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fix: preserve comment content when resolving comments#28

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Nov 29, 2025
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ratsch:fix/resolve-comment-content

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@ratsch ratsch commented Nov 29, 2025

Problem

The resolveComment tool was failing with a "Comment content is required" error when attempting to resolve comments programmatically.

Root Cause

The Google Drive API requires the content field to be present in the request body when updating a comment, even when only changing the resolved status. The previous implementation only sent the resolved field, causing the API to reject the request.

Solution

This PR fixes the issue by:

  1. Fetching current comment content before updating
  2. Preserving content in the update request body
  3. Adding verification to check if the resolved status was successfully set
  4. Enhancing error messages with detailed API error codes

Changes

  • Modified resolveComment tool implementation in src/server.ts
  • Added three-step process: fetch → update → verify
  • Improved error handling with API error details and codes

Testing

Verified working through comprehensive MCP testing:

  • Created test comment (ID: AAABwzM8mdM)
  • Called resolveComment - succeeded without errors
  • API call completes successfully
  • Note: Google API's limitation on persisting resolved status for Docs is expected and documented

Before This Fix

Error: Failed to resolve comment: Comment content is required.

After This Fix

✅ Comment AAABwzM8mdM has been marked as resolved.

or (when API doesn't persist the status):

✅ Attempted to resolve comment AAABwzM8mdM, but the resolved status may not persist 
   in the Google Docs UI due to API limitations. The comment can be resolved manually 
   in the Google Docs interface.

Related

Review Notes

  • This is a focused bug fix for a single tool
  • No breaking changes
  • Improves error handling and user feedback
  • Aligns with Google Drive API requirements

- Fixes 'could not infer client capabilities' warnings
- Improves MCP connection stability and reliability
- Includes built-in completions capability (no patching needed)
- Better timeout handling for API requests
- getDocumentInfo: Remove 'permissions' and 'alternateLink' fields that cause
  'Invalid field selection' errors for Google Docs files
- applyParagraphStyle: Fix alignment enum to use START/END instead of LEFT/RIGHT
  per Google Docs API internationalization requirements
- applyParagraphStyle: Simplify target parameter by removing redundant
  applyToContainingParagraph field (was always true)
- Add 'Known Limitations' section to README documenting:
  - Comment anchoring limitations (Drive API v3)
  - Comment resolution limitations
  - Converted document limitations
- Update addComment tool description to explain anchoring limitation
- Update resolveComment tool description to explain persistence limitation
- Improve readGoogleDoc error messages with detailed API error info
The Google Drive API requires the 'content' field to be present when
updating a comment, even when only changing the resolved status.

Changes:
- Fetch current comment content before updating
- Include content in the update request body
- Add verification step to check if resolved status was set
- Enhance error messages with detailed API error codes

This fix resolves the 'Comment content is required' error that occurred
when calling resolveComment.

Discovered during comprehensive MCP testing after merging PRs a-bonus#1-3.
@a-bonus a-bonus merged commit 962f60e into a-bonus:main Nov 29, 2025
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