Accept string-typed boolean parameters ("true" instead of true).

Author: es617

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.1.3
+
+### Fixed
+- Accept string-typed boolean parameters (`"true"` instead of `true`). Affected fields: `pair`, `with_response`.
+
 ## 0.1.2
 
 ### Fixed

ble_mcp_server/handlers_ble.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 from mcp.types import Tool
 
-from ble_mcp_server.helpers import ALLOW_WRITES, WRITE_ALLOWLIST, _err, _ok, _retry
+from ble_mcp_server.helpers import ALLOW_WRITES, WRITE_ALLOWLIST, _coerce_bool, _err, _ok, _retry
 from ble_mcp_server.state import BleState, Subscription, check_allowlist, normalize_uuid
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("ble_mcp_server")
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def _decode_value(args: dict[str, Any]) -> bytes | dict[str, Any]:
                     "default": 10,
                 },
                 "pair": {
-                    "type": "boolean",
+                    "type": ["boolean", "string"],
                     "description": "Pair (bond) during connect. Works on Linux and Windows, not macOS.",
                     "default": False,
                 },
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ def _decode_value(args: dict[str, Any]) -> bytes | dict[str, Any]:
                 "value_b64": {"type": "string", "description": "Base64-encoded value to write."},
                 "value_hex": {"type": "string", "description": "Hex-encoded value to write."},
                 "with_response": {
-                    "type": "boolean",
+                    "type": ["boolean", "string"],
                     "description": "Use write-with-response (default true).",
                     "default": True,
                 },
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ async def handle_scan_stop(state: BleState, args: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, A
 async def handle_connect(state: BleState, args: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
     address = args["address"]
     timeout = _clamp(float(args.get("timeout_s", 10)), 1, 60)
-    pair = bool(args.get("pair", False))
+    pair = _coerce_bool(args.get("pair", False))
 
     entry = state.create_client(address, timeout, pair=pair)
     client = entry.client
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ async def handle_write(state: BleState, args: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
         return result
     data = result
 
-    with_response = args.get("with_response", True)
+    with_response = _coerce_bool(args.get("with_response", True))
     await _retry(lambda: entry.client.write_gatt_char(char_uuid, data, response=with_response))
     return _ok()
 

ble_mcp_server/helpers.py

@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
+def _coerce_bool(value: Any) -> bool:
+    """Coerce a value to bool, handling string representations."""
+    if isinstance(value, str):
+        return value.lower() not in ("false", "0", "")
+    return bool(value)
+
+
 def _ok(**kwargs: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
     return {"ok": True, **kwargs}
 

server.json

@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/es617/ble-mcp-server.git",
     "source": "github"
   },
-  "version": "0.1.2",
+  "version": "0.1.3",
   "packages": [
     {
       "registryType": "pypi",
       "identifier": "ble-mcp-server",
-      "version": "0.1.2",
+      "version": "0.1.3",
       "transport": {
         "type": "stdio"
       },