bug: tangled dependencies

Signed-off-by: vsoch <vsoch@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: vsoch

mcpserver/core/base.py

@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 import json
 import time
 
-from resource_secretary.apps import discover_applications
-from resource_secretary.providers import discover_providers
-from resource_secretary.providers.mock import discover_mock_providers
-
 import mcpserver.utils as utils
 from mcpserver.logger import logger
 
@@ -22,9 +18,6 @@ def jsonify_response(self, result):
         Ensure we get the text, and separate and parse tool calls,
         which the agent will return in a verbose mode.
         """
-        print("result")
-        print(result)
-        print(type(result))
         if isinstance(result, dict):
             return result
         if not isinstance(result, str) and hasattr(result, "content"):
@@ -49,6 +42,11 @@ def init_providers(self, mock=False):
         Probe the local system on startup. E.g., "we found spack, flux, etc."
         These can be faux (mock) or real discovered providers
         """
+        # Not required unless serving a worker or hub.
+        from resource_secretary.apps import discover_applications
+        from resource_secretary.providers import discover_providers
+        from resource_secretary.providers.mock import discover_mock_providers
+
         # We can use apps in mock or regular
         apps = discover_applications()
         logger.info("📡 Probing local system for resource providers...")

mcpserver/tools/system/system.py

@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 import os
 import time
-from typing import Any, Dict, List
-
-from resource_secretary.agents.backends import get_backend
-from resource_secretary.agents.secretary import SecretaryAgent
-from resource_secretary.providers import discover_providers
+from typing import Any, Dict
 
 from mcpserver.tools.base import BaseTool
-from mcpserver.tools.decorator import mcp
 
 
 class SystemTool(BaseTool):
@@ -16,6 +11,8 @@ class SystemTool(BaseTool):
     """
 
     def setup(self, manager=None):
+        from resource_secretary.providers import discover_providers
+
         self.manager = manager
         self.catalog = discover_providers()
 
@@ -42,6 +39,12 @@ async def ask_secretary(self, request: str, verbose=False) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """
         Wakes up the local Secretary Agent using the configured backend.
         """
+        try:
+            from resource_secretary.agents.backends import get_backend
+            from resource_secretary.agents.secretary import SecretaryAgent
+        except ImportError:
+            return {"proposal": "This cluster cannot access resources.", "status": "SUCCESS"}
+
         # Resolve the backend instance on-demand
         backend = get_backend(
             backend_type=self.backend_config["type"],