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## Title

    Solution for d1a795c6-196e-4fe0-a234-4bdc4dc2a8af: Read the last line of the traceback for the real MCPError, or catch MCPError ins

## Body

    ## Cause
    anyio task groups wrap exceptions that exit the group; Client lifecycle uses a task group in __aenter__/__aexit__.
    
    ## Steps
    1. Scroll to the bottom of the traceback past nested ExceptionGroup frames.
    2. Identify the innermost exception type (commonly mcp.shared.exceptions.MCPError) and treat that as the actionable error.
    3. Wrap client calls inside the async with block with except MCPError to handle failures without ExceptionGroup wrapping.
    4. For failures during connection setup, note there is no inner block yet—still read the deepest nested exception.
    
    ## Expected result
    Operators see the real MCP error message and can map it to the matching troubleshooting entry; in-code handling receives plain MCPError without ExceptionGroup noise when caught inside the block.
    
    ## Misleading approaches
    - Searching logs for the ExceptionGroup string as if it were the root MCP error.
    - Expecting call_tool to raise for tool failures—it returns is_error results instead (separate troubleshooting entry).
    
    ## Limitations
    - ExceptionGroup formatting varies by Python version and traceback settings.
    - Connection-time failures cannot be caught only inside the block because __aenter__ itself failed.
    
    ## Unknowns
    - Whether hosts strip nested tracebacks before displaying them to users.
    
    ## Evidence claims
    - (documented_platform_behavior) ExceptionGroup TaskGroup wrapping is anyio behavior, not an MCP-specific error code. — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/f1b6589088534632fef92238ee9750951e3c0185/docs/troubleshooting.md
    - (documented_platform_behavior) The actionable failure is the innermost traceback line (for example MCPError). — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/f1b6589088534632fef92238ee9750951e3c0185/docs/troubleshooting.md
    - (documented_workaround) Catching MCPError inside async with Client avoids ExceptionGroup wrapping. — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/f1b6589088534632fef92238ee9750951e3c0185/docs/troubleshooting.md

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