arcade-mcp/examples/evals/eval_stdio_mcp_server.py
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Adding MCP Servers supports to Arcade Evals (#689)
# MCP Server Tool Evaluation Support

## Overview
Add support for evaluating tools from remote MCP servers without
requiring Python callables. Enables direct evaluation of any
MCP-compatible tool server.

## What's New

### Core Features
- **`MCPToolRegistry`**: Evaluate tools from a single MCP server
- **`CompositeMCPRegistry`**: Evaluate tools from multiple MCP servers
simultaneously
- **Automatic loaders**: `load_from_stdio()` and `load_from_http()` to
fetch tools from running servers
- **Automatic namespacing**: Tools prefixed with server name (e.g.,
`server_tool_name`)
- **Smart name resolution**: Use short names if unique, full names if
ambiguous
- **OpenAI strict mode**: Automatic schema conversion prevents parameter
hallucinations

### Usage

**Automatic Loading:**
```python
from arcade_evals import load_from_stdio, MCPToolRegistry

# Load tools automatically from MCP server
tools = load_from_stdio(["npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"])
registry = MCPToolRegistry(tools)
```

**Single MCP Server:**
```python
from arcade_evals import MCPToolRegistry, ExpectedToolCall

registry = MCPToolRegistry(mcp_tools)
suite = EvalSuite(catalog=registry)

suite.add_case(
    expected_tool_calls=[
        ExpectedToolCall(tool_name="tool_name", args={...})
    ]
)
```

**Multiple MCP Servers:**
```python
from arcade_evals import CompositeMCPRegistry, load_from_stdio

# Load from multiple servers
github_tools = load_from_stdio(["npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"])
slack_tools = load_from_stdio(["npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-slack"])

composite = CompositeMCPRegistry(
    tool_lists={
        "github": github_tools,
        "slack": slack_tools,
    }
)

suite = EvalSuite(catalog=composite)

suite.add_case(
    expected_tool_calls=[
        ExpectedToolCall(tool_name="github_list_issues", args={...})
    ]
)
```

## Implementation

### Files Changed
- **`libs/arcade-evals/arcade_evals/registry.py`** (NEW): Registry
abstractions and implementations
- **`libs/arcade-evals/arcade_evals/loaders.py`** (NEW): Automatic tool
loading from MCP servers
- **`libs/arcade-evals/arcade_evals/eval.py`** (MODIFIED): Enhanced
`ExpectedToolCall` and evaluation logic
- **`libs/arcade-evals/arcade_evals/__init__.py`** (MODIFIED): Exported
new registries and loaders

### Key Technical Details
- Added `BaseToolRegistry` interface for abstraction
- `MCPToolRegistry` handles single server tools
- `CompositeMCPRegistry` manages multiple servers with collision
detection
- `load_from_stdio()` and `load_from_http()` for automatic tool
discovery
- Fixed name normalization bug: MCP tools use underscores (not dots)
- Optimized tool copying: 2.5x faster via shallow copy

## Testing
-  41 tests passing (25 new tests added)
-  `test_eval_mcp_registry.py`: MCPToolRegistry functionality
-  `test_eval_composite_mcp.py`: CompositeMCPRegistry with multiple
servers
-  Verified backward compatibility with Python tools

## Backward Compatibility
 **100% backward compatible** - No breaking changes


## Breaking Changes
**None**


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> [!NOTE]
> Adds end-to-end eval UX: examples, a robust CLI runner, and rich
outputs.
> 
> - **New examples**: `eval_arcade_gateway.py`,
`eval_stdio_mcp_server.py`, `eval_http_mcp_server.py`,
`eval_comprehensive_comparison.py` with timeouts, error handling, and
track-based comparisons; detailed `README.md`
> - **CLI runner**: `arcade_cli/evals_runner.py` to execute
evals/capture in parallel with progress, error isolation, failed-only
filtering, context inclusion, and multi-provider/model support
> - **Output formatters**: `arcade_cli/formatters/` (txt, md, html,
json) for evals and capture; comparative and multi-model HTML with tabs
and context rendering
> - **Display refactor**: `display.py` now supports writing multiple
formats, failed-only disclaimers, include-context, and improved console
summaries
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Co-authored-by: Francisco Liberal <francisco@arcade.dev>
Co-authored-by: Mateo Torres <torresmateo@gmail.com>
2026-01-07 20:26:23 -03:00

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"""Local stdio MCP server evaluation.
This example demonstrates loading and evaluating tools from a local MCP server
running as a subprocess via stdio (standard input/output).
Run:
arcade evals examples/evals/eval_stdio_mcp_server.py \\
-p openai:gpt-4o \\
-k openai:YOUR_KEY \\
-o results.html -d
"""
import asyncio
import os
from arcade_evals import (
BinaryCritic,
EvalRubric,
EvalSuite,
ExpectedMCPToolCall,
tool_eval,
)
# =============================================================================
# CONFIGURATION
# =============================================================================
# Path to the simple echo server
EXAMPLES_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))
SIMPLE_SERVER_PATH = os.path.join(EXAMPLES_DIR, "mcp_servers", "simple")
# Stdio server command
SIMPLE_SERVER_COMMAND = [
"uv",
"run",
"--directory",
SIMPLE_SERVER_PATH,
"simple",
]
default_rubric = EvalRubric(
fail_threshold=0.7,
warn_threshold=0.9,
)
# =============================================================================
# EVAL SUITE
# =============================================================================
@tool_eval()
async def eval_stdio_simple_server() -> EvalSuite:
"""Evaluate simple echo server via stdio."""
suite = EvalSuite(
name="Stdio MCP Server - Simple Echo",
system_message="You are a helpful assistant that can echo messages.",
rubric=default_rubric,
)
print("\n Loading stdio MCP server (simple)...")
try:
await asyncio.wait_for(
suite.add_mcp_stdio_server(
command=SIMPLE_SERVER_COMMAND,
env={"PYTHONUNBUFFERED": "1"},
),
timeout=15.0,
)
print(" ✓ Simple MCP server (stdio)")
except asyncio.TimeoutError:
print(" ✗ Simple MCP server (stdio) - timeout")
return suite
except Exception as e:
print(f" ✗ Simple MCP server (stdio) - {type(e).__name__}: {e}")
return suite
# Test Case 1: Simple echo
suite.add_case(
name="Echo - Hello",
user_message="Echo the word 'Hello'",
expected_tool_calls=[
ExpectedMCPToolCall(
tool_name="echo",
args={"message": "Hello"},
)
],
critics=[
BinaryCritic(critic_field="message", weight=1.0),
],
)
# Test Case 2: Echo with punctuation
suite.add_case(
name="Echo - Hello, World!",
user_message="Echo this: Hello, World!",
expected_tool_calls=[
ExpectedMCPToolCall(
tool_name="echo",
args={"message": "Hello, World!"},
)
],
critics=[
BinaryCritic(critic_field="message", weight=1.0),
],
)
# Test Case 3: Echo longer phrase
suite.add_case(
name="Echo - Longer phrase",
user_message="Please echo: The quick brown fox",
expected_tool_calls=[
ExpectedMCPToolCall(
tool_name="echo",
args={"message": "The quick brown fox"},
)
],
critics=[
BinaryCritic(critic_field="message", weight=1.0),
],
)
return suite