## Summary
- Return an explicit `[DEBUG] stacktrace: unavailable ...` note when the
stacktrace debug flag is enabled but the tool error payload has no
stacktrace.
- Preserve existing behavior for real stacktraces and for developer
messages, including not leaking developer details unless the
developer-message flag is enabled.
- Clarify the toolkit-author docs around when stacktraces exist, such as
unhandled exceptions or chained `raise ... from exc` errors.
## Test plan
- `pre-commit run --files CLAUDE.md
libs/arcade-mcp-server/arcade_mcp_server/_debug_exposure.py
libs/tests/arcade_mcp_server/test_debug_exposure.py
libs/tests/arcade_mcp_server/test_debug_exposure_integration.py`
- `uv run --with pytest --with pytest-asyncio --with pytest-cov pytest
libs/tests/arcade_mcp_server/test_debug_exposure.py
libs/tests/arcade_mcp_server/test_debug_exposure_integration.py -v`
- `ruff format --check
libs/arcade-mcp-server/arcade_mcp_server/_debug_exposure.py
libs/tests/arcade_mcp_server/test_debug_exposure.py
libs/tests/arcade_mcp_server/test_debug_exposure_integration.py`
- `ruff check
libs/arcade-mcp-server/arcade_mcp_server/_debug_exposure.py
libs/tests/arcade_mcp_server/test_debug_exposure.py
libs/tests/arcade_mcp_server/test_debug_exposure_integration.py`
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---
> [!NOTE]
> **Low Risk**
> Low risk: changes are limited to debug-only error-message augmentation
when an explicit env flag is enabled; default runtime behavior is
unchanged. Main risk is only in local debugging scenarios where the new
note could affect log parsing or expected error text.
>
> **Overview**
> When `ARCADE_DEBUG_EXPOSE_STACKTRACE_IN_TOOL_ERROR_RESPONSES` is
enabled, tool error messages now **always include a stacktrace debug
section**: either the actual stacktrace (when present) or an explicit
`[DEBUG] stacktrace: unavailable ...` note when the tool error payload
had no stacktrace.
>
> Adds/updates unit + integration coverage for the missing-stacktrace
case and adjusts expectations around “flag enabled but no content.”
Updates toolkit-author docs to clarify when stacktraces exist, and bumps
`arcade-mcp-server` patch version to `1.21.2`.
>
> <sup>Reviewed by [Cursor Bugbot](https://cursor.com/bugbot) for commit
7d85196a30d8d29be98ffb252a13ef2a78057742. Bugbot is set up for automated
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