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OpenAPI Introspection Tool Implementation Plan
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- [ ]) syntax for tracking.
Goal: Implement the openproject_get_openapi_spec MCP tool and supporting OpenApiService to enable dynamic OpenAPI 3.0 introspection with in-memory caching and token-efficient scoping (summary, path, tag, schema, full).
Architecture: A domain service getOpenApiSpec fetches GET /api/v3/openapi.json using the ambient OpenProjectClient, caches the parsed ~1.18 MB document in memory by baseUrl, and filters/formats the response into compact JSON structures for LLM consumption. The tool definition in src/tools/openapi.ts registers openproject_get_openapi_spec with readOnly: true, plugged into allTools.
Tech Stack: Bun (v1.3.14), TypeScript (strict mode), @modelcontextprotocol/sdk, zod, bun:test.
Spec: docs/specs/2026-09-06-openapi-tool-design.md
Global Constraints
- Runtime & Package Manager: Bun (>= 1.2 / 1.3),
bun testfor test execution. - Strict TypeScript:
strict: true, noany(use explicit types orunknownwith type guards). - Stateless execution & RequestContext: Resolve client using
resolveClient(client)fromsrc/services/helper.ts. - In-memory caching: Cache parsed OpenAPI spec keyed by
client.baseUrl, invalidated only whenrefresh: true. - Stdio stream hygiene: All diagnostics and lifecycle logs use
console.error(neverconsole.log). - Read-only compatibility: Tool marked
readOnly: true, registered in both read-only and read-write modes.
Task 1: OpenAPI Domain Service & In-Memory Caching
Files:
- Create:
src/services/openapi.ts - Modify:
src/services/index.ts - Create:
tests/openapi.test.ts
Interfaces:
-
Consumes:
src/services/helper.ts(resolveClient),src/client/api-client.ts(OpenProjectClient,OpenProjectNotFoundError) -
Produces:
export interface OpenApiQueryOptions { path?: string; tag?: string; schema?: string; full?: boolean; refresh?: boolean; } export interface OpenApiSummary { title: string; version: string; openapi: string; totalPaths: number; tags: Array<{ name: string; endpointCount: number }>; availablePaths: string[]; instructions: string; } export async function getOpenApiSpec( options?: OpenApiQueryOptions, client?: OpenProjectClient ): Promise<unknown>; export function clearOpenApiCache(): void; -
Step 1: Write failing service tests in
tests/openapi.test.ts
import { describe, expect, test, beforeEach } from "bun:test";
import {
getOpenApiSpec,
clearOpenApiCache,
type OpenApiSummary,
} from "../src/services/openapi";
import { OpenProjectClient } from "../src/client/api-client";
import { OpenProjectNotFoundError } from "../src/client/errors";
describe("OpenApi Service", () => {
const mockSpec = {
openapi: "3.0.3",
info: { title: "OpenProject API V3 (Test)", version: "3" },
paths: {
"/api/v3/work_packages": {
get: {
summary: "List work packages",
operationId: "list_work_packages",
tags: ["Work Packages"],
parameters: [{ name: "offset", in: "query" }],
responses: { "200": { description: "OK" } },
},
post: {
summary: "Create work package",
operationId: "create_work_package",
tags: ["Work Packages"],
responses: { "201": { description: "Created" } },
},
},
"/api/v3/projects": {
get: {
summary: "List projects",
operationId: "list_projects",
tags: ["Projects"],
responses: { "200": { description: "OK" } },
},
},
},
components: {
schemas: {
WorkPackageModel: {
type: "object",
properties: { id: { type: "integer" }, subject: { type: "string" } },
},
},
},
};
let getCallCount = 0;
const mockClient = {
baseUrl: "http://mock-openproject.local",
get: async (path: string) => {
getCallCount++;
if (path.includes("openapi.json")) {
return mockSpec;
}
throw new Error("Not found");
},
} as unknown as OpenProjectClient;
beforeEach(() => {
clearOpenApiCache();
getCallCount = 0;
});
test("summary mode returns overview and instructions when no filters passed", async () => {
const result = (await getOpenApiSpec({}, mockClient)) as OpenApiSummary;
expect(result.title).toBe("OpenProject API V3 (Test)");
expect(result.version).toBe("3");
expect(result.openapi).toBe("3.0.3");
expect(result.totalPaths).toBe(2);
expect(result.tags).toHaveLength(2);
expect(result.tags[0]).toEqual({ name: "Projects", endpointCount: 1 });
expect(result.tags[1]).toEqual({ name: "Work Packages", endpointCount: 1 });
expect(result.availablePaths).toContain("/api/v3/work_packages");
expect(result.instructions).toContain("Call openproject_get_openapi_spec");
});
test("caches spec in memory and avoids duplicate HTTP GET calls", async () => {
await getOpenApiSpec({}, mockClient);
expect(getCallCount).toBe(1);
await getOpenApiSpec({}, mockClient);
expect(getCallCount).toBe(1); // Served from cache
await getOpenApiSpec({ refresh: true }, mockClient);
expect(getCallCount).toBe(2); // Evicted and re-fetched
});
test("path mode resolves exact and normalized path endpoints", async () => {
const res1 = (await getOpenApiSpec({ path: "/api/v3/work_packages" }, mockClient)) as {
path: string;
operations: Record<string, unknown>;
};
expect(res1.path).toBe("/api/v3/work_packages");
expect(res1.operations.get).toBeDefined();
expect(res1.operations.post).toBeDefined();
// Normalization test without /api/v3 prefix
const res2 = (await getOpenApiSpec({ path: "work_packages" }, mockClient)) as {
path: string;
operations: Record<string, unknown>;
};
expect(res2.path).toBe("/api/v3/work_packages");
});
test("path mode throws OpenProjectNotFoundError when path does not exist", async () => {
expect(getOpenApiSpec({ path: "/api/v3/nonexistent" }, mockClient)).rejects.toThrow(
OpenProjectNotFoundError
);
});
test("tag mode filters paths by functional domain tag", async () => {
const result = (await getOpenApiSpec({ tag: "Work Packages" }, mockClient)) as {
tag: string;
totalPaths: number;
paths: Record<string, unknown>;
};
expect(result.tag).toBe("Work Packages");
expect(result.totalPaths).toBe(1);
expect(result.paths["/api/v3/work_packages"]).toBeDefined();
expect(result.paths["/api/v3/projects"]).toBeUndefined();
});
test("tag mode throws OpenProjectNotFoundError when tag does not exist", async () => {
expect(getOpenApiSpec({ tag: "NonExistentTag" }, mockClient)).rejects.toThrow(
OpenProjectNotFoundError
);
});
test("schema mode extracts component model from components.schemas", async () => {
const result = (await getOpenApiSpec({ schema: "WorkPackageModel" }, mockClient)) as {
schemaName: string;
schema: { type: string; properties: Record<string, unknown> };
};
expect(result.schemaName).toBe("WorkPackageModel");
expect(result.schema.type).toBe("object");
expect(result.schema.properties.subject).toBeDefined();
});
test("schema mode throws OpenProjectNotFoundError when schema does not exist", async () => {
expect(getOpenApiSpec({ schema: "UnknownModel" }, mockClient)).rejects.toThrow(
OpenProjectNotFoundError
);
});
test("full mode returns the complete raw specification", async () => {
const result = (await getOpenApiSpec({ full: true }, mockClient)) as typeof mockSpec;
expect(result.openapi).toBe("3.0.3");
expect(result.paths).toBeDefined();
expect(result.components).toBeDefined();
});
});
- Step 2: Run test to verify it fails
Run: bun test tests/openapi.test.ts
Expected: FAIL (Cannot find module ../src/services/openapi).
- Step 3: Implement
src/services/openapi.tsand export fromsrc/services/index.ts
In src/services/openapi.ts:
import type { OpenProjectClient } from "../client/api-client";
import { OpenProjectNotFoundError } from "../client/errors";
import { resolveClient } from "./helper";
export interface OpenApiQueryOptions {
path?: string;
tag?: string;
schema?: string;
full?: boolean;
refresh?: boolean;
}
export interface OpenApiSummary {
title: string;
version: string;
openapi: string;
totalPaths: number;
tags: Array<{ name: string; endpointCount: number }>;
availablePaths: string[];
instructions: string;
}
interface RawOpenApiDoc {
openapi: string;
info: { title: string; version: string; description?: string };
paths: Record<string, Record<string, { tags?: string[]; summary?: string; operationId?: string; [key: string]: unknown }>>;
components?: {
schemas?: Record<string, unknown>;
[key: string]: unknown;
};
[key: string]: unknown;
}
// In-memory cache keyed by baseUrl
const openApiCache = new Map<string, RawOpenApiDoc>();
export function clearOpenApiCache(): void {
openApiCache.clear();
}
/**
* Normalizes an API path for flexible querying.
*/
function normalizePath(path: string): string {
let clean = path.trim();
if (!clean.startsWith("/")) {
clean = `/${clean}`;
}
if (!clean.startsWith("/api/v3")) {
clean = `/api/v3${clean}`;
}
return clean.toLowerCase();
}
/**
* Fetches and filters OpenProject OpenAPI 3.0 specification.
*/
export async function getOpenApiSpec(
options?: OpenApiQueryOptions,
client?: OpenProjectClient
): Promise<unknown> {
const activeClient = resolveClient(client);
const cacheKey = activeClient.baseUrl;
if (options?.refresh) {
openApiCache.delete(cacheKey);
}
let doc = openApiCache.get(cacheKey);
if (!doc) {
doc = await activeClient.get<RawOpenApiDoc>("openapi.json");
openApiCache.set(cacheKey, doc);
}
// 1. Full mode
if (options?.full) {
return doc;
}
const allPaths = Object.keys(doc.paths || {});
// 2. Specific path lookup
if (options?.path) {
const target = normalizePath(options.path);
const matchedKey = allPaths.find((p) => p.toLowerCase() === target) ||
allPaths.find((p) => p.toLowerCase().endsWith(target.replace(/^\/api\/v3/, "")));
if (!matchedKey || !doc.paths[matchedKey]) {
const sample = allPaths.slice(0, 10).join(", ");
throw new OpenProjectNotFoundError(
`OpenAPI path '${options.path}' not found. Available paths include: ${sample}...`,
{ errorIdentifier: "urn:openproject-org:api:v3:errors:NotFound" }
);
}
return {
path: matchedKey,
operations: doc.paths[matchedKey],
};
}
// 3. Tag filtering
if (options?.tag) {
const targetTag = options.tag.trim().toLowerCase();
const matchedPaths: Record<string, unknown> = {};
for (const [pathKey, methods] of Object.entries(doc.paths || {})) {
let pathMatched = false;
for (const op of Object.values(methods)) {
if (op && Array.isArray(op.tags) && op.tags.some((t: string) => t.toLowerCase() === targetTag)) {
pathMatched = true;
break;
}
}
if (pathMatched) {
matchedPaths[pathKey] = methods;
}
}
const matchedCount = Object.keys(matchedPaths).length;
if (matchedCount === 0) {
const availableTags = Array.from(
new Set(
Object.values(doc.paths || {}).flatMap((methods) =>
Object.values(methods).flatMap((op) => (Array.isArray(op?.tags) ? op.tags : []))
)
)
).sort();
throw new OpenProjectNotFoundError(
`OpenAPI tag '${options.tag}' not found. Available tags include: ${availableTags.slice(0, 15).join(", ")}...`,
{ errorIdentifier: "urn:openproject-org:api:v3:errors:NotFound" }
);
}
return {
tag: options.tag,
totalPaths: matchedCount,
paths: matchedPaths,
};
}
// 4. Schema model lookup
if (options?.schema) {
const targetSchema = options.schema.trim().toLowerCase();
const schemas = doc.components?.schemas || {};
const matchedKey = Object.keys(schemas).find((s) => s.toLowerCase() === targetSchema);
if (!matchedKey || !schemas[matchedKey]) {
const availableSchemas = Object.keys(schemas).slice(0, 15).join(", ");
throw new OpenProjectNotFoundError(
`OpenAPI schema '${options.schema}' not found in components.schemas. Available schemas include: ${availableSchemas}...`,
{ errorIdentifier: "urn:openproject-org:api:v3:errors:NotFound" }
);
}
return {
schemaName: matchedKey,
schema: schemas[matchedKey],
};
}
// 5. Default: Summary Overview
const tagCounts = new Map<string, number>();
for (const methods of Object.values(doc.paths || {})) {
const seenInPath = new Set<string>();
for (const op of Object.values(methods)) {
if (op && Array.isArray(op.tags)) {
for (const t of op.tags) {
seenInPath.add(t);
}
}
}
for (const t of seenInPath) {
tagCounts.set(t, (tagCounts.get(t) || 0) + 1);
}
}
const sortedTags = Array.from(tagCounts.entries())
.map(([name, endpointCount]) => ({ name, endpointCount }))
.sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name));
const summary: OpenApiSummary = {
title: doc.info?.title || "OpenProject API V3",
version: doc.info?.version || "3",
openapi: doc.openapi || "3.0.0",
totalPaths: allPaths.length,
tags: sortedTags,
availablePaths: allPaths,
instructions:
"Call openproject_get_openapi_spec with 'path' (e.g. '/api/v3/work_packages'), 'tag' (e.g. 'Work Packages'), or 'schema' (e.g. 'WorkPackageModel') to inspect detailed schemas and operations without requesting the full payload.",
};
return summary;
}
In src/services/index.ts:
Export getOpenApiSpec, clearOpenApiCache, OpenApiQueryOptions, OpenApiSummary from ./openapi.
- Step 4: Run test to verify it passes
Run: bun test tests/openapi.test.ts
Expected: PASS (9 pass).
- Step 5: Commit
git add src/services/openapi.ts src/services/index.ts tests/openapi.test.ts
git commit -m "feat(services): implement OpenAPI specification service and in-memory caching"
Task 2: MCP Tool Definition, Schema & Registration
Files:
- Create:
src/tools/openapi.ts - Modify:
src/tools/index.ts - Modify:
tests/openapi.test.ts
Interfaces:
-
Consumes:
src/services/openapi.ts(getOpenApiSpec),src/tools/common.ts(formatToolSuccess,formatToolError,ToolDefinition) -
Produces:
export const getOpenApiSpecSchema: ZodRawShape; export const getOpenApiSpecTool: ToolDefinition; export const openApiTools: ToolDefinition[]; export function registerOpenApiTools(server: McpServer, options?: RegisterToolOptions): void; -
Step 1: Add tool tests to
tests/openapi.test.ts
import { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
import { InMemoryTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/inMemory.js";
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js";
import { runWithContext } from "../src/context";
import {
getOpenApiSpecTool,
registerOpenApiTools,
} from "../src/tools/openapi";
import { allTools } from "../src/tools";
describe("OpenApi MCP Tool Registration & Execution", () => {
test("getOpenApiSpecTool is marked readOnly: true and exposes proper schema", () => {
expect(getOpenApiSpecTool.name).toBe("openproject_get_openapi_spec");
expect(getOpenApiSpecTool.readOnly).toBe(true);
expect(getOpenApiSpecTool.parameters).toBeDefined();
});
test("executes openproject_get_openapi_spec tool via MCP Client inside RequestContext", async () => {
const server = new McpServer({ name: "openapi-test", version: "1.0.0" });
registerOpenApiTools(server);
const [clientTransport, serverTransport] = InMemoryTransport.createLinkedPair();
await server.connect(serverTransport);
const client = new Client({ name: "client", version: "1.0.0" });
await client.connect(clientTransport);
const res = (await runWithContext({ client: mockClient, isReadOnly: true }, async () => {
return client.callTool({
name: "openproject_get_openapi_spec",
arguments: { tag: "Work Packages" },
});
})) as { content: Array<{ type: string; text: string }>; isError?: boolean };
expect(res.isError).toBeFalsy();
const data = JSON.parse(res.content[0]?.text ?? "{}");
expect(data.tag).toBe("Work Packages");
expect(data.totalPaths).toBe(1);
await client.close();
await server.close();
});
test("allTools includes openproject_get_openapi_spec (total: 11 tools)", () => {
const toolNames = allTools.map((t) => t.name);
expect(toolNames).toContain("openproject_get_openapi_spec");
expect(allTools).toHaveLength(11);
});
});
- Step 2: Run test to verify it fails
Run: bun test tests/openapi.test.ts
Expected: FAIL (Cannot find module ../src/tools/openapi).
- Step 3: Implement
src/tools/openapi.tsand updatesrc/tools/index.ts
In src/tools/openapi.ts:
import { z } from "zod";
import type { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
import { getOpenApiSpec } from "../services/openapi";
import {
formatToolSuccess,
formatToolError,
registerTool,
type ToolDefinition,
type RegisterToolOptions,
} from "./common";
export const getOpenApiSpecSchema = {
path: z
.string()
.optional()
.describe("Specific endpoint path to inspect (e.g. '/api/v3/work_packages' or 'projects')."),
tag: z
.string()
.optional()
.describe("Tag or category to filter endpoints by (e.g. 'Work Packages', 'Queries', 'Projects')."),
schema: z
.string()
.optional()
.describe("Component schema model name to inspect (e.g. 'WorkPackageModel')."),
full: z
.boolean()
.optional()
.default(false)
.describe("Whether to return the complete raw OpenAPI 3.0 document. Warning: very large (~1.18 MB)."),
refresh: z
.boolean()
.optional()
.default(false)
.describe("Whether to bypass the in-memory cache and fetch a fresh specification from the server."),
};
export const getOpenApiSpecTool: ToolDefinition<typeof getOpenApiSpecSchema> = {
name: "openproject_get_openapi_spec",
description:
"Retrieve OpenProject API v3 OpenAPI 3.0 specification (/api/v3/openapi.json) for dynamic endpoint discovery, parameter schemas, and entity models. Supports smart filtering by path, tag, or schema, or returns a token-efficient summary overview when called without parameters.",
readOnly: true,
parameters: getOpenApiSpecSchema,
execute: async (args) => {
try {
const data = await getOpenApiSpec(args);
return formatToolSuccess(data);
} catch (error) {
return formatToolError(error);
}
},
};
export const openApiTools: ToolDefinition[] = [
getOpenApiSpecTool as unknown as ToolDefinition,
];
export function registerOpenApiTools(
server: McpServer,
options?: RegisterToolOptions
): void {
for (const tool of openApiTools) {
registerTool(server, tool, options);
}
}
In src/tools/index.ts:
Import openApiTools and registerOpenApiTools from ./openapi.
Add ...openApiTools to allTools.
Call registerOpenApiTools(server, options) in registerAllTools.
- Step 4: Run test to verify it passes
Run: bun test tests/openapi.test.ts
Expected: PASS.
- Step 5: Commit
git add src/tools/openapi.ts src/tools/index.ts tests/openapi.test.ts
git commit -m "feat(tools): add openproject_get_openapi_spec tool definition and registration"
Task 3: Live Container Integration, Suite Regression Updates & Roadmap Checkoff
Files:
- Modify:
tests/openapi.test.ts - Modify:
tests/tools.test.ts - Modify:
tests/read-only.test.ts - Modify:
tests/mcp-server.test.ts - Modify:
docs/TODO.md
Interfaces:
-
Consumes: Live OpenProject 17 container on
http://localhost:8080,src/server.ts,allTools -
Produces: Updated test suites expecting 11 tools, end-to-end verified live OpenAPI querying, and updated project tracking.
-
Step 1: Add live container integration test to
tests/openapi.test.ts
describe("Live Container OpenAPI Integration", () => {
const baseUrl = process.env.OPENPROJECT_BASE_URL || "http://localhost:8080";
const apiKey = process.env.OPENPROJECT_API_KEY || "";
test("live: getOpenApiSpec returns live OpenProject 17 summary", async () => {
const liveClient = new OpenProjectClient({ baseUrl, apiKey });
const summary = (await getOpenApiSpec({}, liveClient)) as OpenApiSummary;
expect(summary.title).toContain("OpenProject API");
expect(summary.totalPaths).toBeGreaterThan(200);
expect(summary.tags.length).toBeGreaterThan(30);
expect(summary.availablePaths).toContain("/api/v3/work_packages");
});
test("live: getOpenApiSpec filters by path /api/v3/work_packages", async () => {
const liveClient = new OpenProjectClient({ baseUrl, apiKey });
const result = (await getOpenApiSpec({ path: "/api/v3/work_packages" }, liveClient)) as {
path: string;
operations: Record<string, { summary?: string; parameters?: Array<{ name: string }> }>;
};
expect(result.path).toBe("/api/v3/work_packages");
expect(result.operations.get).toBeDefined();
const paramNames = result.operations.get?.parameters?.map((p) => p.name);
expect(paramNames).toContain("offset");
expect(paramNames).toContain("pageSize");
});
});
-
Step 2: Update tool count expectations in existing tests
-
In
tests/tools.test.ts:allTools contains exactly 10 Phase 1 tools-> update toallTools contains exactly 11 tools including OpenAPI specandexpect(allTools).toHaveLength(11).registerAllTools registers all 10 tools on McpServer-> update length expectation from 10 to 11.registerAllTools filters out non-readOnly tools when readOnly is true-> update length expectation from 10 to 11.
-
In
tests/read-only.test.ts:read-only server lists all 10 Phase 1 tools-> update expectation from 10 to 11.read-only mode filters out mutating tools from tools/list-> update expectation from 10 to 11.
-
In
tests/mcp-server.test.ts:read-only mode filters tools and maintains read-only status in context-> update length expectation from 10 to 11.
-
Step 3: Run full test suite
Run: bun test
Expected: All tests pass cleanly across all test files (smoke, client, services, tools, mcp-server, read-only, openapi).
- Step 4: Update
docs/TODO.md
Add openproject_get_openapi_spec tool under completed roadmap and record OpenAPI tool implementation.
- Step 5: Commit
git add tests/openapi.test.ts tests/tools.test.ts tests/read-only.test.ts tests/mcp-server.test.ts docs/TODO.md
git commit -m "test(openapi): add live container tests, update tool count assertions, and update TODO.md"