Introduce serverId, rename id to versionId (#465)

Wielded Claude Code to do this; across many iterations and have reviewed
all the code + largely rewritten the PR commentary here.

This PR implements the server ID consistency changes from
[#396](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/issues/396). Our
goal is to:
- Rename `id` to `versionId` to make it clear that it is the ID for a
specific version, not a server
- Introduce `serverId` as a net new concept. This will be 1:1 with
`name`. While not strictly necessary (we could just use name as a PK),
the convention of having a UUID as an ID on our objects is just a
helpful subjective architecture decision. Plus also leaves open the door
to reconsidering the "should we allow renames" question.

## Key Changes

### 🗄️ Database Schema Changes
- **Renamed**: `id` column → `version_id` (unique identifier for each
server version)

### 📋 Metadata Structure Updates
- **JSON Schema**: Updated
`_meta.io.modelcontextprotocol.registry/official` to include:
  - `serverId`: Consistent ID across all versions of a server
  - `versionId`: Unique ID for this specific version (renamed from `id`)

### 🔧 API Endpoint Updates
- **New endpoint structure**: Changed from version-ID-based to
server-ID-based URLs:
  - `GET /v0/servers/{server_id}` - Get latest version of server
  - `GET /v0/servers/{server_id}?version=X.X.X` - Get specific version  
- `GET /v0/servers/{server_id}/versions` - List all versions of a server
  - `PUT /v0/servers/{server_id}?version=X.X.X` - Edit specific version
- **Consistent URL patterns**: All server endpoints now use `server_id`
as the primary identifier
 
### Database Migration Strategy
The migration (`005_add_server_id_rename_version_id.sql`):
1. Adds new `version_id` column  
2. Generates deterministic UUIDs for servers with the same name
3. Updates JSON metadata to add `serverId` and rename `id` to
`versionId`
4. Copies existing `id` values to `version_id` column
5. Drops old `id` column and makes `version_id` the new primary key

## Testing

Besides of course automated tests passing, I:
1. Set up my local db with the pre-005-migration state, imported all the
production data
2. Ran the migration
3. Spot checked some diffs of the data that resulted --

```json
// before
{
  "name": "io.github.ruvnet/ruv-swarm",
  "_meta": {
    "io.modelcontextprotocol.registry/official": {
      "id": "0a9cda7f-2b73-4839-844b-6582f335de42",
      "is_latest": false,
      "updated_at": "2025-09-10T17:21:34.92137012Z",
      "published_at": "2025-09-10T17:15:32.69690433Z"
    }
  },
  "version": "1.0.18",
  "repository": {
    "url": "",
    "source": ""
  },
  "description": "Neural network swarm orchestration with WebAssembly acceleration and MCP integration"
}

// after
{
  "name": "io.github.ruvnet/ruv-swarm",
  "_meta": {
    "io.modelcontextprotocol.registry/official": {
      "serverId": "e8538952-96af-4a33-9e31-7fbed012521e",
      "is_latest": false,
      "versionId": "0a9cda7f-2b73-4839-844b-6582f335de42",
      "updated_at": "2025-09-10T17:21:34.92137012Z",
      "published_at": "2025-09-10T17:15:32.69690433Z"
    }
  },
  "version": "1.0.18",
  "repository": {
    "url": "",
    "source": ""
  },
  "description": "Neural network swarm orchestration with WebAssembly acceleration and MCP integration"
}

```

Servers that have multiple versions stayed consistent in their
`serverId`:

```json
// First version
{
  "name": "app.getdialer/dialer",
  "_meta": {
    "io.modelcontextprotocol.registry/official": {
      "serverId": "80f08bdb-f3e4-4f19-b072-1676ae49b663",
      "is_latest": false,
      "versionId": "04f25b17-331d-48d7-b08b-37baece208a7",
      "updated_at": "2025-09-09T00:16:49.162620072Z",
      "published_at": "2025-09-08T23:47:09.452137971Z"
    }
  },
  "status": "active",
  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-07-09/server.schema.json",
  "remotes": [
    {
      "url": "https://getdialer.app/mcp",
      "type": "streamable-http"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://getdialer.app/sse",
      "type": "sse"
    }
  ],
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "repository": {
    "url": "",
    "source": ""
  },
  "description": "An MCP server that provides your you make outbound phone calls using your own phone number"
}

// Second version
{
  "name": "app.getdialer/dialer",
  "_meta": {
    "io.modelcontextprotocol.registry/official": {
      "serverId": "80f08bdb-f3e4-4f19-b072-1676ae49b663",
      "is_latest": true,
      "versionId": "faa26cb9-3aad-415e-aece-f715fff5fe5e",
      "updated_at": "2025-09-09T00:16:49.107842808Z",
      "published_at": "2025-09-09T00:16:49.107842808Z"
    }
  },
  "status": "active",
  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-07-09/server.schema.json",
  "remotes": [
    {
      "url": "https://getdialer.app/mcp",
      "type": "streamable-http"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://getdialer.app/sse",
      "type": "sse"
    }
  ],
  "version": "1.0.1",
  "repository": {
    "url": "",
    "source": ""
  },
  "description": "An MCP server that provides lets you make outbound phone calls using your own phone number"
}
```

And I also tried publishing a test server anew; looked good:

```bash
⏺ Bash(curl -s "http://localhost:8080/v0/servers/102dc4e4-6ca8-40e6-aa11-cd45763d3352" | jq '.')
  ⎿  {                                                                                             
       "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-07-09/server.schema.json",
       "name": "io.modelcontextprotocol.anonymous/test-claude-migration-server",
       "description": "A test server to verify the new migration and API endpoints work correctly",
       "status": "active",
       "repository": {
         "url": "https://github.com/example/test-claude-migration-server",
         "source": "github",
         "id": "example/test-claude-migration-server"
       },
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "_meta": {
         "io.modelcontextprotocol.registry/official": {
           "serverId": "102dc4e4-6ca8-40e6-aa11-cd45763d3352",
           "versionId": "48c9cd55-7bc4-4ac2-896e-59e81eb653e4",
           "published_at": "2025-09-12T18:33:23.264203-07:00",
           "updated_at": "2025-09-12T18:33:23.264203-07:00",
           "is_latest": true
         }
       }
     }

⏺ Bash(curl -s "http://localhost:8080/v0/servers/102dc4e4-6ca8-40e6-aa11-cd45763d3352/versions" | jq '.')
  ⎿  {                                                                                                 
       "servers": [
         {
           "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-07-09/server.schema.json",
           "name": "io.modelcontextprotocol.anonymous/test-claude-migration-server",
           "description": "A test server to verify the new migration and API endpoints work correctly",
           "status": "active",
           "repository": {
             "url": "https://github.com/example/test-claude-migration-server",
             "source": "github",
             "id": "example/test-claude-migration-server"
           },
           "version": "1.0.0",
           "_meta": {
             "io.modelcontextprotocol.registry/official": {
               "serverId": "102dc4e4-6ca8-40e6-aa11-cd45763d3352",
               "versionId": "48c9cd55-7bc4-4ac2-896e-59e81eb653e4",
               "published_at": "2025-09-12T18:33:23.264203-07:00",
               "updated_at": "2025-09-12T18:33:23.264203-07:00",
               "is_latest": true
             }
           }
         }
       ],
       "metadata": {
         "count": 1
       }
     }
```

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-authored-by: Preeti Dewani <preetidewani1990@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: adam jones <adamj+git@anthropic.com>
Co-authored-by: Adam Jones <adamj@anthropic.com>
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@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ The MCP Registry project is a **metaregistry**, meaning that it hosts metadata f
For local MCP servers, the MCP Registry has pointers in the `packages` node of the [`server.json`](../../reference/server-json/generic-server-json.md) schema that refer to packages in supported package managers.
The list of supported package managers for hosting MCP servers is defined by the `properties.packages[N].properties.registry_type` string enum in the [`server.json` schema](../../reference/server-json/server.schema.json). For example, this could be "npm" (for npmjs.com packages) or "pypi" (for PyPI packages).
The list of supported package managers for hosting MCP servers is defined by the `properties.packages[N].properties.registryType` string enum in the [`server.json` schema](../../reference/server-json/server.schema.json). For example, this could be "npm" (for npmjs.com packages) or "pypi" (for PyPI packages).
For remote MCP servers, the package registry is not relevant. The MCP client consumes the server via a URL instead of by downloading and running a package. In other words, this document only applies to local MCP servers.
@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ These steps may evolve as additional validations or details are discovered and m
- Example for NuGet: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/issues/126
1. Open a PR with the following changes:
- Update the [`server.json` schema](../../reference/server-json/server.schema.json)
- Add your package registry name to the `registry_type` example array.
- Add your package registry base url to the `registry_base_url` example array.
- Add the single-shot CLI command name to the `runtime_hint` example value array.
- Add your package registry name to the `registryType` example array.
- Add your package registry base url to the `registryBaseUrl` example array.
- Add the single-shot CLI command name to the `runtimeHint` example value array.
- Update the [`openapi.yaml`](../../reference/api/openapi.yaml)
- Add your package registry name to the `registry_type` enum value array.
- Add your package registry base url to the `registry_base_url` enum value array.
- Add the single-shot CLI command name to the `runtime_hint` example value array.
- Add your package registry name to the `registryType` enum value array.
- Add your package registry base url to the `registryBaseUrl` enum value array.
- Add the single-shot CLI command name to the `runtimeHint` example value array.
- Add a sample, minimal `server.json` to the [`server.json` examples](../../reference/server-json/generic-server-json.md).
- Implement a registry validator:
- Create a new validator file: `internal/validators/registries/yourregistry.go`, following the pattern of existing validators. Examples: