fix: actionable unknown database id error (GH #367) by devopam · Pull Request #370 · devopam/MCPg

devopam · 2026-11-03T16:14:59Z

The masking half of #367 was fixed in 0.8.4 (MCPgError re-raised as ToolError). This closes the remaining suggestions: the error now says when no secondaries are configured and points at list_databases otherwise; the database parameter text no longer reads as accepting any server database name. New client-session tests; surface snapshot and Docker registry tools.json regenerated. Unit+contract: all pass after regeneration.

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Improve unknown database-id guidance so clients can identify valid configured database IDs and resolve configuration mistakes.

Bug Fixes:

Make unknown database-id errors actionable by showing valid IDs, clarifying primary-only configurations, and explaining that unconfigured server database names are rejected.

Enhancements:

Clarify tool parameter descriptions to require IDs from list_databases for secondary database selection.

Documentation:

Document the improved unknown database-id error behavior in the changelog.

Tests:

Add client-session coverage for unknown database-id errors with and without configured secondary databases.

Chores:

Regenerate the database tool surface snapshots and Docker registry tool manifest.

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Bug Fixes
- Secondary databases can now be selected only with configured IDs returned by list_databases; unconfigured names and IDs are rejected. Omitting the database argument continues to use the primary database.
- Errors for unknown database IDs now identify valid options and provide guidance based on whether secondary databases are configured.

State when no secondaries are configured, point at list_databases otherwise, and reword the database parameter so it is not read as accepting any server database name. Add client-session tests; regenerate the surface snapshot and the Docker registry tools.json. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

github-actions · 2026-11-03T16:15:10Z

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The diff updates description strings for 'database' entries in tools.json to clarify that the 'database' field expects a database ID from list_databases rather than a name. This is a documentation improvement that enhances clarity without changing any functional behavior.

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Walkthrough

Tool descriptions now require configured database IDs for secondary databases. Errors for unknown IDs provide guidance based on whether secondary databases are configured.

Changes: Database ID guidance

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Database ID descriptions `src/mcpg/tools.py`, `src/mcpg/timescaledb_tools.py`, `packaging/docker-mcp-registry/tools.json`, `tests/contract/tool_surface.snapshot.json`	Descriptions specify that callers use configured database IDs and that unconfigured names are rejected. Omitting the argument still selects the primary database.
Unknown database ID errors `src/mcpg/database.py`, `tests/unit/test_unknown_database_id.py`	Errors include valid IDs and point to `MCPG_SECONDARY_DATABASE_URLS` when no secondary databases are configured, or `list_databases()` otherwise. Tests cover both configuration cases.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Possibly related issues

run_select (and other read tools): unknown 'database' id fails with a generic error instead of naming the configured ids #367: Describes unknown database ID behavior addressed by the updated error guidance and parameter descriptions.

Possibly related PRs

devopam/MCPg#356: Its MCPgError-to-ToolError conversion allows the updated DatabaseError message to reach clients.

Merge Risk: Low · previous review 507c1

Some clients may be directed to a tool they cannot call. They can use the IDs included in the error.

Pre-merge checks: 4 · 1

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 50.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documenta…	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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The title "fix: actionable unknown database id error (GH #367)" matches the main change. The PR makes the unknown database ID error more actionable: it names the missing secondary configuration when none exist, and otherwise points callers to list_databases. The title is short, specific, and uses the conventional fix: prefix. It omits the parameter description edits and the regenerated snapshot and registry files, which is acceptable because they support the main fix.

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`packaging/docker-mcp-registry/tools.json`

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github-actions · 2026-11-03T16:16:16Z

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## Individual Comments

### Comment 1
<location path="src/mcpg/database.py" line_range="189-191" />
<code_context>
+                    if not self._secondary_pools
+                    else "call list_databases to see them"
+                )
+                raise DatabaseError(
+                    f"unknown database id {database_id!r}; valid ids: {', '.join(self.database_ids())} "
+                    f"({hint}). A database name on the server is not an id unless it is configured."
+                )
             return make_read_only_driver(
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**Release notes omit the fix**

When this pull request changes the unknown-ID error and database parameter guidance without updating `CHANGELOG.md`, the changed database error and parameter guidance have no entry under Unreleased, so users reading the project changelog do not learn about the behavior change.

Add an entry describing the fix under `CHANGELOG.md`'s `[Unreleased]` section.

Also at `src/mcpg/timescaledb_tools.py:29-30`, `src/mcpg/tools.py:277-278`.
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Assert the complete valid-ID field in the primary-only test.

33-33: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Assert the complete valid-ID field in the primary-only test.

The rejected ID is episteme_test, so the current assertion does not verify the valid ids: field. Replace it with an assertion for valid ids: episteme. This is a test coverage gap and does not establish a current production failure.
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-    assert "episteme" in text
+    assert "valid ids: episteme" in text
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Review comment at @tests/unit/test_unknown_database_id.py at line 33:
Update the assertion in the primary-only unknown-database-ID test to verify the
complete valid-ID field, matching “valid ids: episteme” rather than only
checking for “episteme”.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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fix: address review on #367 error text (changelog, drop tool pointer)

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