fix: let single-operation tools skip the action demand

[MeGaurav4]

The middleware demanded an action parameter on every tool, but get_pql_reference is a single-operation tool whose schema omits it, so no valid call form existed. Calls without action now validate against the tool's only action instead.

Fixes makeplane/plane#9836

Verification

• New assertions cover the issue's call forms: {} and {detail} pass, stray args still named
• Full test_argument_validation.py suite green (25 passed), ruff check and format clean

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Single-operation tools can now be called without specifying an action.
  • Calls that include valid declared arguments continue to work, while unsupported arguments are still rejected.
  • Multi-action tools continue to require an action selection.

• Tests

  • Added coverage confirming argument handling for single-operation tools.

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Walkthrough

The validator now accepts calls to single-operation tools without an action parameter. It validates arguments against the sole action and rejects undeclared arguments. Multi-operation tools retain the missing-action error. Tests cover get_pql_reference and update the related action-name assertion.

Changes

Single-operation validation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Action fallback and validation tests plane_mcp/middleware.py, tests/test_argument_validation.py	Single-operation tools use their sole action when action is omitted. Multi-operation tools retain the missing-action behavior. Tests verify valid get_pql_reference calls and rejection of the undeclared bogus argument.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to a46ca

Malformed calls containing falsy undeclared arguments may be accepted, but valid calls and the main single-operation workflow remain unaffected.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 inconclusive)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Linked Issues check	❓ Inconclusive	The supplied PR evidence supports the dispatcher fix for #9836. ValidateActionArguments.rejection now validates a single-operation tool against its only action when action is omitted. The new test…	Provide reviewable evidence for the get_pql_reference response path, such as the relevant implementation and a test that verifies the returned PQL reference for the supported detail values.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly summarizes the main change: single-operation tools can omit the action parameter during validation.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The reported changes are limited to action-argument validation and tests for get_pql_reference. These changes directly address the schema and dispatcher mismatch in #9836. No unrelated change is ide…
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 4 functions across 2 files.

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Explanation

The supplied PR evidence supports the dispatcher fix for #9836. ValidateActionArguments.rejection now validates a single-operation tool against its only action when action is omitted. The new test covers empty arguments, detail, and rejection of bogus. The evidence does not establish that get_pql_reference returns the PQL syntax reference and honors the detail value. Repository inspection was unavailable, so the existing response behavior cannot be verified.

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🟡 Minor · Reject falsy undeclared arguments.

plane_mcp/middleware.py:26
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Reject falsy undeclared arguments.

The value and condition excludes undeclared arguments whose values are False, 0, "", or None. The new single-operation path calls this helper, so rejection("get_pql_reference", {"bogus": False}) returns None instead of rejecting the stray argument. Remove the truthiness check and validate every key except action.

Proposed fix

-    stray = sorted(n for n, value in arguments.items() if n != "action" and value and n not in accepted)
+    stray = sorted(n for n in arguments if n != "action" and n not in accepted)

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In `@plane_mcp/middleware.py` at line 26, Update the stray-argument collection in
the argument validation helper to inspect every key other than “action”,
regardless of its value. Remove the truthiness condition from the expression
using arguments.items() so undeclared False, 0, empty-string, and None values
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In `@plane_mcp/middleware.py`:
- Line 26: Update the stray-argument collection in the argument validation
helper to inspect every key other than “action”, regardless of its value. Remove
the truthiness condition from the expression using arguments.items() so
undeclared False, 0, empty-string, and None values are rejected.

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