Revert "fix(mcp): ensure MCP transport is closed to prevent memory leaks" (#18771)

packages/core/src/tools/mcp-client.test.ts

@@ -901,9 +901,9 @@ describe('mcp-client', () => {
       vi.mocked(ClientLib.Client).mockReturnValue(
         mockedClient as unknown as ClientLib.Client,
       );
-      vi.spyOn(SdkClientStdioLib, 'StdioClientTransport').mockReturnValue({
-        close: vi.fn(),
-      } as unknown as SdkClientStdioLib.StdioClientTransport);
+      vi.spyOn(SdkClientStdioLib, 'StdioClientTransport').mockReturnValue(
+        {} as SdkClientStdioLib.StdioClientTransport,
+      );
       const mockedToolRegistry = {
         registerTool: vi.fn(),
         unregisterTool: vi.fn(),
@@ -2040,7 +2040,7 @@ describe('connectToMcpServer with OAuth', () => {
       EMPTY_CONFIG,
     );
 
-    expect(client.client).toBe(mockedClient);
+    expect(client).toBe(mockedClient);
     expect(mockedClient.connect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
     expect(mockAuthProvider.authenticate).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
 
@@ -2086,7 +2086,7 @@ describe('connectToMcpServer with OAuth', () => {
       EMPTY_CONFIG,
     );
 
-    expect(client.client).toBe(mockedClient);
+    expect(client).toBe(mockedClient);
     expect(mockedClient.connect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
     expect(mockAuthProvider.authenticate).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
     expect(OAuthUtils.discoverOAuthConfig).toHaveBeenCalledWith(serverUrl);
@@ -2181,7 +2181,7 @@ describe('connectToMcpServer - HTTP→SSE fallback', () => {
       EMPTY_CONFIG,
     );
 
-    expect(client.client).toBe(mockedClient);
+    expect(client).toBe(mockedClient);
     // First HTTP attempt fails, second SSE attempt succeeds
     expect(mockedClient.connect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
   });
@@ -2222,7 +2222,7 @@ describe('connectToMcpServer - HTTP→SSE fallback', () => {
       EMPTY_CONFIG,
     );
 
-    expect(client.client).toBe(mockedClient);
+    expect(client).toBe(mockedClient);
     expect(mockedClient.connect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
   });
 });
@@ -2307,7 +2307,7 @@ describe('connectToMcpServer - OAuth with transport fallback', () => {
       EMPTY_CONFIG,
     );
 
-    expect(client.client).toBe(mockedClient);
+    expect(client).toBe(mockedClient);
     expect(mockedClient.connect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
     expect(mockAuthProvider.authenticate).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
   });

packages/core/src/tools/mcp-client.ts

@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export class McpClient {
     }
     this.updateStatus(MCPServerStatus.CONNECTING);
     try {
-      const { client, transport } = await connectToMcpServer(
+      this.client = await connectToMcpServer(
         this.clientVersion,
         this.serverName,
         this.serverConfig,
@@ -154,13 +154,11 @@ export class McpClient {
         this.workspaceContext,
         this.cliConfig.sanitizationConfig,
       );
-      this.client = client;
-      this.transport = transport;
 
       this.registerNotificationHandlers();
 
       const originalOnError = this.client.onerror;
-      this.client.onerror = async (error) => {
+      this.client.onerror = (error) => {
         if (this.status !== MCPServerStatus.CONNECTED) {
           return;
         }
@@ -171,14 +169,6 @@ export class McpClient {
           error,
         );
         this.updateStatus(MCPServerStatus.DISCONNECTED);
-        // Close transport to prevent memory leaks
-        if (this.transport) {
-          try {
-            await this.transport.close();
-          } catch {
-            // Ignore errors when closing transport on error
-          }
-        }
       };
       this.updateStatus(MCPServerStatus.CONNECTED);
     } catch (error) {
@@ -927,9 +917,8 @@ export async function connectAndDiscover(
   updateMCPServerStatus(mcpServerName, MCPServerStatus.CONNECTING);
 
   let mcpClient: Client | undefined;
-  let transport: Transport | undefined;
   try {
-    const result = await connectToMcpServer(
+    mcpClient = await connectToMcpServer(
       clientVersion,
       mcpServerName,
       mcpServerConfig,
@@ -937,20 +926,10 @@ export async function connectAndDiscover(
       workspaceContext,
       cliConfig.sanitizationConfig,
     );
-    mcpClient = result.client;
-    transport = result.transport;
 
-    mcpClient.onerror = async (error) => {
+    mcpClient.onerror = (error) => {
       coreEvents.emitFeedback('error', `MCP ERROR (${mcpServerName}):`, error);
       updateMCPServerStatus(mcpServerName, MCPServerStatus.DISCONNECTED);
-      // Close transport to prevent memory leaks
-      if (transport) {
-        try {
-          await transport.close();
-        } catch {
-          // Ignore errors when closing transport on error
-        }
-      }
     };
 
     // Attempt to discover both prompts and tools
@@ -1348,18 +1327,16 @@ function createSSETransportWithAuth(
  * @param client The MCP client to connect
  * @param config The MCP server configuration
  * @param accessToken Optional OAuth access token for authentication
- * @returns The transport used for connection
  */
 async function connectWithSSETransport(
   client: Client,
   config: MCPServerConfig,
   accessToken?: string | null,
-): Promise<Transport> {
+): Promise<void> {
   const transport = createSSETransportWithAuth(config, accessToken);
   await client.connect(transport, {
     timeout: config.timeout ?? MCP_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MSEC,
   });
-  return transport;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1389,7 +1366,6 @@ async function showAuthRequiredMessage(serverName: string): Promise<never> {
  * @param config The MCP server configuration
  * @param accessToken The OAuth access token to use
  * @param httpReturned404 Whether the HTTP transport returned 404 (indicating SSE-only server)
- * @returns The transport used for connection
  */
 async function retryWithOAuth(
   client: Client,
@@ -1397,21 +1373,17 @@ async function retryWithOAuth(
   config: MCPServerConfig,
   accessToken: string,
   httpReturned404: boolean,
-): Promise<Transport> {
+): Promise<void> {
   if (httpReturned404) {
     // HTTP returned 404, only try SSE
     debugLogger.log(
       `Retrying SSE connection to '${serverName}' with OAuth token...`,
     );
-    const transport = await connectWithSSETransport(
-      client,
-      config,
-      accessToken,
-    );
+    await connectWithSSETransport(client, config, accessToken);
     debugLogger.log(
       `Successfully connected to '${serverName}' using SSE with OAuth.`,
     );
-    return transport;
+    return;
   }
 
   // HTTP returned 401, try HTTP with OAuth first
@@ -1435,7 +1407,6 @@ async function retryWithOAuth(
     debugLogger.log(
       `Successfully connected to '${serverName}' using HTTP with OAuth.`,
     );
-    return httpTransport;
   } catch (httpError) {
     await httpTransport.close();
 
@@ -1447,15 +1418,10 @@ async function retryWithOAuth(
       !config.httpUrl
     ) {
       debugLogger.log(`HTTP with OAuth returned 404, trying SSE with OAuth...`);
-      const sseTransport = await connectWithSSETransport(
-        client,
-        config,
-        accessToken,
-      );
+      await connectWithSSETransport(client, config, accessToken);
       debugLogger.log(
         `Successfully connected to '${serverName}' using SSE with OAuth.`,
       );
-      return sseTransport;
     } else {
       throw httpError;
     }
@@ -1469,7 +1435,7 @@ async function retryWithOAuth(
  *
  * @param mcpServerName The name of the MCP server, used for logging and identification.
  * @param mcpServerConfig The configuration specifying how to connect to the server.
- * @returns A promise that resolves to a connected MCP `Client` instance and its transport.
+ * @returns A promise that resolves to a connected MCP `Client` instance.
  * @throws An error if the connection fails or the configuration is invalid.
  */
 export async function connectToMcpServer(
@@ -1479,7 +1445,7 @@ export async function connectToMcpServer(
   debugMode: boolean,
   workspaceContext: WorkspaceContext,
   sanitizationConfig: EnvironmentSanitizationConfig,
-): Promise<{ client: Client; transport: Transport }> {
+): Promise<Client> {
   const mcpClient = new Client(
     {
       name: 'gemini-cli-mcp-client',
@@ -1551,7 +1517,7 @@ export async function connectToMcpServer(
       await mcpClient.connect(transport, {
         timeout: mcpServerConfig.timeout ?? MCP_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MSEC,
       });
-      return { client: mcpClient, transport };
+      return mcpClient;
     } catch (error) {
       await transport.close();
       // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-type-assertion
@@ -1583,7 +1549,7 @@ export async function connectToMcpServer(
       try {
         // Try SSE with stored OAuth token if available
         // This ensures that SSE fallback works for authenticated servers
-        const sseTransport = await connectWithSSETransport(
+        await connectWithSSETransport(
           mcpClient,
           mcpServerConfig,
           await getStoredOAuthToken(mcpServerName),
@@ -1592,7 +1558,7 @@ export async function connectToMcpServer(
         debugLogger.log(
           `MCP server '${mcpServerName}': Successfully connected using SSE transport.`,
         );
-        return { client: mcpClient, transport: sseTransport };
+        return mcpClient;
       } catch (sseFallbackError) {
         // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-type-assertion
         sseError = sseFallbackError as Error;
@@ -1700,14 +1666,14 @@ export async function connectToMcpServer(
             );
           }
 
-          const oauthTransport = await retryWithOAuth(
+          await retryWithOAuth(
             mcpClient,
             mcpServerName,
             mcpServerConfig,
             accessToken,
             httpReturned404,
           );
-          return { client: mcpClient, transport: oauthTransport };
+          return mcpClient;
         } else {
           throw new Error(
             `Failed to handle automatic OAuth for server '${mcpServerName}'`,
@@ -1788,7 +1754,7 @@ export async function connectToMcpServer(
               timeout: mcpServerConfig.timeout ?? MCP_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MSEC,
             });
             // Connection successful with OAuth
-            return { client: mcpClient, transport: oauthTransport };
+            return mcpClient;
           } else {
             throw new Error(
               `OAuth configuration failed for '${mcpServerName}'. Please authenticate manually with /mcp auth ${mcpServerName}`,