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Developer finds silent API bug in popular CodeGraphContext MCP server

A developer discovered a silent API bug in the CodeGraphContext MCP server, which indexes codebases into graph databases for AI assistants. The bug occurred because the HTTP query endpoint expected a parameter named 'cypher_query', but the internal routing function passed it as 'query', leading to a successful HTTP 200 response with an empty error message instead of executing the query. The developer fixed this by aligning the parameter name in the routing function. AI

IMPACT This bug fix improves the reliability of a tool used by AI assistants for code context, potentially enhancing their understanding and performance.

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Developer finds silent API bug in popular CodeGraphContext MCP server

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  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Eshaan Agrawal ·

    How I Found a Silent API Bug in a 3,548-Star MCP Server

    <h1> How I Found a Silent API Bug in a 3,548-Star MCP Server </h1> <p>The API accepted your request. Returned HTTP 200. And then quietly did nothing.</p> <p>No error. No stack trace. Just an empty result where your Cypher query should have run.</p> <p>This is the story of how I f…