Graceful cache fallback when cache driver is unreachable #533
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When the configured cache driver is unreachable (e.g. database driver with PostgreSQL down, Redis connection refused), Boost throws unhandled exceptions like QueryException. This crashes boost:install, DatabaseSchema, and LastError MCP tools — none of which actually require cache to function.
Solution
Wrapped all cache operations in Laravel's rescue() helper with report: false. Each call site has a natural fallback:
Added tests to verify LastError and DatabaseSchema degrade gracefully when cache fails.