codeceptjs 4.0.0-rc.2 → 4.0.0-rc.20

package/bin/mcp-server.js

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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+import { Server } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/index.js'
+import { StdioServerTransport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/stdio.js'
+import { CallToolRequestSchema, ListToolsRequestSchema } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js'
+import Codecept from '../lib/codecept.js'
+import container from '../lib/container.js'
+import { getParamsToString } from '../lib/parser.js'
+import { methodsOfObject, safeStringify, truncateString } from '../lib/utils.js'
+import {
+  captureSnapshot,
+  pickActingHelper,
+  traceDirFor,
+  snapshotDirFor,
+  artifactsToFileUrls,
+  writeTraceMarkdown,
+  TraceReader,
+  ariaDiff,
+} from '../lib/utils/trace.js'
+import event from '../lib/event.js'
+import recorder from '../lib/recorder.js'
+import WebElement from '../lib/element/WebElement.js'
+import { locate, within, session, secret, inject, pause } from '../lib/index.js'
+import { tryTo, retryTo, hopeThat } from '../lib/effects.js'
+import step from '../lib/steps.js'
+import { element, eachElement, expectElement, expectAnyElement, expectAllElements } from '../lib/els.js'
+import { setPauseHandler, pauseNow } from '../lib/pause.js'
+import { EventEmitter } from 'events'
+import { fileURLToPath, pathToFileURL } from 'url'
+import { dirname, resolve as resolvePath } from 'path'
+import path from 'path'
+import { spawn } from 'child_process'
+import { createRequire } from 'module'
+import { existsSync, readdirSync } from 'fs'
+import { mkdirp } from 'mkdirp'
+
+const require = createRequire(import.meta.url)
+
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
+const __dirname = dirname(__filename)
+
+let codecept = null
+let containerInitialized = false
+let browserStarted = false
+let shellSessionActive = false
+let bootstrapDone = false
+let currentPluginsSig = ''
+let currentAiTraceDir = null  // mirrors the dir aiTrace plugin computes per test/session
+let aiTraceEnabled = false  // tracked across the session so tool responses can surface a hint when off
+
+event.dispatcher.on(event.test.before, test => {
+  try {
+    const title = (test && (test.fullTitle ? test.fullTitle() : test.title)) || 'MCP Session'
+    currentAiTraceDir = traceDirFor(test?.file, title, outputBaseDir())
+  } catch {}
+})
+
+function aiTraceHint() {
+  if (aiTraceEnabled) return undefined
+  return 'aiTrace plugin is disabled — re-run start_browser with plugins={ aiTrace: { enabled: true } } to capture per-step DOM/ARIA/console traces for debugging.'
+}
+
+function applyMochaGrep(grep) {
+  if (!grep) return
+  const mocha = typeof container.mocha === 'function' ? container.mocha() : container.mocha
+  if (mocha && typeof mocha.grep === 'function') mocha.grep(grep)
+}
+
+function pauseAtMatcher(pauseAt) {
+  if (pauseAt == null) return () => false
+  if (typeof pauseAt === 'number') return (idx) => idx === pauseAt
+  if (typeof pauseAt === 'string') {
+    const m = pauseAt.match(/^\/(.+)\/([gimsuy]*)$/)
+    const re = m ? new RegExp(m[1], m[2]) : new RegExp(pauseAt.replace(/[.+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&'), 'i')
+    return (_idx, name) => re.test(name)
+  }
+  return () => false
+}
+
+async function ensureBootstrap() {
+  if (bootstrapDone) return
+  await codecept.bootstrap()
+  bootstrapDone = true
+}
+
+async function startShellSession() {
+  if (shellSessionActive) return
+  await ensureBootstrap()
+  recorder.start()
+  event.emit(event.suite.before, {
+    fullTitle: () => 'MCP Session',
+    tests: [],
+    retries: () => {},
+  })
+  event.emit(event.test.before, {
+    title: 'MCP Session',
+    artifacts: {},
+    retries: () => {},
+  })
+  shellSessionActive = true
+}
+
+async function endShellSession() {
+  if (!shellSessionActive) return
+  try { event.emit(event.test.after, {}) } catch {}
+  try { event.emit(event.suite.after, {}) } catch {}
+  try { event.emit(event.all.result, {}) } catch {}
+  shellSessionActive = false
+}
+
+async function ensureSession() {
+  if (shellSessionActive || pausedController) return
+  await startShellSession()
+}
+
+function normalizePluginOverrides(plugins) {
+  if (!plugins || typeof plugins !== 'object') return {}
+  const out = {}
+  for (const [name, opts] of Object.entries(plugins)) {
+    if (opts === false) continue
+    out[name] = (opts === true || opts == null) ? {} : opts
+  }
+  return out
+}
+
+function applyPluginOverrides(config, plugins) {
+  config.plugins = config.plugins || {}
+  for (const [name, opts] of Object.entries(plugins)) {
+    config.plugins[name] = { ...(config.plugins[name] || {}), ...opts, enabled: true }
+  }
+}
+
+function pluginsSignature(plugins) {
+  const keys = Object.keys(plugins).sort()
+  return JSON.stringify(keys.map(k => [k, plugins[k]]))
+}
+
+async function teardownContainer() {
+  if (!containerInitialized) return
+  try {
+    await closeBrowser()
+    try { if (codecept?.teardown) await codecept.teardown() } catch {}
+  } finally {
+    containerInitialized = false
+    browserStarted = false
+    bootstrapDone = false
+    aiTraceEnabled = false
+    codecept = null
+    currentPluginsSig = ''
+  }
+}
+
+let shutdownStarted = false
+function installShutdownHooks() {
+  const onSignal = (signal) => {
+    if (shutdownStarted) return
+    shutdownStarted = true
+    teardownContainer().finally(() => process.exit(signal === 'SIGINT' ? 130 : 0))
+  }
+  process.on('SIGTERM', () => onSignal('SIGTERM'))
+  process.on('SIGINT', () => onSignal('SIGINT'))
+  process.on('beforeExit', () => {
+    if (shutdownStarted) return
+    shutdownStarted = true
+    teardownContainer().catch(() => {})
+  })
+}
+
+let runLock = Promise.resolve()
+async function withLock(fn) {
+  const prev = runLock
+  let release
+  runLock = new Promise(r => (release = r))
+  await prev
+  try { return await fn() }
+  finally { release() }
+}
+
+async function withSilencedIO(fn) {
+  const origOut = process.stdout.write.bind(process.stdout)
+  const origErr = process.stderr.write.bind(process.stderr)
+
+  process.stdout.write = () => true
+  process.stderr.write = () => true
+
+  try {
+    return await fn()
+  } finally {
+    process.stdout.write = origOut
+    process.stderr.write = origErr
+  }
+}
+
+function runCmd(cmd, args, { cwd = process.cwd(), timeout = 60000 } = {}) {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const child = spawn(cmd, args, {
+      cwd,
+      env: { ...process.env, NODE_ENV: process.env.NODE_ENV || 'test' },
+      stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
+    })
+
+    let out = ''
+    let err = ''
+
+    const t = setTimeout(() => {
+      child.kill('SIGKILL')
+      reject(new Error(`Timeout after ${timeout}ms`))
+    }, timeout)
+
+    child.stdout.on('data', d => (out += d.toString('utf8')))
+    child.stderr.on('data', d => (err += d.toString('utf8')))
+
+    child.on('error', e => {
+      clearTimeout(t)
+      reject(e)
+    })
+
+    child.on('close', code => {
+      clearTimeout(t)
+      resolve({ code, out, err })
+    })
+  })
+}
+
+function resolveConfigPath(configPath) {
+  const cwd = process.cwd()
+  const envRoot = process.env.CODECEPTJS_PROJECT_DIR
+
+  if (configPath && !path.isAbsolute(configPath)) {
+    const base = envRoot || cwd
+    configPath = path.resolve(base, configPath)
+  }
+
+  if (!configPath) {
+    const base = envRoot || cwd
+    configPath = process.env.CODECEPTJS_CONFIG || path.resolve(base, 'codecept.conf.js')
+    if (!existsSync(configPath)) configPath = path.resolve(base, 'codecept.conf.cjs')
+  }
+
+  if (!existsSync(configPath)) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `CodeceptJS config not found: ${configPath}\n` +
+      `CODECEPTJS_CONFIG=${process.env.CODECEPTJS_CONFIG || 'not set'}\n` +
+      `CODECEPTJS_PROJECT_DIR=${process.env.CODECEPTJS_PROJECT_DIR || 'not set'}\n` +
+      `cwd=${cwd}`
+    )
+  }
+
+  return { configPath, configDir: path.dirname(configPath) }
+}
+
+function findCodeceptCliUpwards(startDir, { maxUp = 8 } = {}) {
+  let dir = startDir
+
+  for (let i = 0; i <= maxUp; i++) {
+    const candidates = [
+      path.resolve(dir, 'bin', 'codecept.js'),
+      path.resolve(dir, 'node_modules', 'codeceptjs', 'bin', 'codecept.js'),
+      path.resolve(dir, 'node_modules', '.bin', 'codeceptjs.cmd'),
+      path.resolve(dir, 'node_modules', '.bin', 'codeceptjs'),
+    ]
+
+    for (const p of candidates) {
+      if (existsSync(p)) return { cli: p, root: dir }
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const pkgJson = require.resolve('codeceptjs/package.json', { paths: [dir] })
+      const pkgDir = path.dirname(pkgJson)
+      const jsCli = path.resolve(pkgDir, 'bin', 'codecept.js')
+      if (existsSync(jsCli)) return { cli: jsCli, root: dir }
+    } catch {}
+
+    const parent = path.dirname(dir)
+    if (parent === dir) break
+    dir = parent
+  }
+
+  throw new Error(`Cannot find CodeceptJS CLI walking up from: ${startDir}`)
+}
+
+function looksLikePath(v) {
+  return typeof v === 'string' && (
+    v.includes('/') || v.includes('\\') ||
+    v.endsWith('.js') || v.endsWith('.ts')
+  )
+}
+
+function normalizePath(p) {
+  return String(p).replace(/\\/g, '/')
+}
+
+function findFileByBasename(rootDir, baseNames, { maxDepth = 8 } = {}) {
+  const targets = new Set(baseNames.map(x => x.toLowerCase()))
+
+  function walk(dir, depth) {
+    if (depth > maxDepth) return null
+
+    let entries
+    try { entries = readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true }) } catch { return null }
+
+    for (const e of entries) {
+      const full = path.join(dir, e.name)
+
+      if (e.isDirectory()) {
+        if (e.name === 'node_modules' || e.name === '.git' || e.name === 'output') continue
+        const res = walk(full, depth + 1)
+        if (res) return res
+        continue
+      }
+
+      if (targets.has(e.name.toLowerCase())) return full
+    }
+
+    return null
+  }
+
+  return walk(rootDir, 0)
+}
+
+async function listTestsJson({ cli, root, configPath }) {
+  const args = ['list', '--config', configPath, '--json']
+  const isNodeScript = cli.endsWith('.js')
+
+  const res = isNodeScript
+    ? await runCmd(process.execPath, [cli, ...args], { cwd: root, timeout: 60000 })
+    : await runCmd(cli, args, { cwd: root, timeout: 60000 })
+
+  const out = (res.out || '').trim()
+  try { return JSON.parse(out) } catch { return null }
+}
+
+function extractFilesFromListJson(json) {
+  if (!json) return []
+  if (Array.isArray(json)) return json.map(String)
+  if (Array.isArray(json.tests)) return json.tests.map(String)
+  if (Array.isArray(json.files)) return json.files.map(String)
+  if (Array.isArray(json.testFiles)) return json.testFiles.map(String)
+  return []
+}
+
+async function resolveTestToFile({ cli, root, configPath, test }) {
+  if (looksLikePath(test)) return test
+
+  const raw = String(test).trim()
+  const candidates = [
+    raw,
+    `${raw}.js`,
+    `${raw}.ts`,
+    `${raw}_test.js`,
+    `${raw}.test.js`,
+  ].map(x => x.toLowerCase())
+
+  const json = await listTestsJson({ cli, root, configPath })
+  const files = extractFilesFromListJson(json).map(normalizePath)
+
+  if (files.length) {
+    const byName = files.find(f => candidates.some(c => path.basename(f).toLowerCase() === c))
+    if (byName) return byName
+
+    const byContains = files.find(f => f.toLowerCase().includes(raw.toLowerCase()))
+    if (byContains) return byContains
+  }
+
+  const fsFound = findFileByBasename(root, candidates)
+  return fsFound ? normalizePath(fsFound) : null
+}
+
+function outputBaseDir() {
+  return global.output_dir || resolvePath(process.cwd(), 'output')
+}
+
+// In-process pause coordination. When a test running through run_test calls
+// pause(), the handler registered via setPauseHandler resolves a "paused"
+// promise that run_test is racing against test completion. The "pause" tool
+// then drives the REPL by mutating next/abort and resolving the controller.
+let pausedController = null
+let pendingRunPromise = null
+let pendingRunResults = null
+let pendingRunCleanup = null
+let pendingTestFile = null
+let pendingStepInfo = null
+let abortRun = false
+const pauseEvents = new EventEmitter()
+
+setPauseHandler(({ registeredVariables }) => {
+  if (abortRun) return Promise.reject(new Error('MCP session aborted'))
+  return new Promise(resolve => {
+    pausedController = {
+      registeredVariables,
+      resolveContinue: () => {
+        pausedController = null
+        resolve()
+      },
+    }
+    pauseEvents.emit('paused')
+  })
+})
+
+async function cancelRun() {
+  if (!pendingRunPromise && !pausedController) return false
+  abortRun = true
+  if (typeof pendingRunCleanup === 'function') { try { pendingRunCleanup() } catch {} }
+  if (pausedController) { try { pausedController.resolveContinue() } catch {} ; pausedController = null }
+  if (pendingRunPromise) {
+    try { await Promise.race([pendingRunPromise.catch(() => {}), new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 5000))]) } catch {}
+  }
+  pendingRunPromise = null
+  pendingRunResults = null
+  pendingTestFile = null
+  pendingStepInfo = null
+  abortRun = false
+  return true
+}
+
+async function waitForTestResult(runPromise, timeout) {
+  const pausedPromise = new Promise(resolve => pauseEvents.once('paused', () => resolve('paused')))
+  const completedPromise = runPromise.then(() => 'completed', () => 'completed')
+  let timeoutId
+  const timeoutPromise = new Promise((_, reject) => {
+    timeoutId = setTimeout(() => reject(new Error(`Timeout after ${timeout}ms`)), timeout)
+  })
+  try {
+    return { status: await Promise.race([completedPromise, pausedPromise, timeoutPromise]) }
+  } catch (err) {
+    await cancelRun()
+    return { status: 'aborted', error: err.message }
+  } finally {
+    clearTimeout(timeoutId)
+  }
+}
+
+async function closeBrowser() {
+  if (!containerInitialized) return
+  await cancelRun()
+  await endShellSession()
+  for (const helper of Object.values(container.helpers() || {})) {
+    try { if (helper._cleanup) await helper._cleanup() } catch {}
+    try { if (helper._finishTest) await helper._finishTest() } catch {}
+  }
+  browserStarted = false
+}
+
+async function captureLiveArtifacts(prefix = 'pause') {
+  const helper = pickActingHelper(container.helpers())
+  if (!helper) return {}
+  const dir = snapshotDirFor(outputBaseDir())
+  mkdirp.sync(dir)
+  const captured = await captureSnapshot(helper, { dir, prefix })
+  return artifactsToFileUrls(captured, dir)
+}
+
+async function gatherPageBrief() {
+  const helper = pickActingHelper(container.helpers())
+  if (!helper) return {}
+  const out = {}
+  try { if (helper.grabCurrentUrl) out.url = await helper.grabCurrentUrl() } catch {}
+  try { if (helper.grabTitle) out.title = await helper.grabTitle() } catch {}
+  try {
+    if (helper.grabSource) {
+      const html = await helper.grabSource()
+      out.contentSize = typeof html === 'string' ? html.length : null
+    }
+  } catch {}
+  return out
+}
+
+function collectRunCompletion(errorMessage) {
+  const results = pendingRunResults || []
+  const stats = {
+    tests: results.length,
+    passes: results.filter(r => r.status === 'passed').length,
+    failures: results.filter(r => r.status === 'failed').length,
+  }
+  if (typeof pendingRunCleanup === 'function') pendingRunCleanup()
+  pendingRunPromise = null
+  pendingRunResults = null
+  pendingTestFile = null
+  pendingStepInfo = null
+  let error = errorMessage || null
+  if (!error && results.length === 0) {
+    error = 'No tests ran and no error was reported. The Mocha instance may have been disposed (set mocha.cleanReferencesAfterRun=false in config) or the test file matched no scenarios.'
+  }
+  return {
+    status: error ? 'failed' : 'completed',
+    aiTraceDir: currentAiTraceDir,
+    reporterJson: { stats, tests: results },
+    error,
+    aiTraceHint: aiTraceHint(),
+  }
+}
+
+function pausedPayload() {
+  return {
+    status: 'paused',
+    file: pendingTestFile,
+    aiTraceDir: currentAiTraceDir,
+    pausedAfter: pendingStepInfo,
+    suggestions: [
+      'Call snapshot to capture URL/HTML/ARIA/screenshot/console/storage at this point',
+      'Call run_code to inspect or manipulate state (e.g. return await I.grabText("h1"))',
+      'Call continue to release the pause and let the test run the next step (or finish)',
+      'Query a saved step snapshot offline: codeceptq <locator> --file <aiTraceDir>/<NNNN>_<step>_page.html',
+    ],
+  }
+}
+
+async function initCodecept(configPath, pluginOverrides) {
+  const plugins = normalizePluginOverrides(pluginOverrides)
+  const sig = pluginsSignature(plugins)
+
+  if (containerInitialized) {
+    if (!Object.keys(plugins).length || sig === currentPluginsSig) return
+    await teardownContainer()
+  }
+
+  const testRoot = process.env.CODECEPTJS_PROJECT_DIR || process.cwd()
+
+  if (!configPath) {
+    configPath = process.env.CODECEPTJS_CONFIG || resolvePath(testRoot, 'codecept.conf.js')
+    if (!existsSync(configPath)) configPath = resolvePath(testRoot, 'codecept.conf.cjs')
+  }
+
+  if (!existsSync(configPath)) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `CodeceptJS config not found: ${configPath}\n` +
+      `CODECEPTJS_CONFIG=${process.env.CODECEPTJS_CONFIG || 'not set'}\n` +
+      `CODECEPTJS_PROJECT_DIR=${process.env.CODECEPTJS_PROJECT_DIR || 'not set'}\n` +
+      `cwd=${process.cwd()}`
+    )
+  }
+
+  console.log = () => {}
+  console.error = () => {}
+  console.warn = () => {}
+
+  const { getConfig } = await import('../lib/command/utils.js')
+  const config = await getConfig(configPath)
+
+  // aiTrace is the canonical per-step ARIA/HTML/screenshot capture for MCP.
+  // Always on so run_code / continue can read the latest snapshot from disk
+  // instead of double-capturing through grabAriaSnapshot etc.
+  applyPluginOverrides(config, { aiTrace: { on: 'step' }, browser: { show: false }, ...plugins })
+
+  codecept = new Codecept(config, {})
+  await codecept.init(testRoot)
+  await container.started()
+
+  containerInitialized = true
+  browserStarted = true
+  aiTraceEnabled = config.plugins?.aiTrace?.enabled === true
+  currentPluginsSig = sig
+}
+
+async function formatReturnValue(value) {
+  if (value instanceof WebElement) return await value.describe()
+  if (Array.isArray(value) && value.length && value.every(v => v instanceof WebElement)) {
+    return await Promise.all(value.map(v => v.describe()))
+  }
+  return value
+}
+
+const server = new Server(
+  { name: 'codeceptjs-mcp-server', version: '1.0.0' },
+  { capabilities: { tools: {} } }
+)
+
+const PLUGINS_PROP = {
+  type: 'object',
+  description: 'Plugin configs to enable for this session, keyed by plugin name. Same shape as `plugins` in codecept.conf.js — each value is the plugin\'s config object (`enabled: true` is added automatically). Common entries:\n' +
+    '  • { browser: { show: true } } — visible browser (headed)\n' +
+    '  • { browser: { show: false } } — headless\n' +
+    '  • { browser: { browser: "firefox", windowSize: "1280x720" } } — switch browser + viewport\n' +
+    '  • { pause: { on: "fail" } } / { screenshot: { on: "step" } } / { aiTrace: {} }\n' +
+    'Override or add to whatever the project config already enables.',
+  additionalProperties: { type: 'object' },
+}
+
+const CONFIG_PROP = {
+  type: 'string',
+  description: 'Path to codecept.conf.js (or .cjs). Defaults to $CODECEPTJS_CONFIG, then ./codecept.conf.js in $CODECEPTJS_PROJECT_DIR or cwd. Only needed for projects with a non-standard config location.',
+}
+
+server.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async () => ({
+  tools: [
+    {
+      name: 'list_tests',
+      description: 'List all tests in the CodeceptJS project. Uses the active session if start_browser was called, otherwise auto-inits with project defaults.',
+      inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: {} },
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'list_actions',
+      description: 'List all available CodeceptJS actions (I.* methods). Uses the active session if start_browser was called, otherwise auto-inits with project defaults.',
+      inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: {} },
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'run_code',
+      description: 'Run arbitrary CodeceptJS code. Response includes `availableObjects` listing every symbol in scope (I, helpers, container, step, tryTo, within, etc.).',
+      inputSchema: {
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+          code: { type: 'string' },
+          timeout: { type: 'number' },
+          saveArtifacts: { type: 'boolean' },
+          settleMs: { type: 'number', description: 'Wait N ms after the code finishes before capturing artifacts. Default 300. Set higher (1000+) when actions trigger slow re-renders, or 0 to skip.' },
+        },
+        required: ['code'],
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'run_test',
+      description: 'Run a specific test. Returns reporter JSON with one entry per scenario; each entry has a `traceFile` (file:// URL) pointing to the aiTrace markdown for that scenario — Read it on failures to see the failing step\'s DOM/ARIA/screenshot. If aiTrace is disabled the response includes an `aiTraceHint`. If the test calls pause() — or if pauseAt is set and reached — returns early with status "paused" so the agent can inspect via run_code and release with continue. To learn step indices for pauseAt, call run_step_by_step first. Auto-inits with project defaults if no session is active — call start_browser first to customize launch (e.g. plugins={ browser: { show: true } } to watch the run).',
+      inputSchema: {
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+          test: { type: 'string' },
+          timeout: { type: 'number' },
+          grep: { type: 'string', description: 'Filter scenarios by title (passed to mocha.grep). Mirrors --grep on the CLI.' },
+          pauseAt: {
+            description: 'Programmatic breakpoint. Either a 1-based step index (number) or a step-name match (string — substring case-insensitive, or `/regex/i` literal). Examples: 5 / "fill field" / "/grab.*url/i".',
+            oneOf: [{ type: 'number' }, { type: 'string' }],
+          },
+          plugins: PLUGINS_PROP,
+        },
+        required: ['test'],
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'run_step_by_step',
+      description: 'Run a test interactively, pausing after every step. Returns paused payload after the first step (URL/title/contentSize, last step info, suggestions). Call continue to advance one step (and re-pause), or run_code/snapshot to inspect state. On completion each scenario in `reporterJson.tests[]` has a `traceFile` (file:// URL) for the per-step aiTrace markdown — Read it for the full execution log. Much more useful when start_browser was called with plugins={ browser: { show: true } } so you can watch what happens between pauses.',
+      inputSchema: {
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+          test: { type: 'string' },
+          timeout: { type: 'number' },
+          grep: { type: 'string', description: 'Filter scenarios by title (passed to mocha.grep). Mirrors --grep on the CLI.' },
+          plugins: PLUGINS_PROP,
+        },
+        required: ['test'],
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'start_browser',
+      description: 'Start the session — initializes the codeceptjs container, loads helpers, and applies any plugin overrides. This is the only tool that customizes initialization; every other tool either uses the active session or auto-inits with project defaults.\n\n' +
+        'MCP enforces two plugin defaults so the agent gets useful telemetry:\n' +
+        '  • aiTrace: { on: "step", enabled: true } — per-step DOM/ARIA/console/screenshot traces for debugging\n' +
+        '  • browser: { show: false, enabled: true } — headless by default\n' +
+        'Both can be overridden via the `plugins` arg. To watch the run live: plugins={ browser: { show: true } }. To skip per-step trace overhead on a re-run: plugins={ aiTrace: { enabled: false } } (or { on: "fail" } to only capture failures). To switch config or plugins mid-session, call stop_browser first.',
+      inputSchema: {
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+          config: CONFIG_PROP,
+          plugins: PLUGINS_PROP,
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'stop_browser',
+      description: 'Stop the session, close browsers, and tear down the container. Required before re-initing with different config or plugins.',
+      inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: {} },
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'snapshot',
+      description: 'Capture current browser state (HTML, ARIA, screenshot, console, URL) without performing any action. Returns `traceFile` (file:// URL) to a markdown trace bundling the captured artifacts — Read it for full context. Auto-inits with project defaults if no session is active.',
+      inputSchema: {
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+          fullPage: { type: 'boolean' },
+          settleMs: { type: 'number', description: 'Wait N ms before capturing. Default 300. Set higher when the previous action is still re-rendering, or 0 to skip.' },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'continue',
+      description: 'Release a paused test (one that called pause() during run_test) and let it run to completion. Returns the final reporter result. Use run_code to inspect or manipulate state while the test is paused — both tools share the same container.',
+      inputSchema: {
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+          timeout: { type: 'number' },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'cancel',
+      description: 'Abort the currently paused or in-progress test run without closing the browser. Use when you want to bail out of a paused test and start something else without going through stop_browser/start_browser. The browser session and Mocha state stay alive.',
+      inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: {} },
+    },
+  ],
+}))
+
+server.setRequestHandler(CallToolRequestSchema, async (request) => {
+  const { name, arguments: args } = request.params
+
+  try {
+    switch (name) {
+      case 'list_tests': {
+        await initCodecept()
+
+        codecept.loadTests()
+        const tests = codecept.testFiles.map(testFile => {
+          const relativePath = testFile.replace(process.cwd(), '').replace(/\\/g, '/')
+          return {
+            file: testFile,
+            relativePath: relativePath.startsWith('/') ? relativePath.slice(1) : relativePath,
+          }
+        })
+
+        return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: JSON.stringify({ count: tests.length, tests }, null, 2) }] }
+      }
+
+      case 'list_actions': {
+        await initCodecept()
+
+        const helpers = container.helpers()
+        const supportI = container.support('I')
+        const actions = []
+        const actionDetails = []
+
+        for (const helperName in helpers) {
+          const helper = helpers[helperName]
+          methodsOfObject(helper).forEach(action => {
+            if (actions.includes(action)) return
+            actions.push(action)
+            const params = getParamsToString(helper[action])
+            actionDetails.push({ helper: helperName, action, signature: `I.${action}(${params})` })
+          })
+        }
+
+        for (const n in supportI) {
+          if (actions.includes(n)) continue
+          const actor = supportI[n]
+          const params = getParamsToString(actor)
+          actionDetails.push({ helper: 'SupportObject', action: n, signature: `I.${n}(${params})` })
+        }
+
+        return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: JSON.stringify({ count: actionDetails.length, actions: actionDetails }, null, 2) }] }
+      }
+
+      case 'start_browser': {
+        const { config: configPath, plugins } = args || {}
+        if (browserStarted && shellSessionActive) {
+          return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: JSON.stringify({ status: 'Session already active', plugins: plugins ?? null }, null, 2) }] }
+        }
+        await initCodecept(configPath, plugins)
+        if (containerInitialized && !browserStarted) {
+          for (const helper of Object.values(container.helpers() || {})) {
+            try { if (helper._beforeSuite) await helper._beforeSuite() } catch {}
+          }
+          browserStarted = true
+        }
+        await startShellSession()
+        return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: JSON.stringify({ status: 'Session started — run_code and snapshot are now available', plugins: plugins ?? null }, null, 2) }] }
+      }
+
+      case 'stop_browser': {
+        if (!containerInitialized) {
+          return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: JSON.stringify({ status: 'Browser not initialized' }, null, 2) }] }
+        }
+        await closeBrowser()
+        return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: JSON.stringify({ status: 'Browser stopped — Mocha and config preserved; call start_browser to reopen' }, null, 2) }] }
+      }
+
+      case 'snapshot': {
+        const { fullPage = false, settleMs = 300 } = args || {}
+        await initCodecept()
+        await ensureSession()
+
+        const helper = pickActingHelper(container.helpers())
+        if (!helper) throw new Error('No supported acting helper available (Playwright, Puppeteer, WebDriver).')
+
+        const dir = snapshotDirFor(outputBaseDir())
+        mkdirp.sync(dir)
+
+        if (settleMs > 0) await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, settleMs))
+        const captured = await captureSnapshot(helper, { dir, prefix: 'snapshot', fullPage })
+        const traceFile = writeTraceMarkdown({
+          dir,
+          title: 'snapshot',
+          file: 'mcp',
+          durationMs: 0,
+          commands: [],
+          captured,
+        })
+
+        return {
+          content: [{
+            type: 'text',
+            text: JSON.stringify({
+              status: 'success',
+              dir,
+              traceFile: pathToFileURL(traceFile).href,
+              artifacts: artifactsToFileUrls(captured, dir),
+              aiTraceHint: aiTraceHint(),
+            }, null, 2),
+          }],
+        }
+      }
+
+      case 'continue': {
+        if (!pausedController) throw new Error('No paused test. Run a test first via run_test or run_step_by_step; this tool becomes available if the test pauses.')
+        const { timeout = 60000 } = args || {}
+        return await withSilencedIO(async () => {
+          pausedController.resolveContinue()
+          if (!pendingRunPromise) {
+            return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: JSON.stringify({ status: 'continued' }, null, 2) }] }
+          }
+
+          // Race: test pauses again (step-by-step or another pause()) vs test finishes.
+          const pausedAgain = new Promise(resolve => pauseEvents.once('paused', () => resolve('paused')))
+          const completed = pendingRunPromise.then(() => 'completed', () => 'completed')
+          const which = await Promise.race([
+            pausedAgain,
+            completed,
+            new Promise((_, reject) => setTimeout(() => reject(new Error(`Timeout after ${timeout}ms`)), timeout)),
+          ])
+
+          if (which === 'paused') {
+            const page = await gatherPageBrief()
+            return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: JSON.stringify({ ...pausedPayload(), page }, null, 2) }] }
+          }
+
+          let runError = null
+          try { await pendingRunPromise } catch (err) { runError = err }
+          const file = pendingTestFile
+          const final = collectRunCompletion(runError?.message)
+          return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: JSON.stringify({ ...final, file }, null, 2) }] }
+        })
+      }
+
+      case 'cancel': {
+        const cancelled = await cancelRun()
+        await ensureSession()
+        return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: JSON.stringify({ status: cancelled ? 'Run cancelled — browser kept open' : 'No run in progress' }, null, 2) }] }
+      }
+
+      case 'run_code': {
+        const { code, timeout = 60000, saveArtifacts = true, settleMs = 300 } = args
+        await initCodecept()
+        await ensureSession()
+
+        const support = container.supportObjects() || {}
+        if (!support.I) throw new Error('I object not available. Make sure helpers are configured.')
+
+        const result = { status: 'unknown', output: '', error: null, commands: [], artifacts: {} }
+
+        const commands = []
+        let lastStepValue
+        const onStepAfter = step => {
+          try { commands.push(step.toString()) } catch {}
+        }
+        const onStepPassed = (step, val) => {
+          if (val !== undefined) lastStepValue = val
+        }
+        event.dispatcher.on(event.step.after, onStepAfter)
+        event.dispatcher.on(event.step.passed, onStepPassed)
+
+        const traceDir = traceDirFor(`mcp_${Date.now()}`, 'run_code', outputBaseDir())
+        mkdirp.sync(traceDir)
+        const startedAt = Date.now()
+
+        // Pin the latest aiTrace ARIA file before running the code, so we
+        // can diff after. aiTrace owns per-step capture; we just read it.
+        const reader = new TraceReader(currentAiTraceDir)
+        const ariaBefore = reader.last('aria')
+
+        const MAX_LOG_ENTRIES = 100
+        const MAX_LOG_MSG_BYTES = 2000
+        const MAX_RETURN_BYTES = 20000
+        const consoleLogs = []
+        const consoleMethods = ['log', 'info', 'warn', 'error', 'debug']
+        const origConsoleMethods = {}
+        const captureLog = level => (...args) => {
+          if (consoleLogs.length >= MAX_LOG_ENTRIES) return
+          const message = args.map(a => {
+            if (typeof a === 'string') return a
+            return truncateString(safeStringify(a, [], 2), MAX_LOG_MSG_BYTES).value
+          }).join(' ')
+          consoleLogs.push({ level, message, t: Date.now() - startedAt })
+        }
+        for (const m of consoleMethods) {
+          origConsoleMethods[m] = console[m]
+          console[m] = captureLog(m)
+        }
+
+        const scope = {
+          locate, within, session, secret, inject, pause, share: container.share,
+          tryTo, retryTo, hopeThat,
+          step, element, eachElement, expectElement, expectAnyElement, expectAllElements,
+          container, helpers: container.helpers(),
+          ...support,
+        }
+        const paramNames = ['I', ...Object.keys(scope).filter(k => k !== 'I').sort()]
+        const paramValues = paramNames.map(k => scope[k])
+
+        const wasPaused = !!pausedController
+        if (wasPaused) recorder.session.start('mcp_run_code')
+
+        let returnValue
+        try {
+          const asyncFn = new Function(...paramNames, `return (async () => { ${code} })()`)
+          returnValue = await Promise.race([
+            asyncFn(...paramValues),
+            new Promise((_, reject) => setTimeout(() => reject(new Error(`Timeout after ${timeout}ms`)), timeout)),
+          ])
+          await recorder.promise()
+
+          result.status = 'success'
+          result.output = 'Code executed successfully'
+        } catch (error) {
+          result.status = 'failed'
+          result.error = error.message
+          result.output = error.stack || error.message
+        } finally {
+          for (const m of consoleMethods) console[m] = origConsoleMethods[m]
+          try { event.dispatcher.removeListener(event.step.after, onStepAfter) } catch {}
+          try { event.dispatcher.removeListener(event.step.passed, onStepPassed) } catch {}
+          if (wasPaused) {
+            try { recorder.session.restore('mcp_run_code') } catch {}
+          } else {
+            try { recorder.reset() } catch {}
+          }
+        }
+
+        result.commands = commands
+        result.logs = consoleLogs
+        if (consoleLogs.length === MAX_LOG_ENTRIES) result.logsTruncated = true
+        result.availableObjects = paramNames
+
+        if (returnValue === undefined) returnValue = await Promise.resolve(lastStepValue)
+        returnValue = await formatReturnValue(returnValue)
+
+        if (returnValue !== undefined) {
+          const json = typeof returnValue === 'string' ? returnValue : safeStringify(returnValue, [], 2)
+          const stringified = truncateString(json, MAX_RETURN_BYTES)
+          result.returnValue = stringified.value
+          if (stringified.truncated) result.returnValueTruncated = true
+        }
+
+        let captured = {}
+        if (saveArtifacts) {
+          const helper = pickActingHelper(container.helpers())
+          if (helper) {
+            try {
+              if (settleMs > 0) await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, settleMs))
+              captured = await captureSnapshot(helper, { dir: traceDir, prefix: 'mcp' })
+              result.artifacts = artifactsToFileUrls(captured, traceDir)
+            } catch (e) {
+              result.output += ` (Warning: ${e.message})`
+            }
+          }
+        }
+
+        // Diff against the latest aiTrace ARIA file produced by the steps
+        // that just ran inside this run_code call.
+        const ariaAfter = reader.last('aria')
+        if (ariaBefore && ariaAfter && ariaBefore !== ariaAfter) {
+          const diff = ariaDiff(ariaBefore, ariaAfter)
+          if (diff) result.ariaDiff = diff
+        }
+
+        const traceFile = writeTraceMarkdown({
+          dir: traceDir,
+          title: 'run_code',
+          file: 'mcp',
+          durationMs: Date.now() - startedAt,
+          commands,
+          captured,
+          error: result.error,
+        })
+        result.dir = traceDir
+        result.traceFile = pathToFileURL(traceFile).href
+        result.aiTraceHint = aiTraceHint()
+
+        return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: JSON.stringify(result, null, 2) }] }
+      }
+
+      case 'run_test': {
+        return await withLock(async () => {
+          if (pausedController) {
+            throw new Error('A previous run_test is still paused. Call "continue" first.')
+          }
+          const { test, timeout = 60000, pauseAt, grep, plugins } = args || {}
+          await initCodecept(undefined, plugins)
+          await endShellSession()
+          applyMochaGrep(grep)
+
+          return await withSilencedIO(async () => {
+            codecept.loadTests()
+
+            let testFiles = codecept.testFiles
+            if (test) {
+              const testName = normalizePath(test).toLowerCase()
+              testFiles = codecept.testFiles.filter(f => {
+                const filePath = normalizePath(f).toLowerCase()
+                return filePath.includes(testName) || filePath.endsWith(testName)
+              })
+            }
+
+            if (!testFiles.length) throw new Error(`No tests found matching: ${test}`)
+            const testFile = testFiles[0]
+
+            pendingRunResults = []
+            pendingTestFile = testFile
+            pendingStepInfo = null
+            let stepIndex = 0
+            const matchPauseAt = pauseAtMatcher(pauseAt)
+
+            const onAfter = t => {
+              const aiTrace = t.artifacts?.aiTrace
+              pendingRunResults.push({
+                title: t.title,
+                file: t.file,
+                status: t.err ? 'failed' : 'passed',
+                error: t.err?.message,
+                duration: t.duration,
+                traceFile: aiTrace ? pathToFileURL(aiTrace).href : null,
+              })
+            }
+            const onStepAfter = step => {
+              stepIndex += 1
+              const idx = stepIndex
+              const name = (() => { try { return step.toString() } catch { return '' } })()
+              recorder.add('mcp pause info', () => {
+                pendingStepInfo = { index: idx, name, status: step.status }
+              })
+              if (matchPauseAt(idx, name)) pauseNow()
+            }
+            event.dispatcher.on(event.test.after, onAfter)
+            event.dispatcher.on(event.step.after, onStepAfter)
+            pendingRunCleanup = () => {
+              try { event.dispatcher.removeListener(event.test.after, onAfter) } catch {}
+              try { event.dispatcher.removeListener(event.step.after, onStepAfter) } catch {}
+              pendingRunCleanup = null
+            }
+
+            let runError = null
+            const runPromise = (async () => {
+              try {
+                await ensureBootstrap()
+                await codecept.run(testFile)
+              } catch (err) {
+                runError = err
+                throw err
+              }
+            })()
+            pendingRunPromise = runPromise
+
+            const result = await waitForTestResult(runPromise, timeout)
+            if (result.status === 'aborted') {
+              await startShellSession()
+              return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: JSON.stringify({ status: 'failed', file: testFile, error: result.error }, null, 2) }] }
+            }
+
+            if (result.status === 'paused') {
+              const page = await gatherPageBrief()
+              return {
+                content: [{
+                  type: 'text',
+                  text: JSON.stringify({ ...pausedPayload(), page }, null, 2),
+                }],
+              }
+            }
+
+            pendingRunPromise = null
+            const final = collectRunCompletion(runError?.message)
+            await startShellSession()
+            return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: JSON.stringify({ ...final, file: testFile }, null, 2) }] }
+          })
+        })
+      }
+
+      case 'run_step_by_step': {
+        return await withLock(async () => {
+          if (pausedController) {
+            throw new Error('A previous run is still paused. Call "continue" first.')
+          }
+          const { test, timeout = 60000, grep, plugins } = args || {}
+          await initCodecept(undefined, plugins)
+          await endShellSession()
+          applyMochaGrep(grep)
+
+          return await withSilencedIO(async () => {
+            codecept.loadTests()
+
+            let testFiles = codecept.testFiles
+            if (test) {
+              const testName = normalizePath(test).toLowerCase()
+              testFiles = codecept.testFiles.filter(f => {
+                const filePath = normalizePath(f).toLowerCase()
+                return filePath.includes(testName) || filePath.endsWith(testName)
+              })
+            }
+
+            if (!testFiles.length) throw new Error(`No tests found matching: ${test}`)
+            const testFile = testFiles[0]
+
+            pendingRunResults = []
+            pendingTestFile = testFile
+            pendingStepInfo = null
+            let stepIndex = 0
+
+            const onAfter = t => {
+              const aiTrace = t.artifacts?.aiTrace
+              pendingRunResults.push({
+                title: t.title,
+                file: t.file,
+                status: t.err ? 'failed' : 'passed',
+                error: t.err?.message,
+                duration: t.duration,
+                traceFile: aiTrace ? pathToFileURL(aiTrace).href : null,
+              })
+            }
+            const onStepAfter = step => {
+              stepIndex += 1
+              const idx = stepIndex
+              const name = (() => { try { return step.toString() } catch { return '' } })()
+              recorder.add('mcp pause info', () => {
+                pendingStepInfo = { index: idx, name, status: step.status }
+              })
+              pauseNow()
+            }
+            event.dispatcher.on(event.test.after, onAfter)
+            event.dispatcher.on(event.step.after, onStepAfter)
+            pendingRunCleanup = () => {
+              try { event.dispatcher.removeListener(event.test.after, onAfter) } catch {}
+              try { event.dispatcher.removeListener(event.step.after, onStepAfter) } catch {}
+              pendingRunCleanup = null
+            }
+
+            let runError = null
+            const runPromise = (async () => {
+              try {
+                await ensureBootstrap()
+                await codecept.run(testFile)
+              } catch (err) {
+                runError = err
+                throw err
+              }
+            })()
+            pendingRunPromise = runPromise
+
+            const result = await waitForTestResult(runPromise, timeout)
+            if (result.status === 'aborted') {
+              await startShellSession()
+              return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: JSON.stringify({ status: 'failed', file: testFile, error: result.error }, null, 2) }] }
+            }
+
+            if (result.status === 'paused') {
+              const page = await gatherPageBrief()
+              return {
+                content: [{
+                  type: 'text',
+                  text: JSON.stringify({ ...pausedPayload(), page }, null, 2),
+                }],
+              }
+            }
+
+            pendingRunPromise = null
+            const final = collectRunCompletion(runError?.message)
+            await startShellSession()
+            return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: JSON.stringify({ ...final, file: testFile }, null, 2) }] }
+          })
+        })
+      }
+
+      default:
+        throw new Error(`Unknown tool: ${name}`)
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    return {
+      content: [{ type: 'text', text: JSON.stringify({ error: error.message, stack: error.stack }, null, 2) }],
+      isError: true,
+    }
+  }
+})
+
+async function main() {
+  installShutdownHooks()
+  const transport = new StdioServerTransport()
+  await server.connect(transport)
+}
+
+main().catch((error) => {
+  import('fs').then(fs => {
+    const logFile = path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'mcp-server-error.log')
+    fs.appendFileSync(logFile, `${new Date().toISOString()} - ${error.stack}\n`)
+  })
+})