[UPDATE PRIMITIVE] codeql_query_compile enables --dump-dil by default with .dil file persistence

client/integration-tests/primitives/tools/codeql_query_compile/compile_query/test-config.json

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "toolName": "codeql_query_compile",
+  "arguments": {
+    "query": "server/ql/javascript/examples/src/ExampleQuery1/ExampleQuery1.ql"
+  }
+}

server/dist/codeql-development-mcp-server.js

@@ -193859,6 +193859,19 @@ function registerCLITool(server, definition) {
             break;
           }
           case "codeql_query_compile":
+            if (query) {
+              positionalArgs = [...positionalArgs, query];
+            }
+            if (options["dump-dil"] === void 0) {
+              const pending = Array.isArray(options.additionalArgs) ? options.additionalArgs : [];
+              const hasDilOverride = pending.some(
+                (arg) => arg === "--no-dump-dil" || arg === "--dump-dil"
+              );
+              if (!hasDilOverride) {
+                options["dump-dil"] = true;
+              }
+            }
+            break;
           case "codeql_resolve_metadata":
             if (query) {
               positionalArgs = [...positionalArgs, query];
@@ -196066,6 +196079,7 @@ var codeqlQueryCompileTool = {
   inputSchema: {
     query: external_exports.string().describe("Path to the CodeQL query file (.ql)"),
     database: external_exports.string().optional().describe("Path to the CodeQL database"),
+    "dump-dil": external_exports.boolean().optional().describe("Print the optimized DIL intermediate representation to standard output while compiling. Enabled by default; pass false or --no-dump-dil to disable."),
     library: external_exports.string().optional().describe("Path to query library"),
     output: external_exports.string().optional().describe("Output file path"),
     warnings: external_exports.enum(["hide", "show", "error"]).optional().describe("How to handle compilation warnings"),
@@ -196074,6 +196088,7 @@ var codeqlQueryCompileTool = {
   },
   examples: [
     "codeql query compile --database=/path/to/db MyQuery.ql",
+    "codeql query compile --dump-dil --database=/path/to/db MyQuery.ql",
     "codeql query compile --library=/path/to/lib --output=compiled.qlo MyQuery.ql"
   ]
 };

server/src/lib/cli-tool-registry.ts

@@ -459,8 +459,28 @@ export function registerCLITool(server: McpServer, definition: CLIToolDefinition
           }
 
           case 'codeql_query_compile':
+            // Handle query parameter as positional argument
+            if (query) {
+              positionalArgs = [...positionalArgs, query as string];
+            }
+            // Enable --dump-dil by default unless the user explicitly set
+            // dump-dil to false or passed --no-dump-dil / --dump-dil in
+            // additionalArgs (which takes precedence).
+            if (options['dump-dil'] === undefined) {
+              const pending = Array.isArray(options.additionalArgs)
+                ? options.additionalArgs as string[]
+                : [];
+              const hasDilOverride = pending.some(
+                arg => arg === '--no-dump-dil' || arg === '--dump-dil'
+              );
+              if (!hasDilOverride) {
+                options['dump-dil'] = true;
+              }
+            }
+            break;
+
           case 'codeql_resolve_metadata':
-            // Handle query parameter as positional argument for query compilation and metadata tools
+            // Handle query parameter as positional argument for metadata tools
             if (query) {
               positionalArgs = [...positionalArgs, query as string];
             }

server/src/tools/codeql/query-compile.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ export const codeqlQueryCompileTool: CLIToolDefinition = {
   inputSchema: {
     query: z.string().describe('Path to the CodeQL query file (.ql)'),
     database: z.string().optional().describe('Path to the CodeQL database'),
+    'dump-dil': z.boolean().optional()
+      .describe('Print the optimized DIL intermediate representation to standard output while compiling. Enabled by default; pass false or --no-dump-dil to disable.'),
     library: z.string().optional().describe('Path to query library'),
     output: z.string().optional().describe('Output file path'),
     warnings: z.enum(['hide', 'show', 'error']).optional()
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ export const codeqlQueryCompileTool: CLIToolDefinition = {
   },
   examples: [
     'codeql query compile --database=/path/to/db MyQuery.ql',
+    'codeql query compile --dump-dil --database=/path/to/db MyQuery.ql',
     'codeql query compile --library=/path/to/lib --output=compiled.qlo MyQuery.ql'
   ]
 };

server/test/src/lib/cli-tool-registry.test.ts

@@ -531,6 +531,141 @@ describe('registerCLITool handler behavior', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('should enable --dump-dil by default for codeql_query_compile', async () => {
+    const definition: CLIToolDefinition = {
+      name: 'codeql_query_compile',
+      description: 'Compile query',
+      command: 'codeql',
+      subcommand: 'query compile',
+      inputSchema: {
+        query: z.string(),
+        'dump-dil': z.boolean().optional(),
+        additionalArgs: z.array(z.string()).optional()
+      }
+    };
+
+    registerCLITool(mockServer, definition);
+
+    const handler = (mockServer.registerTool as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mock.calls[0][2];
+
+    executeCodeQLCommand.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      stdout: 'Compilation successful',
+      stderr: '',
+      success: true
+    });
+
+    await handler({ query: '/path/to/query.ql' });
+
+    const call = executeCodeQLCommand.mock.calls[0];
+    const options = call[1] as Record<string, unknown>;
+
+    // --dump-dil should be enabled by default
+    expect(options['dump-dil']).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('should respect dump-dil: false for codeql_query_compile', async () => {
+    const definition: CLIToolDefinition = {
+      name: 'codeql_query_compile',
+      description: 'Compile query',
+      command: 'codeql',
+      subcommand: 'query compile',
+      inputSchema: {
+        query: z.string(),
+        'dump-dil': z.boolean().optional(),
+        additionalArgs: z.array(z.string()).optional()
+      }
+    };
+
+    registerCLITool(mockServer, definition);
+
+    const handler = (mockServer.registerTool as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mock.calls[0][2];
+
+    executeCodeQLCommand.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      stdout: 'Compilation successful',
+      stderr: '',
+      success: true
+    });
+
+    await handler({ query: '/path/to/query.ql', 'dump-dil': false });
+
+    const call = executeCodeQLCommand.mock.calls[0];
+    const options = call[1] as Record<string, unknown>;
+
+    // --dump-dil should not be injected when explicitly disabled;
+    // buildCodeQLArgs skips false booleans so --dump-dil won't appear on CLI
+    expect(options['dump-dil']).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should not inject --dump-dil when --no-dump-dil is in additionalArgs for codeql_query_compile', async () => {
+    const definition: CLIToolDefinition = {
+      name: 'codeql_query_compile',
+      description: 'Compile query',
+      command: 'codeql',
+      subcommand: 'query compile',
+      inputSchema: {
+        query: z.string(),
+        'dump-dil': z.boolean().optional(),
+        additionalArgs: z.array(z.string()).optional()
+      }
+    };
+
+    registerCLITool(mockServer, definition);
+
+    const handler = (mockServer.registerTool as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mock.calls[0][2];
+
+    executeCodeQLCommand.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      stdout: 'Compilation successful',
+      stderr: '',
+      success: true
+    });
+
+    await handler({ query: '/path/to/query.ql', additionalArgs: ['--no-dump-dil'] });
+
+    const call = executeCodeQLCommand.mock.calls[0];
+    const options = call[1] as Record<string, unknown>;
+    const positionalArgs = call[2] as string[];
+
+    // --dump-dil should not be in options when --no-dump-dil is in additionalArgs
+    expect(options['dump-dil']).toBeUndefined();
+    // --no-dump-dil should be passed through in the positional/additional args
+    expect(positionalArgs).toContain('--no-dump-dil');
+  });
+
+  it('should not inject --dump-dil when --dump-dil is already in additionalArgs for codeql_query_compile', async () => {
+    const definition: CLIToolDefinition = {
+      name: 'codeql_query_compile',
+      description: 'Compile query',
+      command: 'codeql',
+      subcommand: 'query compile',
+      inputSchema: {
+        query: z.string(),
+        'dump-dil': z.boolean().optional(),
+        additionalArgs: z.array(z.string()).optional()
+      }
+    };
+
+    registerCLITool(mockServer, definition);
+
+    const handler = (mockServer.registerTool as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mock.calls[0][2];
+
+    executeCodeQLCommand.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      stdout: 'Compilation successful',
+      stderr: '',
+      success: true
+    });
+
+    await handler({ query: '/path/to/query.ql', additionalArgs: ['--dump-dil'] });
+
+    const call = executeCodeQLCommand.mock.calls[0];
+    const options = call[1] as Record<string, unknown>;
+    const positionalArgs = call[2] as string[];
+
+    // --dump-dil should not be duplicated in options when already in additionalArgs
+    expect(options['dump-dil']).toBeUndefined();
+    // The explicit --dump-dil from additionalArgs should be passed through
+    expect(positionalArgs).toContain('--dump-dil');
+  });
+
   it('should pass format to CLI for codeql_bqrs_interpret', async () => {
     const definition: CLIToolDefinition = {
       name: 'codeql_bqrs_interpret',

server/test/src/tools/codeql/query-compile.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/**
+ * Tests for query-compile tool
+ */
+
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { codeqlQueryCompileTool } from '../../../../src/tools/codeql/query-compile';
+
+describe('Query Compile Tool', () => {
+  describe('Tool Definition', () => {
+    it('should have correct name', () => {
+      expect(codeqlQueryCompileTool.name).toBe('codeql_query_compile');
+    });
+
+    it('should have correct command and subcommand', () => {
+      expect(codeqlQueryCompileTool.command).toBe('codeql');
+      expect(codeqlQueryCompileTool.subcommand).toBe('query compile');
+    });
+
+    it('should have input schema with expected fields', () => {
+      const schema = codeqlQueryCompileTool.inputSchema;
+
+      expect(schema).toHaveProperty('query');
+      expect(schema).toHaveProperty('database');
+      expect(schema).toHaveProperty('dump-dil');
+      expect(schema).toHaveProperty('library');
+      expect(schema).toHaveProperty('output');
+      expect(schema).toHaveProperty('warnings');
+      expect(schema).toHaveProperty('verbose');
+      expect(schema).toHaveProperty('additionalArgs');
+    });
+
+    it('should have dump-dil as optional boolean parameter', () => {
+      const dumpDil = codeqlQueryCompileTool.inputSchema['dump-dil'];
+      expect(dumpDil).toBeDefined();
+      expect(dumpDil.isOptional()).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should have examples', () => {
+      expect(codeqlQueryCompileTool.examples).toBeDefined();
+      expect(codeqlQueryCompileTool.examples!.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    });
+  });
+});