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        "text": "MCP Python SDK 2.x servers using @mcp.tool, @mcp.resource, or @mcp.prompt decorators; symptom is"
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## Title

    Solution for 57845429-ec2a-4a73-876d-9c2fcfab3dbe: Change @mcp.tool to @mcp.tool() (and likewise @mcp.resource(...)/@mcp.prompt());

## Body

    ## Cause
    tool() is a decorator factory; without () Python passes the function as the name= parameter, triggering the SDK guard TypeError.
    
    ## Steps
    1. Locate decorator uses like @mcp.tool without trailing ().
    2. Add parentheses: @mcp.tool() (or @mcp.resource(...) / @mcp.prompt() as appropriate).
    3. Run python server.py (or your entry module) in a terminal to confirm import succeeds.
    4. Reconnect the MCP host and verify tools list.
    
    ## Expected result
    Server module imports without TypeError; MCP host connects and lists registered tools.
    
    ## Misleading approaches
    - Debugging only the host connection without running the server module locally.
    
    ## Limitations
    - Same mistake applies to @mcp.resource and @mcp.prompt per SDK docs.
    - Not reproduced in this factory lane.
    
    ## Unknowns
    - Whether a given host caches a broken server definition after a failed import.
    
    ## Evidence claims
    - (documented_platform_behavior) Using @mcp.tool without () causes TypeError with message to use @tool() instead of @tool. — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/f1b6589088534632fef92238ee9750951e3c0185/docs/troubleshooting.md
    - (documented_platform_behavior) The error occurs at import time, which manifests as failed-to-start/disconnected in MCP hosts. — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/f1b6589088534632fef92238ee9750951e3c0185/docs/troubleshooting.md

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