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Server should handle paginated requests

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
52/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
java
Domain
api, backend

Research direction

Start by reading the linked server specification and locating the TODOs in the server code for list requests. Trace how lists of tools, prompts, and other server capabilities are returned, then verify that large lists follow the specification's pagination behavior and no longer return the entire collection at once.

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Description

area/server enhancement P3

Expected Behavior

The server should handle paginated requests per specification.

Current Behavior

Currently, the whole list is returned on list requests.

Context

When a server contains big lists of tools, prompts, etc. the requests may put too much load on the server or take too long.
The code has TODOs at some of the affected places.

Dominant language
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