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• 🔒 [IBM OSPO Security Notification] — IBM/ibmi-mcp-server

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#256 · Opened Nov 11, 2026

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• execute_sql: read-only system-service queries with no scope can overload a small partition

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#244 · 2 comments · Opened Nov 2, 2026

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• Upstream merge requires manual conflict resolution

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#242 · Opened Nov 1, 2026

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• Shutdown closes the IBM i pools only after httpServer.close() finishes, and an uncaught exception exits before the pools close

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#213 · Opened Oct 7, 2026

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• Graceful shutdown runs only on SIGINT/SIGTERM; on Windows, console close and Ctrl+Break (and stdin close for stdio) skip the pool cleanup

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#211 · Opened Oct 7, 2026

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• describe_sql_object (GENERATE_SQL) can exceed the global query timeout, and the timeout closes the shared pool used by every other call

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#210 · 1 comment · Opened Oct 7, 2026

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• Log the MCP client name and version on initialize, and log JSON-RPC protocol errors

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#209 · Opened Oct 7, 2026

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• Load-time read-only check rejects VALUES statements in YAML tools as "Write operation detected: Unknown" and drops the whole file

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#206 · Opened Oct 7, 2026

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• File logging: rotation count applies per process only, info.log duplicates combined.log, and interactions.log is never written

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#204 · Opened Oct 7, 2026

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• HTTP transport silently moves to the next port (up to +15) when the configured port is busy

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#203 · Opened Oct 7, 2026

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• Upstream merge requires manual conflict resolution

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#202 · Opened Oct 1, 2026

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• built-in tools ignore caller identity and always execute as the server's environment credentials under MCP_AUTH_MODE=ibmi

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#190 · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 22, 2026

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• scope-based authorization never enforced — any valid token can invoke any tool

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#189 · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 22, 2026

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• Upstream merge requires manual conflict resolution

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#172 · Opened Sep 1, 2026

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• Upstream merge requires manual conflict resolution

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#158 · Opened Aug 1, 2026

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• Plan migration path to MCP spec 2026-07-28 (stateless core)

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#155 · Opened Jul 28, 2026

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• parse_statement rejects valid non-ASCII delimited identifiers (double-quoted aliases), e.g. Japanese column aliases -> SQL0113 / -32007

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#154 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 6, 2026

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• Upstream merge requires manual conflict resolution

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#153 · Opened Jul 1, 2026

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• fix Incorrect DATABASE_URL without +psycopg on deployment/mcpgateway/docker-compose.yml

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#124 · Opened Mar 4, 2026

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• discussion: explore MCP elicitation for interactive user workflows

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#119 · Opened Mar 2, 2026

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• feat: framework-level pagination support for YAML SQL tools

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#118 · 1 assignee · Opened Mar 2, 2026

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• Troubleshooting: DB2i_USER and DB2i_PASS with Token Authentication

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#77 · 1 comment · 1 assignee · Opened Dec 14, 2025

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• TypeError querying unnamed temporary storage

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#52 · Opened Dec 3, 2025

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• Make Rate limitting windows configurable

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#33 · 1 assignee · Opened Nov 24, 2025

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• Create Server deployment guide

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#32 · 6 comments · 2 assignees · Opened Nov 24, 2025

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• Create Integration Test Suite with Real IBM i

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#31 · Opened Nov 24, 2025

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• test server and Mapepire integration against multiple ibm i system

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#30 · 3 assignees · Opened Nov 24, 2025

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• Implement Automated Agent Evaluation & Benchmarking Framework

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#26 · 1 reaction · Opened Nov 18, 2025

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• # RFC: Standardize Tool Categories and Scope for YAML‑Defined IBM i MCP Tools

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#25 · Opened Nov 18, 2025

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• Security and required npm packages

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#7 · 1 comment · Opened Oct 15, 2025

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• execute_sql and describe_sql_object failures are returned as successful tool results (no isError) and logged as isSuccess: true

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#205 · 1 assignee · Opened Oct 7, 2026

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• ignore-unauthorized should default to false; explicit YAML should win, env only when omitted

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#166 · Opened Aug 19, 2026

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• execute_sql makes a redundant PARSE_STATEMENT round trip on every call (~2x latency on remote systems)

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#151 · 1 assignee · Opened Jun 22, 2026

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• Disable `.env` file by default

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#137 · 1 assignee · Opened Mar 26, 2026

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• feat: per-tool query timeout and long-running query support

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  IBM/ibmi-mcp-server#122 · 2 comments · Opened Mar 2, 2026

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