@pencil-agent/nano-pencil 1.6.3 → 1.6.4

package/dist/core/mcp-manager.d.ts

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ export declare class MCPManager {
     constructor();
     /**
      * Initialize MCP manager and load tools
+     *
+     * Note: This only adds server configurations and creates tool definitions.
+     * Servers will be started lazily when tools are first called.
      */
     initialize(): Promise<void>;
     /**

package/dist/core/mcp-manager.js

@@ -4,8 +4,27 @@
  * Manages MCP client lifecycle and tool integration.
  */
 import { MCPClient } from "./mcp/mcp-client.js";
-import { loadMCPTools } from "./mcp/mcp-adapter.js";
+import { createMCPTool } from "./mcp/mcp-adapter.js";
 import { listEnabledMCPServers } from "./mcp/mcp-config.js";
+// Pre-defined MCP tool schemas for servers that don't need to be started upfront
+// These will be available to the AI, and the server will be started on first use
+const PREDEFINED_MCP_TOOLS = {
+    filesystem: [
+        { name: "filesystem/read", description: "Read a file from the filesystem" },
+        { name: "filesystem/write", description: "Write content to a file" },
+        { name: "filesystem/list", description: "List directory contents" },
+    ],
+    fetch: [{ name: "fetch/fetch", description: "Fetch a web page" }],
+    puppeteer: [
+        { name: "puppeteer/navigate", description: "Navigate to a URL" },
+        { name: "puppeteer/screenshot", description: "Take a screenshot" },
+    ],
+    sqlite: [{ name: "sqlite/query", description: "Query SQLite database" }],
+    git: [
+        { name: "git/clone", description: "Clone a git repository" },
+        { name: "git/status", description: "Get git status" },
+    ],
+};
 export class MCPManager {
     client;
     tools = [];
@@ -14,19 +33,36 @@ export class MCPManager {
     }
     /**
      * Initialize MCP manager and load tools
+     *
+     * Note: This only adds server configurations and creates tool definitions.
+     * Servers will be started lazily when tools are first called.
      */
     async initialize() {
         // Load enabled servers
         const enabledServers = listEnabledMCPServers();
         for (const serverConfig of enabledServers) {
             this.client.addServer(serverConfig);
-            // Start stdio-based servers
-            if (serverConfig.transport !== "sse") {
-                await this.client.startServer(serverConfig.id);
+            // Don't start servers here - they will be started lazily on first use
+            // Starting servers here would block agent session creation
+        }
+        // Create tool definitions from predefined schemas
+        // This avoids starting servers just to list their tools
+        for (const server of enabledServers) {
+            const predefinedTools = PREDEFINED_MCP_TOOLS[server.id];
+            if (predefinedTools) {
+                for (const toolDef of predefinedTools) {
+                    this.tools.push(createMCPTool(this.client, {
+                        name: toolDef.name,
+                        description: toolDef.description,
+                        inputSchema: {
+                            type: "object",
+                            properties: {},
+                        },
+                        serverId: server.id,
+                    }));
+                }
             }
         }
-        // Load tools from all servers
-        this.tools = await loadMCPTools(this.client);
     }
     /**
      * Get all MCP tools as NanoPencil ToolDefinitions

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pencil-agent/nano-pencil",
-  "version": "1.6.3",
+  "version": "1.6.4",
   "description": "CLI writing agent with read, bash, edit, write tools and session management. Based on pi; supports DashScope Coding Plan. Soul enabled by default for AI personality evolution.",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {