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fix(mcp): preserve RPC result on client tracing failure (#4463)
vaibhavmashal Sep 10, 2026
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fix(mcp): wrap Config.exception_logger safely
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100 changes: 63 additions & 37 deletions ...es/opentelemetry-instrumentation-mcp/opentelemetry/instrumentation/mcp/instrumentation.py
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Expand Up @@ -178,35 +178,52 @@ def traced_method(
return traced_method

def patch_mcp_client(self, tracer: Tracer):
@dont_throw
async def traced_method(wrapped, instance, args, kwargs):
meta = None
method = None
params = None
if len(args) > 0 and hasattr(args[0].root, "method"):
method = args[0].root.method
if len(args) > 0 and hasattr(args[0].root, "params"):
params = args[0].root.params
if params:
if hasattr(args[0].root.params, "meta"):
meta = args[0].root.params.meta

# Handle trace context propagation
if meta and len(args) > 0:
carrier = {}
TraceContextTextMapPropagator().inject(carrier)
meta.traceparent = carrier["traceparent"]
args[0].root.params.meta = meta

# Create different span types based on method
if method == "tools/call":
return await self._handle_tool_call(
tracer, method, params, args, kwargs, wrapped
)
else:
return await self._handle_mcp_method(
tracer, method, args, kwargs, wrapped
try:
meta = None
method = None
params = None
if len(args) > 0 and hasattr(args[0], "root"):
if hasattr(args[0].root, "method"):
method = args[0].root.method
if hasattr(args[0].root, "params"):
params = args[0].root.params
elif len(args) > 0:
if hasattr(args[0], "method"):
method = args[0].method
if hasattr(args[0], "params"):
params = args[0].params

if params and hasattr(params, "meta"):
meta = params.meta

# Handle trace context propagation
if meta:
carrier = {}
TraceContextTextMapPropagator().inject(carrier)
if "traceparent" in carrier:
meta.traceparent = carrier["traceparent"]
if len(args) > 0 and hasattr(args[0], "root") and hasattr(args[0].root, "params"):
args[0].root.params.meta = meta
elif len(args) > 0 and hasattr(args[0], "params"):
args[0].params.meta = meta

# Create different span types based on method
if method == "tools/call":
return await self._handle_tool_call(
tracer, method, params, args, kwargs, wrapped
)
else:
return await self._handle_mcp_method(
tracer, method, args, kwargs, wrapped
)
except Exception as e:

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Do not retry wrapped after it raises.

Line 220 catches exceptions from _handle_tool_call and _handle_mcp_method, including an exception from the first await wrapped(...) at Line 339. Line 226 then invokes wrapped again. A failed state-changing RPC can run twice, and a successful retry can hide the original error. Limit this recovery handler to instrumentation failures. Propagate exceptions that originate in wrapped.

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at line 220, Update the exception handling around _handle_tool_call and
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logging.getLogger(__name__).debug(
"OpenLLMetry failed to trace MCP client request: %s", e
)
if Config.exception_logger:
Config.exception_logger(e)
return await wrapped(*args, **kwargs)
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return traced_method

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -319,8 +336,8 @@ async def _execute_and_handle_result(
self, span, method, args, kwargs, wrapped, clean_output=False
):
"""Execute the wrapped function and handle the result"""
result = await wrapped(*args, **kwargs)
try:
result = await wrapped(*args, **kwargs)
# Add output
if clean_output:
clean_output_data = self._extract_clean_output(method, result)
Expand All @@ -342,18 +359,27 @@ async def _execute_and_handle_result(
# Handle errors
if hasattr(result, "isError") and result.isError:
span.set_attribute(ERROR_TYPE, "tool_error")
if len(result.content) > 0:
span.set_status(
Status(StatusCode.ERROR, f"{result.content[0].text}")
)
error_msg = "tool_error"
if hasattr(result, "content") and result.content and len(result.content) > 0:
first_content = result.content[0]
if hasattr(first_content, "text"):
error_msg = str(first_content.text)
elif hasattr(first_content, "__dict__"):
error_msg = str(first_content.__dict__)
else:
error_msg = str(first_content)
span.set_status(
Status(StatusCode.ERROR, error_msg)
)
else:
span.set_status(Status(StatusCode.OK))
return result
except Exception as e:
span.set_attribute(ERROR_TYPE, type(e).__name__)
span.record_exception(e)
span.set_status(Status(StatusCode.ERROR, str(e)))
raise
logging.getLogger(__name__).debug(
"OpenLLMetry failed to record MCP span attributes: %s", e
)
if Config.exception_logger:
Config.exception_logger(e)
return result

def _extract_clean_input(self, method: str, params: Any) -> dict:
"""Extract clean input parameters for different MCP method types"""
Expand Down