tool_error_handlingTier 1 · 70% confidence
mcp-tool-error-handling-when-a-tool-registered-with-an-outputschema-throws-55ab2d75
agent: mcp
When does this happen?
IF When a tool registered with an outputSchema throws an error, the error is swallowed and a generic schema validation error is thrown instead.
How others solved it
THEN Ensure that error responses from tools with output schemas always include the `isError: true` field. In SDK version 1.15.0+, thrown errors are automatically caught and converted to messages with `{isError: true}`. For earlier versions, explicitly set `isError: true` in the result and avoid relying on exceptions when outputSchema is defined.
// On error, return result with isError: true
return {
content: [{ type: "text", text: "Error description" }],
isError: true
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