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+package github
+
+import (
+	"go/ast"
+	"go/parser"
+	"go/token"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// mcpImportPath is the canonical module path of the MCP go-sdk that pkg/github
+// imports as `mcp` (or under an alias). Per-file alias resolution lets this
+// test correctly identify mcp.Tool / mcp.ToolAnnotations literals even when a
+// file imports the SDK under a non-default local name.
+const mcpImportPath = "github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/mcp"
+
+// TestAllToolRegistrationsExplicitlySetReadOnlyHint statically scans every
+// non-test Go source file in this package and asserts that every mcp.Tool
+// composite literal explicitly sets Annotations.ReadOnlyHint.
+//
+// This complements TestAllToolsHaveRequiredMetadata, which can only check
+// that Annotations is non-nil at runtime: Go cannot distinguish an
+// unset bool field from one explicitly set to false. Source-level
+// validation closes that gap and prevents future tool registrations
+// from silently defaulting ReadOnlyHint to false (which has caused
+// downstream agents to prompt for human approval on read-intent tools).
+//
+// Related issue: github/github-mcp-server#2483
+func TestAllToolRegistrationsExplicitlySetReadOnlyHint(t *testing.T) {
+	pkgDir, err := os.Getwd()
+	require.NoError(t, err, "must be able to resolve package directory")
+
+	fset := token.NewFileSet()
+	pkgs, err := parser.ParseDir(fset, pkgDir, func(info os.FileInfo) bool {
+		// Skip test files: they are allowed to construct mcp.Tool literals
+		// for fixtures or mocks where ReadOnlyHint is not meaningful.
+		return !strings.HasSuffix(info.Name(), "_test.go")
+	}, parser.ParseComments)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "parser.ParseDir on package directory")
+	require.NotEmpty(t, pkgs, "expected at least one package parsed")
+
+	type violation struct {
+		file     string
+		line     int
+		toolName string
+		reason   string
+	}
+	var violations []violation
+
+	for _, pkg := range pkgs {
+		for filename, file := range pkg.Files {
+			aliases := mcpAliasesFor(file)
+			if len(aliases) == 0 {
+				// File does not import the MCP go-sdk; no tool literals possible.
+				continue
+			}
+			ast.Inspect(file, func(n ast.Node) bool {
+				cl, ok := n.(*ast.CompositeLit)
+				if !ok {
+					return true
+				}
+				if !isQualifiedType(cl.Type, aliases, "Tool") {
+					return true
+				}
+
+				toolName := extractToolName(cl)
+				if toolName == "" {
+					toolName = "<unknown>"
+				}
+				pos := fset.Position(cl.Pos())
+				rel, _ := filepath.Rel(pkgDir, filename)
+				if rel == "" {
+					rel = filepath.Base(filename)
+				}
+
+				if hasUnkeyedFields(cl) {
+					violations = append(violations, violation{
+						file:     rel,
+						line:     pos.Line,
+						toolName: toolName,
+						reason:   "mcp.Tool literal uses positional (unkeyed) fields; this check requires keyed fields so Annotations.ReadOnlyHint can be verified",
+					})
+					return true
+				}
+
+				annotations := findFieldValue(cl, "Annotations")
+				if annotations == nil {
+					violations = append(violations, violation{
+						file:     rel,
+						line:     pos.Line,
+						toolName: toolName,
+						reason:   "mcp.Tool literal is missing an Annotations field",
+					})
+					return true
+				}
+
+				annoLit := unwrapAnnotationsLiteral(annotations, aliases)
+				if annoLit == nil {
+					// Annotations is set to something we can't statically
+					// verify (e.g. a function call). Flag it so reviewers
+					// can confirm ReadOnlyHint is honored.
+					violations = append(violations, violation{
+						file:     rel,
+						line:     pos.Line,
+						toolName: toolName,
+						reason:   "Annotations is not an &mcp.ToolAnnotations{...} literal; ReadOnlyHint cannot be statically verified",
+					})
+					return true
+				}
+
+				if hasUnkeyedFields(annoLit) {
+					violations = append(violations, violation{
+						file:     rel,
+						line:     pos.Line,
+						toolName: toolName,
+						reason:   "mcp.ToolAnnotations literal uses positional (unkeyed) fields; use keyed fields so ReadOnlyHint can be verified",
+					})
+					return true
+				}
+
+				if findFieldValue(annoLit, "ReadOnlyHint") == nil {
+					violations = append(violations, violation{
+						file:     rel,
+						line:     pos.Line,
+						toolName: toolName,
+						reason:   "ToolAnnotations literal does not explicitly set ReadOnlyHint",
+					})
+				}
+				return true
+			})
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Intentionally do not assert that any literals were observed: if tool
+	// registrations move behind constructors/factories there may be nothing
+	// for this check to validate, and that is a legitimate state.
+
+	if len(violations) > 0 {
+		var msg strings.Builder
+		msg.WriteString("Found tool registrations that do not explicitly set ReadOnlyHint:\n")
+		for _, v := range violations {
+			msg.WriteString("  - ")
+			msg.WriteString(v.file)
+			msg.WriteString(":")
+			msg.WriteString(strconv.Itoa(v.line))
+			msg.WriteString(" tool=")
+			msg.WriteString(v.toolName)
+			msg.WriteString(": ")
+			msg.WriteString(v.reason)
+			msg.WriteString("\n")
+		}
+		msg.WriteString("\nEvery mcp.Tool registration must declare Annotations.ReadOnlyHint explicitly ")
+		msg.WriteString("(true for read-only tools, false for tools with side effects). ")
+		msg.WriteString("See pkg/github/tools_static_validation_test.go.")
+		t.Fatal(msg.String())
+	}
+}
+
+// mcpAliasesFor returns the set of local identifiers under which the given
+// file imports the MCP go-sdk (mcpImportPath). The default unaliased import
+// resolves to the package name "mcp". Blank (`_`) and dot (`.`) imports are
+// skipped because tool literals cannot meaningfully be qualified through them.
+func mcpAliasesFor(file *ast.File) map[string]struct{} {
+	aliases := map[string]struct{}{}
+	for _, imp := range file.Imports {
+		path, err := strconv.Unquote(imp.Path.Value)
+		if err != nil || path != mcpImportPath {
+			continue
+		}
+		if imp.Name != nil {
+			if imp.Name.Name == "_" || imp.Name.Name == "." {
+				continue
+			}
+			aliases[imp.Name.Name] = struct{}{}
+			continue
+		}
+		aliases["mcp"] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	return aliases
+}
+
+// isQualifiedType reports whether expr is a SelectorExpr of the form
+// <alias>.<typeName> where alias is in the provided alias set.
+func isQualifiedType(expr ast.Expr, aliases map[string]struct{}, typeName string) bool {
+	sel, ok := expr.(*ast.SelectorExpr)
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	ident, ok := sel.X.(*ast.Ident)
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	if _, ok := aliases[ident.Name]; !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	return sel.Sel != nil && sel.Sel.Name == typeName
+}
+
+// hasUnkeyedFields reports whether the composite literal has any positional
+// (non-key/value) elements. The static check cannot reliably map positional
+// fields without full type information, so such literals are rejected with a
+// dedicated diagnostic rather than producing false "missing field" violations.
+func hasUnkeyedFields(cl *ast.CompositeLit) bool {
+	for _, elt := range cl.Elts {
+		if _, ok := elt.(*ast.KeyValueExpr); !ok {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// findFieldValue returns the value expression for the named keyed field of a
+// composite literal, or nil if the field is absent.
+func findFieldValue(cl *ast.CompositeLit, name string) ast.Expr {
+	for _, elt := range cl.Elts {
+		kv, ok := elt.(*ast.KeyValueExpr)
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		key, ok := kv.Key.(*ast.Ident)
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		if key.Name == name {
+			return kv.Value
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// unwrapAnnotationsLiteral attempts to extract the *ast.CompositeLit for
+// &mcp.ToolAnnotations{...} or mcp.ToolAnnotations{...} from an expression,
+// resolving the MCP package's local alias per file.
+func unwrapAnnotationsLiteral(expr ast.Expr, aliases map[string]struct{}) *ast.CompositeLit {
+	if u, ok := expr.(*ast.UnaryExpr); ok && u.Op == token.AND {
+		expr = u.X
+	}
+	cl, ok := expr.(*ast.CompositeLit)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if !isQualifiedType(cl.Type, aliases, "ToolAnnotations") {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return cl
+}
+
+// extractToolName returns the literal value of the Name field of an mcp.Tool
+// composite literal, or empty string if the value is not a basic string literal.
+// Interpreted ("...") and raw (`...`) string literals are handled via
+// strconv.Unquote so embedded escapes are decoded correctly; the raw
+// literal value is returned as a best-effort fallback if unquoting fails.
+func extractToolName(cl *ast.CompositeLit) string {
+	v := findFieldValue(cl, "Name")
+	if v == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	bl, ok := v.(*ast.BasicLit)
+	if !ok || bl.Kind != token.STRING {
+		return ""
+	}
+	if unq, err := strconv.Unquote(bl.Value); err == nil {
+		return unq
+	}
+	return bl.Value
+}