# 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**
<!-- CURSOR_SUMMARY -->
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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>
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"""Provider abstractions and message conversion utilities.
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This module contains:
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- ProviderName type for supported LLM providers
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- Message conversion utilities for different provider formats
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Anthropic has different message format requirements than OpenAI:
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- Only "user" and "assistant" roles (system is a separate parameter)
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- tool_use/tool_result content blocks instead of tool_calls/tool role
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"""
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from __future__ import annotations
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import json
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import logging
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from typing import Any, Literal
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logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
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# Supported LLM providers for evaluations
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ProviderName = Literal["openai", "anthropic"]
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def convert_messages_to_anthropic(messages: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
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"""
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Convert OpenAI-format messages to Anthropic format.
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Anthropic only supports "user" and "assistant" roles (system is a separate parameter).
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Key differences handled:
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- "system" -> skipped (handled separately in Anthropic API)
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- "user" -> "user" (pass through)
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- "assistant" -> "assistant" (pass through)
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- "assistant" with "tool_calls" -> "assistant" with tool_use content blocks
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- "tool" -> "user" with tool_result content block
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- "function" (legacy) -> "user" with tool_result content block
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Args:
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messages: List of OpenAI-format messages
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Returns:
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List of Anthropic-format messages
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"""
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anthropic_messages: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
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for msg in messages:
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role = msg.get("role", "")
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if role == "system":
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# Skip system messages - Anthropic API takes system as a separate parameter.
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# In _run_anthropic(), we pass system=case.system_message to client.messages.create().
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# This is the correct approach per Anthropic's API design.
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continue
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elif role == "user":
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# User messages convert directly
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content = msg.get("content", "")
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if content:
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anthropic_messages.append({"role": "user", "content": content})
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elif role == "assistant":
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if "tool_calls" in msg and msg.get("tool_calls"):
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# Convert OpenAI tool_calls to Anthropic tool_use blocks
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# Anthropic supports mixed content: text blocks + tool_use blocks
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content_blocks: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
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# Include text content if present (assistant can say something before using tools)
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text_content = msg.get("content")
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if text_content:
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content_blocks.append({"type": "text", "text": text_content})
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# Add tool_use blocks
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for tool_call in msg.get("tool_calls", []):
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function = tool_call.get("function")
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if not function:
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continue # Skip malformed tool calls
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# Parse arguments JSON
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arguments_str = function.get("arguments", "{}")
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try:
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arguments = json.loads(arguments_str) if arguments_str else {}
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except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
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logger.warning(
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"Failed to parse tool arguments JSON for '%s': %s. Using empty dict.",
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function.get("name", "unknown"),
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e,
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)
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arguments = {}
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content_blocks.append({
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"type": "tool_use",
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"id": tool_call.get("id", ""),
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"name": function.get("name", ""),
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"input": arguments,
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})
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if content_blocks:
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anthropic_messages.append({"role": "assistant", "content": content_blocks})
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else:
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# Regular assistant message (no tool calls)
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content = msg.get("content", "")
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if content:
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anthropic_messages.append({"role": "assistant", "content": content})
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elif role == "tool":
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# Convert OpenAI tool response to Anthropic tool_result block
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tool_result_block = {
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"type": "tool_result",
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"tool_use_id": msg.get("tool_call_id", ""),
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"content": msg.get("content", ""),
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}
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# Batch consecutive tool results into the last user message
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if anthropic_messages and anthropic_messages[-1]["role"] == "user":
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# Add to existing user message's content array
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last_content = anthropic_messages[-1]["content"]
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if isinstance(last_content, list):
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last_content.append(tool_result_block)
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else:
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# Convert string content to array with both blocks
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anthropic_messages[-1]["content"] = [
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{"type": "text", "text": last_content},
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tool_result_block,
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]
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else:
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# Start new user message with tool result
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anthropic_messages.append({"role": "user", "content": [tool_result_block]})
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elif role == "function":
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# Legacy OpenAI function role (deprecated) - same as tool
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tool_result_block = {
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"type": "tool_result",
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"tool_use_id": msg.get("name", ""), # function uses "name" not "tool_call_id"
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"content": msg.get("content", ""),
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}
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# Batch consecutive tool results into the last user message
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if anthropic_messages and anthropic_messages[-1]["role"] == "user":
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# Add to existing user message's content array
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last_content = anthropic_messages[-1]["content"]
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if isinstance(last_content, list):
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last_content.append(tool_result_block)
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else:
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# Convert string content to array with both blocks
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anthropic_messages[-1]["content"] = [
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{"type": "text", "text": last_content},
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tool_result_block,
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]
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else:
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# Start new user message with tool result
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anthropic_messages.append({"role": "user", "content": [tool_result_block]})
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return anthropic_messages
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