Adding MCP problem type basic sampler infrastructure

core/src/main/kotlin/org/evomaster/core/Main.kt

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import org.evomaster.core.problem.externalservice.httpws.service.HttpWsExternalS
 import org.evomaster.core.problem.graphql.GraphQLIndividual
 import org.evomaster.core.problem.graphql.service.GraphQLBlackBoxModule
 import org.evomaster.core.problem.graphql.service.GraphQLModule
+import org.evomaster.core.problem.mcp.McpIndividual
+import org.evomaster.core.problem.mcp.service.McpBlackBoxModule
 import org.evomaster.core.problem.rest.data.RestIndividual
 import org.evomaster.core.problem.rest.service.*
 import org.evomaster.core.problem.rest.service.module.BlackBoxRestModule
@@ -615,7 +617,10 @@ class Main {
                 }
 
                 EMConfig.ProblemType.MCP -> {
-                    throw IllegalStateException("MCP server analysis is not yet supported")
+                    if (!config.blackBox) {
+                        throw IllegalStateException("MCP only supports black-box mode")
+                    }
+                    McpBlackBoxModule(false)
                 }
 
                 //this should never happen, unless we add new type and forget to add it here
@@ -825,6 +830,28 @@ class Main {
             }
         }
 
+        private fun getAlgorithmKeyMcp(config: EMConfig): Key<out SearchAlgorithm<McpIndividual>> {
+
+            return when (config.algorithm) {
+                EMConfig.Algorithm.RANDOM ->
+                    Key.get(object : TypeLiteral<RandomAlgorithm<McpIndividual>>() {})
+
+                EMConfig.Algorithm.MIO ->
+                    Key.get(object : TypeLiteral<MioAlgorithm<McpIndividual>>() {})
+
+                EMConfig.Algorithm.MOSA ->
+                    Key.get(object : TypeLiteral<MosaAlgorithm<McpIndividual>>() {})
+
+                EMConfig.Algorithm.WTS ->
+                    Key.get(object : TypeLiteral<WtsAlgorithm<McpIndividual>>() {})
+
+                EMConfig.Algorithm.SMARTS ->
+                    Key.get(object : TypeLiteral<SmartsAlgorithm<McpIndividual>>() {})
+
+                else -> throw IllegalStateException("Unrecognized algorithm ${config.algorithm} for MCP")
+            }
+        }
+
         private fun getAlgorithmKeyRest(config: EMConfig): Key<out SearchAlgorithm<RestIndividual>> {
 
             return when (config.algorithm) {
@@ -896,6 +923,7 @@ class Main {
                 EMConfig.ProblemType.GRAPHQL -> getAlgorithmKeyGraphQL(config)
                 EMConfig.ProblemType.RPC -> getAlgorithmKeyRPC(config)
                 EMConfig.ProblemType.WEBFRONTEND -> getAlgorithmKeyWeb(config)
+                EMConfig.ProblemType.MCP -> getAlgorithmKeyMcp(config)
                 else -> throw IllegalStateException("Unrecognized problem type ${config.problemType}")
             }
 

core/src/main/kotlin/org/evomaster/core/problem/mcp/McpAction.kt

@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ import org.evomaster.core.problem.api.param.Param
 import org.evomaster.core.search.action.MainAction
 import org.evomaster.core.search.gene.Gene
 
+/**
+ * Base class for all actions that can be executed against an MCP server.
+ *
+ * An action can be either a tool call ([McpToolCallAction]) or a resource read ([McpResourceReadAction]).
+ *
+ * @param id stable identifier used as the key in the action cluster
+ *           and as the coverage target name (e.g. "tool:myTool", "resource:file:///data")
+ * @param parameters the mutable action's inputs
+ */
 abstract class McpAction(
     val id: String,
     parameters: MutableList<Param>

core/src/main/kotlin/org/evomaster/core/problem/mcp/McpCallResult.kt

@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ package org.evomaster.core.problem.mcp
 
 import org.evomaster.core.search.action.ActionResult
 
+/**
+ * Stores the outcome of executing a single [McpAction] during fitness evaluation.
+ *
+ * A result is considered an error when the MCP server sets `isError: true` in the tool-call
+ * response, or when the fitness function catches an exception from the server.
+ */
 class McpCallResult : ActionResult {
 
     companion object {
@@ -10,6 +16,10 @@ class McpCallResult : ActionResult {
 
     constructor(sourceLocalId: String) : super(sourceLocalId)
 
+    /**
+     * Copy constructor. Delegates to the [ActionResult] copy constructor
+     * which propagates [stopping], [deathSentence], and the results map.
+     */
     private constructor(other: McpCallResult) : super(other)
 
     override fun copy(): McpCallResult = McpCallResult(this)

core/src/main/kotlin/org/evomaster/core/problem/mcp/McpConst.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package org.evomaster.core.problem.mcp
+
+object McpConst {
+
+    /**
+     * JSON-RPC version used for all MCP messages, as required by the MCP specification.
+     */
+    const val JSONRPC_VERSION = "2.0"
+
+    /**
+     * MCP protocol version negotiated during the initialize handshake.
+     */
+    const val PROTOCOL_VERSION = "2025-11-25"
+
+    /**
+     * HTTP header used by the Streamable HTTP transport to carry the session id
+     * returned by the server after a successful initialize handshake.
+     */
+    const val SESSION_ID_HEADER = "Mcp-Session-Id"
+}

core/src/main/kotlin/org/evomaster/core/problem/mcp/McpIndividual.kt

@@ -8,6 +8,16 @@ import org.evomaster.core.search.Individual
 import org.evomaster.core.search.StructuralElement
 import org.evomaster.core.search.action.ActionComponent
 
+/**
+ * An individual (test case) for MCP blackbox testing.
+ *
+ * Represents a sequence of [McpAction]s — tool calls and resource reads — to be executed
+ * against an MCP server in order. Each action is wrapped in an [EnterpriseActionGroup] and
+ * stored in the MAIN group.
+ *
+ * The search engine samples, mutates, and evaluates instances of this class via
+ * [McpSampler] and [McpBlackBoxFitness] respectively.
+ */
 class McpIndividual(
     sampleType: SampleType,
     allActions: MutableList<out ActionComponent>,

core/src/main/kotlin/org/evomaster/core/problem/mcp/McpInputParam.kt

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package org.evomaster.core.problem.mcp
 import org.evomaster.core.problem.api.param.Param
 import org.evomaster.core.search.gene.Gene
 
+/** Parameter that carries the payload of a [McpToolCallAction]. */
 class McpInputParam(name: String, gene: Gene) : Param(name, gene) {
     override fun copyContent(): Param = McpInputParam(name, gene.copy())
 }

core/src/main/kotlin/org/evomaster/core/problem/mcp/McpResourceReadAction.kt

@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ package org.evomaster.core.problem.mcp
 import org.evomaster.core.search.action.Action
 
 /**
- * Action to read an MCP resource.
- * For direct resources (isTemplate=false), the URI is fixed and no genes are mutable.
- * For template resources (isTemplate=true), one StringGene per URI template variable
- * (e.g. {city} in weather:///{city}/current) is created and fuzzed independently;
- * call resolvedUri() to interpolate current gene values into the template.
+ * Action that reads a resource from an MCP server via the `resources/read` JSON-RPC method.
+ *
+ * @param uriTemplate the resource URI or URI template string (e.g. `file:///data`, `weather:///{city}/current`)
+ * @param uriParams one [McpUriParam] per template variable; empty for direct resources
+ * @param isTemplate whether this action represents a URI template or a fixed URI
  */
 class McpResourceReadAction(
     val uriTemplate: String,

core/src/main/kotlin/org/evomaster/core/problem/mcp/McpToolCallAction.kt

@@ -3,15 +3,20 @@ package org.evomaster.core.problem.mcp
 import org.evomaster.core.search.action.Action
 import org.evomaster.core.search.gene.ObjectGene
 
+/**
+ * Action that invokes a named tool on an MCP server via the `tools/call` JSON-RPC method.
+ *
+ * @param toolName the name of the MCP tool to call
+ * @param inputSchema an [ObjectGene] which fields represent the tool's input arguments
+ */
 class McpToolCallAction(
     val toolName: String,
-    val inputSchema: ObjectGene,
-    val description: String = ""
+    val inputSchema: ObjectGene
 ) : McpAction(
     id = "tool:$toolName",
     parameters = mutableListOf(McpInputParam("input", inputSchema))
 ) {
     override fun copyContent(): Action {
-        return McpToolCallAction(toolName, inputSchema.copy() as ObjectGene, description)
+        return McpToolCallAction(toolName, inputSchema.copy() as ObjectGene)
     }
 }

core/src/main/kotlin/org/evomaster/core/problem/mcp/McpUriParam.kt

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package org.evomaster.core.problem.mcp
 import org.evomaster.core.problem.api.param.Param
 import org.evomaster.core.search.gene.Gene
 
+/** Parameter representing a single URI template variable in a [McpResourceReadAction]. */
 class McpUriParam(name: String, gene: Gene) : Param(name, gene) {
     override fun copyContent(): Param = McpUriParam(name, gene.copy())
 }