Python: [Generated by SRE Agent] Fix MCP allowed_tools empty list handling#6296
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When allowed_tools is set to an empty list [], the falsy check 'if not self.allowed_tools' incorrectly treats it as unconfigured (same as None), causing all tools to be exposed. Change to an explicit 'is None' check so that an empty list correctly results in no tools being allowed. Co-authored-by: Azure SRE Agent <noreply@microsoft.com>
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Pull request overview
Fixes a security/behavioral bug in the Python MCP tool filtering logic where allowed_tools=[] (explicitly “allow none”) was treated the same as allowed_tools=None (“allow all”), unintentionally exposing all MCP tools.
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- Update MCP tool filtering to treat only
Noneas “unconfigured” (allow all), while[]correctly means “allow none”. - Add a test case ensuring an empty
allowed_toolslist results in zero exposed tools.
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| python/packages/core/agent_framework/_mcp.py | Fixes the allowed_tools check so [] no longer falls into the “allow all tools” path. |
| python/packages/core/tests/core/test_mcp.py | Adds coverage to assert that allowed_tools=[] exposes no tools via functions. |
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Jun 3, 2026
Per Eduard's review on PR #6296: explicitly document that None exposes all tools and [] exposes none, across all four MCPTool / MCPStdioTool / MCPStreamableHTTPTool / MCPWebsocketTool docstrings. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Per Eduard's follow-up on PR #6296: `load_tools=False` is the cleaner idiom when you don't want to expose any tools. Reframe `allowed_tools=[]` in the docstring as a runtime guard / inspection-only path and cross-reference `load_tools`. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Summary
When
allowed_toolsis set to an empty list[], the existing falsy check (if not self.allowed_tools) incorrectly treats it as unconfigured (same asNone), causing all MCP tools to be exposed instead of none.Changes
_mcp.py: Changedif not self.allowed_tools:toif self.allowed_tools is None:so that an empty list correctly results in no tools being available.test_mcp.py: Added test case for empty list[]to the existing parametrizedtest_mcp_tool_allowed_toolstest.Behavior
allowed_toolsvalueNone[]["tool_a"]