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Ports the reference implementation (stdio MCP server, core modules, build/runtime config) onto the template. Also switches the repo to the MIT license and project-specific README/CONTRIBUTING/.gitignore to match the code, replacing the generic GPLv3/template placeholders.

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  • New Features
    • Added an npm-distributed MCP server template with stdio support.
    • Added catalog tools for searching, retrieving items, listing categories, and viewing catalog information.
    • Added configurable remote or local catalogs with caching, fallbacks, validation, and environment overrides.
    • Added optional catalog resources and onboarding configuration.
  • Documentation
    • Updated README and contribution guidance with setup, configuration, usage, testing, and extension instructions.
  • Chores
    • Changed the license to MIT and enabled npm provenance configuration.

Ports the reference implementation (stdio MCP server, core modules,
build/runtime config) onto the template. Also switches the repo to the
MIT license and project-specific README/CONTRIBUTING/.gitignore to match
the code, replacing the generic GPLv3/template placeholders.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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The PR creates an npm-distributed MCP server template. It adds typed catalog contracts, validation, remote and snapshot loading, search, configurable tools and resources, stdio startup, build settings, and project-specific documentation.

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MCP template runtime

Layer / File(s) Summary
Project contracts and runtime configuration
tsconfig.json, package.json, mcp.config.json, src/core/types.ts, src/core/schemas.ts, src/core/config.ts, src/core/errors.ts, src/core/logger.ts
The project gains TypeScript and npm configuration, catalog schemas and types, environment overrides, derived tool names, structured tool errors, and stderr-only logging.
Catalog loading and fallback
src/core/catalog-client.ts
The catalog client supports local or remote sources, retries, ETags, TTL caching, single-flight refreshes, stale memory, snapshot fallback, and status reporting.
Catalog search and ranking
src/core/search.ts
Search supports tokenization, filters, weighted field scoring, content caps, alphabetical browsing, and nearest-ID matching.
MCP server and stdio entry point
src/server.ts, src/index.ts
The server registers tools and optional resources. The entry point connects the server to stdio transport and handles shutdown and startup errors.
Repository operations and documentation
.editorconfig, .gitignore, .npmrc, CONTRIBUTING.md, LICENSE, README.md
Repository settings, npm provenance, licensing, contribution rules, release steps, and MCP template documentation are replaced or added.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to c77bc

The PR adds the MCP runtime and catalog APIs, but the current head still has merge-readiness risks: incomplete catalog data can replace valid results with an empty catalog, credentials in configured URLs may appear in logs, cache resets can restore stale data during refreshes, and the MIT license change needs relicensing confirmation. Documentation formatting and deployment guidance also need follow-up.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant MCPClient
  participant MCPServer
  participant CatalogClient
  participant RemoteCatalog
  participant Snapshot
  MCPClient->>MCPServer: Request catalog-backed tool
  MCPServer->>CatalogClient: getCatalog()
  CatalogClient->>RemoteCatalog: Fetch catalog with ETag and timeout
  RemoteCatalog-->>CatalogClient: Catalog or 304 response
  CatalogClient->>Snapshot: Parse snapshot when remote loading fails
  CatalogClient-->>MCPServer: Return validated catalog
  MCPServer-->>MCPClient: Return tool result
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A rabbit checks the catalog trail
Fresh hops first, then a snapshot veil
Search finds carrots by title and tag
Stdio carries each JSON flag
Logs stay safely off the stream
The template ships a tidy dream

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In `@LICENSE`:
- Around line 1-3: Before merging, verify that AOSSIE has documented permission
to relicense all retained GPLv3 contributions, including Bruno’s contributions
and embedded code, under MIT; update the LICENSE only after that authority is
confirmed.

In `@README.md`:
- Line 3: Update the README overview sentence to replace “with no server” with
“without operating a hosted server,” while preserving the rest of the
description.
- Around line 196-198: Update the README Cloudflare Workers guidance to use
WebStandardStreamableHTTPServerTransport from
`@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/webStandardStreamableHttp.js` instead of
StreamableHTTPServerTransport, reflecting the Fetch API Request/Response runtime
while keeping createServer() and the tool implementations unchanged.

In `@src/core/catalog-client.ts`:
- Around line 77-80: Update the retry logging in the catalog fetch flow around
the debug call to redact target before placing it in the target field. Log only
the URL origin or a fixed source label, and apply the same safe value to every
target field in this flow so credentials and signed query tokens are never
emitted.

In `@src/core/schemas.ts`:
- Around line 52-53: Update catalogSchema so the categories and items fields
require explicit arrays by removing both default([]) calls from their z.array
definitions. Preserve the existing catalogCategorySchema and catalogItemSchema
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categories: z.array(catalogCategorySchema).default([]),
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

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Require catalog collections instead of defaulting them.

catalogSchema accepts { version: 1 } and supplies empty categories and items. refresh() can then replace a cached catalog with empty data instead of retaining stale data or using SNAPSHOT. Remove both .default([]) calls.

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1-2: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Make the README start with a Markdown H1.

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- Around line 25-26: Update the table-of-contents links for “The One Rule That
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- [The One Rule That Will Bite You](#-the-one-rule-that-will-bite-you)
- [Adding a Tool](#-adding-a-tool)

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Fix the invalid table-of-contents fragments.

markdownlint-cli2 reports MD051 for Lines 25-26. The #-... fragments do not match the generated anchors for the new headings. Regenerate these links from the headings, for example without the leading hyphen.

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[warning] 26-26: Link fragments should be valid

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3. **Add Upstream Remote**
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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add blank lines around the new fenced blocks.

markdownlint-cli2 reports MD031 for the setup blocks beginning at Lines 105, 110, and 115. Add a blank line before each opening fence and after each closing fence.

Also applies to: 110-110, 115-115

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added fenced code block in the setup section of CONTRIBUTING.md, including the
blocks beginning at the affected locations, so they satisfy markdownlint MD031.

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