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feat(mcp): support multi-client admission - #60

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Background

Dao MCP used to treat extra local clients too harshly. This change makes the browser keep up to 32 admitted clients, evict idle clients when possible, and return a clear retryable error when every admitted client is busy.

Changes

  • Add TOO_MANY_CLIENTS as a stable MCP/browser tool error code.
  • Admit up to 32 MCP clients and evict the least recently active idle client when a newer client completes hello.
  • Release leases when an approved idle client is evicted.
  • Keep the transport socket ceiling above the admission limit so hello-time eviction or rejection can complete cleanly.
  • Update MCP docs, feature inventory, and checklist for the multi-client admission behavior.

Testing

Patch adds browser test coverage for least-recently-active idle eviction, approved-client lease release on eviction, and TOO_MANY_CLIENTS rejection when all admitted clients are busy. It also updates the stable error-code unit test.

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  • New Features

    • MCP now supports up to 32 admitted clients.
    • Idle clients are evicted based on recent activity to make room for new connections.
    • Busy clients are preserved; new connections receive TOO_MANY_CLIENTS when no idle client can be evicted.
    • Evicted clients’ tab leases are released automatically.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved MCP connection failure messages and reduced unnecessary unavailability notices.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for client eviction, lease release, and capacity rejection.

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The MCP service now admits 32 authenticated clients, evicts eligible idle clients, and returns TOO_MANY_CLIENTS when all admitted clients are busy. The transport limits, stable errors, documentation, browser tests, stdio failure reporting, and UI test support were updated.

Changes

MCP client capacity

Layer / File(s) Summary
Capacity and error contracts
src/dao/browser/mcp/dao_mcp_transport.*, src/dao/browser/automation/dao_browser_tool_types.*, src/dao/browser/mcp/dao_mcp_foundation_unittest.cc
Defines the 32-client admission limit, derives transport limits from it, and maps kTooManyClients to TOO_MANY_CLIENTS.
Admission and idle eviction
src/dao/browser/mcp/dao_mcp_service.*, src/dao/browser/mcp/dao_mcp_service_browsertest.cc
Tracks activity, evicts eligible idle clients during hello, preserves busy clients, releases leases through eviction, and rejects newcomers when no client is evictable.
Capacity behavior documentation
docs/dao-mcp-server-design.md, docs/feature-checklist.md, docs/features.md, docs/mcp-server.md
Documents 32-client admission, idle eviction, lease release, retryable TOO_MANY_CLIENTS, and the separate LEASE_BUSY condition.

stdio failure reporting

Layer / File(s) Summary
Browser failure handling
src/dao/browser/mcp/helper/dao_mcp_stdio_server.cc
Adjusts logging for browser failures based on pending requests and supplied browser errors. Error messages now use the dao-mcp: prefix.

UI test maintenance

Layer / File(s) Summary
Browser test support updates
src/dao/browser/agent/dao_dream_browsertest.cc, src/dao/browser/ui/dao_ui_sources.gni, src/dao/browser/ui/views/dao_browser_browsertest.cc
Adds test support dependencies, updates clipboard include paths, adjusts namespace boundaries, and includes the mock DNS resolver.

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MCP documentation gives conflicting capacity and lease-error guidance, which can mislead client operators. Update the stale connection-flow section before merge.

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🟡 Minor · 同步更新连接容量和租约错误说明。 · mcp-server.md:156-158

docs/mcp-server.md:156-158
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同步更新连接容量和租约错误说明。

当前说明仍写着 “Only one external connection is admitted.”,但 Dao 最多可接纳 32 个 MCP 客户端;仅当 32 个客户端都处于忙碌状态时,才返回 TOO_MANY_CLIENTS。请更新该段说明,并保留 AGENT_CONTROL_BUSY 用于 Dao Agent 浏览器工具受 MCP 占用目标 tab 的 lease 阻塞;外部客户端无法获取目标 tab 的 lease 时应使用 LEASE_BUSY

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In `@docs/mcp-server.md` around lines 156 - 158, Update the connection-capacity
and lease-error description in the MCP documentation: state that Dao accepts up
to 32 MCP clients and returns TOO_MANY_CLIENTS only when all 32 are busy; retain
AGENT_CONTROL_BUSY for Dao Agent browser tools blocked by an MCP-held target-tab
lease, and specify LEASE_BUSY for external clients unable to acquire that lease.

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In `@docs/mcp-server.md`:
- Around line 156-158: Update the connection-capacity and lease-error
description in the MCP documentation: state that Dao accepts up to 32 MCP
clients and returns TOO_MANY_CLIENTS only when all 32 are busy; retain
AGENT_CONTROL_BUSY for Dao Agent browser tools blocked by an MCP-held target-tab
lease, and specify LEASE_BUSY for external clients unable to acquire that lease.

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moonrailgun force-pushed the moonrailgun/mcp-session-num branch from 5c97772 to 57e6d49 Compare September 18, 2026 20:49
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