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[WIP] STDIO transport: Ensure no extraneous stdout, graceful shutdown, and error handling
STDIO transport: Ensure clean protocol compliance, graceful shutdown, and robust error handling
Jul 3, 2025
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This PR implements comprehensive improvements to the STDIO transport to ensure production-ready MCP protocol compliance and robust error handling.
🎯 Changes Made
✅ Clean Output Separation
process.stderr.write()instead ofconsole.error()✅ Graceful Shutdown Implementation
✅ Enhanced Error Handling
✅ Comprehensive Documentation
STDIO_TRANSPORT.md: Complete documentation of transport behavior and integration guidelines✅ Testing & Validation
test-stdio.ts: Validates protocol compliance and clean stdout outputtest-stdio-errors.ts: Tests error handling and graceful shutdown scenariostest:stdioandtest:stdio:errorscommands🧪 Test Results
The tests confirm:
🔧 Usage
The STDIO transport now provides production-ready behavior:
📋 Integration Benefits
Fixes #6.
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