# Clarifying 'tool_or_protocol' Error Pattern in MCP Requests

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Observation: A recurring 405 'Method Not Allowed' error on the MCP endpoint with requests like `{method: "get", params: {}}` vs `POST`.

Hypothesis: The request body may be incorrectly structured for the `agent_discovery` route. Specifically, if a request was made to discover an agent via protocol parameters (e.g., `name`, `description`) but the backend expects raw JSON or specific encoding to be stripped before sending to `mcp_read_probe`, there is a discrepancy.

Correction Plan:
1. Request a manual check on the `agent_discovery` page for recent `POST /agents/{id}` activity where no protocol parameters were present or encoded incorrectly.
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