* fix(examples): use npm reference for ext-apps dependency
Replace local path '../..' with '^1.0.0' npm reference in all example
packages. The local path was accidentally published to npm, causing
npm install to hang when installing server-* packages.
Bump versions to 1.0.1 for all public packages to fix the published
versions.
Fixes npm install hanging issue in dependent projects like
example-remote-server.
Note: npm workspaces automatically resolves the dependency to the
local package during development, so no overrides are needed.
* fix: update zod to 4.x in transcript-server and fix update-lock:docker script
- Update transcript-server to use zod ^4.1.13 for compatibility
- Fix update-lock:docker script to properly clean workspace node_modules
- Regenerate package-lock.json with clean npmjs.org URLs
* chore: add stable spec release 2026-01-26
- Use git mv to copy specification from draft to specification/2026-01-26/apps.mdx (preserves history)
- Update status from 'Draft' to 'Stable (2026-01-26)'
- Add specification version table to README
- Update Resources section with links to both stable and draft specs
* chore: bump version to 1.0.0
- Update main package version from 0.4.2 to 1.0.0
- Update all example package versions to 1.0.0
- Regenerate package-lock.json
* prettier
* chore: align protocol version with spec release 2026-01-26
- Add 'Protocol Version: 2026-01-26' to spec header
- Update LATEST_PROTOCOL_VERSION from '2025-11-21' to '2026-01-26'
- Update spec examples to use '2026-01-26' protocol version
- Add '2025-11-21' to SUPPORTED_PROTOCOL_VERSIONS for backwards compatibility
* chore: update spec references to stable 2026-01-26
- Update typedoc.config.mjs navigation link
- Update docs/overview.md spec links (10 occurrences)
- Update plugins/mcp-apps/skills/create-mcp-app/SKILL.md spec link
- Update src/spec.types.ts @see links
- Update AGENTS.md spec path
- Regenerate src/generated/schema.ts with updated links
* chore: simplify versioning - first stable release
- Remove backwards compatibility version (2025-11-21) - this is the first stable release
- Remove redundant 'Protocol Version' header - spec version IS the protocol version
* chore: add history reference comment to stable spec
* Adding a simple (bad) pdf icon for directory (#330)
* chore: bump version to 0.4.2
- Update package version from 0.4.1 to 0.4.2
- Pin @types/node to 22.10.0 for dev compatibility
- Override seroval to ^1.4.1 to fix security vulnerabilities
- Use '*' for workspace SDK dependency (works with unpublished versions)
* fix(e2e): update Map Server display name to CesiumJS Map Server (#324)
* fix(test): update map-server test to expect 'CesiumJS Map Server'
The server name was renamed but the E2E test config was not updated.
* fix: change in another file
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* feat(server): add getUiCapability helper for capability negotiation (#313)
* feat(server): add hasUiSupport/getUiCapability for experimental+extensions
Support double-tagging for MCP Apps capability negotiation:
- Check both experimental and extensions fields in client capabilities
- Add hasUiSupport() to easily check if client supports MCP Apps
- Add getUiCapability() to retrieve the capability settings
- Update spec to document both capability locations
This enables forward compatibility as MCP transitions from experimental
to the extensions field (SEP-1724).
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* fix: update @types/node version in package-lock.json
Replace invalid 22.19.5/22.19.6/22.19.7 versions with valid 22.19.3
* docs(spec): clarify hosts SHOULD double-tag, servers SHOULD check both
- Hosts SHOULD advertise capabilities in both experimental and extensions
- Servers SHOULD check both locations, preferring extensions when present
- Updated example to show double-tagging pattern
* chore: remove double-tagging recommendation, keep hasUiSupport helper
Reverts the spec changes that recommended clients double-tag capabilities
in both experimental and extensions fields. The helper functions remain
as they're useful for checking capability in either location.
* refactor(server): simplify to only getUiCapability, remove hasUiSupport
- Remove hasUiSupport function (use getUiCapability directly)
- Remove double-tagging logic (only check extensions field)
- Add ClientCapabilitiesWithExtensions type using SDK's ClientCapabilities
- Update spec to use getUiCapability
- Simplify tests
* fix: update @see link to getUiCapability
* refactor(server): inline ClientCapabilitiesWithExtensions type in getUiCapability
* refactor: move McpUiClientCapabilities to spec.types.ts
* fix: update playwright docker image to v1.58.0
* fix: use -i instead of -it for docker commands (no TTY needed)
* fix: Python server dependency resolution and Docker host validation (#333)
* fix(say-server): add --index flag to uv run for PyPI resolution
The pocket-tts dependency wasn't resolving without explicit --index flag
when invoked via npm scripts.
* fix(qr-server): allow Docker bridge IP in transport security
Add 172.17.0.1:* to allowed_hosts to fix 421 Misdirected Request errors
when the server is accessed from Docker containers.
* feat(basic-host): Add theme toggle and MCP style variables (#336)
* feat(basic-host): add theme toggle and MCP style variables
Add theme support to basic-host example:
- theme.ts: Global theme manager with light/dark toggle
- host-styles.ts: Full set of MCP CSS variables using light-dark()
- ThemeToggle component with sun/moon icons
- Theme-aware CSS using CSS custom properties
- Pass theme + styles to apps via hostContext
- Notify apps when theme changes via sendHostContextChange
Apps now receive:
- hostContext.theme: 'light' | 'dark'
- hostContext.styles.variables: All 60+ MCP CSS variables
- onhostcontextchanged notifications when theme changes
* test: update e2e goldens for theme changes
* [MCP Apps] Add appCapabilities.availableDisplayModes documentation to spec (#331)
* Add appCapabilities.availableDisplayModes documentation to spec
Document the availableDisplayModes field in McpUiAppCapabilities that allows
apps to declare which display modes they support. This enables hosts to
compute the intersection of host and app capabilities and only offer
appropriate display mode controls.
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* Address PR review feedback
- Change "Guest UI" to "View" terminology
- Add "View" prefix to availableDisplayModes heading for disambiguation
- Remove intersection logic - host only checks its own supported modes
- Remove assumption that apps must support inline mode
- Simplify host behavior to honor/reject based on its own capabilities
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* Add appCapabilities.availableDisplayModes to types
- Add `availableDisplayModes` field to `McpUiAppCapabilities` so apps can
declare which display modes they support
- Change `HostContext.availableDisplayModes` type from `string[]` to
`McpUiDisplayMode[]` for type safety
- Regenerate schemas
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* Address Olivier's feedback - consolidate display mode docs
- Remove separate "App Capabilities" section for availableDisplayModes
- Add display mode requirements to existing ui/request-display-mode section:
- Host MUST NOT switch View to mode not in appCapabilities.availableDisplayModes
- Host MAY decline requests from Views that didn't declare modes
- View MUST declare supported modes during initialization
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* Restore McpUiAppCapabilities docs and fix display mode clause
- Restore McpUiAppCapabilities interface documentation with availableDisplayModes
- Restore "View MUST check if the requested mode is in availableDisplayModes
from host context" clause that was accidentally removed
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* Create unified Display Modes section
Consolidate all display mode documentation into a single section:
- Display mode types (inline, fullscreen, pip)
- Declaring support from View (appCapabilities.availableDisplayModes)
- Declaring support from Host (HostContext.availableDisplayModes)
- Requesting changes (ui/request-display-mode)
- Notifying changes (ui/notifications/host-context-changed)
- All MUST/SHOULD requirements for View and Host behavior
The ui/request-display-mode in Requests section now references
the Display Modes section for behavior details.
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* Remove mode coercion clause from display modes
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* Regenerate schemas with correct version
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* feat(say-server): add light/dark theme support (#338)
- Add importmap entry for main SDK exports (applyDocumentTheme, etc.)
- Import and apply host theme and styles on context changes
- Apply initial host context theme/styles when app connects
- Update CSS to use [data-theme="dark"] selector for host-provided themes
- Keep @media prefers-color-scheme as fallback for standalone mode
- Add color-scheme meta tag for native element theming
* fix: followup app -> view terminology (#339)
* chore: husky env fix, version pins, update-lock:docker script (#341)
* fix(husky): load Node.js env for GUI apps + add update-lock:docker script
Cherry-picked non-e2e changes from ochafik/fix-e2e-flaky-tests:
- Load nvm/fnm/volta/homebrew paths in pre-commit for GitHub Desktop
- Add update-lock:docker script to regenerate lockfile with public registry
* pin package versions for dev compatibility
- solid-js: 1.9.10
- caniuse-lite: 1.0.30001763
- cheerio: 1.1.2
- electron-to-chromium: 1.5.267
- @playwright/test: 1.57.0
- playwright: 1.57.0
- playwright-core: 1.57.0
* regen
* fix: pin @types/node to existing version and regenerate lockfile
- Fix @types/node 20.19.28 -> 20.19.27 (typo, version didn't exist)
- Regenerate package-lock.json to resolve versions available on both
public npm and Anthropic artifactory registries
* fix(basic-server-solid): bump solid-js 1.9.10 -> 1.9.11 to fix seroval vulnerabilities
* fix: pin seroval to 1.4.1 for dev compatibility
* Refactor server startup functions
Rename `startServer` to `startStreamableHTTPServer` and add a new
`startStdioServer` helper to make the transport type explicit. Remove
the `ServerOptions` interface in favor of reading `PORT` directly from
the environment inside the function (defaulting to `3001`).
Also update Python examples to default to port `3001` for consistency.
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* Support full-file inclusion in synced code snippets
Previously, the script only supported extracting regions from `.ts/.tsx`
files using the `#regionName` syntax. Now it also supports including
entire files without a region specifier, enabling sync of any file type
(JSON, YAML, shell scripts, etc.) into documentation.
Changes:
- Make `#regionName` optional in the `source=""` attribute
- Accept any fence language (not just `ts`/`tsx`)
- Simplify cache to flat map with composite keys
- Add validation error for region extraction on non-TypeScript files
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* Rewrite Quickstart guide with type-checked code examples
Rewrites the Quickstart tutorial to provide a more focused, step-by-step
introduction to building MCP Apps. The guide now uses synced code fences
that pull from `examples/quickstart/`, ensuring all code shown in the
documentation is type-checked and tested.
Key improvements:
- Clearer project setup instructions with explicit commands
- Streamlined explanations of the tool + resource registration pattern
- Added screenshot showing the completed app
- E2E test coverage validates the example works end-to-end
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* Add MCP Apps Overview document
Adds `docs/overview.md` covering the core concepts: architecture,
lifecycle, UI resources, bidirectional communication, theming, display
modes, and security. Includes mermaid flowchart and sequence diagrams.
Also adds the `@boneskull/typedoc-plugin-mermaid` TypeDoc plugin for
mermaid diagram support. However, the plugin handles HTML entities from
TypeDoc incorrectly, so `scripts/typedoc-plugin-fix-mermaid-entities.mjs`
decodes HTML entities before the plugin processes them.
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* Add Agent Skills installation guide
Add `docs/agent-skills.md` with installation instructions for multiple AI
coding agents including Claude Code, VS Code/Copilot, Gemini CLI, Cline,
and Goose. The guide provides three installation methods: Claude Code
plugin, Vercel Skills CLI (`npx skills add`), and manual installation.
Update `README.md` to link to the new guide and reframe the plugin
section around the broader "Agent Skills" concept.
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* Polish OpenAI migration reference for readability
Add framing prose to the migration guide to improve navigation:
- Expanded intro describing document purpose and how to use it
- Added note about features marked "Not yet implemented"
- Added brief transition sentences before Server-Side and Client-Side sections
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* Fix mermaid diagram arrowheads not rendering
The `@boneskull/typedoc-plugin-mermaid` creates both dark and light theme
variants of each diagram, each with identical marker IDs (e.g., `#arrowhead`).
When mermaid renders SVGs at runtime, lines reference `url(#arrowhead)`, but
the browser resolves this to the first match in document order — the hidden
dark-theme SVG — causing arrows to be invisible.
The fix removes dark-theme `<div class="mermaid dark">` elements at build time,
leaving only one SVG per diagram with unique marker IDs. A CSS filter
(`filter: invert(1) hue-rotate(180deg)`) handles dark mode styling instead.
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* fix(docs): improve OpenAI migration guide accuracy (#349)
- Add missing setOpenInAppUrl API to 'Not Yet in MCP Apps' section
- Clarify Event Handling table: specify exact OpenAI properties
(toolInput/toolOutput) instead of vague 'window.openai.*'
- Improve notes to distinguish sync property reads vs callbacks
* Add Testing MCP Apps guide
Document how to test MCP Apps using `basic-host` and MCP Apps-compatible
hosts like Claude.ai and VS Code Copilot. Cover debugging features for
`basic-host`, and using `cloudflared` to expose local servers for remote
hosts.
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* Fix `onhostcontextchanged` handler invocation in examples
`App.onhostcontextchanged` is a setter-only property with no getter.
TypeScript doesn't prevent reading from setter-only properties, so
`app.onhostcontextchanged?.(ctx)` compiles but silently returns
`undefined` at runtime.
Extract the handler into a named `handleHostContextChanged()` function
and call it directly after `connect()`, matching the pattern used in
`basic-server-vanillajs` and other examples.
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* Expand Agent Skills guide
Add intro explaining what Agent Skills are and link to the two skill
files (`create-mcp-app`, `migrate-oai-app`). Reorganize headings and add
"Invoke a Skill" and "Test Your App" sections. Update `README.md` link
text and add tip to quickstart suggesting agent skills as an alternative.
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* fix(e2e): improve test stability and developer experience (#337)
* fix(e2e): add masks for dynamic content and increase timeouts for slow servers
- Add HOST_MASKS for Tool Input/Result panels with dynamic timestamps
- Add say-server to SLOW_SERVERS (10s) for TTS model download
- Add say-server to EXTRA_WAIT_MS (30s) in generate-grid-screenshots
* feat: add update-lock:docker script to regenerate lockfile with public registry
* pin package versions for dev compatibility
* feat(basic-host): add ?theme=hide query param to hide theme toggle in screenshots
- Add hideThemeToggle param to getQueryParams()
- Conditionally render ThemeToggle based on ?theme=hide
- Update e2e tests to use ?theme=hide for consistent screenshots
* update screenshots
* update screenshots
* fix(husky): load Node.js environment for GUI apps like GitHub Desktop
* fix(e2e): increase map-server wait time to 15s for tile loading
* fix(e2e): increase waitForAppLoad timeout to 30s for nested iframe loading
* ci: add workflow to update e2e snapshots
* ci: trigger snapshot update on push to this branch
* chore: update e2e snapshots [skip ci]
* ci: trigger CI after snapshot update
* style: fix prettier formatting in update-snapshots workflow
* fix: pin seroval, seroval-plugins, and solid-js for dev compatibility
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* Improve README structure and clarity
Add "Why MCP Apps?" section to explain the motivation upfront. Reorganize
the "How It Works" section to lead with tool definition. Rename "Overview"
to "Using the SDK" and add "For" prefix to audience headings.
Restructure the Examples section with clearer subsections for running
examples with `basic-host` vs MCP clients using stdio transport. Move the
`qr` server note outside the collapsed details block.
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* Add Codex and Goose to documentation
Add Codex to the list of agents supporting skills in `agent-skills.md`.
Add Goose to the list of supported clients in `testing-mcp-apps.md` and
rename "VS Code Copilot" to "VS Code (Insiders)" for accuracy.
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* chore: regenerate lockfile with public registry, use ^0.4.2 for ext-apps deps
* fix: update quickstart example to use workspace reference
* chore: remove internal registry references from lockfile
* feat(ci): add /update-snapshots comment trigger for PRs
- Comment '/update-snapshots' on any PR to update E2E snapshots
- Adds rocket reaction to acknowledge the command
- Comments back with result (updated or no changes needed)
- Removes hardcoded branch trigger
- Keeps workflow_dispatch for manual runs
* docs: document /update-snapshots PR comment trigger
* fix: pin @hono/node-server to 1.19.7 for dev compatibility
SDK 1.25.3 requires @hono/node-server@^1.19.9 which doesn't exist
on the public npm registry (latest is 1.19.7).
* fix: pin @modelcontextprotocol/sdk to 1.25.2
SDK 1.25.3 has broken dependency on @hono/node-server@^1.19.9
which doesn't exist on public npm registry.
* fix: restore flexible SDK peerDep range (^1.24.0)
devDependencies stays pinned to 1.25.2 for our builds,
but peerDependencies should allow users flexibility.
* fix: pin @types/node to avoid unpublished versions
- Pin quickstart @types/node to 22.19.5 (latest public 22.x)
- Add @types/node override to root package.json
- Regenerate lockfile with public registry only
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* fix(examples): resolve DIST_DIR path for npm package execution
When servers are compiled to dist/server.js and published to npm,
`import.meta.dirname` already points to dist/, so joining with "dist"
results in dist/dist/ which doesn't exist.
This fix detects whether we're running from TypeScript source or
compiled JavaScript and adjusts the path accordingly:
- From source (server.ts): use dist/ subdirectory
- From compiled (dist/server.js): use current directory
Fixes ENOENT errors like:
"ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '.../dist/dist/mcp-app.html'"
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* fix(pdf-server): mark pdfjs-dist as external in bundle
The pdf.worker.mjs file wasn't being found when running from npm
because bun bundled pdfjs-dist but didn't include the worker file.
By marking pdfjs-dist as external, it uses the installed package
from node_modules at runtime where the worker is available.
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* feat: compile example servers to JavaScript for npm consumption
Add TypeScript compilation for server code so the example packages can be
imported and used by consumers without requiring TypeScript compilation.
Changes:
- Add tsconfig.server.json to each example for compiling server code
- Update package.json exports to point to compiled dist/server/server.js
- Add types field pointing to dist/server/server.d.ts
- Update build scripts to include server compilation step
- Fix .ts import extensions to .js in customer-segmentation-server
This enables importing the createServer function from published packages:
import { createServer } from '@modelcontextprotocol/server-basic-react';
* fix: add type assertion for Nominatim API response
* chore: regenerate schemas
* refactor: split server examples into library and binary entry points
- server.ts: exports createServer() only (library entry point)
- main.ts: entry point with main() that runs the server (binary)
- package.json: adds bin field for npx support, uses inline bun build
- tsconfig.server.json: emitDeclarationOnly, outputs to dist/
This allows:
1. Importing the server as a library: import { createServer } from '@modelcontextprotocol/server-basic-react'
2. Running with npx: npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-basic-react [--stdio]
Added migration script at scripts/migrate-server-examples.ts
* refactor: migrate remaining server examples to library/binary structure
Apply the same refactoring to all 13 remaining server examples:
- scenario-modeler-server, shadertoy-server, map-server
- cohort-heatmap-server, customer-segmentation-server, video-resource-server
- system-monitor-server, budget-allocator-server, sheet-music-server
- threejs-server, integration-server, transcript-server, wiki-explorer-server
Each now has:
- server.ts: exports createServer() (library)
- main.ts: runs the server (binary with shebang)
- bin field in package.json for npx support
* chore: remove unused server-utils.ts from video-resource-server/src
* update
* fix(build): make Windows-compatible by removing chmod and fixing bun externals
- Remove 'chmod +x dist/index.js' which doesn't exist on Windows
- Add '--external ./server.js' to prevent bun from treating the import as a second entry point
* fix(build): use .ts import for bun compatibility
- Change import from './server.js' to './server.ts' in main.ts files
- Remove --external flag since bun should inline everything
- Fixes Windows build where bun couldn't resolve .js to .ts properly
* fix(build): use --external for Windows bun compatibility
Bun on Windows incorrectly treats imported .ts files as entry points.
Use --external './server.js' to work around this, creating a runtime
dependency between index.js and server.js.
* style: fix prettier formatting in pdf-server/main.ts
* fix(build): remove quotes from --external for Windows cmd.exe compatibility
* fix(build): use glob pattern for --external to work on all platforms
The literal path --external ./server.js was not matching the import.
Using glob pattern --external "./server*" correctly externalizes the server module.
* fix(build): use */server.js pattern for --external
The "./server*" pattern was not matching on Windows.
Using "*/server.js" matches any path ending in /server.js which works cross-platform.
* fix(build): use *server.js pattern without slash for Windows compatibility
* update package-lock
* chore: regenerate package-lock.json for cross-platform compatibility
* fix(build): use ./server.js instead of glob pattern for Windows compatibility
* fix(build): use double quotes for banner to fix Windows cmd.exe compatibility
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* feat(pdf-server): Interactive PDF viewer example
PDF viewer with PDF.js featuring:
- Chunked binary loading with progress bar
- Text extraction for AI context
- arXiv paper support (fetch by ID)
- Page navigation with keyboard shortcuts
- Zoom controls (including Ctrl+0 reset)
- Fullscreen mode support
- Horizontal swipe for page changes (disabled when zoomed)
- Page persistence in localStorage
- Text selection via PDF.js TextLayer
- Clickable title link to source URL
- Rounded corners and subtle border styling
* chore: Add pdf-server to screenshot generation list
* refactor(pdf-server): Simplify and generalize PDF loading
- Accept any HTTP(s) URLs instead of ArXiv-only
- Use HTTP Range requests for chunked binary loading
- Remove ArXiv-specific code (arxiv.ts, metadata fetching)
- Remove CLAUDE.md index generation
- Flatten hierarchical folder structure to simple entries list
- Remove dead code: getPdfSummary, httpFileSizes
- Simplify base64 encoding using Buffer
- Simplify chunk extraction using slice()
- Consolidate DEFAULT_PDF_URL constant
The server now works with any PDF URL, not just arXiv papers.
HTTP Range requests stream chunks on-demand when supported.
* feat(pdf-server): Include title and selection in model context
- Add pdfTitle to updateModelContext structuredContent
- Include selection position (text, start, end) when text is selected
- Add debounced selectionchange listener to update context on selection
* fix(pdf-server): Restore default URL in view_pdf schema
The UI needs the default value in the schema to show it properly.
* refactor(pdf-server): Further simplifications
- Remove hard-coded test paths from main()
- Remove unused resources: pdfs://metadata/{pdfId}, pdfs://content/{pdfId}
- Remove unused metadata fields: subject, creator, producer, creationDate, modDate
- Remove unused entry fields: relativePath, estimatedTextSize
- Remove filterEntriesByFolder and folder filter from list_pdfs
- Remove redundant output schema validation (trust typed returns)
- Simplify scanDirectory and createLocalEntry signatures
Total: 1836 → 1666 lines (-170 lines, -9%)
* refactor(pdf-server): Major simplification for didactic focus
Simplified the example to focus on key MCP Apps SDK patterns:
- Chunked data through size-limited tool calls
- Model context updates (page text + selection)
- Display modes (fullscreen vs inline)
- External links (openLink)
Changes:
- Remove local file support (HTTP URLs only)
- Restrict dynamic URLs to arxiv.org for security
- Simplify types: url instead of sourcePath/sourceType
- Simplify indexer: 168 → 44 lines
- Simplify loader: 318 → 171 lines
- Simplify server: 337 → 233 lines
- Fix selection text normalization
- Rewrite README with didactic focus
Total: 1836 → 1236 lines (-33%)
* feat(pdf-server): Add file:// URL support for local files
- Local paths are converted to file:// URLs on startup
- file:// URLs must be in the initial list (strict validation)
- Dynamic URLs still restricted to arxiv.org only
- Updated README with local file examples
* fix(pdf-server): Improve selection detection with logging
- Add logging to selectionchange handler to verify it fires
- Add fallback matching without spaces (TextLayer spans may lack spaces)
- Log selection detection success/failure for debugging
The issue: PDF.js TextLayer renders text as positioned spans without
space characters between them. When selecting across spans:
- pageText has spaces (items joined with ' ')
- sel.toString() may not have spaces
- indexOf fails to match
The fix tries exact match first, then falls back to spaceless matching.
* feat(pdf-server): Format model context as markdown with front matter
Model context now looks like:
```markdown
---
url: https://arxiv.org/pdf/...
page: 5/144
---
Page text with <pdf-selection>selected text</pdf-selection> inline.
```
This is cleaner for the model to parse and includes the source URL.
* refactor(pdf-server): Extract smart truncation helpers
Added two well-designed helpers:
formatPageContent(text, maxLength, selection?)
- Centers truncation window around selection if present
- Adds <truncated-content/> markers at elision points
- Wraps selection in <pdf-selection> tags
- Allocates 60% context before, 40% after for readability
findSelectionInText(pageText, selectedText)
- Tries exact match first
- Falls back to spaceless match for TextLayer quirks
- Returns { start, end } or undefined
Example output with selection:
```
<truncated-content/>
...context before... <pdf-selection>selected text</pdf-selection> ...context after...
<truncated-content/>
```
* fix(pdf-server): Truncate inside selection tags when selection too long
When selection is too large for the budget:
<truncated-content/><pdf-selection><truncated-content/>start...end<truncated-content/></pdf-selection><truncated-content/>
This keeps the selection structure intact while showing beginning and end.
* refactor(pdf-server): Remove unused read_pdf_text, use Attention paper as default
- Remove read_pdf_text tool (viewer extracts text client-side with pdfjs)
- Remove PdfTextChunk and ReadPdfTextInput types
- Remove loadPdfTextChunk from pdf-loader
- Change default PDF to 'Attention Is All You Need' (1706.03762)
- Update README with modest language
* refactor(pdf-server): Simplify to use URL as ID, rename view_pdf to display_pdf
Major simplifications:
- Use URL directly as identifier (no hashing)
- Remove displayName - show elided URL with full URL as tooltip
- Rename view_pdf to display_pdf with better description
- Update all references from pdfId to url
- Simplify storage key and model context
The tool description now explains it displays an interactive viewer in the chat.
* feat(pdf-server): Normalize arxiv URLs to PDF format
arxiv.org/abs/... -> arxiv.org/pdf/...
Applied both at startup and when loading dynamic URLs.
* docs(pdf-server): Add prompt engineering to display_pdf description
* fix(pdf-server): Sharp rendering on retina displays
Account for devicePixelRatio when rendering canvas:
- Scale canvas dimensions by dpr
- Scale context by dpr
- Keep CSS size at logical pixels
* fix(pdf-server): Normalize arxiv URLs in read_pdf_bytes too
* add to e2e spec
* add to e2e spec
* add to e2e spec
* add to e2e spec
* regen
* chore: regenerate package-lock.json and fix hono vulnerability
* docs: add pdf-server screenshot to READMEs
* regen
* ci: add missing examples to pkg-pr-new publish
* ci: add pdf-server to npm publish examples
* Update README.md
* pdf-server: improve tool response text for better model context
* revert unrelated screenshot changes
* pdf-server: dynamically add arxiv URLs in read_pdf_bytes
Fixes 'PDF not found' error when server restarts between display_pdf
(which adds the entry) and read_pdf_bytes (which previously only looked
up existing entries). Now read_pdf_bytes mirrors display_pdf's logic
and dynamically adds arxiv URLs to the index.
Olivier Chafik
Jerome