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hugocasaandClaude Opus 4.8 1c46f899ca fix(mcp): stop double-escaping string query params in build_query_string (#9855)
MCP tool arguments were converted to URL query values via `value.to_string()`
+ `trim_matches('"')`. For string values containing JSON (e.g. the `args`/`result`
filters on job listing, `args` on schedule listing), `to_string()` JSON-encodes the
string and escapes inner quotes with backslashes; stripping the outer quotes leaves
`{\"k\":\"v\"}`, which the backend's `serde_json::from_str` then fails to parse,
falling back to `FALSE` and returning zero results.

Use `value.as_str()` to emit the raw string content for `Value::String`, falling
back to `value.to_string()` for non-string types (numbers, booleans). Adds
regression tests covering JSON-string, non-string, and plain-string params.

Fixes WIN-2114

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-07-01 10:42:42 +02:00

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//! Utility functions for MCP server
//!
//! Contains database query functions and HTTP request helpers
//! used by the MCP server implementation.
use std::collections::HashMap;
use axum::body::{to_bytes, Body};
use axum::response::Response;
use serde_json::Value;
use sql_builder::prelude::*;
use windmill_common::auth::create_jwt_token;
use windmill_common::db::{Authed, UserDB};
use windmill_common::scripts::{get_full_hub_script_by_path, Schema};
use windmill_common::utils::{query_elems_from_hub, StripPath};
use windmill_common::worker::to_raw_value;
use windmill_common::{DB, HUB_BASE_URL};
use windmill_mcp::server::{BackendResult, ErrorData};
use windmill_mcp::{HubResponse, HubScriptInfo, ItemSchema, ResourceInfo, ResourceType};
use crate::db::ApiAuthed;
use crate::HTTP_CLIENT;
// items max limit
const ITEMS_FETCH_MAX_LIMIT: usize = 100;
// ============================================================================
// Database utilities
// ============================================================================
/// Get the schema for a specific item (script or flow)
pub async fn get_item_schema(
path: &str,
user_db: &UserDB,
authed: &ApiAuthed,
workspace_id: &str,
item_type: &str,
) -> Result<Option<Schema>, ErrorData> {
let mut sqlb = SqlBuilder::select_from(&format!("{} as o", item_type));
sqlb.fields(&["o.schema"]);
sqlb.and_where("o.path = ?".bind(&path));
sqlb.and_where("o.workspace_id = ?".bind(&workspace_id));
sqlb.and_where("o.archived = false");
let sql = sqlb.sql().map_err(|e| {
tracing::error!("failed to build sql: {}", e);
ErrorData::internal_error(format!("failed to build sql: {}", e), None)
})?;
let mut tx = user_db.clone().begin(authed).await.map_err(|e| {
tracing::error!("failed to begin transaction: {}", e);
ErrorData::internal_error(format!("failed to begin transaction: {}", e), None)
})?;
let item = sqlx::query_as::<_, ItemSchema>(&sql)
.fetch_one(&mut *tx)
.await
.map_err(|e| {
tracing::error!("failed to fetch item schema: {}", e);
ErrorData::internal_error(format!("failed to fetch item schema: {}", e), None)
})?;
tx.commit().await.map_err(|e| {
tracing::error!("failed to commit transaction: {}", e);
ErrorData::internal_error(format!("failed to commit transaction: {}", e), None)
})?;
Ok(item.schema)
}
/// Get all resource types from the database
pub async fn get_resources_types(
user_db: &UserDB,
authed: &ApiAuthed,
workspace_id: &str,
) -> Result<Vec<ResourceType>, ErrorData> {
let mut sqlb = SqlBuilder::select_from("resource_type as o");
sqlb.fields(&["o.name", "o.description"]);
sqlb.and_where("o.workspace_id = ?".bind(&workspace_id));
let sql = sqlb.sql().map_err(|e| {
tracing::error!("failed to build sql: {}", e);
ErrorData::internal_error(format!("failed to build sql: {}", e), None)
})?;
let mut tx = user_db.clone().begin(authed).await.map_err(|e| {
tracing::error!("failed to begin transaction: {}", e);
ErrorData::internal_error(format!("failed to begin transaction: {}", e), None)
})?;
let rows = sqlx::query_as::<_, ResourceType>(&sql)
.fetch_all(&mut *tx)
.await
.map_err(|e| {
tracing::error!("failed to fetch resource types: {}", e);
ErrorData::internal_error(format!("failed to fetch resource types: {}", e), None)
})?;
tx.commit().await.map_err(|e| {
tracing::error!("failed to commit transaction: {}", e);
ErrorData::internal_error(format!("failed to commit transaction: {}", e), None)
})?;
Ok(rows)
}
/// Get resources by type from the database
pub async fn get_resources(
user_db: &UserDB,
authed: &ApiAuthed,
workspace_id: &str,
resource_type: &str,
) -> Result<Vec<ResourceInfo>, ErrorData> {
let mut sqlb = SqlBuilder::select_from("resource as o");
sqlb.fields(&["o.path", "o.description", "o.resource_type"]);
sqlb.and_where("o.workspace_id = ?".bind(&workspace_id));
sqlb.and_where("o.resource_type = ?".bind(&resource_type));
let sql = sqlb.sql().map_err(|e| {
tracing::error!("failed to build sql: {}", e);
ErrorData::internal_error(format!("failed to build sql: {}", e), None)
})?;
let mut tx = user_db.clone().begin(authed).await.map_err(|e| {
tracing::error!("failed to begin transaction: {}", e);
ErrorData::internal_error(format!("failed to begin transaction: {}", e), None)
})?;
let rows = sqlx::query_as::<_, ResourceInfo>(&sql)
.fetch_all(&mut *tx)
.await
.map_err(|e| {
tracing::error!("failed to fetch resources: {}", e);
ErrorData::internal_error(format!("failed to fetch resources: {}", e), None)
})?;
tx.commit().await.map_err(|e| {
tracing::error!("failed to commit transaction: {}", e);
ErrorData::internal_error(format!("failed to commit transaction: {}", e), None)
})?;
Ok(rows)
}
/// Generic function to get items (scripts or flows) from the database
pub async fn get_items<T: for<'a> sqlx::FromRow<'a, sqlx::postgres::PgRow> + Send + Unpin>(
user_db: &UserDB,
authed: &ApiAuthed,
workspace_id: &str,
scope_type: &str,
item_type: &str,
path_prefix: Option<&str>,
) -> Result<Vec<T>, ErrorData> {
let mut sqlb = SqlBuilder::select_from(&format!("{} as o", item_type));
let fields = vec!["o.path", "o.summary", "o.description", "o.schema"];
sqlb.fields(&fields);
if scope_type == "favorites" {
sqlb.join("favorite")
.on("favorite.favorite_kind = ? AND favorite.workspace_id = o.workspace_id AND favorite.path = o.path AND favorite.usr = ?".bind(&item_type)
.bind(&authed.username));
}
sqlb.and_where("o.workspace_id = ?".bind(&workspace_id))
.and_where("o.archived = false");
if item_type == "script" {
sqlb.and_where("o.auto_kind IS NULL");
}
if let Some(prefix) = path_prefix {
let escaped = prefix
.replace('\\', "\\\\")
.replace('%', "\\%")
.replace('_', "\\_");
sqlb.and_where("o.path LIKE ? ESCAPE '\\'".bind(&format!("{}%", escaped)));
}
sqlb.order_by(
if item_type == "flow" {
"o.edited_at"
} else {
"o.created_at"
},
false,
)
.limit(ITEMS_FETCH_MAX_LIMIT);
let sql = sqlb.sql().map_err(|e| {
tracing::error!("failed to build sql: {}", e);
ErrorData::internal_error(format!("failed to build sql: {}", e), None)
})?;
let mut tx = user_db.clone().begin(authed).await.map_err(|e| {
tracing::error!("failed to begin transaction: {}", e);
ErrorData::internal_error(format!("failed to begin transaction: {}", e), None)
})?;
let rows = sqlx::query_as::<_, T>(&sql)
.fetch_all(&mut *tx)
.await
.map_err(|e| {
tracing::error!("failed to fetch {}: {}", item_type, e);
ErrorData::internal_error(format!("failed to fetch {}: {}", item_type, e), None)
})?;
tx.commit().await.map_err(|e| {
tracing::error!("failed to commit transaction: {}", e);
ErrorData::internal_error(format!("failed to commit transaction: {}", e), None)
})?;
Ok(rows)
}
/// Get scripts from the Hub
pub async fn get_scripts_from_hub(
db: &DB,
scope_integrations: Option<&str>,
) -> Result<Vec<HubScriptInfo>, ErrorData> {
let query_params = Some(vec![
("limit", ITEMS_FETCH_MAX_LIMIT.to_string()),
("with_schema", "true".to_string()),
("apps", scope_integrations.unwrap_or("").to_string()),
]);
let url = format!("{}/scripts/top", **HUB_BASE_URL.load());
let (_status_code, _headers, response) =
query_elems_from_hub(&HTTP_CLIENT, &url, query_params, &db)
.await
.map_err(|e| {
tracing::error!("Failed to get items from hub: {}", e);
ErrorData::internal_error(format!("Failed to get items from hub: {}", e), None)
})?;
use axum::body::to_bytes;
let body_bytes = to_bytes(response, usize::MAX).await.map_err(|e| {
tracing::error!("Failed to read response body: {}", e);
ErrorData::internal_error(format!("Failed to read response body: {}", e), None)
})?;
let body_str = String::from_utf8(body_bytes.to_vec()).map_err(|e| {
tracing::error!("Failed to decode response body: {}", e);
ErrorData::internal_error(format!("Failed to decode response body: {}", e), None)
})?;
let hub_response: HubResponse = serde_json::from_str(&body_str).map_err(|e| {
tracing::error!("Failed to parse hub response: {}", e);
ErrorData::internal_error(format!("Failed to parse hub response: {}", e), None)
})?;
Ok(hub_response.asks)
}
/// Get the schema for a Hub script
pub async fn get_hub_script_schema(path: &str, db: &DB) -> Result<Option<Schema>, ErrorData> {
let strip_path = StripPath(path.to_string());
let res = get_full_hub_script_by_path(strip_path, &HTTP_CLIENT, Some(db))
.await
.map_err(|e| {
tracing::error!("Failed to get hub script: {}", e);
ErrorData::internal_error(format!("Failed to get hub script: {}", e), None)
})?;
match serde_json::from_str::<Schema>(res.schema.get()) {
Ok(schema) => Ok(Some(schema)),
Err(e) => {
tracing::warn!("Failed to convert schema: {}", e);
Ok(None)
}
}
}
// ============================================================================
// HTTP request utilities for endpoint tools
// ============================================================================
/// Look up the original field name from a field_renames map.
/// field_renames maps renamed_key -> original_key (e.g. {"path__path": "path"}).
fn get_original_name(renamed_key: &str, field_renames: &Option<Value>) -> String {
field_renames
.as_ref()
.and_then(|v| v.as_object())
.and_then(|m| m.get(renamed_key))
.and_then(|v| v.as_str())
.map(|s| s.to_string())
.unwrap_or_else(|| renamed_key.to_string())
}
/// Reject path parameter values that could alter the URL structure of the
/// internal backend request (path traversal, query/fragment injection,
/// percent-encoded and backslash bypasses).
///
/// MCP endpoint tools build internal API URLs by string-substituting these
/// values into a fixed path template. A value containing `..` segments would
/// let a narrowly-scoped tool reach unrelated same-method endpoints once the
/// HTTP client normalizes the URL (e.g. `scripts/get/p/../../../resources/...`
/// collapses to `resources/...`).
///
/// Only structural escapes are rejected — not every character the backend
/// happens not to use. Windmill paths legitimately contain spaces (app paths)
/// and `@` (email-style usernames, e.g. `u/admin@windmill.dev/...`); those are
/// ordinary path-segment data in an absolute URL and cannot redirect the
/// request, so rejecting them would regress valid MCP calls.
fn validate_path_param_value(param_name: &str, value: &str) -> BackendResult<()> {
let reject = |reason: &str| {
tracing::warn!(
"Rejected MCP endpoint path parameter '{}': {}",
param_name,
reason
);
Err(ErrorData::invalid_params(
format!("Invalid path parameter '{}': {}", param_name, reason),
None,
))
};
if value.is_empty() {
return reject("must not be empty");
}
// Structurally dangerous characters only:
// - control chars (incl. tab/CR/LF): the WHATWG URL parser strips these,
// so `.<TAB>.` could be reassembled into `..`
// - `\`: WHATWG converts it to `/` for http(s), enabling `..\..\` traversal
// - `%`: would let `%2e%2e%2f` decode to `../` server-side
// - `?` / `#`: query/fragment delimiters that truncate or redirect the path
// A literal space is *not* rejected: the URL crate percent-encodes it
// (`%20`) so it cannot alter routing, and app paths legitimately use it.
if let Some(bad) = value
.chars()
.find(|c| c.is_control() || matches!(*c, '\\' | '%' | '?' | '#'))
{
return reject(&format!("contains disallowed character {:?}", bad));
}
// No leading/trailing slash, no empty/dot/dot-dot segments. Splitting on
// `/` keeps legitimate Windmill paths (`u/alice/db`, `f/folder/name`)
// valid while catching `..`, `.`, `//`, leading and trailing `/`.
for segment in value.split('/') {
match segment {
"" => return reject("contains an empty path segment or leading/trailing slash"),
"." | ".." => return reject("contains a '.' or '..' path segment"),
_ => {}
}
}
Ok(())
}
/// Substitute path parameters in the URL template
pub fn substitute_path_params(
path: &str,
workspace_id: &str,
args_map: &serde_json::Map<String, Value>,
path_schema: &Option<Value>,
path_field_renames: &Option<Value>,
) -> BackendResult<String> {
let mut path_template = path.replace("{workspace}", workspace_id);
if let Some(schema) = path_schema {
if let Some(props) = schema.get("properties").and_then(|p| p.as_object()) {
for (param_name, _) in props {
// param_name may be renamed (e.g. "path__path"), get original for URL placeholder
let original_name = get_original_name(param_name, path_field_renames);
let placeholder = format!("{{{}}}", original_name);
match args_map.get(param_name) {
Some(param_value) => {
if let Some(str_val) = param_value.as_str() {
validate_path_param_value(&original_name, str_val)?;
path_template = path_template.replace(&placeholder, str_val);
}
}
None => {
tracing::warn!("Missing required path parameter: {}", param_name);
return Err(ErrorData::invalid_params(
format!("Missing required path parameter: {}", param_name),
None,
));
}
}
}
}
}
Ok(path_template)
}
/// Build query string from arguments
pub fn build_query_string(
args_map: &serde_json::Map<String, Value>,
query_schema: &Option<Value>,
query_field_renames: &Option<Value>,
) -> String {
let Some(schema) = query_schema else {
return String::new();
};
let Some(props) = schema.get("properties").and_then(|p| p.as_object()) else {
return String::new();
};
let query_params: Vec<String> = props
.keys()
.filter_map(|param_name| {
args_map
.get(param_name)
.filter(|v| !v.is_null())
.map(|value| {
// Use the original name for the query parameter key
let original_name = get_original_name(param_name, query_field_renames);
// For string values, use the raw content: to_string() would JSON-encode
// it, and stripping the outer quotes leaves inner quotes backslash-escaped
// (e.g. `{\"k\":\"v\"}`), which breaks downstream JSON parsing of params
// like `args`/`result`. Non-string values keep their JSON serialization.
let str_val = value
.as_str()
.map(|s| s.to_string())
.unwrap_or_else(|| value.to_string());
format!(
"{}={}",
urlencoding::encode(&original_name),
urlencoding::encode(&str_val)
)
})
})
.collect();
if query_params.is_empty() {
String::new()
} else {
format!("?{}", query_params.join("&"))
}
}
/// Build request body from arguments
pub fn build_request_body(
method: &str,
args_map: &serde_json::Map<String, Value>,
body_schema: &Option<Value>,
body_field_renames: &Option<Value>,
) -> Option<Value> {
if method == "GET" {
return None;
}
let schema = body_schema.as_ref()?;
let props = schema.get("properties")?.as_object()?;
let body_map: serde_json::Map<String, Value> = props
.keys()
.filter_map(|param_name| {
args_map.get(param_name).map(|value| {
// Use the original name as the key in the request body
let original_name = get_original_name(param_name, body_field_renames);
(original_name, value.clone())
})
})
.collect();
if body_map.is_empty() {
None
} else {
Some(Value::Object(body_map))
}
}
/// Create HTTP request with authentication
pub async fn create_http_request(
method: &str,
url: &str,
workspace_id: &str,
api_authed: &ApiAuthed,
body_json: Option<Value>,
) -> BackendResult<reqwest::Response> {
let client = &HTTP_CLIENT;
let mut request_builder = match method {
"GET" => client.get(url),
"POST" => client.post(url),
"PUT" => client.put(url),
"DELETE" => client.delete(url),
"PATCH" => client.patch(url),
_ => {
return Err(ErrorData::invalid_params(
format!("Unsupported HTTP method: {}", method),
None,
));
}
};
// Bound the minted JWT to exactly this proxied route so a scope-restricted
// MCP token can't be widened into a full-privilege blank check. The
// endpoint-name gate (in the MCP runner) already authorized *which* endpoint
// may be called; this constrains what the resulting request can do. Unscoped
// callers (cookie / full-privilege tokens) keep an unscoped JWT to preserve
// existing behavior. A scope-restricted caller whose route can't be resolved
// fails closed.
let caller_restricted = api_authed
.scopes
.as_deref()
.is_some_and(|s| s.iter().any(|x| !x.starts_with("if_jobs:filter_tags:")));
let scopes = if caller_restricted {
let parsed = reqwest::Url::parse(url)
.map_err(|e| ErrorData::internal_error(format!("Invalid proxied URL: {}", e), None))?;
let scope =
windmill_api_auth::scopes::scope_for_route(method, parsed.path()).ok_or_else(|| {
ErrorData::internal_error(
"Could not derive route scope for proxied MCP endpoint".to_string(),
None,
)
})?;
Some(vec![scope])
} else {
None
};
// Add authorization header
let authed = Authed::from(api_authed.clone());
let token = create_jwt_token(authed, workspace_id, 3600, None, None, None, scopes)
.await
.map_err(|e| ErrorData::internal_error(e.to_string(), None))?;
request_builder = request_builder.header("Authorization", format!("Bearer {}", token));
// Add body if present
if let Some(body) = body_json {
request_builder = request_builder
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.json(&body);
}
request_builder
.send()
.await
.map_err(|e| ErrorData::internal_error(format!("Failed to execute request: {}", e), None))
}
/// Convert a JSON Value into PushArgsOwned for job execution
pub fn prepare_push_args(args: Value) -> windmill_queue::PushArgsOwned {
if let Value::Object(map) = args {
let mut args_hash = HashMap::new();
for (k, v) in map {
args_hash.insert(k, to_raw_value(&v));
}
windmill_queue::PushArgsOwned { extra: None, args: args_hash }
} else {
windmill_queue::PushArgsOwned::default()
}
}
/// Parse an HTTP response body into a JSON Value
pub async fn parse_response_body(response: Response<Body>) -> BackendResult<Value> {
let body_bytes = to_bytes(response.into_body(), usize::MAX)
.await
.map_err(|e| {
ErrorData::internal_error(format!("Failed to read response body: {}", e), None)
})?;
let body_str = String::from_utf8(body_bytes.to_vec()).map_err(|e| {
ErrorData::internal_error(format!("Failed to decode response body: {}", e), None)
})?;
Ok(serde_json::from_str(&body_str).unwrap_or_else(|_| Value::String(body_str)))
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
use serde_json::json;
#[test]
fn validate_path_param_value_accepts_legitimate_windmill_paths() {
for ok in [
"u/alice/prod_db",
"f/folder/sub/my-script",
"g/all",
"myscript",
"01h00000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
"123",
"u/admin/My App", // app paths legitimately contain spaces
"u/admin@windmill.dev/x", // email-style usernames contain '@'
"f/folder/tag:v1", // ':' is valid path-segment data
] {
assert!(
validate_path_param_value("path", ok).is_ok(),
"expected {ok:?} to be accepted"
);
}
}
#[test]
fn validate_path_param_value_rejects_traversal_and_injection() {
for bad in [
"../../../resources/get/u/alice/prod_db", // path traversal (the report PoC)
"..",
".",
"a/../b",
"a/./b",
"/leading",
"trailing/",
"double//slash",
"",
"back\\slash", // WHATWG converts '\' -> '/'
"with\nnewline", // control char (stripped by URL parser)
"tab\there", // control char
"query?x=1", // query delimiter truncates the path
"frag#ment", // fragment delimiter truncates the path
"pct%2e%2e%2fencoded", // percent-encoded `../`
] {
assert!(
validate_path_param_value("path", bad).is_err(),
"expected {bad:?} to be rejected"
);
}
}
#[test]
fn substitute_path_params_blocks_cross_endpoint_traversal() {
let path_schema = Some(json!({
"type": "object",
"properties": { "path": { "type": "string" } }
}));
let mut args = serde_json::Map::new();
args.insert(
"path".to_string(),
json!("../../../resources/get/u/alice/prod_db"),
);
let result = substitute_path_params(
"/w/{workspace}/scripts/get/p/{path}",
"dev",
&args,
&path_schema,
&None,
);
assert!(
result.is_err(),
"traversal payload must be rejected before URL substitution"
);
}
#[test]
fn substitute_path_params_allows_normal_path() {
let path_schema = Some(json!({
"type": "object",
"properties": { "path": { "type": "string" } }
}));
let mut args = serde_json::Map::new();
args.insert("path".to_string(), json!("u/alice/my_script"));
let result = substitute_path_params(
"/w/{workspace}/scripts/get/p/{path}",
"dev",
&args,
&path_schema,
&None,
)
.expect("legitimate path should substitute");
assert_eq!(result, "/w/dev/scripts/get/p/u/alice/my_script");
}
fn single_query_schema(param: &str) -> Option<Value> {
Some(json!({
"type": "object",
"properties": { param: { "type": "string" } }
}))
}
#[test]
fn build_query_string_preserves_json_string_content() {
// A string param carrying JSON (e.g. the `args` filter on listJobs) must be
// emitted as its raw content so the backend can `serde_json::from_str` it.
let mut args = serde_json::Map::new();
args.insert("args".to_string(), json!("{\"key\":\"val\"}"));
let qs = build_query_string(&args, &single_query_schema("args"), &None);
// No backslash escaping: %5C must not appear; the encoded braces/quotes are exact.
assert_eq!(qs, "?args=%7B%22key%22%3A%22val%22%7D");
assert!(
!qs.contains("%5C"),
"must not contain backslash escapes: {qs}"
);
}
#[test]
fn build_query_string_keeps_non_string_serialization() {
let mut args = serde_json::Map::new();
args.insert("per_page".to_string(), json!(42));
assert_eq!(
build_query_string(&args, &single_query_schema("per_page"), &None),
"?per_page=42"
);
let mut args = serde_json::Map::new();
args.insert("running".to_string(), json!(true));
assert_eq!(
build_query_string(&args, &single_query_schema("running"), &None),
"?running=true"
);
}
#[test]
fn build_query_string_encodes_plain_string() {
let mut args = serde_json::Map::new();
args.insert("path".to_string(), json!("u/alice/my script"));
assert_eq!(
build_query_string(&args, &single_query_schema("path"), &None),
"?path=u%2Falice%2Fmy%20script"
);
}
}