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@lgallard lgallard commented Sep 1, 2025

Phase 1: Quick Elimination Tests for MCP Server Connectivity

This PR implements the first phase of systematic debugging to fix the Terraform MCP server connectivity issue.

Problem

  • Terraform MCP server: "status": "failed"
  • Context7 MCP server: "status": "connected"
  • ECR repository works with identical configuration
  • Same PAT token used in both repositories

Phase 1 Diagnostics Added

🧹 Cache Clearing

  • Complete NPM cache cleaning (npm cache clean --force)
  • NPX cache directory removal (~/.npm/_npx)
  • Cache log cleanup (~/.npm/_cacache, ~/.npm/_logs)

📊 Environment Snapshot

  • Node.js, NPM, NPX versions
  • Runner OS and system info
  • Disk space and memory status
  • Network connectivity test (npmjs.org)

🔍 MCP Package Testing

  • Terraform MCP server package accessibility
  • Context7 MCP server package accessibility
  • Pre-installation NPX verification

Expected Outcomes

  1. If cache clearing fixes it: MCP server status becomes "connected"
  2. If environment differs: Diagnostic output shows differences vs ECR repo
  3. If packages inaccessible: Network/registry issues identified
  4. If still failing: Proceed to Phase 2 (Canary Swap test)

Next Steps

  • Test workflow on this branch
  • Compare diagnostic output with ECR repository
  • If Phase 1 doesn't solve it, proceed to Phase 2 (content vs environment isolation)

This systematic approach will either solve the issue quickly or provide definitive data for Phase 2.

Phase 1 of systematic MCP connectivity fix:
- Environment snapshot (Node, NPM, disk, memory, network)
- Complete cache clearing (NPM, NPX caches)
- MCP package accessibility tests
- Network connectivity validation

This will help identify if cache corruption or environment differences
are causing the Terraform MCP server to fail while Context7 works.
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lgallard commented Sep 1, 2025

Closing this diagnostic PR as it's superseded by the successful fix in PR #232. The cache clearing and diagnostics were helpful for debugging, but the root cause was identified as tool permission mismatches with the HashiCorp Terraform MCP server.

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