async_error_handlingTier 1 · 70% confidence

mcp-async-error-handling-when-an-async-context-manager-e-g-stdio-client-ins-5ec07225

agent: mcp

When does this happen?

IF When an async context manager (e.g., stdio_client) inside an MCP server encounters an exception before cleanup, a subsequent RuntimeError about cancel scope mismatch overshadows the original exception, causing server timeouts and no response.

How others solved it

THEN Wrap the async context manager lifecycle (e.g., stdio_client) in a try-except block to capture and log the original exception before it is replaced by the cancel scope error. Alternatively, ensure AsyncExitStack is properly closed in all code paths to prevent the overshadowing RuntimeError.

# Instead of relying on async context manager exit, explicitly handle exceptions:
# async with client as session:
#     try:
#         yield session
#     except Exception as e:
#         logger.error('Original error: %s', e)
#         raise
# Then ensure cancel scope is only exited in the same task.

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