refactor(mcp): drop result projection and duplicate tool-call paths

e2e/mcp-late-dispatch.test.ts

@@ -55,6 +55,17 @@ function linearClient(opts: {
       },
     ],
     call: opts.call ?? (async () => "ISSUE-1"),
+    async callResult(toolName, args, signal) {
+      const text = await (opts.call ?? (async () => "ISSUE-1"))(
+        toolName,
+        args,
+        signal,
+      );
+      return {
+        blocks: [{ type: "text", text }],
+        isError: false,
+      };
+    },
     async close() {
       return undefined;
     },

e2e/subagent-permission.test.ts

@@ -296,9 +296,13 @@ test.serial(
               inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: {} },
             },
           ],
-          call: async () => {
+          call: async () => "changed",
+          callResult: async () => {
             calls++;
-            return "changed";
+            return {
+              blocks: [{ type: "text", text: "changed" }],
+              isError: false,
+            };
           },
           close: async () => undefined,
         };
@@ -350,9 +354,13 @@ test.serial(
               inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: {} },
             },
           ],
-          call: async () => {
+          call: async () => "changed",
+          callResult: async () => {
             calls++;
-            return "changed";
+            return {
+              blocks: [{ type: "text", text: "changed" }],
+              isError: false,
+            };
           },
           close: async () => undefined,
         };
@@ -480,9 +488,13 @@ test.serial(
               inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: {} },
             },
           ],
-          call: async () => {
+          call: async () => "changed",
+          callResult: async () => {
             calls++;
-            return "changed";
+            return {
+              blocks: [{ type: "text", text: "changed" }],
+              isError: false,
+            };
           },
           close: async () => undefined,
         };
@@ -561,9 +573,13 @@ test("storing parent-gated MCP tools then wrapping again denies without requestA
           inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: {} },
         },
       ],
-      call: async () => {
+      call: async () => "changed",
+      callResult: async () => {
         calls++;
-        return "changed";
+        return {
+          blocks: [{ type: "text", text: "changed" }],
+          isError: false,
+        };
       },
       close: async () => undefined,
     };

src/mcp/add-server.ts

@@ -14,44 +14,34 @@ import {
 import { deleteAuthState } from "./auth-store.js";
 import { EXA_MCP_SERVER_NAME } from "./exa.js";
 
-export interface GlobalSettingsWriter {
-  readonly enqueue: <T>(job: () => Promise<T>) => Promise<T>;
-  readonly update: (
-    apply: (base: Settings) => Settings | null,
-  ) => Promise<Settings | null>;
+interface SettingsWriter<T> {
+  readonly enqueue: <R>(job: () => Promise<R>) => Promise<R>;
+  readonly update: (apply: (base: T) => T | null) => Promise<T | null>;
   readonly updateAt: (
     path: string,
-    apply: (base: Settings) => Settings | null,
-  ) => Promise<Settings | null>;
-  readonly mutate: (
-    apply: (base: Settings) => Settings | null,
-  ) => Promise<"ok" | "skipped">;
+    apply: (base: T) => T | null,
+  ) => Promise<T | null>;
+  readonly mutate: (apply: (base: T) => T | null) => Promise<"ok" | "skipped">;
   readonly mutateAt: (
     path: string,
-    apply: (base: Settings) => Settings | null,
+    apply: (base: T) => T | null,
   ) => Promise<"ok" | "skipped">;
 }
 
-interface GlobalSettingsWriterDeps {
-  readonly load: (path: string) => Promise<Settings | null>;
-  readonly save: (path: string, settings: Settings) => Promise<void>;
-}
+export type GlobalSettingsWriter = SettingsWriter<Settings>;
+export type LocalSettingsWriter = SettingsWriter<LocalSettings>;
 
-const defaultWriterDeps: GlobalSettingsWriterDeps = {
-  load: loadGlobalSettingsWriteBase,
-  save: saveGlobalSettings,
-};
+interface SettingsWriterDeps<T> {
+  readonly load: (path: string) => Promise<T | null>;
+  readonly save: (path: string, settings: T) => Promise<void>;
+}
 
-export function createGlobalSettingsWriter(
+function createSettingsWriter<T>(
   path: string,
-  deps: Partial<GlobalSettingsWriterDeps> = {},
-): GlobalSettingsWriter {
-  const writerDeps: GlobalSettingsWriterDeps = {
-    ...defaultWriterDeps,
-    ...deps,
-  };
+  deps: SettingsWriterDeps<T>,
+): SettingsWriter<T> {
   let tail = Promise.resolve();
-  const enqueue = <T>(job: () => Promise<T>): Promise<T> => {
+  const enqueue = <R>(job: () => Promise<R>): Promise<R> => {
     const run = tail.then(job);
     tail = run.then(
       () => undefined,
@@ -62,20 +52,20 @@ export function createGlobalSettingsWriter(
 
   const updateAt = (
     settingsPath: string,
-    apply: (base: Settings) => Settings | null,
-  ): Promise<Settings | null> =>
+    apply: (base: T) => T | null,
+  ): Promise<T | null> =>
     enqueue(async () => {
-      const base = await writerDeps.load(settingsPath);
+      const base = await deps.load(settingsPath);
       if (base === null) return null;
       const next = apply(base);
       if (next === null) return base;
-      await writerDeps.save(settingsPath, next);
+      await deps.save(settingsPath, next);
       return next;
     });
 
   const mutateAt = async (
     settingsPath: string,
-    apply: (base: Settings) => Settings | null,
+    apply: (base: T) => T | null,
   ): Promise<"ok" | "skipped"> =>
     (await updateAt(settingsPath, apply)) === null ? "skipped" : "ok";
 
@@ -88,78 +78,26 @@ export function createGlobalSettingsWriter(
   };
 }
 
-export interface LocalSettingsWriter {
-  readonly enqueue: <T>(job: () => Promise<T>) => Promise<T>;
-  readonly update: (
-    apply: (base: LocalSettings) => LocalSettings | null,
-  ) => Promise<LocalSettings | null>;
-  readonly updateAt: (
-    path: string,
-    apply: (base: LocalSettings) => LocalSettings | null,
-  ) => Promise<LocalSettings | null>;
-  readonly mutate: (
-    apply: (base: LocalSettings) => LocalSettings | null,
-  ) => Promise<"ok" | "skipped">;
-  readonly mutateAt: (
-    path: string,
-    apply: (base: LocalSettings) => LocalSettings | null,
-  ) => Promise<"ok" | "skipped">;
-}
-
-interface LocalSettingsWriterDeps {
-  readonly load: (path: string) => Promise<LocalSettings | null>;
-  readonly save: (path: string, settings: LocalSettings) => Promise<void>;
+export function createGlobalSettingsWriter(
+  path: string,
+  deps: Partial<SettingsWriterDeps<Settings>> = {},
+): GlobalSettingsWriter {
+  return createSettingsWriter(path, {
+    load: loadGlobalSettingsWriteBase,
+    save: saveGlobalSettings,
+    ...deps,
+  });
 }
 
-const defaultLocalWriterDeps: LocalSettingsWriterDeps = {
-  load: loadLocalSettingsWriteBase,
-  save: saveLocalSettings,
-};
-
 export function createLocalSettingsWriter(
   path: string,
-  deps: Partial<LocalSettingsWriterDeps> = {},
+  deps: Partial<SettingsWriterDeps<LocalSettings>> = {},
 ): LocalSettingsWriter {
-  const writerDeps: LocalSettingsWriterDeps = {
-    ...defaultLocalWriterDeps,
+  return createSettingsWriter(path, {
+    load: loadLocalSettingsWriteBase,
+    save: saveLocalSettings,
     ...deps,
-  };
-  let tail = Promise.resolve();
-  const enqueue = <T>(job: () => Promise<T>): Promise<T> => {
-    const run = tail.then(job);
-    tail = run.then(
-      () => undefined,
-      () => undefined,
-    );
-    return run;
-  };
-
-  const updateAt = (
-    settingsPath: string,
-    apply: (base: LocalSettings) => LocalSettings | null,
-  ): Promise<LocalSettings | null> =>
-    enqueue(async () => {
-      const base = await writerDeps.load(settingsPath);
-      if (base === null) return null;
-      const next = apply(base);
-      if (next === null) return base;
-      await writerDeps.save(settingsPath, next);
-      return next;
-    });
-
-  const mutateAt = async (
-    settingsPath: string,
-    apply: (base: LocalSettings) => LocalSettings | null,
-  ): Promise<"ok" | "skipped"> =>
-    (await updateAt(settingsPath, apply)) === null ? "skipped" : "ok";
-
-  return {
-    enqueue,
-    update: (apply) => updateAt(path, apply),
-    updateAt,
-    mutate: (apply) => mutateAt(path, apply),
-    mutateAt,
-  };
+  });
 }
 
 export type PersistMCPServerResult =

src/mcp/client.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
 } from "../telemetry/product-events.js";
 import { liveTelemetry } from "../telemetry/singleton.js";
 import { MCP_CLIENT_NAME } from "../branding.js";
+import { closeQuietly, isAbortError } from "./quiet.js";
 
 export interface MCPTool {
   name: string;
@@ -60,16 +61,9 @@ export interface MCPClient {
     args: Record<string, unknown>,
     signal: AbortSignal,
   ): Promise<string>;
-  /** Validated content blocks before flattening — for post-policy
-   * archive capture. */
-  callBlocks?(
-    toolName: string,
-    args: Record<string, unknown>,
-    signal: AbortSignal,
-  ): Promise<MCPContentBlock[]>;
   /** Full tool-result envelope: blocks plus tool-level
    * isError/structuredContent. */
-  callResult?(
+  callResult(
     toolName: string,
     args: Record<string, unknown>,
     signal: AbortSignal,
@@ -176,15 +170,6 @@ function isRecoverableAuthError(
   return err instanceof UnauthorizedError || err instanceof OAuthError;
 }
 
-function isAbortError(err: unknown): boolean {
-  return (
-    typeof err === "object" &&
-    err !== null &&
-    "name" in err &&
-    err.name === "AbortError"
-  );
-}
-
 export const MAX_BROWSER_AUTH_ATTEMPTS = 1;
 export const BROWSER_AUTH_COOLDOWN_MS = 5 * 60_000;
 export const BROWSER_AUTH_WAIT_MS = 2 * 60_000;
@@ -612,12 +597,13 @@ async function finishClient(
     serverName,
     tools,
     async callResult(toolName, args, signal) {
-      const context =
-        authContext === undefined ? undefined : { ...authContext, signal };
-      const result = await withHTTPAuthorizationRecovery(context, () =>
-        client.callTool({ name: toolName, arguments: args }, undefined, {
-          signal,
-        }),
+      const result = await withHTTPAuthorizationRecovery(
+        authContext,
+        () =>
+          client.callTool({ name: toolName, arguments: args }, undefined, {
+            signal,
+          }),
+        signal,
       );
       const envelope: MCPToolResultEnvelope = {
         blocks: validateMcpContentBlocks(result.content),
@@ -634,34 +620,17 @@ async function finishClient(
       }
       return envelope;
     },
-    async callBlocks(toolName, args, signal) {
-      const result = await withHTTPAuthorizationRecovery(
-        authContext,
-        () =>
-          client.callTool({ name: toolName, arguments: args }, undefined, {
-            signal,
-          }),
-        signal,
-      );
-      return validateMcpContentBlocks(result.content);
-    },
-    async call(toolName, args, signal) {
-      const result = await withHTTPAuthorizationRecovery(
-        authContext,
-        () =>
-          client.callTool({ name: toolName, arguments: args }, undefined, {
-            signal,
-          }),
-        signal,
+    async call(this: MCPClient, toolName, args, signal) {
+      return unwrapToolContent(
+        (await this.callResult(toolName, args, signal)).blocks,
       );
-      return unwrapToolContent(validateMcpContentBlocks(result.content));
     },
     async close() {
       // Disarm first: the owner's hook reports unintentional death only.
       if (liveTransport !== undefined) liveTransport.onclose = () => undefined;
       closeLifecycle?.();
       authContext?.callback.close();
-      await client.close().catch(() => undefined);
+      await closeQuietly(() => client.close());
     },
   };
 }
@@ -730,7 +699,7 @@ async function connectStdio(
       ),
     };
   } catch (err) {
-    await client.close().catch(() => undefined);
+    await closeQuietly(() => client.close());
     return {
       ok: false,
       serverName: config.name,
@@ -798,7 +767,7 @@ async function connectHttp(
               signal: lifecycle.signal,
             });
           } finally {
-            await probeClient.close().catch(() => undefined);
+            await closeQuietly(() => probeClient.close());
           }
         },
       };
@@ -855,7 +824,7 @@ async function connectHttp(
     };
   } catch (err) {
     closeLifecycle();
-    await client?.close().catch(() => undefined);
+    await closeQuietly(() => client?.close() ?? Promise.resolve());
     try {
       callback?.close();
     } catch {