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Completes Phase 2 of RFC 0001 (§5.2) on top of #241.

What

  • mcp.max_execution_time_ms (default 0 = off):
    • When an MCP session connects, its session max_execution_time is set to this value through mysql_system_variable_update_integer.
    • The session may lower the limit but not raise it. These are refused with error 1290 naming mcp.max_execution_time_ms:
      • SET [SESSION] max_execution_time or @@max_execution_time to 0, above the limit, or to a non-literal (DEFAULT, an expression, a variable);
      • the MAX_EXECUTION_TIME(n) hint;
      • the SET_VAR(max_execution_time = n) hint. max_execution_time is HINT_UPDATEABLE, so without this check the hint would get around the limit.
    • SET text is read in both quoting modes, as for read_only.
  • mcp.log_denials (default ON):
    • Every refusal is written to the error log, for example [Warning] [MY-011071] [mcp_guard] mcp_guard: refused by mcp.read_only: MCP connection 11: INSERT INTO d.t VALUES (1).
    • Each line has the setting, the connection id, and the first 256 bytes of the statement, or the table for table-access refusals.
    • At most 10 lines are written per minute, and the number left out is reported after that. The docs note that statement text can contain literals.
    • ER_LOG_PRINTF_MSG is 11071 on 8.4, 9.7 and 26.10; it was derived from messages_to_error_log.txt, since mysqld_error.h is generated at build time.
  • Self-review fixes: the table-access path builds its log string only when refusing, because table events are frequent. Deinit leaves the logging pointers in place, since they stay valid until unload.

Tests

  • test_mcp_guard_policy.cc: about 20 new cases for the SET forms, hints, user variables vs system variables, a hint inside a string literal, and floor = 0.

  • scripts/test-mcp-guard.sh: 78 checks, up from 65.

    • The session limit is set at connect, and lowering it works.
    • SET to 0, SET above the limit, and both hints are refused.
    • A SELECT SLEEP(5) stops after 1 s under a 1 s limit.
    • A non-MCP account keeps 0, and setting the floor back to 0 turns the limit off.
    • Refusals appear in the error log, and log_denials = OFF writes nothing.
    • On the fresh second server, 16 refusals produce exactly 10 log lines.
    Server Result
    MySQL 8.4.11 78 passed, 0 failed
    MySQL 9.7.2 78 passed, 0 failed
    MySQL 26.10.0 78 passed, 0 failed
  • Other checks: the build is warning-free on all three versions, and actionlint passes.

Next: Phase 3

performance_schema.mcp_tool_calls, audit (audit_api_message_emit), and the Go side: connection attributes, statement comment labels, mapping error 1290 to a clean tool error, and showing the guard in server_info.

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  • New Features
    • MCP sessions can use a configurable query time limit. Attempts to raise or bypass it through settings or query hints are refused, while lowering it is allowed. A zero limit disables the component-enforced time limit, and updated limits apply to connected sessions on their next statement. Stored-program calls are excluded.
    • Refusals are logged by default, with logging configurable and capped at 10 entries per minute. Logged details redact string literals.
  • Documentation
    • Updated MCP component documentation with time-limit settings, refusal logging behavior, and coverage for 80 checks.

- mcp.max_execution_time_ms: an MCP session's max_execution_time is set
  at connect; raising it is refused (1290): SET to 0, above the limit or
  to a non-literal, and MAX_EXECUTION_TIME(n) / SET_VAR(max_execution_time
  = n) hints. Lowering is allowed. SET text is read in both quoting modes.
- mcp.log_denials (ON): refusals go to the error log as [MY-011071]
  [mcp_guard] with the setting, connection id and statement start (256
  bytes) or table, at most 10 lines a minute plus a count of the rest.
- Tests: 78 checks on 8.4.11, 9.7.2, 26.10.0 (a 5 s SELECT stopped by a
  1 s limit; exactly 10 log lines for 16 refusals on a fresh server);
  ~20 new policy unit cases.

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The MCP guard adds configurable execution-time limits for MCP sessions and refusal logging. It rejects attempts to raise or bypass the limit through session settings or optimizer hints. Tests and documentation cover enforcement, redaction, refusal logging, and the logging cap.

Changes: MCP Guard Controls

Layer / File(s) Summary
Configure and validate execution-time limits
src/mcp/guard/component_mcp_guard.cc, src/mcp/guard/mcp_guard_policy.h
The component registers mcp.max_execution_time_ms and mcp.log_denials. Policy checks reject assignments and optimizer hints that exceed the configured limit or use unsupported values. Query text is redacted before logging.
Apply session limits and log refusals
src/mcp/guard/component_mcp_guard.cc
MCP sessions receive the configured limit at connection and after session resets or configuration changes. Refusals include connection and statement or table details. Denial logging is capped at 10 lines per minute when enabled.
Verify and document guard behavior
src/mcp/guard/test_mcp_guard_policy.cc, scripts/test-mcp-guard.sh, docs/MCP_COMPONENTS.md, CHANGELOG.md
Tests cover policy checks, session enforcement, refusal logging, redaction, and the logging cap. The documentation and changelog describe the settings and behavior.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  participant MCPConnection
  participant GuardQueryCallback
  participant GuardPolicy
  participant ErrorLog
  MCPConnection->>GuardQueryCallback: submit statement
  GuardQueryCallback->>GuardPolicy: check statement against configured limit
  GuardPolicy-->>GuardQueryCallback: return violation or allow
  GuardQueryCallback->>ErrorLog: write rate-limited refusal
  GuardQueryCallback-->>MCPConnection: refuse statement or continue
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  • askdba/myvector#241: Adds the MCP guard policy and session enforcement that this change extends.
  • askdba/myvector#227: Adds the guard component skeleton and lifecycle tests that this change extends.
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P1 Badge Validate the entire SET_VAR time-limit operand

When mcp.max_execution_time_ms is positive, an MCP user can issue SELECT /*+ SET_VAR(max_execution_time=1G) */ SLEEP(5). This scan reads only the leading 1, treats it as within a 1000 ms floor, and allows the statement, while MySQL interprets the G suffix as 1,073,741,824 ms and overrides the session cap. Validate the complete hint operand so suffixed values cannot bypass the limit.

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Fixed in 3c4526b. After the digits, the hint operand must end with ) or , (spaces allowed), so 1G, 1K and 5.5 are refused. A SET value like 1G is one token and fails the digits-only check. Unit cases cover each form.

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Review comments at @docs/MCP_COMPONENTS.md:
- Line 42: Update the `mcp.max_execution_time_ms` table description to clarify
that 0 disables the guard’s time limit, while MySQL’s global
`max_execution_time` may still limit the session.

Review comments at @scripts/test-mcp-guard.sh:
- Line 156: Update the timeout check around the mcp call for SELECT SLEEP(5)
FROM d1.t to capture its output and require it to equal 1 in addition to
satisfying the elapsed-time bound; include the captured output in the failure
details.

Review comments at @src/mcp/guard/component_mcp_guard.cc:
- Around line 374-375: Update the denial logging message so it does not include
raw statement text from `what`; log a statement category or a redacted form
instead, while preserving the refusal context and connection identifier.
- Line 422: Update the MCP SELECT path around apply_time_limit(thd) to reconcile
the session’s max_execution_time with the current mcp.max_execution_time_ms
policy before each SELECT is allowed to execute, so connected sessions receive
newly tightened limits.
- Around line 393-394: Clarify the documented behavior of
mcp.max_execution_time_ms: the session limit set through max_execution_time_name
does not cap SELECTs run inside mysql_mcp tool procedures. Do not describe it as
a ceiling for tool-pack calls unless the guard separately enforces the limit
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- Around line 393-394: Update apply_time_limit to check and propagate the
failure status from set_unsigned; ensure the connection callback treats setup
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mysql_service_mysql_system_variable_update_integer->set_unsigned(
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Major · Stability & Availability · Heavy lift

Supported by static analysis

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set -u
REV=fb4e9a46ab19d9673b0779f75fd78b40962522bf
if git cat-file -e "$REV^{commit}" 2>/dev/null; then
  echo "using reviewed head $REV"
else
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fi
echo "--- sql/mcp tree ---"
git ls-tree -r --name-only "$REV" -- sql/mcp || true
echo "--- guard: max_execution_time, CALL, mysql_mcp, SELECT handling ---"
git grep -n -i -e 'max_execution_time' -e 'mysql_mcp' -e 'CALL ' -e 'SELECT' "$REV" -- src/mcp/guard || test "$?" -eq 1
echo "--- sql/mcp: stored-procedure SELECT execution, prepared statements ---"
git grep -n -i -e 'PREPARE' -e 'EXECUTE' -e 'CREATE PROCEDURE' -e 'max_execution_time' "$REV" -- sql/mcp || test "$?" -eq 1
echo "--- sql/mcp README: execution-time and stored-program text ---"
git show "$REV:sql/mcp/README.md" | grep -n -i -e 'max_execution' -e 'stored' -e 'procedure' -e 'timeout' || test "$?" -eq 1

Repository: askdba/myvector

Length of output: 35034


Web query:

MySQL 8.4 max_execution_time system variable SELECT statements in stored programs prepared statements ignored documentation

Result:

Sources consulted:
- MySQL :: MySQL 8.4 Reference Manual :: 7.1.8 Server System Variables — https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/server-system-variables.html
- MySQL :: MySQL 8.4 Reference Manual :: 15.5 Prepared Statements — https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/sql-prepared-statements.html
- MySQL :: MySQL 8.4 Reference Manual :: 15.2.13 SELECT Statement — https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/select.html
- MySQL :: MySQL 8.4 Reference Manual :: 7.1.10 Server Status Variables — https://bb.jaff.eu.org/https/dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/server-status-variables.html
- …and 29 more

The session time limit does not cover tool-pack SELECTs.

The guard allows CALL mysql_mcp.* for MCP sessions. Each tool procedure runs its SELECT as a prepared statement inside the procedure. MySQL 8.4 documents that max_execution_time is ignored for SELECT statements in stored programs. The session limit that the guard sets can therefore fail to stop a slow tool-pack call. This contradicts mcp.max_execution_time_ms, which describes the limit as applying to the SELECTs of MCP sessions.

Choose one of these fixes before the option is described as a ceiling for tool-pack calls:

  • Restrict CALL mysql_mcp.* while mcp.max_execution_time_ms is set.
  • Enforce the limit by another mechanism that applies inside the tool procedures.
  • Document that the limit does not apply to tool-pack calls.

The README link in the original comment does not support this claim. sql/mcp/README.md does not mention max_execution_time. Use the MySQL reference instead: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/server-system-variables.html

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Review comment at @src/mcp/guard/component_mcp_guard.cc around lines 393 - 394:
Clarify the documented behavior of mcp.max_execution_time_ms: the session limit
set through max_execution_time_name does not cap SELECTs run inside mysql_mcp
tool procedures. Do not describe it as a ceiling for tool-pack calls unless the
guard separately enforces the limit inside those procedures.

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set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- target references ---'
rg -n -F -- 'apply_time_limit' src/mcp/guard src || test "$?" -eq 1
rg -n -F -- 'mysql_service_mysql_system_variable_update_integer' src/mcp/guard src || test "$?" -eq 1
printf '%s\n' '--- implementation context ---'
nl -ba src/mcp/guard/component_mcp_guard.cc | sed -n '330,430p'
printf '%s\n' '--- callback and service declarations ---'
rg -n -F -- 'MYSQL_SYSTEM_VARIABLE_UPDATE_INTEGER' . --glob '!build/**' --glob '!dist/**' || test "$?" -eq 1
rg -n -F -- 'set_unsigned' . --glob '!build/**' --glob '!dist/**' || test "$?" -eq 1
printf '%s\n' '--- changed diff context ---'
git diff d9fa3559e7411533190f7d4a10595336c5dd60b6..fb4e9a46ab19d9673b0779f75fd78b40962522bf -- src/mcp/guard/component_mcp_guard.cc

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  . || test "$?" -eq 1
printf '%s\n' '--- candidate MySQL service headers ---'
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rg -n --glob 'CMakeLists.txt' --glob '*.cmake' --glob '*.md' --glob '*.yml' --glob '*.yaml' \
  -e 'mysql-server' -e 'MYSQL_SERVER' -e 'mysql_system_variable' . || test "$?" -eq 1

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MySQL 8.0.45 mysql_system_variable_update_integer set_unsigned return value failure semantics

Result:

Sources consulted:
- MySQL: s_mysql_mysql_system_variable_update_integer Struct Reference — https://dev.mysql.com/doc/dev/mysql-server/8.0.45/structs__mysql__mysql__system__variable__update__integer.html
- MySQL: include/mysql/components/services/mysql_system_variable.h Source File — https://dev.mysql.com/doc/dev/mysql-server/8.0.45/mysql__system__variable_8h_source.html
- MySQL: include/mysql/components/services/mysql_system_variable.h Source File — https://dev.mysql.com/doc/dev/mysql-server/26.7.0/mysql__system__variable_8h_source.html
- MySQL: include/mysql/components/services/mysql_system_variable.h File Reference — https://dev.mysql.com/doc/dev/mysql-server/8.0.45/mysql__system__variable_8h.html
- MySQL: mysql_system_variable_update_imp Class Reference — https://dev.mysql.com/doc/dev/mysql-server/9.6.0/classmysql__system__variable__update__imp.html
- …and 35 more

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MySQL event tracking connection consumer callback bool return value reject connection EVENT_TRACKING_CONNECTION_CONNECT

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Sources consulted:
- MySQL: include/mysql/components/services/defs/event_tracking_connection_defs.h Source File — https://dev.mysql.com/doc/dev/mysql-server/8.4.10/event__tracking__connection__defs_8h_source.html
- MySQL: include/mysql/components/services/defs/event_tracking_connection_defs.h File Reference — https://dev.mysql.com/doc/dev/mysql-server/8.4.9/event__tracking__connection__defs_8h.html
- MySQL: include/mysql/components/services/defs/event_tracking_connection_defs.h Source File — https://dev.mysql.com/doc/dev/mysql-server/8.4.8/event__tracking__connection__defs_8h_source.html
- mysql: include/mysql/components/util/event_tracking/event_tracking_connection_consumer_helper.h Source File - doxygen documentation | Fossies Dox — https://fossies.org/dox/mysql-26.7.0/event__tracking__connection__consumer__helper_8h_source.html
- …and 26 more

Propagate session-limit setup failures.

set_unsigned returns TRUE on failure. apply_time_limit discards that status, and the connection callback reports success with return false. If the setter fails, the MCP session can remain usable without the configured execution-time ceiling. Propagate the failure and fail the connection callback instead of proceeding.

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Update apply_time_limit to check and propagate the failure status from
set_unsigned; ensure the connection callback treats setup failure as a
connection failure rather than reporting success and proceeding without the
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Documented in 3c4526b, which is your third option. MySQL ignores max_execution_time inside stored programs, so CALL mysql_mcp.* tool-pack calls are not limited. They run catalog queries on information_schema. Where that is not acceptable, revoke EXECUTE on mysql_mcp: mysql-mcp-server then falls back to its own SQL (it handles 1370 since askdba/mysql-mcp-server#155), and the limit covers those SELECTs.

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Length of output: 12827


@askdba Verified in 3c4526b. docs/MCP_COMPONENTS.md, Line 78, now states that CALL mysql_mcp.* is not limited and documents the EXECUTE revocation fallback. This addresses the documentation finding through the third option.

The separate setup-failure finding remains open: apply_time_limit() still ignores the return value from set_unsigned().


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- SET_VAR(max_execution_time=1G) / MAX_EXECUTION_TIME(1K) read only the
  leading digits and passed, while MySQL scales the suffix: the operand
  must now be the number alone, followed by ) or , (Codex P1).
- Error log: string literals become '?', line breaks spaces.
- A changed mcp.max_execution_time_ms reaches connected MCP sessions at
  their next statement (per-session state records the applied limit).
- Docs: 0 turns off only the guard's limit; CALL mysql_mcp.* is not
  limited (stored programs ignore max_execution_time) and how to cover
  it. Test asserts the interrupted SELECT's result (1 or 3024).
  80 checks on 8.4.11, 9.7.2, 26.10.0.

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…oth quoting modes

- mark_session() reports failure (allocation or THD-slot set); the
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- Log redaction reads literals with and without backslash escapes; if
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A connection reset restores session variables from the globals but
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