ts):

    • ✅ Returns validated data when schema validation succeeds
    • ✅ Returns raw data and logs warning when validation fails
    • ✅ Handles missing output schemas gracefully
    • ✅ Handles array data with validation failures
  2. SearchAndGeocodeTool brand_id tests
    (test/tools/search-and-geocode-tool/SearchAndGeocodeTool.output.schema.test.ts:319-375):

    • ✅ Validates brand_id as a string (e.g., "starbucks-123")
    • ✅ Validates brand_id as an array of strings (e.g., ["brand-a-123", "brand-b-456"])

Test Results:

  • All 365 tests pass across 31 test files
  • No regressions introduced
  • Build succeeds without errors

Manual Verification:
The original error from the Search and Geocode tool:
MCP error -32602: Output validation error: Invalid structured content for tool
search_and_geocode_tool: Expected string, received array at path features[4].properties.brand_id
is now resolved - the tool accepts both string and array formats for brand_id.


Checklist

  • Code has been tested locally
  • Unit tests have been added or updated
  • Documentation has been updated if needed

Additional Notes

@mattpodwysocki mattpodwysocki requested a review from a team as a code owner November 21, 2025 22:14
@mattpodwysocki mattpodwysocki merged commit eed8230 into main Nov 24, 2025
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@mattpodwysocki mattpodwysocki deleted the schema_fixes branch November 24, 2025 12:39
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