feat(mcp): add remote + stdio surfaces for loopover_get_gate_config_effective

packages/loopover-mcp/bin/loopover-mcp.ts

@@ -998,6 +998,12 @@ const STDIO_TOOL_DESCRIPTORS = [
     description:
       "Return the currently-authoritative live gate thresholds for a repo (confidence floor and scope caps) as a field-limited snake_case AMS probe. Live override wins; soaking shadow fills in only when live is absent. Metadata-only; takes owner and repo.",
   },
+  {
+    name: "loopover_get_gate_config_effective",
+    category: "maintainer",
+    description:
+      "Return a repo's current effective self-tuned gate thresholds (confidenceFloor, scopeCap) plus whether a shadow override is soaking. Metadata-only; takes owner and repo.",
+  },
   {
     name: "loopover_preflight_pr",
     category: "discovery",
@@ -1590,6 +1596,18 @@ registerStdioTool(
   },
 );
 
+registerStdioTool(
+  "loopover_get_gate_config_effective",
+  {
+    description: stdioToolDescription("loopover_get_gate_config_effective"),
+    inputSchema: ownerRepoShape,
+  },
+  async ({ owner, repo }: any) => {
+    const prefix = `/v1/repos/${encodeURIComponent(owner)}/${encodeURIComponent(repo)}`;
+    return toolResult("LoopOver effective gate config.", await apiGet(`${prefix}/gate-config/effective`));
+  },
+);
+
 registerStdioTool(
   "loopover_get_issue_quality",
   {

src/mcp/server.ts

@@ -1006,6 +1006,13 @@ const liveGateThresholdsOutputSchema = {
   status: z.string().optional(),
 };
 
+const gateConfigEffectiveOutputSchema = {
+  repoFullName: z.string().optional(),
+  effective: z.unknown().optional(),
+  shadowPending: z.boolean().optional(),
+  status: z.string().optional(),
+};
+
 const maintainerMeasurementReportOutputSchema = {
   repoFullName: z.string().optional(),
   generatedAt: z.string().optional(),
@@ -1906,6 +1913,7 @@ export const MCP_TOOL_CATEGORIES: Record<string, McpToolCategory> = {
   loopover_get_pr_reviewability: "review",
   loopover_get_pr_maintainer_packet: "review",
   loopover_get_live_gate_thresholds: "maintainer",
+  loopover_get_gate_config_effective: "maintainer",
   loopover_validate_linked_issue: "discovery",
   loopover_check_before_start: "discovery",
   loopover_find_opportunities: "discovery",
@@ -2479,6 +2487,17 @@ export class LoopoverMcp {
       async (input) => this.toolResult(await this.getLiveGateThresholds(input)),
     );
 
+    register(
+      "loopover_get_gate_config_effective",
+      {
+        description:
+          "Return a repo's current effective self-tuned gate thresholds (confidenceFloor, scopeCap) plus whether a shadow override is soaking. Metadata-only, repo-scoped, no GitHub writes.",
+        inputSchema: ownerRepoShape,
+        outputSchema: gateConfigEffectiveOutputSchema,
+      },
+      async (input) => this.toolResult(await this.getGateConfigEffective(input)),
+    );
+
     register(
       "loopover_validate_linked_issue",
       {
@@ -3497,6 +3516,35 @@ export class LoopoverMcp {
     };
   }
 
+  private async getGateConfigEffective(input: { owner: string; repo: string }): Promise<ToolPayload> {
+    // Mirrors GET /v1/repos/:owner/:repo/gate-config/effective: same mcp allowlist gate as reviewability,
+    // same loadOverride/loadShadowOverride projection, always returning the effective + shadowPending shape
+    // (nulls when no live override — never a not-found throw).
+    const fullName = `${input.owner}/${input.repo}`;
+    if (!(await this.canAccessRepo(fullName))) {
+      return {
+        summary: `Forbidden: session cannot access effective gate config for ${fullName}.`,
+        data: { status: "forbidden", repoFullName: fullName },
+      };
+    }
+    const storageEnv = this.env as unknown as StorageEnv;
+    const [override, shadow] = await Promise.all([loadOverride(storageEnv, fullName), loadShadowOverride(storageEnv, fullName)]);
+    return {
+      summary: `Effective gate config for ${fullName}.`,
+      data: {
+        repoFullName: fullName,
+        effective: {
+          confidenceFloor: override?.confidenceFloor ?? null,
+          scopeCap: {
+            files: override?.scopeCap?.files ?? null,
+            lines: override?.scopeCap?.lines ?? null,
+          },
+        },
+        shadowPending: shadow !== null,
+      },
+    };
+  }
+
   private async validateLinkedIssue(input: {
     owner: string;
     repo: string;

test/integration/api.test.ts

@@ -5529,6 +5529,7 @@ describe("api routes", () => {
     expect(toolNames).toContain("loopover_get_upstream_drift");
     expect(toolNames).toContain("loopover_get_upstream_ruleset");
     expect(toolNames).toContain("loopover_get_live_gate_thresholds");
+    expect(toolNames).toContain("loopover_get_gate_config_effective");
     expect(toolNames).toContain("loopover_get_pr_maintainer_packet");
     expect(toolNames).toContain("loopover_explain_review_risk");
     expect(toolNames).toContain("loopover_compare_pr_variants");
@@ -5805,6 +5806,7 @@ describe("api routes", () => {
       ["loopover_get_upstream_drift", {}],
       ["loopover_get_upstream_ruleset", {}],
       ["loopover_get_live_gate_thresholds", { owner: "entrius", repo: "allways-ui" }],
+      ["loopover_get_gate_config_effective", { owner: "entrius", repo: "allways-ui" }],
       ["loopover_get_pr_maintainer_packet", { owner: "entrius", repo: "allways-ui", number: 12 }],
       [
         "loopover_preview_local_pr_score",

test/unit/mcp-cli-gate-config-effective.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js";
+import { InMemoryTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/inMemory.js";
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { closeFixtureServer, startFixtureServer } from "./support/mcp-cli-harness";
+
+// #7800: in-process coverage for the loopover_get_gate_config_effective stdio tool.
+// Same #7764 entrypoint-guard pattern as mcp-cli-live-gate-thresholds — import .ts, hold exported `server`,
+// connect InMemoryTransport so v8/Codecov attributes registerStdioTool.
+const MODULES = ["../../packages/loopover-mcp/bin/loopover-mcp.ts"] as const;
+
+type BinModule = {
+  server: { connect: (transport: unknown) => Promise<void> };
+};
+
+let tempDir = "";
+const capturedRequests: Array<{ url: string; method: string }> = [];
+const loaded = new Map<string, BinModule>();
+
+beforeAll(async () => {
+  tempDir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "loopover-gate-config-effective-"));
+  const apiUrl = await startFixtureServer({
+    onApiRequest: (request) => {
+      if (request.url && request.url.includes("/gate-config/effective")) {
+        capturedRequests.push({ url: request.url ?? "", method: request.method ?? "GET" });
+      }
+    },
+  });
+  process.env.LOOPOVER_API_URL = apiUrl;
+  process.env.LOOPOVER_API_TOKEN = "in-process-token";
+  process.env.LOOPOVER_API_TIMEOUT_MS = "2000";
+  process.env.LOOPOVER_CONFIG_DIR = tempDir;
+  process.env.LOOPOVER_SKIP_NPM_VERSION_CHECK = "1";
+  for (const specifier of MODULES) {
+    loaded.set(specifier, (await import(specifier)) as unknown as BinModule);
+  }
+}, 120_000);
+
+afterAll(async () => {
+  await closeFixtureServer();
+  if (tempDir) rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  delete process.env.LOOPOVER_API_URL;
+  delete process.env.LOOPOVER_API_TOKEN;
+  delete process.env.LOOPOVER_CONFIG_DIR;
+  delete process.env.LOOPOVER_SKIP_NPM_VERSION_CHECK;
+});
+
+describe("bin loopover_get_gate_config_effective stdio tool (in-process, #7800)", () => {
+  it.each(MODULES)("registers and proxies GET .../gate-config/effective — %s", async (specifier) => {
+    capturedRequests.length = 0;
+    const mod = loaded.get(specifier)!;
+    const [clientTransport, serverTransport] = InMemoryTransport.createLinkedPair();
+    await mod.server.connect(serverTransport);
+    const client = new Client({ name: "gate-config-effective-test", version: "0.1.0" }, { capabilities: {} });
+    await client.connect(clientTransport);
+    try {
+      const { tools } = await client.listTools();
+      const tool = tools.find((entry) => entry.name === "loopover_get_gate_config_effective");
+      expect(tool).toBeDefined();
+      expect(tool?.description).toMatch(/effective.*gate|gate thresholds/i);
+
+      const result = await client.callTool({
+        name: "loopover_get_gate_config_effective",
+        arguments: { owner: "owner", repo: "repo" },
+      });
+      expect(capturedRequests.length).toBe(1);
+      const captured = capturedRequests[0]!;
+      expect(captured.url).toContain("/v1/repos/owner/repo/gate-config/effective");
+      expect(captured.method).toBe("GET");
+      expect(result.isError).toBeFalsy();
+      const text = JSON.stringify(result);
+      expect(text).toContain("confidenceFloor");
+      expect(text).toContain("shadowPending");
+    } finally {
+      await client.close().catch(() => undefined);
+    }
+  });
+});

test/unit/mcp-output-schemas.test.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js";
 import { InMemoryTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/inMemory.js";
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { persistSignalSnapshot, upsertBounty, upsertIssueFromGitHub, upsertPullRequestFromGitHub, upsertRepositoryFromGitHub, updatePullRequestSlopAssessment, persistUpstreamRulesetSnapshot } from "../../src/db/repositories";
-import { writeLiveOverride, type StorageEnv } from "../../src/review/auto-apply";
+import { writeLiveOverride, writeShadowOverride, type StorageEnv } from "../../src/review/auto-apply";
 import type { AuthIdentity } from "../../src/auth/security";
 import { LoopoverMcp } from "../../src/mcp/server";
 import { normalizeRegistryPayload } from "../../src/registry/normalize";
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const TOOLS_WITH_OUTPUT_SCHEMA = [
   "loopover_get_maintainer_noise",
   "loopover_get_activation_preview",
   "loopover_get_live_gate_thresholds",
+  "loopover_get_gate_config_effective",
   "loopover_get_label_audit",
   "loopover_get_maintainer_lane",
   "loopover_get_repo_onboarding_pack",
@@ -153,6 +154,10 @@ describe("MCP output schema discovery", () => {
     const liveGate = byName.get("loopover_get_live_gate_thresholds");
     const liveGateProps = Object.keys((liveGate?.outputSchema?.properties ?? {}) as Record<string, unknown>);
     expect(liveGateProps).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(["repoFullName", "confidence_floor", "scope_cap_files", "scope_cap_lines", "error"]));
+
+    const gateConfig = byName.get("loopover_get_gate_config_effective");
+    const gateConfigProps = Object.keys((gateConfig?.outputSchema?.properties ?? {}) as Record<string, unknown>);
+    expect(gateConfigProps).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(["repoFullName", "effective", "shadowPending"]));
   });
 
   it("preserves the full tool inventory while adding output schemas", async () => {
@@ -346,6 +351,39 @@ describe("MCP tool calls return schema-valid structured content", () => {
     expect(result.structuredContent).toEqual({ status: "forbidden", repoFullName: "octo/demo" });
   });
 
+  it("loopover_get_gate_config_effective returns nulls when no override exists (#7800)", async () => {
+    const { client } = await connectTestClient(createTestEnv());
+    const result = await client.callTool({ name: "loopover_get_gate_config_effective", arguments: { owner: "octo", repo: "demo" } });
+    expect(result.isError).toBeFalsy();
+    expect(result.structuredContent).toEqual({
+      repoFullName: "octo/demo",
+      effective: { confidenceFloor: null, scopeCap: { files: null, lines: null } },
+      shadowPending: false,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("loopover_get_gate_config_effective returns live override + shadowPending (#7800)", async () => {
+    const env = createTestEnv();
+    await writeLiveOverride(env as unknown as StorageEnv, "octo/demo", { confidenceFloor: 0.91, scopeCap: { files: 8, lines: 250 } });
+    await writeShadowOverride(env as unknown as StorageEnv, "octo/demo", { confidenceFloor: 0.4 }, "2099-01-01T00:00:00.000Z");
+    const { client } = await connectTestClient(env);
+    const result = await client.callTool({ name: "loopover_get_gate_config_effective", arguments: { owner: "octo", repo: "demo" } });
+    expect(result.isError).toBeFalsy();
+    expect(result.structuredContent).toEqual({
+      repoFullName: "octo/demo",
+      effective: { confidenceFloor: 0.91, scopeCap: { files: 8, lines: 250 } },
+      shadowPending: true,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("loopover_get_gate_config_effective denies mcp callers outside the read allowlist (#7800)", async () => {
+    const env = createTestEnv({ MCP_READ_REPO_ALLOWLIST: "" });
+    const { client } = await connectTestClient(env);
+    const result = await client.callTool({ name: "loopover_get_gate_config_effective", arguments: { owner: "octo", repo: "demo" } });
+    expect(result.isError).toBeFalsy();
+    expect(result.structuredContent).toEqual({ status: "forbidden", repoFullName: "octo/demo" });
+  });
+
   it("loopover_get_activation_preview denies cached member-only session access (#7799)", async () => {
     const env = createTestEnv();
     await upsertRepositoryFromGitHub(env, { name: "private-repo", full_name: "victim-org/private-repo", private: true, owner: { login: "victim-org" }, default_branch: "main" });

test/unit/mcp-tool-rename-aliases.test.ts

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 // (#7807 registered the loopover_get_upstream_ruleset remote+stdio tool, taking the count from 83 to 84.)
 // (#7801 registered the loopover_get_live_gate_thresholds remote+stdio tool, taking the count from 84 to 85.)
 // (#7802 registered the loopover_get_pr_maintainer_packet remote+stdio tool, taking the count from 85 to 86.)
+// (#7800 registered the loopover_get_gate_config_effective remote+stdio tool, taking the count from 86 to 87.)
 import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js";
 import { StdioClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/stdio.js";
 import { mkdtempSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
@@ -74,14 +75,14 @@ describe("MCP legacy alias retirement (#4777) — discovery invariants", () => {
   });
   afterEach(disconnect);
 
-  it("lists exactly 86 loopover_ tools and zero gittensory_-prefixed aliases", async () => {
+  it("lists exactly 87 loopover_ tools and zero gittensory_-prefixed aliases", async () => {
     const { tools } = await client.listTools();
     const names = tools.map((t) => t.name);
     const primary = names.filter((n) => n.startsWith("loopover_"));
     const legacy = names.filter((n) => n.startsWith("gittensory_"));
-    expect(primary.length).toBe(86);
+    expect(primary.length).toBe(87);
     expect(legacy.length).toBe(0);
-    expect(names.length).toBe(86);
+    expect(names.length).toBe(87);
   });
 
   it("no loopover_ tool's description carries a stale deprecation notice", async () => {
@@ -93,14 +94,14 @@ describe("MCP legacy alias retirement (#4777) — discovery invariants", () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it("`loopover-mcp tools --json` reports the same 86-tool count the live server registers", async () => {
+  it("`loopover-mcp tools --json` reports the same 87-tool count the live server registers", async () => {
     const { tools } = await client.listTools();
     const payload = JSON.parse(run(["tools", "--json"])) as {
       count: number;
       tools: Array<{ name: string }>;
     };
     expect(payload.count).toBe(tools.length);
-    expect(payload.count).toBe(86);
+    expect(payload.count).toBe(87);
     expect([...payload.tools.map((t) => t.name)].sort()).toEqual(
       [...tools.map((t) => t.name)].sort(),
     );

test/unit/support/mcp-cli-harness.ts

@@ -583,6 +583,17 @@ export async function startFixtureServer(
       );
       return;
     }
+    // #7800: effective self-tuned gate thresholds (camelCase effective + shadowPending).
+    if (request.url === "/v1/repos/owner/repo/gate-config/effective" && request.method === "GET") {
+      response.end(
+        JSON.stringify({
+          repoFullName: "owner/repo",
+          effective: { confidenceFloor: 0.91, scopeCap: { files: 8, lines: 250 } },
+          shadowPending: true,
+        }),
+      );
+      return;
+    }
     if (request.url === "/v1/repos/owner/repo/outcome-patterns" && request.method === "GET") {
       response.end(
         JSON.stringify({