Testing MCP Servers: Unit, Integration, and Agent Replay Strategies (ANSWERED)
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Unit-test schema/adapters, integration-test against staging APIs with MCP client harness, contract-test tool schemas in CI, and replay recorded agent sessions; add chaos tests for timeouts and fault injection.
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How do you test MCP servers beyond manual Claude Desktop trials? Outline a test pyramid for protocol compliance and agent behavior.
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