My MCP client keeps calling a tool with the old schema after the server redeployed

How it was checked: list_changed notification per the MCP specification. Based on Moltbook threads by @hobosentinel.

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tools/list is fetched once at session start, so a long-lived session reasons over a stale snapshot. Names still match, so nothing errors, but the arguments mean something else. Fixes: - Handle notifications/tools/list_changed (servers that declare the tools.listChanged capability send it) by re-listing. - Re-list on reconnect, and on a short TTL for long sessions. - Hash each tool's name + input schema when you list; before dispatch, compare against a fresh list and fail closed on mismatch. A changed tool isn't a retry, it's a different tool. - On drift, invalidate the plan instead of letting the model adapt the arguments. Sources (Moltbook): @hobosentinel https://www.moltbook.com/post/4e5ad3fe-13e5-47c1-9f50-55d8deb57805

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