Migrate ALAS MCP Server to FastMCP 3.0 and Eliminate Anti-Patterns

# Plan: Migrate ALAS MCP Server to FastMCP 3.0 and Eliminate Anti-Patterns

## Context

The ALAS project (`C:/_projects/ALAS`) has a hand-rolled JSON-RPC MCP server (`agent_orchestrator/alas_mcp_server.py`, 230 lines) that was verified working on 2026-01-26 but implements **2024-era MCP patterns**. The 2026 standard is **FastMCP 3.0** (currently in beta).

Additionally, `C:/_projects/ALASGetFunctional/mcp-servers/Android-Mobile-MCP/` is a generic Android automation server with no ALAS-specific functionality and should be **deleted**.

## Critical Anti-Patterns Identified (10 Total)

1. **Manual JSON-RPC envelope construction** (lines 19-26, 156-196) - High severity
2. **Giant if/elif tool dispatch** (lines 104-154) - High severity
3. **Zero type safety** (lines 113-152) - High severity
4. **Schema/implementation drift risk** (lines 28-92 vs 104-152) - High severity
5. **Generic error codes** (lines 190-196) - Medium severity
6. **65 lines of schema boilerplate** (lines 28-92) - Medium severity
7. **Untestable stdin/stdout loop** (lines 199-225) - Medium severity
8. **No parameter pre-validation** (lines 113-152) - Medium severity
9. **Inconsistent response formats** (lines 106-152) - Low severity
10. **Direct state machine coupling** (lines 16-17, 130-152) - Low severity

**Grade: C+** (Functional but technically outdated)

## Migration Strategy: 3-Phase Refactor

### Phase 1: Evaluate Android-Mobile-MCP Usefulness (15 minutes)

**Rationale:** The Android-Mobile-MCP has generic Android automation tools. Need to determine if any are worth keeping for ALAS use cases.

**Useful functionality found:**

1. **App launching**: `mobile_launch_app(package_name)` - Could be used for "start emulator → launch Azur Lane"
2. **System app filtering**: Pattern matching to exclude Android system apps from listings
3. **UI coordinate validation**: Pre-dump validation before clicks (prevents invalid coordinates)

**ALAS already has better versions of:**
- App launching (multi-backend: WSA, uiautomator2, ADB)
- UI detection (semantic matching with OCR/color/templates)
- Device control (integrated into ALAS device layer)

**Decision: KEEP Android-Mobile-MCP but add ALAS-aware wrapper**

**Actions:**

1. **Keep Android-Mobile-MCP** as-is (generic Android automation)

2. **Create ALAS-specific wrapper** (`my_tools/alas_launcher.py`):
   - Detects Azur Lane package name for current server (EN: `com.YoStarEN.AzurLane`, CN: `com.bilibili.azurlane`, etc.)
   - Combines emulator start + app launch + wait for game to initialize
   - Falls back to ALAS's native `app_start()` if Android-Mobile-MCP unavailable

3. **Document integration** in CLAUDE.md:
   - When to use Android-Mobile-MCP (generic Android tasks)
   - When to use ALAS MCP (game-specific automation)
   - How the two servers complement each other

---

### Phase 2: Setup FastMCP 3.0 Environment (30 minutes)

**FastMCP 3.0 Status:** Currently in beta (announced Jan 2026), rebuilds framework around:
- **Components**: Tools, resources, prompts
- **Providers**: Context sources (local, remote, OpenAPI)
- **Transforms**: Composition layers

**Installation:**

1. **Create isolated environment** in `C:/_projects/ALAS/agent_orchestrator/`:
   ```bash
   cd C:/_projects/ALAS/agent_orchestrator
   uv init --python 3.10
   uv add "fastmcp>=3.0.0b1"  # Beta version
   uv add pillow lz4  # For screenshot encoding
   ```

2. **Verify FastMCP version**:
   ```bash
   uv run python -c "import fastmcp; print(fastmcp.__version__)"
   # Expected: 3.0.0b1 or higher
   ```

3. **Create pyproject.toml**:
   ```toml
   [project]
   name = "alas-mcp-server"
   version = "1.0.0"
   requires-python = ">=3.10"
   dependencies = [
       "fastmcp>=3.0.0b1",
       "pillow>=10.0.0",
       "lz4>=4.0.0",
   ]

   [build-system]
   requires = ["hatchling"]
   build-backend = "hatchling.build"
   ```

**Compatibility note:** The MCP server imports `alas.AzurLaneAutoScript` from `alas_wrapped/` (Python 3.7 code). This is **safe** because:
- ALAS is installed as a package (not just source files)
- Python 3.10 can import Python 3.7 modules (forward compatibility)
- Only the device/state machine interfaces are used (stable API)

---

### Phase 3: Refactor to FastMCP 3.0 (2 hours)

**File:** `C:/_projects/ALAS/agent_orchestrator/alas_mcp_server.py`

**Refactor approach:** Incremental migration, tool-by-tool.

#### Step 1: Create FastMCP skeleton (preserve existing logic)

**New structure:**
```python
from fastmcp import FastMCP
from typing import Optional
import argparse
import base64
import io
from PIL import Image

# Initialize FastMCP server
mcp = FastMCP("alas-mcp", version="1.0.0")

# Global context (initialized in main())
class ALASContext:
    def __init__(self, config_name: str):
        from alas import AzurLaneAutoScript
        self.script = AzurLaneAutoScript(config_name=config_name)
        self._state_machine = self.script.state_machine

    def encode_screenshot_png_base64(self) -> str:
        """Preserve existing PNG encoding logic (lines 94-102)."""
        image = self.script.device.screenshot()
        if getattr(image, "shape", None) is not None and len(image.shape) == 3 and image.shape[2] == 3:
            img = Image.fromarray(image[:, :, ::-1])  # BGR→RGB
        else:
            img = Image.fromarray(image)
        buf = io.BytesIO()
        img.save(buf, format="PNG")
        return base64.b64encode(buf.getvalue()).decode("ascii")

ctx: Optional[ALASContext] = None

# Tools implemented in Steps 2-8...

if __name__ == "__main__":
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument("--config", default="alas")
    args = parser.parse_args()

    ctx = ALASContext(config_name=args.config)
    mcp.run(transport="stdio")  # FastMCP handles stdin/stdout loop
```

**Eliminates:**
- Lines 19-26: Manual `_result()` and `_error()` methods
- Lines 156-196: Manual `handle()` method
- Lines 199-225: Manual stdin/stdout loop
- Lines 28-92: Manual `_tool_specs()` (schemas auto-generated)

---

#### Step 2: Migrate ADB tools (3 tools)

**Tool 1: adb.screenshot**
```python
@mcp.tool()
def adb_screenshot() -> dict:
    """Take a screenshot from the connected emulator/device.

    Returns a base64-encoded PNG image. Requires lz4 package for decompression.
    """
    data = ctx.encode_screenshot_png_base64()
    return {
        "content": [
            {"type": "image", "mimeType": "image/png", "data": data}
        ]
    }
```

**Tool 2: adb.tap**
```python
@mcp.tool()
def adb_tap(x: int, y: int) -> str:
    """Tap a coordinate using ADB input tap.

    Args:
        x: X coordinate (integer)
        y: Y coordinate (integer)

    Returns:
        Confirmation message
    """
    ctx.script.device.click_adb(x, y)
    return f"tapped {x},{y}"
```

**Tool 3: adb.swipe**
```python
@mcp.tool()
def adb_swipe(
    x1: int,
    y1: int,
    x2: int,
    y2: int,
    duration_ms: int = 100
) -> str:
    """Swipe between coordinates using ADB input swipe.

    Args:
        x1: Starting X coordinate
        y1: Starting Y coordinate
        x2: Ending X coordinate
        y2: Ending Y coordinate
        duration_ms: Duration in milliseconds (default: 100)

    Returns:
        Confirmation message
    """
    duration = duration_ms / 1000.0
    ctx.script.device.swipe_adb((x1, y1), (x2, y2), duration=duration)
    return f"swiped {x1},{y1}->{x2},{y2}"
```

**Type safety gained:**
- `duration_ms: int = 100` ensures type checking + default value
- No more `arguments.get("duration_ms")` with silent None handling

---

#### Step 3: Migrate State tools (2 tools)

**Tool 4: alas.get_current_state**
```python
@mcp.tool()
def alas_get_current_state() -> str:
    """Return the current ALAS UI Page name.

    Returns:
        Page name (e.g., 'page_main', 'page_exercise')
    """
    page = ctx._state_machine.get_current_state()
    return str(page)
```

**Tool 5: alas.goto**
```python
@mcp.tool()
def alas_goto(page: str) -> str:
    """Navigate to a target ALAS UI Page by name.

    Args:
        page: Page name (e.g., 'page_main')

    Returns:
        Confirmation message

    Raises:
        ValueError: If page name is unknown
    """
    from module.ui.page import Page
    destination = Page.all_pages.get(page)
    if destination is None:
        raise ValueError(f"unknown page: {page}")
    ctx._state_machine.transition(destination)
    return f"navigated to {page}"
```

**Error handling improvement:**
- `ValueError` instead of `KeyError` (more semantically correct)
- FastMCP converts Python exceptions to proper JSON-RPC error codes

---

#### Step 4: Migrate Tool Discovery tools (2 tools)

**Tool 6: alas.list_tools**
```python
@mcp.tool()
def alas_list_tools() -> list[dict]:
    """List deterministic ALAS tools registered in the state machine.

    Returns:
        List of tool specifications (name, description, parameters)
    """
    tools = [
        {
            "name": t.name,
            "description": t.description,
            "parameters": t.parameters
        }
        for t in ctx._state_machine.get_all_tools()
    ]
    return tools
```

**Tool 7: alas.call_tool**
```python
@mcp.tool()
def alas_call_tool(name: str, arguments: dict = None) -> dict:
    """Invoke a deterministic ALAS tool by name.

    Args:
        name: Tool name (from alas.list_tools)
        arguments: Tool arguments (default: empty dict)

    Returns:
        Tool result (structure varies by tool)

    Raises:
        KeyError: If tool name is unknown
    """
    args = arguments or {}
    result = ctx._state_machine.call_tool(name, **args)
    return result
```

**Response format improvement:**
- Returns native Python `list[dict]` instead of JSON-as-string
- FastMCP handles serialization automatically
- Clients get structured data, not nested JSON strings

---

#### Step 5: Update launch configuration

**Old launch** (manual invocation):
```bash
cd C:/_projects/ALAS
PYTHONIOENCODING=utf-8 python agent_orchestrator/alas_mcp_server.py --config alas
```

**New launch** (with uv):
```bash
cd C:/_projects/ALAS/agent_orchestrator
uv run alas_mcp_server.py --config alas
```

**Create wrapper script** (`agent_orchestrator/run_server.sh`):
```bash
#!/bin/bash
cd "$(dirname "$0")"
export PYTHONIOENCODING=utf-8
uv run alas_mcp_server.py --config "${1:-alas}"
```

---

## Code Metrics Comparison

| Metric | Before (Hand-rolled) | After (FastMCP 3.0) | Improvement |
|--------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------|
| **Total lines** | 230 | ~140 | -39% |
| **Boilerplate lines** | 90 (39%) | ~10 (7%) | -89% |
| **Schema definitions** | 65 lines manual | 0 (auto-generated) | -100% |
| **Type safety** | None | Full (function signatures) | ∞ |
| **Tool dispatch** | 50-line if/elif chain | Decorator-based | N/A |
| **Error handling** | Generic -32000 | Structured by exception type | Qualitative |
| **Testability** | Low (stdio mocking) | High (plain functions) | Qualitative |

---

## Testing Strategy

### Unit Tests (new file: `agent_orchestrator/test_alas_mcp.py`)

```python
import pytest
from alas_mcp_server import ALASContext, adb_tap, alas_goto

@pytest.fixture
def mock_context(monkeypatch):
    """Mock ALAS context to avoid real device."""
    ctx = ALASContext(config_name="test")
    # Mock device methods
    monkeypatch.setattr(ctx.script.device, "click_adb", lambda x, y: None)
    return ctx

def test_adb_tap(mock_context, monkeypatch):
    import alas_mcp_server
    monkeypatch.setattr(alas_mcp_server, "ctx", mock_context)

    result = adb_tap(100, 200)
    assert result == "tapped 100,200"

def test_alas_goto_invalid_page(mock_context, monkeypatch):
    import alas_mcp_server
    monkeypatch.setattr(alas_mcp_server, "ctx", mock_context)

    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="unknown page"):
        alas_goto("invalid_page_name")
```

### Integration Tests (verify against running MEmu)

**Test sequence** (same as Phase 0 verification):

1. Start MEmu emulator on `127.0.0.1:21503`
2. Start ALAS MCP server: `uv run alas_mcp_server.py --config alas`
3. Use MCP client to invoke tools:
   ```python
   from mcp import ClientSession, StdioServerParameters
   from mcp.client.stdio import stdio_client

   async def test_all_tools():
       server_params = StdioServerParameters(
           command="uv",
           args=["run", "alas_mcp_server.py", "--config", "alas"],
           cwd="C:/_projects/ALAS/agent_orchestrator"
       )

       async with stdio_client(server_params) as (read, write):
           async with ClientSession(read, write) as session:
               # Initialize
               await session.initialize()

               # Test 1: Screenshot
               result = await session.call_tool("adb.screenshot", {})
               assert result["content"][0]["type"] == "image"

               # Test 2: Tap
               result = await session.call_tool("adb.tap", {"x": 100, "y": 100})
               assert "tapped" in result["content"][0]["text"]

               # Test 3: Get current state
               result = await session.call_tool("alas.get_current_state", {})
               assert "page_" in result["content"][0]["text"]

               # Test 4: List tools
               result = await session.call_tool("alas.list_tools", {})
               tools = json.loads(result["content"][0]["text"])
               assert len(tools) == 9  # ALAS internal tools

               # Test 5: Goto
               result = await session.call_tool("alas.goto", {"page": "page_main"})
               assert "navigated" in result["content"][0]["text"]
   ```

---

## Files Modified

| File | Change | Lines Changed |
|------|--------|---------------|
| `C:/_projects/ALAS/agent_orchestrator/alas_mcp_server.py` | **Complete rewrite** to FastMCP 3.0 | 230 → ~140 |
| `C:/_projects/ALAS/agent_orchestrator/pyproject.toml` | **NEW** - FastMCP dependencies | +15 |
| `C:/_projects/ALAS/agent_orchestrator/run_server.sh` | **NEW** - Wrapper script | +4 |
| `C:/_projects/ALAS/agent_orchestrator/test_alas_mcp.py` | **NEW** - Unit tests | +30 |
| `C:/_projects/ALASGetFunctional/my_tools/alas_launcher.py` | **NEW** - ALAS app launcher wrapper | +50 |
| `C:/_projects/ALASGetFunctional/CLAUDE.md` | Document Android-Mobile-MCP + ALAS MCP integration | +10 |
| `C:/_projects/ALASGetFunctional/AGENTS.md` | Update MCP server descriptions | ~5 |

---

## Documentation Updates

### Update CLAUDE.md (C:/_projects/ALAS/CLAUDE.md)

Replace the "MCP Tool Status" section with:

```markdown
## MCP Tool Status (Migrated to FastMCP 3.0, 2026-01-26)

All 7 MCP tools refactored from hand-rolled JSON-RPC to **FastMCP 3.0** framework.

**Improvements:**
- ✅ Type-safe function signatures (automatic schema generation)
- ✅ Structured error handling (ValueError, KeyError → proper JSON-RPC error codes)
- ✅ 39% code reduction (230 → 140 lines)
- ✅ Unit testable (tools are plain Python functions)

| Tool | Category | Status | Notes |
|------|----------|--------|-------|
| `adb.screenshot` | ADB | Working | Returns base64 PNG. Requires `lz4` package. |
| `adb.tap` | ADB | Working | Type-safe coordinates (`x: int, y: int`). |
| `adb.swipe` | ADB | Working | Default duration 100ms. |
| `alas.get_current_state` | State | Working | Returns current page via StateMachine. |
| `alas.goto` | State | Working | Raises `ValueError` if page unknown. |
| `alas.list_tools` | Tool | Working | Returns structured list (not JSON string). |
| `alas.call_tool` | Tool | Working | Invokes registered tool by name. |

### Launch Command

```bash
cd C:/_projects/ALAS/agent_orchestrator
uv run alas_mcp_server.py --config alas
```
```

### Update CHANGELOG.md (C:/_projects/ALAS/CHANGELOG.md)

Add under `[Unreleased]`:

```markdown
### Changed
- **MCP Server**: Migrated from hand-rolled JSON-RPC to FastMCP 3.0 framework
  - Eliminated 90 lines of protocol boilerplate (39% code reduction)
  - Added full type safety via function signature validation
  - Improved error handling (structured exception types → JSON-RPC error codes)
  - All 7 tools remain functionally identical, now with better maintainability

### Added
- **ALAS Launcher Wrapper** (`my_tools/alas_launcher.py`): Combines emulator start + Azur Lane app launch
  - Detects correct package name for server region (EN/CN/JP/etc.)
  - Uses Android-Mobile-MCP's `mobile_launch_app()` when available
  - Falls back to ALAS native `app_start()` if MCP unavailable
```

---

## Rollback Plan

If FastMCP 3.0 has critical bugs (beta software risk):

1. **Preserve legacy implementation**:
   ```bash
   cd C:/_projects/ALAS/agent_orchestrator
   git mv alas_mcp_server.py alas_mcp_server_legacy.py
   # After migration, keep both files until FastMCP 3.0 is stable
   ```

2. **Fallback instructions** in CLAUDE.md:
   ```markdown
   ### Rollback to Legacy (if needed)

   If FastMCP 3.0 has issues, use the legacy hand-rolled server:

   ```bash
   cd C:/_projects/ALAS
   PYTHONIOENCODING=utf-8 python agent_orchestrator/alas_mcp_server_legacy.py --config alas
   ```
   ```

3. **Delete legacy after 1 week** of stable FastMCP operation.

---

## Success Criteria

✅ **Phase 1 Complete** when:
- Android-Mobile-MCP directory deleted
- Documentation updated (4 files)
- No broken references in codebase

✅ **Phase 2 Complete** when:
- FastMCP 3.0 installed via `uv`
- `pyproject.toml` created
- Version confirmed (`fastmcp>=3.0.0b1`)

✅ **Phase 3 Complete** when:
- All 7 tools refactored to `@mcp.tool()` pattern
- Integration tests pass against MEmu emulator
- Code metrics show 39% reduction
- Unit tests cover all tools
- Legacy implementation archived

✅ **Overall Success** when:
- MCP client can invoke all 7 tools via FastMCP server
- No functional regressions vs. hand-rolled implementation
- Type safety verified (wrong parameter types rejected at schema level)
- Error messages are structured (not generic -32000 codes)

---

## Risk Assessment

| Risk | Severity | Mitigation |
|------|----------|------------|
| FastMCP 3.0 beta instability | High | Keep legacy implementation as rollback |
| Python 3.7 (alas_wrapped) ↔ 3.10 (MCP) incompatibility | Low | Tested - imports work due to stable API |
| Breaking changes in tool behavior | Medium | Integration tests catch regressions |
| Missing FastMCP 3.0 features from 2.x | Low | 2.x → 3.x migration path documented |
| ALAS startup penalty regression | Low | Persistent process model preserved |

---

## Timeline Estimate

- **Phase 1** (Delete Android-Mobile-MCP): 15 minutes
- **Phase 2** (Setup FastMCP 3.0): 30 minutes
- **Phase 3** (Refactor + Test): 2 hours
- **Documentation**: 30 minutes
- **Buffer for issues**: 1 hour

**Total: 4-5 hours**

---

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Migrate ALAS MCP Server to FastMCP 3.0 and Eliminate Anti-Patterns #6

Plan: Migrate ALAS MCP Server to FastMCP 3.0 and Eliminate Anti-Patterns

Context

Critical Anti-Patterns Identified (10 Total)

Migration Strategy: 3-Phase Refactor

Phase 1: Evaluate Android-Mobile-MCP Usefulness (15 minutes)

Phase 2: Setup FastMCP 3.0 Environment (30 minutes)

Phase 3: Refactor to FastMCP 3.0 (2 hours)

Step 1: Create FastMCP skeleton (preserve existing logic)

Step 2: Migrate ADB tools (3 tools)

Step 3: Migrate State tools (2 tools)

Step 4: Migrate Tool Discovery tools (2 tools)

Step 5: Update launch configuration

Code Metrics Comparison

Testing Strategy

Unit Tests (new file: `agent_orchestrator/test_alas_mcp.py`)

Integration Tests (verify against running MEmu)

Files Modified

Documentation Updates

Update CLAUDE.md (C:/_projects/ALAS/CLAUDE.md)

Rollback Plan

Success Criteria

Risk Assessment

Timeline Estimate

Questions for User

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Metric	Before (Hand-rolled)	After (FastMCP 3.0)	Improvement
Total lines	230	~140	-39%
Boilerplate lines	90 (39%)	~10 (7%)	-89%
Schema definitions	65 lines manual	0 (auto-generated)	-100%
Type safety	None	Full (function signatures)	∞
Tool dispatch	50-line if/elif chain	Decorator-based	N/A
Error handling	Generic -32000	Structured by exception type	Qualitative
Testability	Low (stdio mocking)	High (plain functions)	Qualitative

File	Change	Lines Changed
`C:/_projects/ALAS/agent_orchestrator/alas_mcp_server.py`	Complete rewrite to FastMCP 3.0	230 → ~140
`C:/_projects/ALAS/agent_orchestrator/pyproject.toml`	NEW - FastMCP dependencies	+15
`C:/_projects/ALAS/agent_orchestrator/run_server.sh`	NEW - Wrapper script	+4
`C:/_projects/ALAS/agent_orchestrator/test_alas_mcp.py`	NEW - Unit tests	+30
`C:/_projects/ALASGetFunctional/my_tools/alas_launcher.py`	NEW - ALAS app launcher wrapper	+50
`C:/_projects/ALASGetFunctional/CLAUDE.md`	Document Android-Mobile-MCP + ALAS MCP integration	+10
`C:/_projects/ALASGetFunctional/AGENTS.md`	Update MCP server descriptions	~5

Risk	Severity	Mitigation
FastMCP 3.0 beta instability	High	Keep legacy implementation as rollback
Python 3.7 (alas_wrapped) ↔ 3.10 (MCP) incompatibility	Low	Tested - imports work due to stable API
Breaking changes in tool behavior	Medium	Integration tests catch regressions
Missing FastMCP 3.0 features from 2.x	Low	2.x → 3.x migration path documented
ALAS startup penalty regression	Low	Persistent process model preserved

Migrate ALAS MCP Server to FastMCP 3.0 and Eliminate Anti-Patterns #6

Description

Plan: Migrate ALAS MCP Server to FastMCP 3.0 and Eliminate Anti-Patterns

Context

Critical Anti-Patterns Identified (10 Total)

Migration Strategy: 3-Phase Refactor

Phase 1: Evaluate Android-Mobile-MCP Usefulness (15 minutes)

Phase 2: Setup FastMCP 3.0 Environment (30 minutes)

Phase 3: Refactor to FastMCP 3.0 (2 hours)

Step 1: Create FastMCP skeleton (preserve existing logic)

Step 2: Migrate ADB tools (3 tools)

Step 3: Migrate State tools (2 tools)

Step 4: Migrate Tool Discovery tools (2 tools)

Step 5: Update launch configuration

Code Metrics Comparison

Testing Strategy

Unit Tests (new file: agent_orchestrator/test_alas_mcp.py)

Integration Tests (verify against running MEmu)

Files Modified

Documentation Updates

Update CLAUDE.md (C:/_projects/ALAS/CLAUDE.md)

Rollback Plan

Success Criteria

Risk Assessment

Timeline Estimate

Questions for User

Metadata

Metadata

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Labels

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Unit Tests (new file: `agent_orchestrator/test_alas_mcp.py`)