Use simple name for MCP tools where possible. (#4459)

packages/core/src/tools/mcp-client.test.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/
 import {
   populateMcpServerCommand,
   createTransport,
-  generateValidName,
   isEnabled,
   discoverTools,
 } from './mcp-client.js';
@@ -173,92 +172,6 @@ describe('mcp-client', () => {
       });
     });
   });
-  describe('generateValidName', () => {
-    it('should return a valid name for a simple function', () => {
-      const funcDecl = { name: 'myFunction' };
-      const serverName = 'myServer';
-      const result = generateValidName(funcDecl, serverName);
-      expect(result).toBe('myServer__myFunction');
-    });
-
-    it('should prepend the server name', () => {
-      const funcDecl = { name: 'anotherFunction' };
-      const serverName = 'production-server';
-      const result = generateValidName(funcDecl, serverName);
-      expect(result).toBe('production-server__anotherFunction');
-    });
-
-    it('should replace invalid characters with underscores', () => {
-      const funcDecl = { name: 'invalid-name with spaces' };
-      const serverName = 'test_server';
-      const result = generateValidName(funcDecl, serverName);
-      expect(result).toBe('test_server__invalid-name_with_spaces');
-    });
-
-    it('should truncate long names', () => {
-      const funcDecl = {
-        name: 'a_very_long_function_name_that_will_definitely_exceed_the_limit',
-      };
-      const serverName = 'a_long_server_name';
-      const result = generateValidName(funcDecl, serverName);
-      expect(result.length).toBe(63);
-      expect(result).toBe(
-        'a_long_server_name__a_very_l___will_definitely_exceed_the_limit',
-      );
-    });
-
-    it('should handle names with only invalid characters', () => {
-      const funcDecl = { name: '!@#$%^&*()' };
-      const serverName = 'special-chars';
-      const result = generateValidName(funcDecl, serverName);
-      expect(result).toBe('special-chars____________');
-    });
-
-    it('should handle names that are already valid', () => {
-      const funcDecl = { name: 'already_valid' };
-      const serverName = 'validator';
-      const result = generateValidName(funcDecl, serverName);
-      expect(result).toBe('validator__already_valid');
-    });
-
-    it('should handle names with leading/trailing invalid characters', () => {
-      const funcDecl = { name: '-_invalid-_' };
-      const serverName = 'trim-test';
-      const result = generateValidName(funcDecl, serverName);
-      expect(result).toBe('trim-test__-_invalid-_');
-    });
-
-    it('should handle names that are exactly 63 characters long', () => {
-      const longName = 'a'.repeat(45);
-      const funcDecl = { name: longName };
-      const serverName = 'server';
-      const result = generateValidName(funcDecl, serverName);
-      expect(result).toBe(`server__${longName}`);
-      expect(result.length).toBe(53);
-    });
-
-    it('should handle names that are exactly 64 characters long', () => {
-      const longName = 'a'.repeat(55);
-      const funcDecl = { name: longName };
-      const serverName = 'server';
-      const result = generateValidName(funcDecl, serverName);
-      expect(result.length).toBe(63);
-      expect(result).toBe(
-        'server__aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa',
-      );
-    });
-
-    it('should handle names that are longer than 64 characters', () => {
-      const longName = 'a'.repeat(100);
-      const funcDecl = { name: longName };
-      const serverName = 'long-server';
-      const result = generateValidName(funcDecl, serverName);
-      expect(result.length).toBe(63);
-      expect(result).toBe(
-        'long-server__aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa___aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa',
-      );
-    });
-  });
   describe('isEnabled', () => {
     const funcDecl = { name: 'myTool' };
     const serverName = 'myServer';

packages/core/src/tools/mcp-client.ts

@@ -277,16 +277,13 @@ export async function discoverTools(
         continue;
       }
 
-      const toolNameForModel = generateValidName(funcDecl, mcpServerName);
-
       discoveredTools.push(
         new DiscoveredMCPTool(
           mcpCallableTool,
           mcpServerName,
-          toolNameForModel,
+          funcDecl.name!,
           funcDecl.description ?? '',
           funcDecl.parametersJsonSchema ?? { type: 'object', properties: {} },
-          funcDecl.name!,
           mcpServerConfig.timeout ?? MCP_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MSEC,
           mcpServerConfig.trust,
         ),
@@ -427,26 +424,6 @@ export function createTransport(
   );
 }
 
-/** Visible for testing */
-export function generateValidName(
-  funcDecl: FunctionDeclaration,
-  mcpServerName: string,
-) {
-  // Replace invalid characters (based on 400 error message from Gemini API) with underscores
-  let validToolname = funcDecl.name!.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9_.-]/g, '_');
-
-  // Prepend MCP server name to avoid conflicts with other tools
-  validToolname = mcpServerName + '__' + validToolname;
-
-  // If longer than 63 characters, replace middle with '___'
-  // (Gemini API says max length 64, but actual limit seems to be 63)
-  if (validToolname.length > 63) {
-    validToolname =
-      validToolname.slice(0, 28) + '___' + validToolname.slice(-32);
-  }
-  return validToolname;
-}
-
 /** Visible for testing */
 export function isEnabled(
   funcDecl: FunctionDeclaration,

packages/core/src/tools/mcp-tool.test.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
   afterEach,
   Mocked,
 } from 'vitest';
-import { DiscoveredMCPTool } from './mcp-tool.js'; // Added getStringifiedResultForDisplay
+import { DiscoveredMCPTool, generateValidName } from './mcp-tool.js'; // Added getStringifiedResultForDisplay
 import { ToolResult, ToolConfirmationOutcome } from './tools.js'; // Added ToolConfirmationOutcome
 import { CallableTool, Part } from '@google/genai';
 
@@ -29,9 +29,42 @@ const mockCallableToolInstance: Mocked<CallableTool> = {
   // Add other methods if DiscoveredMCPTool starts using them
 };
 
+describe('generateValidName', () => {
+  it('should return a valid name for a simple function', () => {
+    expect(generateValidName('myFunction')).toBe('myFunction');
+  });
+
+  it('should replace invalid characters with underscores', () => {
+    expect(generateValidName('invalid-name with spaces')).toBe(
+      'invalid-name_with_spaces',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should truncate long names', () => {
+    expect(generateValidName('x'.repeat(80))).toBe(
+      'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx___xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should handle names with only invalid characters', () => {
+    expect(generateValidName('!@#$%^&*()')).toBe('__________');
+  });
+
+  it('should handle names that are exactly 63 characters long', () => {
+    expect(generateValidName('a'.repeat(63)).length).toBe(63);
+  });
+
+  it('should handle names that are exactly 64 characters long', () => {
+    expect(generateValidName('a'.repeat(64)).length).toBe(63);
+  });
+
+  it('should handle names that are longer than 64 characters', () => {
+    expect(generateValidName('a'.repeat(80)).length).toBe(63);
+  });
+});
+
 describe('DiscoveredMCPTool', () => {
   const serverName = 'mock-mcp-server';
-  const toolNameForModel = 'test-mcp-tool-for-model';
   const serverToolName = 'actual-server-tool-name';
   const baseDescription = 'A test MCP tool.';
   const inputSchema: Record<string, unknown> = {
@@ -52,18 +85,17 @@ describe('DiscoveredMCPTool', () => {
   });
 
   describe('constructor', () => {
-    it('should set properties correctly (non-generic server)', () => {
+    it('should set properties correctly', () => {
       const tool = new DiscoveredMCPTool(
         mockCallableToolInstance,
-        serverName, // serverName is 'mock-mcp-server', not 'mcp'
+        serverName,
-        toolNameForModel,
+        serverToolName,
         baseDescription,
         inputSchema,
-        serverToolName,
       );
 
-      expect(tool.name).toBe(toolNameForModel);
+      expect(tool.name).toBe(serverToolName);
-      expect(tool.schema.name).toBe(toolNameForModel);
+      expect(tool.schema.name).toBe(serverToolName);
       expect(tool.schema.description).toBe(baseDescription);
       expect(tool.schema.parameters).toBeUndefined();
       expect(tool.schema.parametersJsonSchema).toEqual(inputSchema);
@@ -71,30 +103,14 @@ describe('DiscoveredMCPTool', () => {
       expect(tool.timeout).toBeUndefined();
     });
 
-    it('should set properties correctly (generic "mcp" server)', () => {
-      const genericServerName = 'mcp';
-      const tool = new DiscoveredMCPTool(
-        mockCallableToolInstance,
-        genericServerName, // serverName is 'mcp'
-        toolNameForModel,
-        baseDescription,
-        inputSchema,
-        serverToolName,
-      );
-      expect(tool.schema.description).toBe(baseDescription);
-      expect(tool.schema.parameters).toBeUndefined();
-      expect(tool.schema.parametersJsonSchema).toEqual(inputSchema);
-    });
-
     it('should accept and store a custom timeout', () => {
       const customTimeout = 5000;
       const tool = new DiscoveredMCPTool(
         mockCallableToolInstance,
         serverName,
-        toolNameForModel,
+        serverToolName,
         baseDescription,
         inputSchema,
-        serverToolName,
         customTimeout,
       );
       expect(tool.timeout).toBe(customTimeout);
@@ -106,10 +122,9 @@ describe('DiscoveredMCPTool', () => {
       const tool = new DiscoveredMCPTool(
         mockCallableToolInstance,
         serverName,
-        toolNameForModel,
+        serverToolName,
         baseDescription,
         inputSchema,
-        serverToolName,
       );
       const params = { param: 'testValue' };
       const mockToolSuccessResultObject = {
@@ -146,10 +161,9 @@ describe('DiscoveredMCPTool', () => {
       const tool = new DiscoveredMCPTool(
         mockCallableToolInstance,
         serverName,
-        toolNameForModel,
+        serverToolName,
         baseDescription,
         inputSchema,
-        serverToolName,
       );
       const params = { param: 'testValue' };
       const mockMcpToolResponsePartsEmpty: Part[] = [];
@@ -162,10 +176,9 @@ describe('DiscoveredMCPTool', () => {
       const tool = new DiscoveredMCPTool(
         mockCallableToolInstance,
         serverName,
-        toolNameForModel,
+        serverToolName,
         baseDescription,
         inputSchema,
-        serverToolName,
       );
       const params = { param: 'failCase' };
       const expectedError = new Error('MCP call failed');
@@ -182,10 +195,9 @@ describe('DiscoveredMCPTool', () => {
       const tool = new DiscoveredMCPTool(
         mockCallableToolInstance,
         serverName,
-        toolNameForModel,
+        serverToolName,
         baseDescription,
         inputSchema,
-        serverToolName,
         undefined,
         true,
       );
@@ -199,10 +211,9 @@ describe('DiscoveredMCPTool', () => {
       const tool = new DiscoveredMCPTool(
         mockCallableToolInstance,
         serverName,
-        toolNameForModel,
+        serverToolName,
         baseDescription,
         inputSchema,
-        serverToolName,
       );
       expect(
         await tool.shouldConfirmExecute({}, new AbortController().signal),
@@ -215,10 +226,9 @@ describe('DiscoveredMCPTool', () => {
       const tool = new DiscoveredMCPTool(
         mockCallableToolInstance,
         serverName,
-        toolNameForModel,
+        serverToolName,
         baseDescription,
         inputSchema,
-        serverToolName,
       );
       expect(
         await tool.shouldConfirmExecute({}, new AbortController().signal),
@@ -229,10 +239,9 @@ describe('DiscoveredMCPTool', () => {
       const tool = new DiscoveredMCPTool(
         mockCallableToolInstance,
         serverName,
-        toolNameForModel,
+        serverToolName,
         baseDescription,
         inputSchema,
-        serverToolName,
       );
       const confirmation = await tool.shouldConfirmExecute(
         {},
@@ -260,10 +269,9 @@ describe('DiscoveredMCPTool', () => {
       const tool = new DiscoveredMCPTool(
         mockCallableToolInstance,
         serverName,
-        toolNameForModel,
+        serverToolName,
         baseDescription,
         inputSchema,
-        serverToolName,
       );
       const confirmation = await tool.shouldConfirmExecute(
         {},
@@ -291,10 +299,9 @@ describe('DiscoveredMCPTool', () => {
       const tool = new DiscoveredMCPTool(
         mockCallableToolInstance,
         serverName,
-        toolNameForModel,
+        serverToolName,
         baseDescription,
         inputSchema,
-        serverToolName,
       );
       const toolAllowlistKey = `${serverName}.${serverToolName}`;
       const confirmation = await tool.shouldConfirmExecute(

packages/core/src/tools/mcp-tool.ts

@@ -28,15 +28,15 @@ export class DiscoveredMCPTool extends BaseTool<ToolParams, ToolResult> {
   constructor(
     private readonly mcpTool: CallableTool,
     readonly serverName: string,
-    readonly name: string,
-    readonly description: string,
-    readonly parameterSchemaJson: unknown,
     readonly serverToolName: string,
+    description: string,
+    readonly parameterSchemaJson: unknown,
     readonly timeout?: number,
     readonly trust?: boolean,
+    nameOverride?: string,
   ) {
     super(
-      name,
+      nameOverride ?? generateValidName(serverToolName),
       `${serverToolName} (${serverName} MCP Server)`,
       description,
       Icon.Hammer,
@@ -46,6 +46,19 @@ export class DiscoveredMCPTool extends BaseTool<ToolParams, ToolResult> {
     );
   }
 
+  asFullyQualifiedTool(): DiscoveredMCPTool {
+    return new DiscoveredMCPTool(
+      this.mcpTool,
+      this.serverName,
+      this.serverToolName,
+      this.description,
+      this.parameterSchemaJson,
+      this.timeout,
+      this.trust,
+      `${this.serverName}__${this.serverToolName}`,
+    );
+  }
+
   /**
    * Overrides the base schema to use parametersJsonSchema when building
    * FunctionDeclaration
@@ -166,3 +179,17 @@ function getStringifiedResultForDisplay(result: Part[]) {
 
   return '```json\n' + JSON.stringify(processedResults, null, 2) + '\n```';
 }
+
+/** Visible for testing */
+export function generateValidName(name: string) {
+  // Replace invalid characters (based on 400 error message from Gemini API) with underscores
+  let validToolname = name.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9_.-]/g, '_');
+
+  // If longer than 63 characters, replace middle with '___'
+  // (Gemini API says max length 64, but actual limit seems to be 63)
+  if (validToolname.length > 63) {
+    validToolname =
+      validToolname.slice(0, 28) + '___' + validToolname.slice(-32);
+  }
+  return validToolname;
+}

packages/core/src/tools/tool-registry.test.ts

@@ -210,35 +210,31 @@ describe('ToolRegistry', () => {
       const mcpTool1_c = new DiscoveredMCPTool(
         mockCallable,
         server1Name,
-        `${server1Name}__zebra-tool`,
+        'zebra-tool',
         'd1',
         {},
-        'zebra-tool',
       );
       const mcpTool1_a = new DiscoveredMCPTool(
         mockCallable,
         server1Name,
-        `${server1Name}__apple-tool`,
+        'apple-tool',
         'd2',
         {},
-        'apple-tool',
       );
       const mcpTool1_b = new DiscoveredMCPTool(
         mockCallable,
         server1Name,
-        `${server1Name}__banana-tool`,
+        'banana-tool',
         'd3',
         {},
-        'banana-tool',
       );
 
       const mcpTool2 = new DiscoveredMCPTool(
         mockCallable,
         server2Name,
-        'server2Name__tool-on-server2',
+        'tool-on-server2',
         'd4',
         {},
-        'tool-on-server2',
       );
       const nonMcpTool = new MockTool('regular-tool');
 
@@ -253,11 +249,7 @@ describe('ToolRegistry', () => {
 
       // Assert that the array has the correct tools and is sorted by name
       expect(toolsFromServer1).toHaveLength(3);
-      expect(toolNames).toEqual([
+      expect(toolNames).toEqual(['apple-tool', 'banana-tool', 'zebra-tool']);
-        `${server1Name}__apple-tool`,
-        `${server1Name}__banana-tool`,
-        `${server1Name}__zebra-tool`,
-      ]);
 
       // Assert that all returned tools are indeed from the correct server
       for (const tool of toolsFromServer1) {

packages/core/src/tools/tool-registry.ts

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ type ToolParams = Record<string, unknown>;
 export class DiscoveredTool extends BaseTool<ToolParams, ToolResult> {
   constructor(
     private readonly config: Config,
-    readonly name: string,
+    name: string,
     readonly description: string,
     readonly parameterSchema: Record<string, unknown>,
   ) {
@@ -138,10 +138,14 @@ export class ToolRegistry {
    */
   registerTool(tool: Tool): void {
     if (this.tools.has(tool.name)) {
-      // Decide on behavior: throw error, log warning, or allow overwrite
+      if (tool instanceof DiscoveredMCPTool) {
-      console.warn(
+        tool = tool.asFullyQualifiedTool();
-        `Tool with name "${tool.name}" is already registered. Overwriting.`,
+      } else {
-      );
+        // Decide on behavior: throw error, log warning, or allow overwrite
+        console.warn(
+          `Tool with name "${tool.name}" is already registered. Overwriting.`,
+        );
+      }
     }
     this.tools.set(tool.name, tool);
   }