mcp-funnel MCP Server
MCP proxy that aggregates multiple servers with tool filtering and customization
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Published as mcp-funnel on npm. Runs locally.
Known issues
44 problems reported by people outside the maintainer team. Issues filed by the project's own owners, members and collaborators are excluded — those are release checklists and internal refactors, not things that will go wrong for you. Showing 12.
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[OAUTH] [ISSUE-SUPERVISOR-006] [IMPLEMENTATION] DRY Violations Throughout Codebase
Problem Summary
Extensive code duplication violating DRY principle has been confirmed by all reviewing agents. The main violations are:
- Bearer Token Extraction: Pattern
.replace('Bearer ', '')duplicated 36 times across codebase - Test Server Setup: Nearly identical setup blocks duplicated across multiple test files
Specific Files and Locations
Bearer Token Extraction Duplication (36 occurrences)
Test Files:
- `packages/mcp/test/integration/oauth-websocket-e2
Read the thread · 2025-09-19 · closed · 11 comments
[OAUTH] [ISSUE-SUPERVISOR-002] [IMPLEMENTATION] Auto-Consent Security Bypass
Problem Summary
The OAuth provider currently auto-grants all consent requests without user interaction, violating OAuth 2.0 security principles and allowing unauthorized access to user resources.
Key Files & Changes Required
1. Remove Auto-Consent (packages/server/src/oauth/oauth-provider.ts:158-166)
- Current: Automatically calls
recordUserConsent()when consent not found - Required: Return
consent_requirederror instead of auto-granting - Line 160-165: Repl
Read the thread · 2025-09-19 · closed · 10 comments
[OAUTH] [ISSUE-SUPERVISOR-003] [IMPLEMENTATION] Never-Expiring Security Tokens
Problem Summary
Consensus
All 3 reviewing agents (codex, claude, gemini) confirmed that client secrets and refresh tokens never expire, creating critical security vulnerabilities.
Core Issue
Never-expiring tokens: Client secrets (client_secret_expires_at: 0) and refresh tokens (expires_at: 0) are hardcoded to never expire.
Key Evidence
- Client secrets:
packages/server/src/oauth/oauth-provider.ts:70client_secret_expires_at: 0, // Never expires f
Read the thread · 2025-09-19 · closed · 9 comments
[OAUTH] [ISSUE-SUPERVISOR-005] [IMPLEMENTATION] Missing Reconnection Logic
Problem Summary
The system lacks automatic reconnection logic for dropped MCP server connections. While manual reconnection methods exist, automatic recovery with exponential backoff is not implemented.
Current State
- ✅ Manual reconnection API:
MCPProxy.reconnectServer(name)- packages/mcp/src/index.ts:760 - ✅ Manual disconnection API:
MCPProxy.disconnectServer(name)- packages/mcp/src/index.ts:799 - ✅ Server status tracking via
connectedServersanddisconnectedServersmaps - ❌
Read the thread · 2025-09-19 · closed · 8 comments
[OAUTH] [ISSUE-SUPERVISOR-004] [IMPLEMENTATION] Mock Data in Production API
Problem Summary
Issue: Mock Data in Production API
Status: CONFIRMED by 3/3 agents
Severity: 🟠 Medium
Component: Server API - /api/servers endpoint
Problem
The /api/servers endpoint returns partially mocked data instead of real server status:
- ✅ Real: Server names from
mcpProxy.clients - ❌ Mock: Status always "connected" (hardcoded)
- ❌ Mock: Timestamp always current time (not actual connection time)
- ❌ Unimplemented: Reconnect/disconnect endpoints are no
Read the thread · 2025-09-19 · closed · 8 comments
Most recent
npm bundle v0.0.8 is stale (predates PR #93 fix) — needs republish
Symptom
mcp-funnel@0.0.8 installed via npm install mcp-funnel / npx mcp-funnel silently fails to register tools from any Python/FastMCP-based MCP server. Confirmed cases:
| Server | Tools through mcp-funnel@0.0.8 (npm) |
Tools through funnel rebuilt from current develop |
|---|---|---|
mcp-server-qdrant (FastMCP) |
0 | 2 (qdrant-find, qdrant-store) |
redis-mcp-server (FastMCP) |
0 | 47 |
Cloudflare observability.mcp.cloudflare.com (FastMCP) |
0 | 10 |
N
Read the thread · 2026-04-27 · open · external user · 0 comments
Bug: Environment variables in server env field not expanded
Problem
Environment variable patterns (${VAR}) in the env field of server configurations are not being expanded through EnvVarPatternResolver, even though defaultSecretProviders are configured.
Expected Behavior
When a server is configured with:
{
"defaultSecretProviders": [
{ "type": "dotenv", "config": { "path": ".env" } }
],
"servers": {
"playwright": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["@playwright/mcp@latest"],
"env": {
"PLAYWRI
[Read the thread](https://github.com/chris-schra/mcp-funnel/issues/91) · 2025-11-14 · closed · external user · 1 comment
### [Feature] Is it possible to delegate filtering to LLM?
Hello, excited to see this project and appreciate for open sourcing it! I'm wondering if any plan to expand the flexible filter by using LLM as well? I've been thinking about dynamic tool discovery and it seems allowing a LLM (or cheaper SLM) exclusively for the filtering a viable solution.
[Read the thread](https://github.com/chris-schra/mcp-funnel/issues/87) · 2025-10-09 · closed · external user · 2 comments
### [SPARK] 3.11: Fix TSR analysis test fixture
# SPARK 3.11: Fix TSR analysis test fixture
## Parent Context
**Parent Burst**: #60 - Testing and Integration - ts-unused-code Command
**Dependencies**: SPARKs 3.1-3.8 completed
## Objective
Fix the test "should correctly identify unused exports" to properly detect unused code in the test fixtures.
## Issue
The test expects to find specific unused exports (unusedInUsedFile, isolated.ts) but the analysis isn't finding them. This could be because:
1. The test fixtures aren't set up correctly
[Read the thread](https://github.com/chris-schra/mcp-funnel/issues/73) · 2025-09-23 · closed · 0 comments
### [SPARK] 3.10: Fix monorepo tsconfig detection
# SPARK 3.10: Fix monorepo tsconfig detection
## Parent Context
**Parent Burst**: #60 - Testing and Integration - ts-unused-code Command
**Dependencies**: SPARKs 3.1-3.8 completed
## Objective
Fix the monorepo test by adjusting tsconfig validation for monorepo structures.
## Issue
The test "should handle monorepo project" fails because the tsconfig validation looks for tsconfig.json in the project root, but monorepos often have tsconfig files in package subdirectories, not the root.
## Sol
[Read the thread](https://github.com/chris-schra/mcp-funnel/issues/72) · 2025-09-23 · closed · 0 comments
### [SPARK] 3.9: Fix tsconfig validation test expectations
# SPARK 3.9: Fix tsconfig validation test expectations
## Parent Context
**Parent Burst**: #60 - Testing and Integration - ts-unused-code Command
**Dependencies**: SPARKs 3.1-3.8 completed
## Objective
Fix the processor test that expects TSR to be called even when tsconfig is missing.
## Issue
The test "should handle missing tsconfig.json" expects TSR to be called with a non-existent tsconfig path. However, the new validation in processor.ts returns early when tsconfig is missing, so TSR is n
[Read the thread](https://github.com/chris-schra/mcp-funnel/issues/71) · 2025-09-23 · closed · 0 comments
### [SPARK] 3.8: Fix Entry Point Pattern Handling
# SPARK 3.8: Fix Entry Point Pattern Handling
## Parent Context
**Parent Burst**: #60 - Testing and Integration - ts-unused-code Command
**Dependencies**: SPARKs 3.1-3.5 completed
## Objective
Fix the entry point pattern handling to properly process multiple patterns and handle errors.
## Issues Identified
1. "should handle different entry point patterns" test expects false but gets true for isError
2. Entry point resolution may be throwing errors for valid patterns
## Implementation Requi
[Read the thread](https://github.com/chris-schra/mcp-funnel/issues/70) · 2025-09-23 · closed · 0 comments
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