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  "checker": {
    "claims": [
      {
        "claim": "smart_fetch fetches a URL over HTTP and returns its content",
        "command": "<guest-path> tools/call {\"tool\": \"mcp_smart_fetch\", \"arguments\": {\"url\": \"https://example.com/\", \"cache_ttl\": 0}}",
        "evidence": "\u2026This domain is for use in documentation examples without needing permission. This is not a service; avoid relying on it for testing and monitoring purposes.\\\"],\\\"url\\\":\\\"https://example.com/\\\",\\\"cached\\\":false,\\\"fetcher_used\\\":\\\"http\\\",\\\"extracted_type\\\":\\\"markdown\\\",\\\"session_id\\\":\\\"\\\",\\\"duration_ms\\\":649.630069732666,\\\"error\\\":\\\"\\\",\\\"content_type\\\":\\\"text/html; charset=utf-8\\\",\\\"total_size_bytes\\\":577,\\\"total_extracted_chars\\\":156,\\\"is_truncated\\\":false,\\\"next_offset\\\":0,\\\"escalation_path\\\":\\\"direct:http\\\",\\\"retry_count\\\":0,\\\"summary\\\":\\\"200 OK \u00b7 577B markdown \u00b7 http\\\",\\\"content_ok\\\":true,\\\"",
        "expected": "page content returned",
        "input": "{\"tool\": \"mcp_smart_fetch\", \"arguments\": {\"url\": \"https://example.com/\", \"cache_ttl\": 0}}",
        "kind": "claim",
        "outcome": "Real input produced the expected result: This domain is for use in documentation examples",
        "source": "Fetch any URL. HTTP first, auto-escalates to the anti-detect browser if blocked.",
        "source_checked": true,
        "source_file": "README.md",
        "verdict": "yes"
      }
    ],
    "cycle_checks": [
      {
        "claim": "Scheduled or looping main behavior",
        "command": "",
        "evidence": "Inspected README.md and src/master_fetch (cli.py, server.py): Hound is a stdio/streamable-HTTP MCP server with no cron, scheduler, --once/--now, loop, or webhook trigger. Only CI schedules and cache TTLs exist, which are not product cycles.",
        "expected": "identify the product trigger",
        "input": "source inspection",
        "kind": "cycle",
        "outcome": "Inspected README.md and src/master_fetch (cli.py, server.py): Hound is a stdio/streamable-HTTP MCP server with no cron, scheduler, --once/--now, loop, or webhook trigger. Only CI schedules and cache TTLs exist, which are not product cycles.",
        "source": "repository entry points",
        "verdict": "yes"
      }
    ],
    "details": {
      "argv": [
        "<guest-path>"
      ],
      "kind": "mcp",
      "scope": "product operation",
      "serverInfo": {
        "name": "Hound",
        "version": "12.4.1",
        "websiteUrl": "https://github.com/dondai1234/master-fetch"
      },
      "tool_result": {
        "content": [
          {
            "text": "{\"status\":200,\"content\":[\"This domain is for use in documentation examples without needing permission. This is not a service; avoid relying on it for testing and monitoring purposes.\"],\"url\":\"https://example.com/\",\"cached\":false,\"fetcher_used\":\"http\",\"extracted_type\":\"markdown\",\"session_id\":\"\",\"duration_ms\":731.928825378418,\"error\":\"\",\"content_type\":\"text/html; charset=utf-8\",\"total_size_bytes\":577,\"total_extracted_chars\":156,\"is_truncated\":false,\"next_offset\":0,\"escalation_path\":\"direct:http\",\"retry_count\":0,\"summary\":\"200 OK \u00b7 577B markdown \u00b7 http\",\"content_ok\":true,\"next_action\":\"\",\"fetched_at\":\"2026-10-28T15:59:06.897687+00:00\",\"metadata\":{\"title\":\"Example Domain\"},\"media\":[],\"links\":{},\"quality_score\":0.0,\"table_of_contents\":[],\"page_type\":\"unknown\",\"source_type\":\"unknown\",\"is_official\":false,\"content_age_days\":-1,\"is_stale\":false,\"source\":\"live\",\"archived_at\":\"\"}",
            "type": "text"
          }
        ],
        "isError": false,
        "structuredContent": {
          "archived_at": "",
          "cached": false,
          "content": [
            "This domain is for use in documentation examples without needing permission. This is not a service; avoid relying on it for testing and monitoring purposes."
          ],
          "content_age_days": -1,
          "content_ok": true,
          "content_type": "text/html; charset=utf-8",
          "duration_ms": 731.928825378418,
          "error": "",
          "escalation_path": "direct:http",
          "extracted_type": "markdown",
          "fetched_at": "2026-10-28T15:59:06.897687+00:00",
          "fetcher_used": "http",
          "is_official": false,
          "is_stale": false,
          "is_truncated": false,
          "links": {},
          "media": [],
          "metadata": {
            "title": "Example Domain"
          },
          "next_action": "",
          "next_offset": 0,
          "page_type": "unknown",
          "quality_score": 0.0,
          "retry_count": 0,
          "session_id": "",
          "source": "live",
          "source_type": "unknown",
          "status": 200,
          "summary": "200 OK \u00b7 577B markdown \u00b7 http",
          "table_of_contents": [],
          "total_extracted_chars": 156,
          "total_size_bytes": 577,
          "url": "https://example.com/"
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      },
      "tool_result_checked": true,
      "tool_schema_bytes": 11383,
      "tools": [
        "mcp_smart_fetch",
        "mcp_smart_crawl",
        "mcp_screenshot",
        "mcp_smart_search",
        "cache_clear",
        "version"
      ],
      "working": true
    },
    "evidence_strength": "readme_checked",
    "example_checks": [
      {
        "claim": "Repository's documented offline test suite (CI command) runs",
        "command": "<guest-path> -m pytest tests/ -v --tb=short",
        "deferred": false,
        "evidence": "te-packages/pytest_asyncio/plugin.py:300: PytestDeprecationWarning: The configuration option \"asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope\" is unset.\nThe event loop scope for asynchronous fixtures will default to the \"fixture\" caching scope. Future versions of pytest-asyncio will default the loop scope for asynchronous fixtures to \"function\" scope. Set the default fixture loop scope explicitly in order to avoid unexpected behavior in the future. Valid fixture loop scopes are: \"function\", \"class\", \"module\", \"package\", \"session\"\n\n  warnings.warn(PytestDeprecationWarning(_DEFAULT_FIXTURE_LOOP_SCOPE_UNSET))",
        "expected": "762 tests pass; one date-dependent test fails on the VM clock (2026-10-28)",
        "input": "python -m pytest tests/ -v --tb=short",
        "kind": "example",
        "outcome": "command exited with code 1: te-packages/pytest_asyncio/plugin.py:300: PytestDeprecationWarning: The configuration option \"asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope\" is unset.\nThe event loop scope for asynchronous fixtures will default to the \"fixture\" caching scope. Future versions of pytest-asyncio will default the loop scope for asynchronous fixtures to \"function\" scope. Set the default fixture loop scope explicitly in order to avoid unexpected behavior in the future. Valid fixture loop scopes are: \"function\", \"class\", \"module\", \"package\", \"session\"\n\n  warnings.warn(PytestDeprecationWarning(_DEFAULT_FIXTURE_LOOP_SCOPE_UNSET))",
        "returncode": 1,
        "source": ".github/workflows/ci.yml, Run tests step",
        "verdict": "blocked"
      }
    ],
    "status": "PASS"
  },
  "deviations": [
    "pyproject.toml declares mcp>=1.27.0 with no upper bound; pip resolved mcp 2.3.0, and hound crashed at startup with AttributeError: 'Server' object has no attribute 'list_tools' (src/master_fetch/server.py:2987). Worked around in the venv by pinning mcp>=1.27.0,<2 (mcp 1.30.0); no product source edited.",
    "Installed from the pinned workspace source (12.4.1) rather than PyPI (which provides 13.2.0), to test the pinned code.",
    "Skipped the chromium browser download because the task forbids it; the CDP endpoint http://<internal-ip>:9226/json/version returned HTTP 200 (Chrome/155.0.8059.84) but no browser-dependent operation was run through it.",
    "Tool names are exposed as mcp_smart_fetch, mcp_smart_crawl, mcp_screenshot, mcp_smart_search (README says smart_fetch etc.); used the server's actual names.",
    "Test suite: tests/test_envelope.py::TestFreshness::test_no_fetched_at_falls_back_to_today fails on the VM clock (2026-10-28): it hardcodes a 2026-07-20 publish date and asserts age <= 10 days, but the actual age is 100 days. This is a date-dependent test defect in the repo, not a product fault.",
    "Patchright printed a non-fatal Playwright-was-updated banner on stderr during fetch because no browser is installed."
  ],
  "fault_owner": "repo",
  "main_blocker": null,
  "operation": "Run the hound MCP server over stdio and call mcp_smart_fetch to fetch https://example.com/ (HTTP tier), returning page content",
  "operation_scope": "Linux guest, Python 3.12.3 venv at <guest-path>, hound-mcp 12.4.1 installed from the pinned workspace source with [all] extras; HTTP-only fetch, no stealth browser used; network access required",
  "outcome": "working",
  "plain_failure": "Validation reports valid=false solely because the documented CI pytest example exits 1 on the date-dependent test in tests/test_envelope.py; the checker does not accept a nonzero example exit unless the source documents it, and the CI yml does not. The smart_fetch probe and README claim both replay successfully.",
  "steps": [
    "pip install hound-mcp[all] (installed from the pinned workspace source instead of PyPI, to test the pinned code)",
    "Browser download step for chromium (SKIPPED: task forbids downloading a browser; browser tier not exercised)",
    "hound (stdio MCP server; initialize then tools/call mcp_smart_fetch url=https://example.com/ cache_ttl=0 returned 200 OK, fetcher_used=http, title Example Domain)",
    "hound -v (version 12.4.1, reports 13.2.0 available)",
    "python -m pytest tests/ -v --tb=short (CI command; 762 passed, 1 failed)"
  ],
  "stuck_step": null,
  "suggested_fix": "(1) Pin mcp<2 in pyproject.toml (or port server.py to the mcp 2.x API) so pip does not resolve an incompatible major version. (2) Make test_no_fetched_at_falls_back_to_today compute its expected age relative to the fixed reference date or freeze the clock, so it does not depend on the current date."
}