a25f166b4bDeletes `complete.md` and cleans up the last references to the pre-restructuring docs layout. ## Why `complete.md` goes It is 2,944 lines (31% of all documentation lines in the repo) self-described as *"all documentation from the docs/ directory compiled into a single markdown file"*. But: - **No generator exists.** No make target, no workflow, no script. `grep -rn "complete\.md"` finds **zero** references anywhere in the repo. - **It mirrors a docs tree that no longer exists** — `docs/guides/`, `docs/explanations/`, `docs/concepts/`. - **All 72 of its relative links are broken**, and six of the basenames it references exist nowhere in the repo. - **~14 current docs are missing from it entirely** (`about.mdx`, `authentication.mdx`, `package-types.mdx`, both CHANGELOGs, ...). - **Its `server.json` examples pin the superseded `2025-07-09` schema** (current is `2025-12-11`). The strongest argument is its own last commit. [PR #1278](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/pull/1278) closed [issue #767](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/issues/767) — a real user-reported CLI flag bug — by editing **only `complete.md`**. A genuine fix landed in a file nobody reads, while the docs a reader would actually find stayed wrong. A generated file with no generator degrades into a trap: authoritative enough that people edit it, with nothing validating it. If the LLM-consumption use case is worth keeping, the right shape is a `make docs-bundle` target plus a `check-docs-bundle` CI job mirroring the existing `check-schema` pattern — happy to do that instead if you would rather keep it. ## Remaining stale references | File | Was | Now | |---|---|---| | `contributing/add-package-registry.md` | Add `docs/guides/publishing/publish-[yourregistry].md`, update `docs/guides/publishing/README.md` | Add a section to `package-types.mdx`. These were the **last live references** to the obsolete `docs/guides/` layout outside `complete.md` | | `administration/maintainer-onboarding.md` | Add them to "Current key maintainers" in README | "Registry Working Group" — the section that actually exists | | `reference/README.md` | Omitted 6 reference docs | Adds `api/extensions.md`, `api/openapi.yaml`, `api/CHANGELOG.md`, `server-json/CHANGELOG.md`, `server-json/CONTRIBUTING.md`, `server-json/draft/` | | `docs/README.md` | Index omitted `community-projects.md` | Listed | | `reference/api/generic-registry-api.md` | `PUT .../versions/{version}` "not implemented by official registry" | It **is** implemented ([edit.go:36](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/blob/main/internal/api/handlers/v0/edit.go#L36)), and `official-registry-api.md` already lists it as an admin endpoint | | `reference/api/official-registry-api.md` | Omitted 3 registered routes | Adds `POST /v0.1/validate` (which `mcp-publisher validate` calls), `GET /v0.1/ping`, `GET /v0.1/version`, and notes these plus `/health` are absent from `openapi.yaml` | | `server-json/official-registry-requirements.md` | Per-registry verification → `quickstart.mdx` | → `package-types.mdx`, which has an Ownership Verification section per registry | | `design/design-principles.md` | Sections 1,2,3,4,**6**,7 | Renumbered 1–6 | | `contributing/releasing.md` | Steps 1,2,3,**5**,6 | Renumbered 1–5 | I left the sibling `DELETE` claim in `generic-registry-api.md` alone — it is accurate, no DELETE route is registered (the `http.MethodDelete` hit in `server.go` is CORS config, not a route). ## Staleness banners rather than rewrites **`design/tech-architecture.md`** is substantially fictional. Rather than a vague "may be outdated", the banner lists what I verified is wrong: - Describes Helm-chart deployment; the registry is a plain `Deployment` ([registry.go:65](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/blob/main/deploy/pkg/k8s/registry.go#L65)). Helm is used only for third-party components. - Diagram shows a `StatefulSet` on port **27017** — MongoDB's port. The DB is PostgreSQL on 5432 via the CloudNativePG operator. - Documents a `verify-domain` challenge flow (`POST /verify-domain`, `/verify-domain/check`, server-issued tokens) that **was never built**. - Documents `/admin/*` routes that are not registered. - Says the DB stores user auth state and DNS verification records; only `servers` and `server_extensions` tables exist. **`design/roadmap.md`** still says "Phase 1: MVP/Go-Live (Current Focus)" ~11 months after launch. I added a dated note rather than inventing a current phase — that is a working-group call. ## Verification All **101** remaining relative links across every `.md`/`.mdx` in the repo resolve. The only two non-resolving matches are the intentional `[project-name](link)` template placeholder and the moderation link fixed in #1518. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Release Guide
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## Creating a Release
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1. **Go to GitHub**: Navigate to https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/releases
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2. **Click "Draft a new release"**
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3. **Choose a tag**: Click "Choose a tag" and type a new semantic version that follows the last one available (e.g., `v1.0.0`)
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4. **Generate notes**: Click "Generate release notes" to auto-populate the name and description
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5. **Publish**: Click "Publish release"
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The release workflow will automatically:
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- Build binaries for 6 platforms (Linux, macOS, Windows × amd64, arm64)
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- Create and push Docker images with `:latest` and `:X.Y.Z` tags (note: no 'v' prefix)
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- Attach all artifacts to the GitHub release
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- Generate checksums and signatures
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## After Release
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- Docker images will be available at:
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- `ghcr.io/modelcontextprotocol/registry:latest` - Latest stable release
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- `ghcr.io/modelcontextprotocol/registry:X.Y.Z` - Specific release version (note: no 'v' prefix)
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- Binaries can be downloaded from the GitHub release page
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## Deploying to Production
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Releases do not automatically deploy to production. To deploy a release:
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1. Update `mcp-registry:imageTag` in `deploy/Pulumi.gcpProd.yaml` to the desired version (e.g., `1.2.3` - note: no 'v' prefix)
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2. Commit and push the change to the `main` branch (either through a PR or by pushing directly to main)
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3. The [deploy-production.yml](../../.github/workflows/deploy-production.yml) workflow will automatically trigger and deploy the specified version
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See the [deployment documentation](../../deploy/README.md) for more details.
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## Staging
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Staging auto-deploys from `main` via [deploy-staging.yml](../../.github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml). It always runs the latest `main` branch code.
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## Rollback
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To rollback production, update `deploy/Pulumi.gcpProd.yaml` to the previous version and push.
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**Note:** Rollbacks may not work as expected if the release included database migrations, since migrations are not automatically reversed.
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## Docker Image Tags
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The registry publishes different Docker image tags for different use cases:
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- **`:latest`** - Latest stable release (updated only on releases)
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- **`:X.Y.Z`** - Specific release versions (e.g., `:1.0.0` - note: no 'v' prefix)
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- **`:main`** - Rolling tag updated on every push to main branch (continuous deployment)
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- **`:main-YYYYMMDD-sha`** - Specific development builds from main branch
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**Note:** Git release tags include the 'v' prefix (e.g., `v1.0.0`), but Docker image tags follow the standard Docker convention and do not include the 'v' prefix (e.g., `1.0.0`).
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## Versioning
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We use semantic versioning (SemVer):
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- `v1.0.0` - Major release with breaking changes
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- `v1.1.0` - Minor release with new features
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- `v1.0.1` - Patch release with bug fixes |