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Quoting permission does not authorize the side effect. This alternative suggests “Enable order submission because a quote usually leads to purchase”, whereas the supported approach is “Expose pricing lookup and quote creation but not order submission”. Removing unauthorized side-effect tools reduces the risk of action beyond scope. Tool access must be limited by the actual agent role and host permissions rather than broad defaults or a model’s own promises to avoid misuse.

“Ask the agent to self-limit order creation while retaining a purchase API” is the wrong action for this case. The assistant still has access to an order-submission tool even when its task permits quotations only, so an accidental purchase remains possible. The supported choice is “Expose pricing lookup and quote creation but not order submission”. Removing unauthorized side-effect tools reduces the risk of action beyond scope. Check which tools an agent can really invoke, apply the intended choice constraints, and reject an out-of-scope operation before any side effect.

The business states are distinct. The proposal “Treat a prepared quotation as confirmation of a completed order” conflicts with the required decision. “Expose pricing lookup and quote creation but not order submission” addresses the actual condition. Removing unauthorized side-effect tools reduces the risk of action beyond scope. Tool access must be limited by the actual agent role and host permissions rather than broad defaults or a model’s own promises to avoid misuse.

“Allow the test planner to deploy production code if it promises not to” is the wrong action for this case. The worker still has dangerous unintended capabilities. The supported choice is “Remove write and deployment tools from the test-planning subagent”. Capabilities should be scoped before relying on prompt instructions to restrain tool use. Check which tools an agent can really invoke, apply the intended choice constraints, and reject an out-of-scope operation before any side effect.

Write-capable commands can modify state beyond those paths. The proposal “Limit only file paths while retaining broad deployment permission” conflicts with the required decision. “Remove write and deployment tools from the test-planning subagent” addresses the actual condition. Capabilities should be scoped before relying on prompt instructions to restrain tool use. Tool access must be limited by the actual agent role and host permissions rather than broad defaults or a model’s own promises to avoid misuse.

The task is test planning and should not possess production write tools. This alternative suggests “Ask the model to self-certify every production change before execution”, whereas the supported approach is “Remove write and deployment tools from the test-planning subagent”. Capabilities should be scoped before relying on prompt instructions to restrain tool use. Tool access must be limited by the actual agent role and host permissions rather than broad defaults or a model’s own promises to avoid misuse.

The verifier could substitute a different document. The proposal “Provide a general Internet search tool with no source URL parameter” conflicts with the required decision. “Expose an exact-source verification tool with bounded inputs” addresses the actual condition. A narrowly constrained verification interface supports the role without broad discovery access. Tool access must be limited by the actual agent role and host permissions rather than broad defaults or a model’s own promises to avoid misuse.

The exact cited passage must be checked. This alternative suggests “Ask the worker to invent page numbers after reading the citation title”, whereas the supported approach is “Expose an exact-source verification tool with bounded inputs”. A narrowly constrained verification interface supports the role without broad discovery access. Tool access must be limited by the actual agent role and host permissions rather than broad defaults or a model’s own promises to avoid misuse.

“Grant a full research crawler when only one citation needs inspection” is the wrong action for this case. Bounded source verification is more appropriate and controlled. The supported choice is “Expose an exact-source verification tool with bounded inputs”. A narrowly constrained verification interface supports the role without broad discovery access. Check which tools an agent can really invoke, apply the intended choice constraints, and reject an out-of-scope operation before any side effect.

Other developers cannot receive project configuration from that user. This alternative suggests “Place the team connector only in one developer's home directory”, whereas the supported approach is “Store the shared MCP server definition in project-scoped versioned settings”. A repository-scoped MCP definition allows every developer and CI job to discover the connector consistently, while credentials remain outside version control. MCP server registration and credential custody have separate lifecycles: a shared endpoint definition does not justify committing every developer’s secret.

“Commit each developer's personal access token in the repository” is the wrong action for this case. Shared definitions must not include individual secrets. The supported choice is “Store the shared MCP server definition in project-scoped versioned settings”. A repository-scoped MCP definition allows every developer and CI job to discover the connector consistently, while credentials remain outside version control. Compare project-wide versus personal configuration, preserve least privilege, and keep local token material out of version-controlled shared files.

A versioned project configuration supports repeatable installation. The proposal “Require every teammate to recreate tool settings manually without a project file” conflicts with the required decision. “Store the shared MCP server definition in project-scoped versioned settings” addresses the actual condition. A repository-scoped MCP definition allows every developer and CI job to discover the connector consistently, while credentials remain outside version control. MCP server registration and credential custody have separate lifecycles: a shared endpoint definition does not justify committing every developer’s secret.

That would expose teammates to an experimental tool. This alternative suggests “Commit the unreviewed server to everyone's shared MCP configuration”, whereas the supported approach is “Configure it in user-local settings rather than the shared project”. Personal experiments should not affect teammates automatically. MCP server registration and credential custody have separate lifecycles: a shared endpoint definition does not justify committing every developer’s secret.

“Enable the personal tool as a privileged organization-wide integration” is the wrong action for this case. Local experimentation does not authorize central deployment. The supported choice is “Configure it in user-local settings rather than the shared project”. Personal experiments should not affect teammates automatically. Compare project-wide versus personal configuration, preserve least privilege, and keep local token material out of version-controlled shared files.

Personal secrets do not belong in versioned team configuration. The proposal “Put private experimental credentials into shared project docs” conflicts with the required decision. “Configure it in user-local settings rather than the shared project” addresses the actual condition. Personal experiments should not affect teammates automatically. MCP server registration and credential custody have separate lifecycles: a shared endpoint definition does not justify committing every developer’s secret.

“Hardcode the token in the committed MCP server definition” is the wrong action for this case. Repository history can disclose that credential. The supported choice is “Reference an environment variable and supply the secret from the runtime”. Environment interpolation keeps credentials outside version-controlled configuration. Compare project-wide versus personal configuration, preserve least privilege, and keep local token material out of version-controlled shared files.

Prompts are not a secure credential transport. The proposal “Ask the model to include the token in each natural-language prompt” conflicts with the required decision. “Reference an environment variable and supply the secret from the runtime” addresses the actual condition. Environment interpolation keeps credentials outside version-controlled configuration. MCP server registration and credential custody have separate lifecycles: a shared endpoint definition does not justify committing every developer’s secret.

Obfuscation does not establish protected secret management. This alternative suggests “Commit an encrypted-looking token that is still directly reversible to all teammates”, whereas the supported approach is “Reference an environment variable and supply the secret from the runtime”. Environment interpolation keeps credentials outside version-controlled configuration. MCP server registration and credential custody have separate lifecycles: a shared endpoint definition does not justify committing every developer’s secret.

An advertised resource can supply reusable discovery information. The proposal “Require an agent to search for the same catalog metadata on every call” conflicts with the required decision. “Publish discoverable resources containing catalog and schema information” addresses the actual condition. Resources can present reusable reference content without invoking exploratory tools repeatedly. MCP server registration and credential custody have separate lifecycles: a shared endpoint definition does not justify committing every developer’s secret.

The agent still cannot reliably select a resource. This alternative suggests “Expose an undocumented giant blob with no stable identifiers”, whereas the supported approach is “Publish discoverable resources containing catalog and schema information”. Resources can present reusable reference content without invoking exploratory tools repeatedly. MCP server registration and credential custody have separate lifecycles: a shared endpoint definition does not justify committing every developer’s secret.

“Replace the catalog with guessed object names from model memory” is the wrong action for this case. Discovery should rely on actual published server metadata. The supported choice is “Publish discoverable resources containing catalog and schema information”. Resources can present reusable reference content without invoking exploratory tools repeatedly. Compare project-wide versus personal configuration, preserve least privilege, and keep local token material out of version-controlled shared files.

The planner cannot tell it apart from file search. This alternative suggests “Rename the connector to a generic “search” without describing its semantic features”, whereas the supported approach is “Document the connector's distinct capabilities and output types in its tool descriptions”. Clear benefits and boundaries make the richer integration selectable. MCP server registration and credential custody have separate lifecycles: a shared endpoint definition does not justify committing every developer’s secret.

“Disable built-in file search entirely for every task” is the wrong action for this case. Different retrieval tools may serve distinct source types. The supported choice is “Document the connector's distinct capabilities and output types in its tool descriptions”. Clear benefits and boundaries make the richer integration selectable. Compare project-wide versus personal configuration, preserve least privilege, and keep local token material out of version-controlled shared files.

Descriptions must explain capability and expected result differences. The proposal “Give both tools identical scopes and rely on accidental selection” conflicts with the required decision. “Document the connector's distinct capabilities and output types in its tool descriptions” addresses the actual condition. Clear benefits and boundaries make the richer integration selectable. MCP server registration and credential custody have separate lifecycles: a shared endpoint definition does not justify committing every developer’s secret.

The server rejects the old argument because it no longer matches the declared input contract; repeating it cannot succeed without a compatible schema. Classifying the rejection as a network outage would trigger unnecessary retries and conceal the version mismatch. The client should use the current advertised parameter name or deliberately select a supported older interface version.

Bypassing the schema with free-form text removes type guarantees and still does not make the server accept an undeclared parameter. Tool contracts exist so callers know precisely which fields and types the operation expects. The integrator must reconcile the versioned API definition rather than evade structured validation.

A generic shell execution path may introduce broad capabilities and security risks and does not solve an MCP parameter-compatibility issue. The intended operation already exists; only the caller’s schema mapping is stale. Switching to an unrelated command would destroy provenance and least privilege, potentially causing unauthorized effects.

“Delete the key from the latest commit and assume its exposure ended” is the wrong action for this case. Repository history or existing clones may still contain it. The supported choice is “Revoke the exposed key and replace literal secrets with environment-sourced credentials”. Removing text alone does not invalidate a credential already disclosed to repository readers. Compare project-wide versus personal configuration, preserve least privilege, and keep local token material out of version-controlled shared files.

Changing a reference name does not rotate the credential. The proposal “Keep the compromised key but rename its environment variable” conflicts with the required decision. “Revoke the exposed key and replace literal secrets with environment-sourced credentials” addresses the actual condition. Removing text alone does not invalidate a credential already disclosed to repository readers. MCP server registration and credential custody have separate lifecycles: a shared endpoint definition does not justify committing every developer’s secret.

Attackers may already possess the old key. This alternative suggests “Move the same exposed key into a new secret store without revoking it”, whereas the supported approach is “Revoke the exposed key and replace literal secrets with environment-sourced credentials”. Removing text alone does not invalidate a credential already disclosed to repository readers. MCP server registration and credential custody have separate lifecycles: a shared endpoint definition does not justify committing every developer’s secret.

Privileged operations need enforced authentication and authorization. The proposal “Publish administrative methods to all users and rely on careful prompts” conflicts with the required decision. “Enforce authentication and permissions per operation, with scoped tool exposure” addresses the actual condition. Connecting a server must not imply blanket administrative authorization. MCP server registration and credential custody have separate lifecycles: a shared endpoint definition does not justify committing every developer’s secret.

Read-only access can remain safely scoped. This alternative suggests “Block all reads because some administration methods are dangerous”, whereas the supported approach is “Enforce authentication and permissions per operation, with scoped tool exposure”. Connecting a server must not imply blanket administrative authorization. MCP server registration and credential custody have separate lifecycles: a shared endpoint definition does not justify committing every developer’s secret.

“Use a descriptive tool name as proof a user may perform its action” is the wrong action for this case. Names do not confer authorization. The supported choice is “Enforce authentication and permissions per operation, with scoped tool exposure”. Connecting a server must not imply blanket administrative authorization. Compare project-wide versus personal configuration, preserve least privilege, and keep local token material out of version-controlled shared files.