Summary
The Redis MCP surface now depends on module-specific commands that plain Redis does not provide:
- RedisJSON
- RediSearch
- bulk/seed workflows that benefit from Stack-backed verification
- session-scoped alias tools that should be exercised in the same Docker-backed suite
We should add a Redis Stack-backed ignored integration suite alongside the existing plain Redis Docker suite so the module-heavy Redis MCP tools are validated against a real server, not just compile/build checks.
Why
The existing plain Redis suite is a good fit for:
- server
- keys
- structures
- diagnostics
- raw command safety/policy
But it cannot validate:
redis_json_*
redis_ft_*
redis_bulk_load with module commands
- alias workflows combined with real Redis operations
Proposed work
- Add shared Redis MCP test support so plain Redis and Redis Stack containers use the same harness patterns
- Add a Redis Stack-backed ignored suite under
crates/redisctl-mcp/tests/
- Cover the missing Redis MCP modules:
- JSON
- Search
- Bulk/seed
- Aliases
- Make reruns stable with container reuse / reattach behavior so Docker-backed tests do not fail on healthy leftover containers
Acceptance criteria
- Redis Stack-backed ignored test suite exists and is documented
- JSON/Search/Bulk/Alias MCP tools are exercised against a real Redis Stack container
- Test harness is reusable across Redis MCP integration suites
- Rerunning ignored suites does not fail just because a healthy test container already exists
Context
Related to #628 and #681.
Summary
The Redis MCP surface now depends on module-specific commands that plain Redis does not provide:
We should add a Redis Stack-backed ignored integration suite alongside the existing plain Redis Docker suite so the module-heavy Redis MCP tools are validated against a real server, not just compile/build checks.
Why
The existing plain Redis suite is a good fit for:
But it cannot validate:
redis_json_*redis_ft_*redis_bulk_loadwith module commandsProposed work
crates/redisctl-mcp/tests/Acceptance criteria
Context
Related to #628 and #681.