mcc-integration-testing

name	mcc-integration-testing
description	Use when proving MCC behavior on a real local Minecraft server, validating runtime or protocol changes end-to-end, exercising movement, physics, inventory, entity, chat, or terrain behavior, or running a single-version or cross-version regression sweep.
metadata	{"category":"discipline","triggers":["integration test","real server","local server","regression sweep","rcon","tmux","offline mode","online mode","movement","physics","inventory","entity","terrain","chat"]}

MCC Integration Testing

Use this skill when the task is "prove it on a real server", not just "reason about whether it should work."

Read references/online-mode.md when the user asks for Microsoft login, device-code auth, or an online-mode server run. Use references/command-matrix.md for stable MCC-side and RCON-side commands.

Iron Law

Only say MCC was integration tested when MCC ran against a real local server and the claim is backed by real MCC output plus real server logs.

Calling build-only, reasoning-only, or join-only work "integration tested" is a rules violation, not shorthand.

These do not count as end-to-end proof:

• static reasoning, source comparison, or build success
• join or login success by itself
• a long-lived idle connection by itself
• a grep that only says there were no errors
• testing one shared-route version and silently claiming adjacent versions also passed

If the environment cannot run a real server, say so and report the result as unexecuted or inferred, not integration tested.

Default target

• Use 1.21.11-Vanilla unless the user asks for a different version or a version matrix.
• Use MCC_SERVERS if it is set. Otherwise the default server root is MinecraftOfficial/downloads.

Guardrails

• Use a real local server.
• Launch MCC against an explicit localhost:<server-port> target for repeatable local tests.
• Keep version matrices sequential in shared local environments. The tmux server harness is shared state by default.
• Prefer generated temporary MCC configs for scripted runs so one test does not contaminate the next.
• Default to offline auth in generated temp configs. Do not trust the repo-root MinecraftClient.ini account defaults.
• If the user explicitly asks for Microsoft online login, honor that request and generate the temp config for Microsoft auth instead of offline mode.
• For Microsoft auth, prefer an interactive TTY launch with BasicIO-NoColor so the device code is easy to read and relay to the user.
• Do not use file-input mode during Microsoft auth. Launch interactively first, complete login, then switch to scripted control only if needed.
• For online-mode tests, prefer a clean temp config with no join-time bots or scheduled tasks. Inherited ScriptScheduler or DiscordRpc settings can pollute the session and send unintended chat right after login.
• Legacy and modern command syntax differ. Do not assume one server-command profile fits every version.
• Use actual MCC output and actual server logs for assertions. Do not invent success strings.
• Treat server Done as startup progress, not RCON readiness. Retry the first RCON command before assuming the setup is broken.
• Run preflight before scripted test loops. On macOS, Java may be installed but not exported on PATH in the shell the harness uses.
• If a change touches shared routing or a version range, test at least one adjacent version that shares that path, or explicitly mark adjacent versions as unexecuted and inferred.
• For palette or version-content changes, probe at least one neighboring or existing item, entity, or block. Do not only check the headline addition.
• Separate product failures from harness failures. Missing logs, stale tmux state, stale stdin.pipe, or pre-join Connection refused errors are usually environment problems until proven otherwise.

Choose the test mode

1. Single-version deep smoke

Use this when one supported version is enough and you want broad coverage:

.skills/mcc-integration-testing/scripts/run_full_spectrum_test.sh 1.21.11-Vanilla

This covers join, chat, slash commands, internal MCC commands, creative inventory, entity handling, sounds, particles, TNT, kill/respawn, and log assertions.

2. Ordered creative-mode E2E

Use this when the user asks for a regression sweep in a strict scenario order such as:

• connect
• send messages
• send commands
• receive messages
• movement
• physics
• mobs
• effects
• inventory

Broad validation should usually cover connect-test, item-test, entity-test, terrain-test, and chat-test.

Command:

MCC_SERVERS=/home/anon/Minecraft/Servers bash tools/run-creative-e2e.sh 1.21.11-Vanilla 1.21.11 modern

For legacy targets such as 1.8 or 1.8.9, switch the final argument to legacy and pass the pinned MC version.

3. Timing or cadence validation

Use this for TPS, movement-cadence, or packet-cadence work:

• MinecraftClient/config/sample-script-tick-counter.cs
• MinecraftClient/config/sample-script-packet-capture.cs

Run them against a real server with a temp config and summarize counts from the captured logs.

4. Structured components test

Use this after touching any StructuredComponents code (registries, component parsers, subcomponents, codec helpers) to prove every component type in a version parses on the wire without error:

bash tools/run-structured-components-test.sh 1.21.11

Run a single version (fast, ~2 min) or a matrix:

for v in 1.20.6 1.21 1.21.2 1.21.5 1.21.11 26.1; do
  bash tools/run-structured-components-test.sh "$v"
done

The script gives items with every registered component via RCON /give, reads them back with inventory player list, and asserts no parse errors in the MCC log. Version-gated components (v1212+, v1215+, v12111+, v261) are tested only on the versions that support them. See SC_Integration_Test_Report.md for a reference run across all 6 version groups.

6. Dialog integration test

Use this after touching any dialog system code (packet handling, NBT parsing, models, TUI, command dispatch, the state machine in DialogManager, or the codec in DialogNbtParser). Tests all 5 dialog types, button actions (close, run_command, show_dialog), cancel/dismiss, click-label, and body content:

tools/run-dialog-test.sh 26.1

The script starts the server if needed, generates a temp MCC config, launches MCC with file-input mode (requires both MCC_FILE_INPUT=1 and MCC_INPUT_FILE=<path> env vars), sends inline SNBT dialogs via RCON, and asserts 29 checks against the MCC log.

Key requirements that differ from other test modes:

• FileInputBot is loaded only when MCC_FILE_INPUT=1 is set in the environment. The [ChatBot.FileInput] config section is ignored at load time.
• The input file path is controlled by MCC_INPUT_FILE, not by the config File setting.
• Dialogs use inline SNBT syntax through ResourceOrIdArgument, e.g.: dialog show <player> {type:"minecraft:notice", title:{text:"Hello"}}
• The ActionButton.CODEC flattens CommonButtonData fields (label, tooltip, width) into the same object as action — no button wrapper.

5. Full inventory regression sweep

Use this when touching inventory snapshots, player/container slot sync, creative inventory, item-slot serialization, packet palettes, game-mode updates, or block-use paths that open containers:

tools/run-inventory-full-sweep.sh --versions "1.21.10 1.21.11"

Default coverage includes:

• player inventory listing and inventory discovery
• creative give/delete
• inventory search
• player right/left click stack split and merge
• player drop one and drop all
• chest open via useblock
• container listing and close
• mirrored player slots in container windows
• shift-click and shift-right-click transfer
• container right/left click, cursor stack, drop one, and drop all
• creative middle-click command path
• log scan for packet parse failures, queue-empty crashes, unhandled exceptions, and disconnects

The script writes summary.tsv under RUN_ROOT and per-version logs under /tmp/mcc-debug/inventory-full-<version>/mcc-debug.log.

When a matrix has existing PASS rows, do not rerun them unless a later code change affects that row or the user asks for a full rerun. Derive remaining rows from summaries:

awk 'FNR>1 && $2=="PASS" {print $1}' /tmp/mcc-inventory-full-sweep/*/summary.tsv | sort -V | uniq

Preconditions

Before running any scenario:

0. run preflight and clear stale shared state when the environment is reused
1. configure the target server for offline testing
2. ensure eula=true
3. ensure RCON is enabled
4. build MCC unless the task explicitly reuses a fresh build

Preflight and reset helpers:

.skills/mcc-integration-testing/scripts/preflight_test_env.sh 1.21.11-Vanilla
.skills/mcc-integration-testing/scripts/reset_shared_test_state.sh 1.21.11-Vanilla

Offline configuration helper:

.skills/mcc-integration-testing/scripts/ensure_offline_server.sh 1.21.11-Vanilla

By default, the config helper prepares offline auth. To opt into another auth mode for a specific run, set:

MCC_TEST_ACCOUNT_TYPE=microsoft
MCC_TEST_PASSWORD=

Optionally override the login name with the fourth argument to the config helper.

Scripts and tools

• .skills/mcc-integration-testing/scripts/ensure_offline_server.sh
  • configures persistent offline mode and RCON
• .skills/mcc-integration-testing/scripts/preflight_test_env.sh
  • verifies Java, tmux, dotnet, python3, server directories, and resolves common Java PATH issues
• .skills/mcc-integration-testing/scripts/reset_shared_test_state.sh
  • clears stale tmux sessions and stale stdin.pipe files before a rerun
• .skills/mcc-integration-testing/scripts/prepare_offline_mcc_config.sh
  • generates a clean temporary MCC config, prepares offline login by default, disables noisy bots, and can switch to Microsoft auth when explicitly requested
• .skills/mcc-integration-testing/scripts/get_server_port.sh
  • resolves the actual local server port from server.properties or the latest server log
• .skills/mcc-integration-testing/scripts/run_full_spectrum_test.sh
  • single-version deep smoke with built-in assertions
• .skills/mcc-integration-testing/scripts/summarize_test_run.sh
  • summarize the latest full-spectrum run
• tools/run-creative-e2e.sh
  • ordered creative-mode E2E regression scenario
• tools/run-inventory-full-sweep.sh
  • full inventory command/API sweep across one or more versions
• tools/run-structured-components-test.sh
  • exercises every structured component via RCON /give across versions 1.20.6-26.1
• tools/run-dialog-test.sh
  • dialog integration test: all 5 types, run_command/show_dialog actions, cancel/dismiss/click-label, body content; 29 assertions on MCC log

Evidence Discipline

In every report, separate:

• Executed: exact scripts, commands, versions, auth mode, and whether the run was sequential or single-version
• Observed: exact MCC output, exact server-log evidence, and the saved log directory
• Inferred: conclusions not directly shown by that run's runtime evidence
• Harness issues: setup or runner problems such as missing Java on PATH, stale tmux sessions, stale stdin.pipe, missing log artifacts, or failed config generation

Never upgrade inferred claims to observed facts. Absence of errors is supporting evidence only; pair it with a positive assertion for the feature under test.

Red Flags

Stop and fix the test plan if you are about to:

• claim movement, inventory, entity, terrain, physics, or chat coverage from join success alone
• reuse repo-root MinecraftClient.ini or another user-local stateful config
• run multi-version tests in parallel in a shared tmux or shared server environment
• let inherited bots, schedulers, or other user-local noise send chat or commands during validation

What to report back

Always summarize:

• which version or versions were tested
• which port or ports were used
• which auth mode and scenario were used
• whether the run was sequential or single-version
• the exact scripts or commands executed
• pass or fail per major phase
• concrete evidence from MCC and server logs
• the saved log directory
• what was not executed and what remains inferred
• which adjacent versions were not run but were mentioned

When Not to Use

• build-only verification
• static protocol or source comparison with no real server run
• documentation or prompt work
• code review requests that do not ask for executed runtime proof

Troubleshooting

• If the first RCON command fails, retry it before assuming the setup is broken.
• If Java is installed but the harness still says it is missing, run preflight_test_env.sh. This resolves common Homebrew Java paths on macOS.
• If MCC reaches Microsoft device-code login during an offline test, stop and inspect the generated temp config before retrying.
• If the user explicitly requests Microsoft online login, set MCC_TEST_ACCOUNT_TYPE=microsoft before launching the harness.
• If the user explicitly requests Microsoft online login, use BasicIO-NoColor in a real TTY, relay the device code from the TUI, and avoid pressing empty Enter at any auth prompt.
• If the online-mode session sends unexpected chat or commands right after join, inspect inherited bot settings first. ChatBot.ScriptScheduler tasks and ChatBot.DiscordRpc are common sources of test noise in user-local configs.
• If dotnet run cannot see an existing Microsoft session, check whether SessionCache.db and ProfileKeyCache.ini need to be synced from MinecraftClient/bin/Release/net10.0/ to the repo root.
• If Microsoft auth keeps prompting even with a valid session cache, verify Account.Login matches the cached username exactly.
• If MCC reports Connection refused, verify the launched target matches the server's actual server-port.
• If MCC reports Connection refused immediately after a server start, also check for stale shared state: old tmux sessions, a stale stdin.pipe, or a server that never actually reached Done (.
• If multiple versions are being tested, do not start them in parallel unless the harness isolates tmux sessions and input files.
• If a test assertion fails, inspect the real MCC output before changing the code or weakening the assertion.
• If an older server behaves oddly on Linux, check use-native-transport=false in server.properties.
• If a matrix row fails before producing mcc.log or a command transcript, treat it as a harness failure, fix the environment, and rerun that row before drawing product conclusions.
• If creative inventory commands report "You must be in Creative gamemode" after RCON switched the player, inspect game-mode update parsing before assuming creative inventory is broken. Modern servers can update local game mode through game event reason 3.
• If an inventory row crashes with Queue empty or Failed to process incoming packet, inspect packet palette routing before changing inventory code. A single shifted packet ID can make a healthy inventory feature look broken.
• For chest-open failures, separate product and harness causes. The player may be standing inside the chest or suffocating on older servers. Stand beside the chest, put a floor under the player, and retry useblock.
• For shared local servers, a Done log line does not prove RCON is ready. Retry setup commands and verify the actual RCON port from server.properties.
• If tools/run-dialog-test.sh fails with "FileInput Watching: .../mcc_input.txt" pointing to the wrong directory, the MCC_INPUT_FILE env var was not set in the tmux command. FileInputBot ignores the config File setting entirely.
• If inline SNBT dialogs fail on the server side (Failed to parse structure: No key ...), check whether ActionButton.CODEC fields are flat (no button wrapper) and whether the dialog type fields match the 26.1 server (label not text in CommonButtonData).
• If a dialog integration test fails on "Server showed custom dialog", the dialog packet (id=0x8C in 26.1 play phase) may not have been sent. Verify the RCON command succeeded and the server printed "Displayed dialog to ...".