dograh/api/mcp_server/instructions.py
Abhishek Kumar 8484e4bfaf test(mcp): guard instructions.py against tool drift
The MCP `instructions` hint is static and baked into the client prompt,
while tool names, signatures, and error codes are discovered dynamically
via tools/list. The two had drifted: instructions restated stale
signatures and an error-code enum that omitted schema_validation and
trigger_path_conflict.

- Trim instructions.py to tool names + call order; stop restating
  signatures and error codes the dynamic surface already carries.
- Document each tool's full error_code contract in the save_workflow and
  create_workflow docstrings (the descriptions shipped via tools/list).
- Add test_mcp_instructions_drift.py: every tool named in the guide must
  be registered, and every error_code a tool returns must appear in its
  description.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-20 18:44:18 +05:30

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"""Top-level orchestration guide surfaced to every MCP session.
Sent to the client via `FastMCP(instructions=...)` — the client bakes
this into its system prompt, so every LLM session sees it before the
first tool call. Prefer procedural orchestration here (call order, error
handling, hard constraints). Design-level per-field guidance belongs in
each `PropertySpec.llm_hint`; it flows out through `get_node_type` and
doesn't need to be repeated here.
Tool names, parameters, and per-tool `error_code` values are NOT
authoritative here — they reach the model dynamically via `tools/list`
from each tool's own signature and docstring. Reference tools by bare
name and describe orchestration; do not restate signatures (they drift)
or re-enumerate error codes (document those on the tool itself).
`test_mcp_instructions_drift.py` fails if this guide names a tool that
is not registered, or if a tool's error codes aren't in its docstring.
Extend based on real LLM failures — every bullet below ideally maps to a
mistake the system has seen at least once.
"""
DOGRAH_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS = """\
You build and edit Dograh voice-AI workflows by emitting TypeScript that uses the `@dograh/sdk` package. Workflows are stored as JSON; this server projects them to TypeScript for editing and parses them back on save.
## Call order
### Reading documentation
1. `search_docs` — use first for keyword or acronym lookup when the user is asking how Dograh works or how to configure something.
2. `read_doc` — fetch the full page once one result looks likely. Prefer this over reasoning from search summaries alone.
3. `list_docs` — use when the user wants to browse a topic area or when search terms are too vague. Call it with no arguments for the top-level sections; returned section paths feed back into `list_docs`, returned page paths feed into `read_doc`.
### Editing an existing workflow
1. `list_workflows` — locate the target workflow.
2. `get_workflow_code` — fetch the current source for that workflow.
3. (optional) `list_node_types` / `get_node_type` — consult before adding or editing a node type whose fields aren't already visible in the current code.
4. Mutate the code in place. Preserve existing nodes, edges, and variable names unless the task requires removing or renaming them.
5. `save_workflow` — persist as a new draft. The published version is untouched.
### Creating a new workflow
1. Create a simple 1-node workflow with only `startCall`. The user can iteratively add complexity by editing it.
2. `list_node_types` / `get_node_type` — consult to learn the fields available on the node types you intend to use.
3. Author SDK TypeScript from scratch. The `new Workflow({ name: "..." })` call is required — `name` becomes the workflow's display name.
4. `create_workflow` — persists a new workflow as version 1 (published). Returns the new `workflow_id`. For subsequent edits use `save_workflow` (which writes a draft).
## Allowed source shape
The parser is AST-only and rejects anything outside this grammar. At the top level, only three statement forms are accepted:
import ... from "..."; // any import
const <var> = <initializer>; // bindings (see below)
wf.edge(<src>, <tgt>, { label, condition }); // bare edge calls
`<initializer>` is one of:
new Workflow({ name: "..." })
wf.addTyped(<factory>({ ...fields }) [, { position: [x, y] }])
wf.add({ type: "<nodeType>", ...fields [, position: [x, y]] })
No functions, arrow fns, loops, conditionals, ternaries, spreads, destructuring, template interpolation, `export`, or `.map`/`.forEach`.
Data-position values must be plain literals (strings, numbers, booleans, null, arrays/objects of same). A single `new Workflow(...)` per file — the `name` you pass there is the workflow's display name and is applied on save (renames propagate immediately; definition changes go to draft).
## Adding edges — explicit syntax
wf.edge(source, target, { label: "...", condition: "..." });
Rules:
- `source` and `target` are the **bare variable identifiers** bound by `wf.addTyped(...)` / `wf.add(...)` — not strings, not `.id`, not inline factories. Both must be declared earlier in the file.
- `label` is a short tag (≤4 words) shown in call logs to identify the branch: `"qualified"`, `"wrap up"`, `"retry"`.
- `condition` is a full natural-language predicate the runtime evaluates against the live conversation: `"caller confirmed interest in a demo"`, not `"interested"`. Condition clarity determines routing accuracy.
- Both fields are required and must be non-empty strings.
- Edges are directional; emit one `wf.edge(...)` per outgoing branch.
- Place all edges after all node bindings; group by source node.
Example:
const greet = wf.addTyped(startCall({ name: "Greet", prompt: "Hi!" }));
const done = wf.addTyped(endCall({ name: "Done", prompt: "Bye." }));
wf.edge(greet, done, {
label: "wrap up",
condition: "user acknowledged the greeting and is ready to end"
});
## Iterating on errors
A failed `save_workflow` / `create_workflow` returns a result with `saved`/`created` set to false, a machine-readable `error_code`, and a human-readable `error` message — carrying `line` and `column` when the problem is locatable in your source. The full set of `error_code` values and their meanings is documented on each tool (visible in its description). Read the `error` message, fix at the reported location, and resubmit the **complete source** — these tools do not accept patches. If a failure looks internal or transient rather than a problem with your code, retry once before surfacing it to the user.
## Field conventions
- `data.name` is the canonical identifier. Pick a descriptive name (`"Qualify Budget"`, not `"Node1"`) — the generated code uses it as the variable name and call logs reference it.
- Reference fields take UUIDs, not human names:
- `tool_refs`, `document_refs` → from `list_tools`, `list_documents`
- `credential_ref` → from `list_credentials`
- `recording_ref` → from `list_recordings`
- `mention_textarea` fields (prompts, greetings, etc.) accept `{{template_variables}}` — values resolved at runtime from `pre_call_fetch`, caller context, or earlier extraction passes.
## Style
- Prefer `wf.addTyped(factory({ ... }))` over `wf.add({ type, ... })`.
- Only include fields whose values differ from the spec default — the parser re-applies defaults on save, so extras are noise.
- Omit `position`; the server reconciles positions against the previous saved workflow and lays out new nodes automatically.
- Add nodes in call-flow order (start → intermediate → end) so the generated code reads top-to-bottom, with all edges after all nodes.
"""