bump: version 0.8.2 → 0.8.3

fix(notes): Include ETags in responses to avoid accidently updates

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,33 @@
+## v0.8.3 (2025-08-31)
+
+### Fix
+
+- **server**: Replace ErrorResponses with standard McpErrors
+- **notes**: Include ETags in responses to avoid accidently updates
+
+## v0.8.2 (2025-08-31)
+
+### Fix
+
+- **notes**: Remove note contents from responses to reduce token usage
+
+## v0.8.1 (2025-08-30)
+
+### Fix
+
+- **model**: Serialize timestamps in RFC3339 format
+
+## v0.8.0 (2025-08-30)
+
+### Feat
+
+- **client**: Preserve fields when modifying contacts/calendar resources
+- **server**: Add structured output to all tool/resource output
+
+### Refactor
+
+- Use _make_request where available
+
 ## v0.7.2 (2025-08-30)
 
 ### Fix

CLAUDE.md

@@ -102,13 +102,19 @@ Each Nextcloud app has a corresponding server module that:
 - **Important**: Integration tests run against live Docker containers. After making code changes to the MCP server, rebuild only the MCP container with `docker-compose up --build -d mcp` before running tests
 
 #### Testing Best Practices
-- **Always restart MCP server** after code changes with `docker-compose up --build -d mcp`
+- **MANDATORY: Always run tests after implementing features or fixing bugs**
+  - Run tests to completion before considering any task complete
+  - If tests require modifications to pass, ask for permission before proceeding
+  - Use `docker-compose up --build -d mcp` to rebuild MCP container after code changes
 - **Use existing fixtures** from `tests/conftest.py` to avoid duplicate setup work:
   - `nc_mcp_client` - MCP client session for tool/resource testing  
   - `nc_client` - Direct NextcloudClient for setup/cleanup operations
   - `temporary_note` - Creates and cleans up test notes automatically
   - `temporary_addressbook` - Creates and cleans up test address books
   - `temporary_contact` - Creates and cleans up test contacts
+- **Test specific functionality** after changes:
+  - For Notes changes: `uv run pytest tests/integration/test_mcp.py -k "notes" -v`
+  - For specific API changes: `uv run pytest tests/integration/test_notes_api.py -v`
 - **Avoid creating standalone test scripts** - use pytest with proper fixtures instead
 
 ### Configuration Files

docker-compose.yml

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ services:
     restart: always
 
   app:
-    image: nextcloud:31.0.8@sha256:3eaddb0a9c56e6cf81ad258a5d05b78f747f6434b974f9a44e3f0dd91311b6ef
+    image: nextcloud:31.0.8@sha256:fcf637074755bb1d27644441b938bf39b27dd6c0a8c2326a5752e1b3d5014366
     #user: www-data:www-data
     restart: always
     #post_start:

nextcloud_mcp_server/models/__init__.py

@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 # Base models
 from .base import (
     BaseResponse,
-    ErrorResponse,
-    SuccessResponse,
     IdResponse,
     StatusResponse,
 )
@@ -82,8 +80,6 @@ from .webdav import (
 __all__ = [
     # Base models
     "BaseResponse",
-    "ErrorResponse",
-    "SuccessResponse",
     "IdResponse",
     "StatusResponse",
     # Notes models

nextcloud_mcp_server/models/base.py

@@ -1,40 +1,38 @@
 """Base Pydantic models for common response patterns."""
 
-from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
-from typing import Any, Dict, Optional, Union
+from typing import Optional, Union
 
-from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, field_serializer
+
+
+def _utc_now() -> datetime:
+    """Generate UTC timestamp for responses."""
+    return datetime.now(timezone.utc)
 
 
 class BaseResponse(BaseModel):
     """Base response model for all MCP tool responses."""
 
-    model_config = {"json_encoders": {datetime: lambda v: v.isoformat()}}
-
     success: bool = Field(
         default=True, description="Whether the operation was successful"
     )
     timestamp: datetime = Field(
-        default_factory=datetime.now, description="Response timestamp"
+        default_factory=_utc_now, description="Response timestamp"
     )
 
-
+    @field_serializer("timestamp")
-class ErrorResponse(BaseResponse):
+    def serialize_timestamp(self, timestamp: datetime) -> str:
-    """Response model for error cases."""
+        """Serialize timestamp to RFC3339 format for MCP compliance."""
-
+        if timestamp.tzinfo is None:
-    success: bool = Field(default=False, description="Always False for error responses")
+            # If somehow we get a naive datetime, assume UTC
-    error: str = Field(description="Error message")
+            timestamp = timestamp.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
-    error_code: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Optional error code")
+        # Use isoformat() which produces RFC3339 compliant format
-    details: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = Field(
+        # For UTC times, replace '+00:00' with 'Z' as preferred by many systems
-        None, description="Additional error details"
+        iso_string = timestamp.isoformat()
-    )
+        if iso_string.endswith("+00:00"):
-
+            return iso_string[:-6] + "Z"
-
+        return iso_string
-class SuccessResponse(BaseResponse):
-    """Generic success response."""
-
-    message: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Optional success message")
-    data: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = Field(None, description="Optional response data")
 
 
 class IdResponse(BaseResponse):

nextcloud_mcp_server/models/notes.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Note(BaseModel):
     favorite: bool = Field(
         default=False, description="Whether note is marked as favorite"
     )
-    etag: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="ETag for versioning")
+    etag: str = Field(description="ETag for versioning")
     readonly: bool = Field(default=False, description="Whether note is read-only")
 
     @property
@@ -48,13 +48,18 @@ class NotesSettings(BaseModel):
 class CreateNoteResponse(IdResponse):
     """Response model for note creation."""
 
-    note: Note = Field(description="The created note")
+    title: str = Field(description="The created note title")
+    category: str = Field(description="The created note category")
+    etag: str = Field(description="Current ETag for the created note")
 
 
 class UpdateNoteResponse(BaseResponse):
     """Response model for note updates."""
 
-    note: Note = Field(description="The updated note")
+    id: int = Field(description="The updated note ID")
+    title: str = Field(description="The updated note title")
+    category: str = Field(description="The updated note category")
+    etag: str = Field(description="Current ETag for the updated note")
 
 
 class DeleteNoteResponse(StatusResponse):
@@ -66,7 +71,10 @@ class DeleteNoteResponse(StatusResponse):
 class AppendContentResponse(BaseResponse):
     """Response model for appending content to a note."""
 
-    note: Note = Field(description="The updated note after appending content")
+    id: int = Field(description="The updated note ID")
+    title: str = Field(description="The updated note title")
+    category: str = Field(description="The updated note category")
+    etag: str = Field(description="Current ETag for the updated note")
 
 
 class SearchNotesResponse(BaseResponse):

nextcloud_mcp_server/server/notes.py

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import logging
 from httpx import HTTPStatusError
+from mcp.shared.exceptions import McpError
+from mcp.types import ErrorData
 
 from mcp.server.fastmcp import Context, FastMCP
 
 from nextcloud_mcp_server.client import NextcloudClient
-from nextcloud_mcp_server.models.base import ErrorResponse
 from nextcloud_mcp_server.models.notes import (
     Note,
     NotesSettings,
@@ -54,8 +55,6 @@ def configure_notes_tools(mcp: FastMCP):
     @mcp.resource("nc://Notes/{note_id}")
     async def nc_get_note(note_id: int):
         """Get user note using note id"""
-        from mcp.shared.exceptions import McpError
-        from mcp.types import ErrorData
 
         ctx: Context = mcp.get_context()
         client: NextcloudClient = ctx.request_context.lifespan_context.client
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ def configure_notes_tools(mcp: FastMCP):
     @mcp.tool()
     async def nc_notes_create_note(
         title: str, content: str, category: str, ctx: Context
-    ) -> CreateNoteResponse | ErrorResponse:
+    ) -> CreateNoteResponse:
         """Create a new note"""
         client: NextcloudClient = ctx.request_context.lifespan_context.client
         try:
@@ -90,21 +89,32 @@ def configure_notes_tools(mcp: FastMCP):
                 category=category,
             )
             note = Note(**note_data)
-            return CreateNoteResponse(id=note.id, note=note)
+            return CreateNoteResponse(
+                id=note.id, title=note.title, category=note.category, etag=note.etag
+            )
         except HTTPStatusError as e:
             if e.response.status_code == 403:
-                return ErrorResponse(
+                raise McpError(
-                    error="Access denied: insufficient permissions to create notes"
+                    ErrorData(
+                        code=-1,
+                        message="Access denied: insufficient permissions to create notes",
+                    )
                 )
             elif e.response.status_code == 413:
-                return ErrorResponse(error="Note content too large")
+                raise McpError(ErrorData(code=-1, message="Note content too large"))
             elif e.response.status_code == 409:
-                return ErrorResponse(
+                raise McpError(
-                    error=f"A note with title '{title}' already exists in this category"
+                    ErrorData(
+                        code=-1,
+                        message=f"A note with title '{title}' already exists in this category",
+                    )
                 )
             else:
-                return ErrorResponse(
+                raise McpError(
-                    error=f"Failed to create note: server error ({e.response.status_code})"
+                    ErrorData(
+                        code=-1,
+                        message=f"Failed to create note: server error ({e.response.status_code})",
+                    )
                 )
 
     @mcp.tool()
@@ -115,8 +125,13 @@ def configure_notes_tools(mcp: FastMCP):
         content: str | None,
         category: str | None,
         ctx: Context,
-    ) -> UpdateNoteResponse | ErrorResponse:
+    ) -> UpdateNoteResponse:
-        """Update an existing note's title, content, or category"""
+        """Update an existing note's title, content, or category.
+
+        REQUIRED: etag parameter must be provided to prevent overwriting concurrent changes.
+        Get the current ETag by first retrieving the note using nc://Notes/{note_id} resource.
+        If the note has been modified by someone else since you retrieved it,
+        the update will fail with a 412 error."""
         logger.info("Updating note %s", note_id)
         client: NextcloudClient = ctx.request_context.lifespan_context.client
         try:
@@ -128,30 +143,45 @@ def configure_notes_tools(mcp: FastMCP):
                 category=category,
             )
             note = Note(**note_data)
-            return UpdateNoteResponse(note=note)
+            return UpdateNoteResponse(
+                id=note.id, title=note.title, category=note.category, etag=note.etag
+            )
         except HTTPStatusError as e:
             if e.response.status_code == 404:
-                return ErrorResponse(error=f"Note {note_id} not found")
+                raise McpError(ErrorData(code=-1, message=f"Note {note_id} not found"))
             elif e.response.status_code == 412:
-                return ErrorResponse(
+                raise McpError(
-                    error=f"Note {note_id} has been modified by someone else. Please refresh and try again."
+                    ErrorData(
+                        code=-1,
+                        message=f"Note {note_id} has been modified by someone else. Please refresh and try again.",
+                    )
                 )
             elif e.response.status_code == 403:
-                return ErrorResponse(
+                raise McpError(
-                    error=f"Access denied: insufficient permissions to update note {note_id}"
+                    ErrorData(
+                        code=-1,
+                        message=f"Access denied: insufficient permissions to update note {note_id}",
+                    )
                 )
             elif e.response.status_code == 413:
-                return ErrorResponse(error="Updated note content is too large")
+                raise McpError(
+                    ErrorData(code=-1, message="Updated note content is too large")
+                )
             else:
-                return ErrorResponse(
+                raise McpError(
-                    error=f"Failed to update note {note_id}: server error ({e.response.status_code})"
+                    ErrorData(
+                        code=-1,
+                        message=f"Failed to update note {note_id}: server error ({e.response.status_code})",
+                    )
                 )
 
     @mcp.tool()
     async def nc_notes_append_content(
         note_id: int, content: str, ctx: Context
-    ) -> AppendContentResponse | ErrorResponse:
+    ) -> AppendContentResponse:
-        """Append content to an existing note with a clear separator"""
+        """Append content to an existing note. The tool adds a `\n---\n`
+        between the note and what will be appended."""
+
         logger.info("Appending content to note %s", note_id)
         client: NextcloudClient = ctx.request_context.lifespan_context.client
         try:
@@ -159,27 +189,36 @@ def configure_notes_tools(mcp: FastMCP):
                 note_id=note_id, content=content
             )
             note = Note(**note_data)
-            return AppendContentResponse(note=note)
+            return AppendContentResponse(
+                id=note.id, title=note.title, category=note.category, etag=note.etag
+            )
         except HTTPStatusError as e:
             if e.response.status_code == 404:
-                return ErrorResponse(error=f"Note {note_id} not found")
+                raise McpError(ErrorData(code=-1, message=f"Note {note_id} not found"))
             elif e.response.status_code == 403:
-                return ErrorResponse(
+                raise McpError(
-                    error=f"Access denied: insufficient permissions to modify note {note_id}"
+                    ErrorData(
+                        code=-1,
+                        message=f"Access denied: insufficient permissions to modify note {note_id}",
+                    )
                 )
             elif e.response.status_code == 413:
-                return ErrorResponse(
+                raise McpError(
-                    error="Content to append would make the note too large"
+                    ErrorData(
+                        code=-1,
+                        message="Content to append would make the note too large",
+                    )
                 )
             else:
-                return ErrorResponse(
+                raise McpError(
-                    error=f"Failed to append content to note {note_id}: server error ({e.response.status_code})"
+                    ErrorData(
+                        code=-1,
+                        message=f"Failed to append content to note {note_id}: server error ({e.response.status_code})",
+                    )
                 )
 
     @mcp.tool()
-    async def nc_notes_search_notes(
+    async def nc_notes_search_notes(query: str, ctx: Context) -> SearchNotesResponse:
-        query: str, ctx: Context
-    ) -> SearchNotesResponse | ErrorResponse:
         """Search notes by title or content, returning only id, title, and category."""
         client: NextcloudClient = ctx.request_context.lifespan_context.client
         try:
@@ -201,20 +240,26 @@ def configure_notes_tools(mcp: FastMCP):
             )
         except HTTPStatusError as e:
             if e.response.status_code == 403:
-                return ErrorResponse(
+                raise McpError(
-                    error="Access denied: insufficient permissions to search notes"
+                    ErrorData(
+                        code=-1,
+                        message="Access denied: insufficient permissions to search notes",
+                    )
                 )
             elif e.response.status_code == 400:
-                return ErrorResponse(error="Invalid search query format")
+                raise McpError(
+                    ErrorData(code=-1, message="Invalid search query format")
+                )
             else:
-                return ErrorResponse(
+                raise McpError(
-                    error=f"Search failed: server error ({e.response.status_code})"
+                    ErrorData(
+                        code=-1,
+                        message=f"Search failed: server error ({e.response.status_code})",
+                    )
                 )
 
     @mcp.tool()
-    async def nc_notes_delete_note(
+    async def nc_notes_delete_note(note_id: int, ctx: Context) -> DeleteNoteResponse:
-        note_id: int, ctx: Context
-    ) -> DeleteNoteResponse | ErrorResponse:
         """Delete a note permanently"""
         logger.info("Deleting note %s", note_id)
         client: NextcloudClient = ctx.request_context.lifespan_context.client
@@ -227,12 +272,18 @@ def configure_notes_tools(mcp: FastMCP):
             )
         except HTTPStatusError as e:
             if e.response.status_code == 404:
-                return ErrorResponse(error=f"Note {note_id} not found")
+                raise McpError(ErrorData(code=-1, message=f"Note {note_id} not found"))
             elif e.response.status_code == 403:
-                return ErrorResponse(
+                raise McpError(
-                    error=f"Access denied: insufficient permissions to delete note {note_id}"
+                    ErrorData(
+                        code=-1,
+                        message=f"Access denied: insufficient permissions to delete note {note_id}",
+                    )
                 )
             else:
-                return ErrorResponse(
+                raise McpError(
-                    error=f"Failed to delete note {note_id}: server error ({e.response.status_code})"
+                    ErrorData(
+                        code=-1,
+                        message=f"Failed to delete note {note_id}: server error ({e.response.status_code})",
+                    )
                 )

nextcloud_mcp_server/server/webdav.py

@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ def configure_webdav_tools(mcp: FastMCP):
         Examples:
             # Read a text file
             result = await nc_webdav_read_file("Documents/readme.txt")
-            print(result['content'])  # Decoded text content
+            logger.info(result['content'])  # Decoded text content
 
             # Read a binary file
             result = await nc_webdav_read_file("Images/photo.jpg")
-            print(result['encoding'])  # 'base64'
+            logger.info(result['encoding'])  # 'base64'
         """
         client: NextcloudClient = ctx.request_context.lifespan_context.client
         content, content_type = await client.webdav.read_file(path)

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "nextcloud-mcp-server"
-version = "0.7.2"
+version = "0.8.3"
 description = ""
 authors = [
     {name = "Chris Coutinho",email = "chris@coutinho.io"}

tests/integration/test_error_propagation.py

@@ -20,23 +20,15 @@ async def test_missing_note_resource_error(nc_mcp_client: ClientSession):
 @pytest.mark.integration
 async def test_delete_missing_note_tool_error(nc_mcp_client: ClientSession):
     """Test that deleting a non-existent note returns proper error."""
-    # Try to delete a non-existent note
+    # Try to delete a non-existent note - should return error response
     response = await nc_mcp_client.call_tool(
         "nc_notes_delete_note", {"note_id": 999999}
     )
 
-    logger.info(f"Delete missing note response: {response}")
+    # Should return error response (not raise exception) for tools
-
-    # Should return structured error response with improved message
     assert response is not None
-    assert (
+    assert response.isError is True
-        response.isError is False
+    assert "Note 999999 not found" in response.content[0].text
-    )  # Tools now return structured responses, not MCP errors
-
-    # Check structured content for error
-    assert "success" in response.structuredContent["result"]
-    assert response.structuredContent["result"]["success"] is False
-    assert "Note 999999 not found" in response.structuredContent["result"]["error"]
 
 
 @pytest.mark.integration
@@ -81,7 +73,7 @@ async def test_update_note_with_invalid_etag(nc_mcp_client: ClientSession, nc_cl
     note_id = note_data["id"]
 
     try:
-        # Try to update with invalid ETag
+        # Try to update with invalid ETag - should return error response
         response = await nc_mcp_client.call_tool(
             "nc_notes_update_note",
             {
@@ -93,16 +85,10 @@ async def test_update_note_with_invalid_etag(nc_mcp_client: ClientSession, nc_cl
             },
         )
 
-        logger.info(f"Invalid ETag response: {response}")
+        # Should return error response (not raise exception) for tools
-
-        # Should return structured error response with improved message
         assert response is not None
-        assert response.isError is False  # Tools now return structured responses
+        assert response.isError is True
-        assert "success" in response.structuredContent["result"]
+        assert "modified by someone else" in response.content[0].text
-        assert response.structuredContent["result"]["success"] is False
-        assert (
-            "modified by someone else" in response.structuredContent["result"]["error"]
-        )
 
     finally:
         # Clean up

tests/integration/test_mcp.py

@@ -123,8 +123,11 @@ async def test_mcp_notes_crud_workflow(
         created_note = create_result.content[0].text
         note_data = json.loads(created_note)  # Parse the returned JSON
         note_id = note_data["id"]
+        create_etag = note_data["etag"]  # Verify create response includes ETag
 
-        logger.info(f"Note created via MCP with ID: {note_id}")
+        logger.info(f"Note created via MCP with ID: {note_id}, ETag: {create_etag}")
+        assert "etag" in note_data, "Create response should include ETag"
+        assert create_etag, "Create ETag should not be empty"
 
         # 2. Verify creation via direct NextcloudClient
         direct_note = await nc_client.notes.get_note(note_id)
@@ -165,6 +168,15 @@ async def test_mcp_notes_crud_workflow(
             f"MCP note update failed: {update_result.content}"
         )
 
+        # Verify update response includes new ETag
+        updated_note_data = json.loads(update_result.content[0].text)
+        update_etag = updated_note_data["etag"]
+
+        logger.info(f"Note updated via MCP, new ETag: {update_etag}")
+        assert "etag" in updated_note_data, "Update response should include ETag"
+        assert update_etag, "Update ETag should not be empty"
+        assert update_etag != etag, "ETag should change after update"
+
         # 5. Verify update via direct NextcloudClient
         updated_direct_note = await nc_client.notes.get_note(note_id)
         assert updated_direct_note["title"] == updated_title
@@ -181,6 +193,15 @@ async def test_mcp_notes_crud_workflow(
             f"MCP note append failed: {append_result.content}"
         )
 
+        # Verify append response includes new ETag
+        appended_note_data = json.loads(append_result.content[0].text)
+        append_etag = appended_note_data["etag"]
+
+        logger.info(f"Content appended via MCP, new ETag: {append_etag}")
+        assert "etag" in appended_note_data, "Append response should include ETag"
+        assert append_etag, "Append ETag should not be empty"
+        assert append_etag != update_etag, "ETag should change after append"
+
         # 7. Verify append via direct NextcloudClient
         appended_direct_note = await nc_client.notes.get_note(note_id)
         assert append_content in appended_direct_note["content"]
@@ -256,6 +277,82 @@ async def test_mcp_notes_crud_workflow(
                 logger.warning(f"Failed to cleanup note: {e}")
 
 
+async def test_mcp_notes_etag_conflict(
+    nc_mcp_client: ClientSession, nc_client: NextcloudClient
+):
+    """Test that MCP note updates fail when using stale ETags."""
+
+    unique_suffix = uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]
+    test_title = f"ETag Test Note {unique_suffix}"
+    test_content = f"This is test content for ETag testing {unique_suffix}"
+    test_category = "ETTesting"
+
+    created_note = None
+
+    try:
+        # 1. Create note via MCP
+        logger.info(f"Creating note for ETag conflict test: {test_title}")
+        create_result = await nc_mcp_client.call_tool(
+            "nc_notes_create_note",
+            {"title": test_title, "content": test_content, "category": test_category},
+        )
+
+        assert create_result.isError is False
+        note_data = json.loads(create_result.content[0].text)
+        note_id = note_data["id"]
+        original_etag = note_data["etag"]
+        created_note = note_data
+
+        # 2. Update note to change ETag
+        first_update_result = await nc_mcp_client.call_tool(
+            "nc_notes_update_note",
+            {
+                "note_id": note_id,
+                "etag": original_etag,
+                "title": f"First Update {test_title}",
+                "content": test_content,
+                "category": test_category,
+            },
+        )
+
+        assert first_update_result.isError is False
+        updated_data = json.loads(first_update_result.content[0].text)
+        new_etag = updated_data["etag"]
+        assert new_etag != original_etag, "ETag should have changed after update"
+
+        # 3. Try to update with the stale (original) ETag - this should fail
+        logger.info(f"Attempting update with stale ETag: {original_etag}")
+        conflict_result = await nc_mcp_client.call_tool(
+            "nc_notes_update_note",
+            {
+                "note_id": note_id,
+                "etag": original_etag,  # Use stale ETag
+                "title": "This should fail",
+                "content": "This update should be rejected",
+                "category": test_category,
+            },
+        )
+
+        # 4. Verify the update was rejected with a 412 error
+        # With McpError, tools now return proper error responses
+        assert conflict_result.isError is True, "Update with stale ETag should fail"
+        response_content = conflict_result.content[0].text
+        assert "modified by someone else" in response_content, (
+            f"Expected conflict error message, got: {response_content}"
+        )
+
+        logger.info("Successfully verified ETag conflict handling via MCP")
+
+    finally:
+        # Cleanup
+        if created_note is not None:
+            try:
+                await nc_client.notes.delete_note(created_note["id"])
+                logger.info(f"Cleaned up test note {created_note['id']}")
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.warning(f"Failed to cleanup test note: {e}")
+
+
 async def test_mcp_webdav_workflow(
     nc_mcp_client: ClientSession, nc_client: NextcloudClient
 ):

tests/test_models.py

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+"""Unit tests for Pydantic models and serialization."""
+
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+import json
+import logging
+import re
+
+from nextcloud_mcp_server.models.base import BaseResponse
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def test_timestamp_format_validation():
+    """Test that timestamps in BaseResponse are RFC3339 compliant for MCP validation.
+
+    This test should initially fail, demonstrating the timestamp validation error
+    seen in MCP inspector. MCP expects RFC3339 format with timezone information.
+    """
+    # Create a response object
+    response = BaseResponse()
+
+    # Serialize to JSON (mimics what MCP inspector sees)
+    json_str = response.model_dump_json()
+    data = json.loads(json_str)
+
+    timestamp_str = data["timestamp"]
+
+    # RFC3339 regex pattern (what MCP expects)
+    # Format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS[.ffffff][Z|±HH:MM]
+    rfc3339_pattern = (
+        r"^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}(\.\d+)?(Z|[+-]\d{2}:\d{2})$"
+    )
+
+    # This assertion should FAIL with current implementation
+    assert re.match(rfc3339_pattern, timestamp_str), (
+        f"Timestamp '{timestamp_str}' is not RFC3339 compliant. "
+        f"MCP expects format like '2025-08-30T19:22:58.862377Z' or '2025-08-30T19:22:58.862377+00:00'"
+    )
+
+
+def test_base_response_timestamp_is_utc():
+    """Test that BaseResponse timestamps are in UTC timezone."""
+    response = BaseResponse()
+
+    # The timestamp should be timezone-aware and in UTC
+    assert response.timestamp.tzinfo is not None, (
+        "Timestamp should have timezone information"
+    )
+    assert response.timestamp.tzinfo == timezone.utc, (
+        "Timestamp should be in UTC timezone"
+    )
+
+
+def test_serialized_timestamp_ends_with_z_or_offset():
+    """Test that serialized timestamps have proper timezone suffix."""
+    response = BaseResponse()
+    json_str = response.model_dump_json()
+    data = json.loads(json_str)
+
+    timestamp_str = data["timestamp"]
+
+    # Should end with 'Z' (UTC) or timezone offset like '+00:00'
+    assert timestamp_str.endswith("Z") or re.search(
+        r"[+-]\d{2}:\d{2}$", timestamp_str
+    ), (
+        f"Timestamp '{timestamp_str}' should end with 'Z' or timezone offset like '+00:00'"
+    )
+
+
+def test_current_broken_format():
+    """Test showing the current broken timestamp format that causes MCP validation errors."""
+    # This demonstrates what the current code produces
+    current_naive_dt = datetime.now()
+    current_format = current_naive_dt.isoformat()
+
+    # Show that current format lacks timezone info
+    assert "Z" not in current_format
+    assert "+" not in current_format
+    assert "-" not in current_format[-6:]  # Check last 6 chars for timezone
+
+    logger.info(f"Current broken format: {current_format}")
+    logger.info(
+        "This format causes MCP validation errors because it lacks timezone information"
+    )

uv.lock

@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nextcloud-mcp-server"
-version = "0.7.2"
+version = "0.8.3"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "httpx" },