[Bug]: MCP stdio server always runs with cwd=homedir() and returns home as roots; workspace context is dropped, breaking per-project tools like codegraph

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Issue 内容(MiniMax-AI/minimax-code · [Bug]: MCP stdio server 始终以 home 目录作为 cwd/roots,跨 workspace 不可用)

仓库: MiniMax-AI/minimax-code
模板: 01-bug-report.yml (Bug report / 问题反馈)
Issue area: MCP / OAuth / integration
Version: v3.0.43
Platform: Windows
OS version: Windows 11 23H2
Upload ID: cannot upload (no crash, behavior bug)

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Title

[Bug]: MCP stdio server always runs with cwd=homedir() and returns home as roots; workspace context is dropped, breaking per-project tools like codegraph

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What happened?

When the daemon starts an MCP server with transport.type === "stdio" and that server relies on the current working directory or the MCP roots/list request to discover the active workspace (e.g. the CodeGraph MCP server, which walks up from process.cwd() looking for .codegraph/), the server always sees the user's home directory instead of the agent's current workspace.

Symptom with the CodeGraph MCP server (configured in ~/.mavis/mcp/mcp.json):

> mavis mcp call codegraph codegraph_search '{"query":"Desktop"}'
No CodeGraph project is loaded for this session.
Searched for a .codegraph/ directory starting from: C:\Users\14378

The user has a valid .codegraph/ index at C:\Users\14378\Documents\Code\Claude\Windows-MCP\.codegraph\, but the server only ever walks up from $HOME, so it never finds it. Switching to a different workspace does not change behavior — every workspace reports the same "starting from home" message.

Workaround: passing projectPath explicitly in the tool args works (e.g. {"query":"Desktop","projectPath":"C:/Users/.../Windows-MCP"}), which confirms the server itself is healthy; the daemon is what is dropping the workspace context.

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Root cause (from inspecting daemon.js)

The daemon bundles createStdioTransport and a hard-coded ListRootsRequestSchema handler that both ignore the calling session entirely:

// packages/daemon/src/mcp/runtime/transport/stdio.ts  (in daemon.js ~line 493289)
function createStdioTransport(config, options) {
  return new StdioClientTransport({
    command: config.command,
    args: config.args,
    env: buildProcessEnv(config.env, options?.env),
    cwd: homedir(),                  // ← always homedir, ignores session
    stderr: "pipe"
  });
}

// packages/daemon/src/mcp/runtime/connection-pool.ts  (in daemon.js ~line 493515)
client.setRequestHandler(ListRootsRequestSchema, async () => ({
  roots: [{ uri: pathToFileURL(homedir()).href, name: "home" }]   // ← always home
}));

Two related issues:

1. The stdio transport spawns the child with cwd = homedir() regardless of which session/agent triggered the call.
2. When the server requests roots/list (the spec-blessed way to learn the workspace), the handler always returns the home directory.

McpConnectionPool.callTool(serverName, toolName, args, overrides, options) accepts an options object, but only options.timeout is read — there is no plumbing for workspace context from session → transport.

Additionally, McpConnectionPool.connections = new Map<serverName, connection>() caches one connection per server name globally, so even if transport were fixed naively, two sessions in different workspaces would share the same child process. CodeGraph supports per-call projectPath to multiplex, but other servers may not.

The session layer already has the data — session.workspaceDir is plumbed everywhere (e.g. agentProcessManager.ensureAgentProcess(ctx, agentName, workspaceDir), spawnSessionProcess(..., { cwd: workspaceDir }), ~235 hits in daemon.js), it just doesn't reach MCP.

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Steps to reproduce

1. Install the CodeGraph MCP server (or any stdio MCP server that resolves a project root from cwd/roots) and index a project with codegraph init so .codegraph/ exists in the project root.
2. Start an agent session in MiniMax Code with that project as the workspace.
3. From the agent, call any codegraph tool (e.g. codegraph_search) without passing projectPath.
4. Observe the server reports "No CodeGraph project is loaded … starting from: C:\Users<you>".
5. Switch to a different project workspace, repeat the call — the error message still says C:\Users\<you>.

Reproduction from CLI:

mavis mcp call codegraph codegraph_search '{"query":"Desktop"}'
# → No CodeGraph project is loaded for this session.
#   Searched for a .codegraph/ directory starting from: C:\Users\14378

echo '{"query":"Desktop","projectPath":"C:/Users/14378/Documents/Code/Claude/Windows-MCP"}' \
  | mavis mcp call codegraph codegraph_search --stdin
# → works (10 results)

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Expected behavior

The MCP stdio server should be able to discover the active workspace via one of:

• process.cwd() reflecting the calling session's workspace, or
• roots/list returning { uri: "file:///path/to/active/workspace", name: "workspace" } for the calling session's workspaceDir.

Switching to a different project workspace should change which .codegraph/ (or equivalent per-project state) the server finds.

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Actual behavior

Both cwd and roots/list always resolve to the user's home directory. Per-project MCP servers are effectively unusable without manual projectPath workarounds. The user has to inject workspace context into every tool call.

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Suggested fix (sketch, not exhaustive)

The minimum changes are in two places, both in daemon.js:

1. createStdioTransport — accept and forward an optional cwd from options (which already exists on createTransport's options), defaulting to homedir() only when nothing else is available.

2. ListRootsRequestSchema handler — pull the active workspace from a session-aware context (e.g. an AsyncLocalStorage populated by callTool from session.workspaceDir); fall back to homedir() if no session is in flight.

3. McpConnectionPool.callTool — extend the options argument to accept { timeout, workspaceDir, sessionId }, pass workspaceDir into the transport factory, and store it on the connection so roots/list can read it without global state.

4. Connection caching — consider keying connections by (serverName, workspaceDir) instead of just serverName, or at minimum guarantee that every call forwards the correct projectPath (CodeGraph already supports this; the daemon should inject it). For servers that don't support per-call project selection, per-workspace child processes are required.

The session layer already has the data (session.workspaceDir) and threads it into agent process spawning — it just stops at the MCP boundary.

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Logs / evidence

From the user's machine:

• mavis mcp get codegraph:

  {
    "command": "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe",
    "args": [
      "C:\\Users\\14378\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\@colbymchenry\\codegraph\\npm-shim.js",
      "serve",
      "--mcp"
    ],
    "env": {},
    "enabled": true,
    "configured": true
  }

• mavis --version → 3.0.43
• CodeGraph server's own daemon log (<project>/.codegraph/daemon.log) shows the server starts fine, just at the wrong root.

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Before submitting

• I have searched existing issues. (Searched: "MCP workspace", "roots/list", "stdio cwd" — no matches in open issues)
• I am using the latest version available to me. (3.0.43)
• I have removed sensitive information from logs/screenshots. (paths and tool names only)