Parent Server FAQs

Question 1

How does Parent Server facilitate the management of child MCP servers?

Accepted Answer

It provides a suite of tools for comprehensive management, including listing registered children, waking them to retrieve schemas, executing their specific tools with optional output truncation, and detailed session management (activation, health checks, reconnection).

Question 2

What happens if a child server connection fails or is unstable?

Accepted Answer

Parent Server includes a robust automatic connection retry mechanism. If a connection fails, it will automatically attempt to reconnect up to three times with an exponential backoff strategy (1s, 2s, 4s) to ensure resilience.

Question 3

Can I debug interactions with child servers using Parent Server?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Parent Server offers a configurable debugging mode. By setting the `DEBUG_MCP=1` environment variable, you can monitor the standard error (stderr) output of child servers to diagnose issues.

Question 4

What is Parent Server and its main purpose?

Accepted Answer

Parent Server is a tool designed to centralize the management and operation of multiple child Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, such as filesystem or SQLite servers, through a single, unified interface.

Question 5

How do I execute specific tools on a child MCP server?

Accepted Answer

You can use the `execute_child_tool(child_name, tool_name, tool_args)` function. This allows you to invoke any tool provided by a child server and can also truncate long responses for better readability.

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