feat: expose the AI agent's tools over a local MCP server - #893
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MCP clients the user runs themselves (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor...) can now drive every tool the in-app agent has, against the project open in the editor, signed in with their own accounts. OpenScreen never sees those credentials, which is the supported way to use a Claude or ChatGPT subscription here. - electron/mcp/: Streamable HTTP server on 127.0.0.1 with a bearer token (safeStorage) and a Host/Origin check against DNS rebinding. Off by default; started from main.ts only, never by the headless CLI. - Same tool surface as the agent: TOOL_ARG_SCHEMAS, TOOL_DESCRIPTIONS and the system prompt are shared, and every call runs through runDocumentTool, now extracted from documentTool so both agents execute identically. The "Project edits" switch applies unchanged. - Each call reads the live document from the editor window and applies the result through applyAgentDocumentIfCurrent, so edits are saved, are one undo step, and never overwrite a change made mid-call (revision + project id). - Settings -> AI -> MCP server: toggle, port, token, and copyable `claude mcp add` / `codex mcp add` commands. Strings in all 15 locales. Verified live against the built app: Claude Code and Codex each listed the 25 tools and read the open project; an MCP addTrim landed in the editor, was saved to disk, and Ctrl+Z reverted it. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…dialog The command and token boxes were `white-space: nowrap`, so the field grid's `1fr` column grew to the longest command: the AI settings dialog gained a horizontal scrollbar, the copy buttons moved out of view and the Codex hint was clipped. They now wrap inside the column. Ligatures and contextual alternates are off in those boxes too: Geist Mono drew " --header" without its leading space, so the command on screen did not read like the one that gets copied. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Included review availability: This review used your included allowance. Your plan provides up to 8 included reviews per hour; 6 remain after this review. 📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe change adds a local MCP server that exposes AI-edition tools to MCP clients. Tool calls use the live editor document and its revision. The application adds server settings, encrypted token storage, native bridge actions, client setup commands, and documentation. ChangesLocal MCP server
Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes Change: Feature Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant MCPClient
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MCPClient->>MCPHttpServer: Call a registered tool
MCPHttpServer->>EditorDocumentHost: Request a document snapshot
EditorDocumentHost->>EditorRenderer: Send snapshot request
EditorRenderer-->>EditorDocumentHost: Return document and revision
EditorDocumentHost-->>MCPHttpServer: Return snapshot
MCPHttpServer->>MCPHttpServer: Run shared document tool
MCPHttpServer->>EditorDocumentHost: Apply changed document at snapshot revision
EditorDocumentHost->>EditorRenderer: Send apply request
EditorRenderer-->>EditorDocumentHost: Return apply result
EditorDocumentHost-->>MCPHttpServer: Return apply result
MCPHttpServer-->>MCPClient: Return tool result
Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to Enabling the local server does not enable project edits. Clients can edit only after Project edits is separately enabled; no outstanding issue prevents merging after normal checks. Security Architecture ReviewSecurity architecture risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The server is off by default, requires a token, and requires separate permission for edits. Two timing cases still need attention: an edit already underway may finish after permission is withdrawn, and closing and reopening the same project may allow an older edit to pass the change check. Retained concerns
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Review comments at @electron/ipc/nativeBridge.ts:
- Around line 586-590: Validate the renderer-supplied port and enabled value in
the mcp.setPort handler before calling aiEditionService.mcpSetPort; reject
invalid types as INVALID_REQUEST rather than allowing them to reach settings
storage and become INTERNAL_ERROR responses.
Review comments at @electron/mcp/editor-document-host.ts:
- Around line 90-94: Update EditorDocumentHost.snapshot() to validate the
returned object’s revision before casting it as AiEditionMcpHostSnapshot. Return
null unless revision is a finite number, ensuring malformed snapshots cannot
proceed with an undefined or invalid expectedRevision.
Review comments at @technical-documentation/architecture/mcp-server.md:
- Line 60: Add a persisted MCP-specific edit permission to McpSettingsStore,
expose it in McpServerSettings, default it to off, and pass it to the MCP server
so mutating tools remain disabled unless explicitly enabled, independent of
provider-level allowAgentEdits. Update the documentation at
technical-documentation/architecture/mcp-server.md, line 60, and
website/docs/ai-editing.md, line 70, to describe this control; change both
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| - **Only what the agent can do.** The server exposes the agent's timeline tools. Recording, export, import and project management are not tools, for MCP or for the in-app agent. | ||
| - **An open editor is required.** With no editor window, or no project loaded, every tool answers "No project is open". | ||
| - **The edits switch lives in the provider form.** `allowAgentEdits` is part of `LlmConfig`, so a user with no provider configured cannot turn edits off for MCP clients; it defaults to allowed. |
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printf '%s\n' '--- settings store and UI symbols ---'
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Security Misconfiguration
Reachability: External
Exploitability: Moderate
CWE: CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Make MCP writes independently opt-in.
McpSettingsStore and McpServerSettings expose no MCP-specific edit permission. The IPC binding treats an absent provider-level allowAgentEdits value as enabled, and MCP passes that value to the shared executor before applying returned documents. Therefore, enabling MCP and presenting its bearer token allows mutating tools even when no provider is configured.
Add a persisted MCP edit permission that defaults to off, expose it in McpServerSettings, and pass it to the server. Update both documentation pages to describe the new control. Loopback binding and bearer-token checks restrict access, but they do not provide a read-only default.
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Add a persisted MCP-specific edit permission to McpSettingsStore, expose it in
McpServerSettings, default it to off, and pass it to the MCP server so mutating
tools remain disabled unless explicitly enabled, independent of provider-level
allowAgentEdits. Update the documentation at
technical-documentation/architecture/mcp-server.md, line 60, and
website/docs/ai-editing.md, line 70, to describe this control; change both
sites.
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Addresses the CodeRabbit review on getopenscreen#893. - MCP clients get their own "Project edits" switch (`allowEdits` in mcp-server.json), off by default and independent of the in-app agent's `allowAgentEdits`. Turning the server on now grants read access only. Before, a user with no provider configured had edits enabled by default with no way to turn them off. Shown in the MCP server settings, in all 15 locales, and documented in mcp-server.md and ai-editing.md. - The native bridge rejects a non-boolean `enabled` / `allowEdits` and an out-of-range or non-integer port as INVALID_REQUEST, instead of letting them fail later as INTERNAL_ERROR. - EditorDocumentHost.snapshot() returns null unless the editor's reply carries a finite numeric revision. A missing one would have reached applyAgentDocumentIfCurrent as undefined and skipped the stale-edit check. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Adds a local MCP server that exposes the AI agent's editing tools to MCP clients the user runs themselves, such as Claude Code, Codex or Cursor. The client uses its own model and its own sign-in; OpenScreen never sees, stores or relays those credentials. It is off by default and turned on in Settings → AI → MCP server.
This is the supported route for people who want to use a Claude or ChatGPT subscription with OpenScreen. Anthropic's terms forbid third-party apps offering Claude.ai login or routing requests through a user's plan credentials, and the ChatGPT sign-in path is the one removed in 1.8.0. Here the user's own first-party client connects to OpenScreen instead.
Same tools as the in-app agent. The server registers
TOOL_ARG_SCHEMAS,TOOL_DESCRIPTIONSandbuildSystemPrompt(sent as the server instructions), all exported fromdeep-agent/service.ts. Every call runs throughrunDocumentTool, which is now extracted fromdocumentTool, so both agents execute tools the same way. A tool added to the agent appears over MCP automatically, and a test pins the listed tools toOPENSCREEN_TOOL_NAMES.Writes are a separate opt-in. MCP clients have their own "Project edits" switch, off by default and independent of the in-app agent's setting. Enabling the server grants read access only: every mutating tool is refused, through the same executor gate the in-app agent uses, until the user also turns that switch on.
Live document, safe writes. The editor window owns the open project, so each call:
applyAgentDocumentIfCurrent, the same revision-guarded apply an in-app chat turn uses.As a result:
Security.
127.0.0.1only.safeStorage, and read only once the server is enabled) is compared in constant time.HostandOriginchecks block web pages from reaching the server through DNS rebinding.INVALID_REQUEST.main.tsstarts the server: the headless CLI sharesregisterIpcHandlersbut never binds the port, and a bench run doesn't start it either.Settings UI. The new MCP server section has an on/off toggle, its own Project edits toggle, the port, the token (show, copy, regenerate), and ready-to-copy
claude mcp addandcodex mcp addcommands. Its strings are translated in all 15 locales.New dependency:
@modelcontextprotocol/sdk^1.31.0, which supports this repo's zod v4.Docs:
technical-documentation/architecture/mcp-server.md(new, linked from the README index);llm-providers.md;website/docs/ai-editing.md(English only; the translations will show as behind in the website i18n check, which is a warning).Related issue
None. There is no existing issue for this.
Type of change
Release impact
Desktop impact
This is main process and renderer code only, with no native changes. It was exercised on Linux only (see Testing).
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A screenshot of the new MCP server section in AI settings is attached below.
Testing
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npm run test: 284 files, 3778 passed, 1 skipped.electron/mcp/openscreen-mcp-server.test.ts: the SDK's own client against the server over real HTTP. It checks the tool list against the agent's, the schemas and annotations, reads, writes, consent refusal, conflicts, no open project, and 401/403/404 guards.electron/mcp/mcp-controller.test.ts: settings store, start/stop, a port already in use, and token rotation locking out the old token.electron/mcp/editor-document-host.test.ts: IPC request/response, a reply from another window ignored, editor destroyed, timeouts.src/lib/ai-edition/store/mcpDocumentHost.test.ts: renderer apply, undo, stale revision, project-id guard.electron/ipc/nativeBridge.mcp.test.ts: renderer input validation for the MCP settings actions.src/components/ai-edition/McpServerSettings.test.tsx.npx tsc --noEmitandnpx tsc -p tsconfig.test.json --noEmitare clean.npm run lint: no new diagnostics (27 existing warnings, unchanged).npm run i18n:checkandnpm run docs:checkpass.electron/ai-edition/deep-agent) pass unchanged after therunDocumentTool/TOOL_ARG_SCHEMASextraction.Live, against the running app (dev build, then an installed
.debbuilt from this branch on Ubuntu 22.04 / Zorin 17)claude -p --mcp-config, own subscription) listed all 25 tools and read the open project correctly.codex execwith the server passed as-c mcp_servers…, own ChatGPT plan) calledgetCurrentDocumentand read the open project.addTrimsent over MCP landed in the editor and was saved to the project file; Ctrl+Z in the editor reverted both.Not tested: Windows and macOS (there is no platform-specific code, but it has not been run there), and the Playwright e2e specs that launch Electron (Playwright's Electron loader crashes on the test machine).
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