# Specification Analysis Report: MCP SSO Checklist Server
**Feature**: `001-mcp-sso-checklist`
**Analysis Date**: 2025-12-11 (Updated)
**Artifacts Analyzed**:
- `specs/001-mcp-sso-checklist/spec.md`
- `specs/001-mcp-sso-checklist/design.md`
- `specs/001-mcp-sso-checklist/tasks.md`
- `memory/ground-rules.md`
- `docs/architecture.md`
- `docs/standards.md`
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## Executive Summary
The cross-artifact analysis reveals a **well-aligned specification set** with strong consistency across spec, design, and tasks. The artifacts demonstrate good traceability from requirements to implementation tasks.
**Key Findings**:
- **0 CRITICAL issues** - No ground-rules violations or blocking gaps
- **2 HIGH issues** - Minor coverage gaps for non-functional requirements
- **3 MEDIUM issues** - Terminology drift and underspecification
- **2 LOW issues** - Minor redundancy in documentation
**Recommendation**: Proceed with `/rainbow.implement`. Address HIGH issues during implementation.
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## Findings Table
| ID | Category | Severity | Location(s) | Summary | Recommendation |
|----|----------|----------|-------------|---------|----------------|
| C1 | Coverage | HIGH | spec.md:FR-006b, tasks.md | SSE streaming support (FR-006b) has no explicit task | Add SSE validation to T012 (MCP Server Core) or create dedicated task |
| C2 | Coverage | HIGH | spec.md:SC-003, tasks.md | 8-hour session test (SC-003) mentioned in design but no explicit task | Add task for mocked-time integration test in Phase 5 |
| A1 | Ambiguity | MEDIUM | spec.md:L203-204 | SC-001 "30 seconds" excludes browser/Azure time but metric is hard to isolate | Clarify measurement approach in quickstart.md |
| T1 | Terminology | MEDIUM | spec.md vs tasks.md | Tool names vary: "get-checklist" (spec L194) vs "get_checklist" (tasks) | Standardize on snake_case per MCP tool conventions in standards.md |
| U1 | Underspecification | MEDIUM | spec.md:FR-016 | "Format consumable by AI assistants" lacks concrete definition | Defined in contracts/mcp-tools.json - cross-reference in spec |
| D1 | Duplication | LOW | spec.md:L145-146, L39-40 | FR-001 duplicates acceptance scenario US1.1 (browser window for auth) | Keep FR-001 as normative; scenarios as validation |
| D2 | Duplication | LOW | architecture.md:§2.3.4, spec.md:SC-003 | AV-001 (8-hour session) duplicates SC-003 | Cross-reference, don't duplicate |
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## Coverage Summary Table
### Functional Requirements Coverage
| Requirement | Has Task? | Task ID(s) | Notes |
|-------------|-----------|------------|-------|
| FR-001: Browser auth window | YES | T017, T021 | BrowserAuth + server startup |
| FR-002: OAuth 2.0 PKCE | YES | T017 | Browser Auth implementation |
| FR-003: Session state | YES | T018, T019 | Auth Manager + Middleware |
| FR-004: Token persistence + silent re-auth | YES | T016, T021 | TokenStore + startup integration |
| FR-005: Token refresh (<5 min) | YES | T018 | Auth Manager handles refresh |
| FR-006: MCP specification | YES | T012 | Server Core with FastMCP |
| FR-006a: HTTP Streamable transport | YES | T012 | Explicit in task description |
| FR-006b: SSE support | PARTIAL | T012 | Implicit in HTTP Streamable, no explicit test |
| FR-007: get_checklist tool | YES | T032, T034 | Tool implementation + registration |
| FR-008: list_checklists tool | YES | T040, T041 | Tool implementation + registration |
| FR-009: Read from markdown files | YES | T028, T029, T030 | Parser + Discovery + Service |
| FR-010: Dynamic discovery | YES | T029 | File Discovery without caching |
| FR-011: JSON config for VSCode | YES | T043 | Configuration example |
| FR-012: GitHub Copilot compatible | YES | T043 | VSCode MCP config |
| FR-013: Claude Code compatible | YES | T044 | Claude config example |
| FR-014: Clear config errors | YES | T046 | Startup validation |
| FR-015: Multiple checklist types | YES | T006 | Sample checklist files |
| FR-016: AI-consumable format | YES | T032, T040 | Defined in contracts/mcp-tools.json |
| FR-017: Checklist not found error | YES | T035 | Error handling task |
| FR-018: YAML frontmatter parsing | YES | T028 | Frontmatter Parser |
### Success Criteria Coverage
| Criterion | Has Task? | Task ID(s) | Notes |
|-----------|-----------|------------|-------|
| SC-001: Auth <30s | PARTIAL | T018 | No explicit timing test |
| SC-002: Retrieval <2s | PARTIAL | T027 | Integration test, no timing assertion |
| SC-003: 8-hour session | NO | - | Mentioned in design.md but no task |
| SC-004: 5-min setup | YES | T045, T051 | Quickstart + validation |
| SC-005: List all checklists | YES | T038 | Integration test |
| SC-006: Actionable errors | YES | T023, T035 | Error handling tasks |
| SC-007: Server start <5s | PARTIAL | T012 | No explicit timing test |
### User Stories Coverage
| Story | Tasks Count | Test Tasks | Implementation Tasks |
|-------|-------------|------------|---------------------|
| US1 (P1) - Auth | 11 | 3 (T013-T015) | 8 (T016-T023) |
| US2 (P2) - Get Checklist | 13 | 4 (T024-T027) | 9 (T028-T036) |
| US3 (P3) - List Checklists | 6 | 2 (T037-T038) | 4 (T039-T042) |
| US4 (P4) - Configuration | 4 | 0 | 4 (T043-T046) |
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## Ground-rules Alignment
| Principle | Status | Evidence |
|-----------|--------|----------|
| I. Clean Code Standards | PASS | Standards.md defines naming, function length (<30 lines), ruff linting |
| II. Test-First Development | PASS | Tasks explicitly require tests FIRST (see task sections) |
| III. Code Review Requirements | PASS | Ground-rules mandate PR review before merge |
| IV. Documentation Standards | PASS | Docstring requirements in standards.md, quickstart.md in tasks |
| V. Continuous Improvement | PASS | Architecture.md §10 tracks technical debt |
**Quality Gates Alignment**:
- Pre-commit: `.pre-commit-config.yaml` exists with ruff, bandit
- Pre-merge: CI workflow defined in standards.md §11.3
- Pre-deploy: Security scan (bandit) configured
**No ground-rules violations detected.**
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## Unmapped Tasks
All 52 tasks in tasks.md map to either:
- Functional requirements (FR-001 through FR-018)
- User stories (US1 through US4)
- Infrastructure/setup (Phases 1-2, 7)
No orphan tasks detected.
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## Terminology Consistency
| Concept | spec.md | design.md | tasks.md | Recommendation |
|---------|---------|-----------|----------|----------------|
| Tool name | "get-checklist" (L194) | "get_checklist" | "get_checklist" | Standardize: `get_checklist` |
| Tool name | "list-checklists" (L195) | "list_checklists" | "list_checklists" | Standardize: `list_checklists` |
| Token location | "~/.sso-mcp-server" | "~/.sso-mcp-server/token_cache.bin" | Same | Consistent |
| Default port | "8080" | "8080" | Uses env var | Consistent |
| Auth library | "MSAL" | "MSAL" | "msal" | Consistent |
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## Architecture Alignment
| design.md Reference | architecture.md Section | Alignment |
|---------------------|------------------------|-----------|
| ADR-001 HTTP Streamable | §8.2 ADR-001 | ALIGNED |
| ADR-004 MSAL | §8.2 ADR-004 | ALIGNED |
| ADR-005 Token persistence | §8.2 ADR-005 | ALIGNED |
| Project structure | §6.1 Directory Structure | ALIGNED |
| Component organization | §5.1 Component Diagram | ALIGNED |
**Note**: Architecture.md has been updated to show token refresh in Auth Manager (manager.py), not a separate refresher.py. This aligns with design.md and tasks.md.
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## Standards Alignment
| Aspect | standards.md Requirement | spec/design Compliance |
|--------|------------------------|----------------------|
| Naming - Variables | snake_case | YES - design uses snake_case |
| Naming - Functions | snake_case, verb-based | YES - `get_checklist`, `ensure_authenticated` |
| Naming - Classes | PascalCase | YES - `AuthManager`, `ChecklistService` |
| Test naming | `test_<what>_<condition>_<expected>` | YES - tasks describe this pattern |
| File naming | snake_case.py | YES - `auth_manager.py`, etc. |
| Git commits | Conventional Commits | YES - per standards.md §8.2 |
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## Metrics
| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Total Functional Requirements | 18 |
| Total Non-Functional/Success Criteria | 7 |
| Total User Stories | 4 |
| Total Tasks | 52 |
| Functional Requirements with Tasks | 18/18 (100%) |
| Success Criteria with Tasks | 5/7 (71%) |
| Parallelizable Tasks | 29 |
| CRITICAL Issues | 0 |
| HIGH Issues | 2 |
| MEDIUM Issues | 3 |
| LOW Issues | 2 |
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## Next Actions
### Before Implementation (Recommended)
1. **Add SC-003 task**: Create explicit task for 8-hour mocked-time test in Phase 5
2. **Clarify T012**: Add note that SSE support (FR-006b) is validated via HTTP Streamable
### During Implementation (Can Proceed)
1. **Standardize tool names**: Use `get_checklist` and `list_checklists` (snake_case) consistently
2. **Add timing tests**: SC-001 and SC-007 timing validation during Phase 5
### After Implementation
1. **Cross-reference cleanup**: Link spec.md FR-016 to contracts/mcp-tools.json
2. **Remove duplication**: Add cross-references instead of repeating content
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## Remediation Applied
The following remediation edits have been applied to address the HIGH issues:
### C1 (HIGH) - SSE Streaming Support: RESOLVED
**File**: `specs/001-mcp-sso-checklist/tasks.md`
**Change**: Updated T012 to explicitly reference SSE streaming per FR-006b
```diff
- T012 Implement MCP Server Core with FastMCP in `src/sso_mcp_server/server.py` (HTTP Streamable transport, stateless_http=True, json_response=True)
+ T012 Implement MCP Server Core with FastMCP in `src/sso_mcp_server/server.py` (HTTP Streamable transport with SSE streaming per FR-006b, stateless_http=True, json_response=True)
```
### C2 (HIGH) - 8-Hour Session Test: RESOLVED
**File**: `specs/001-mcp-sso-checklist/tasks.md`
**Change**: Added new task T053 for 8-hour session integration test
```
+ T053 [US1] Integration test for 8-hour session maintenance in `tests/integration/test_auth_flow.py` (mock time progression per SC-003, verify no re-auth prompts, validate proactive token refresh)
```
**Summary updated**: Total tasks increased from 52 to 53, Phase 7 from 6 to 7.
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## Updated Metrics
| Metric | Before | After |
|--------|--------|-------|
| Total Tasks | 52 | 53 |
| Phase 7 (Polish) | 6 | 7 |
| HIGH Issues | 2 | 0 |
| Success Criteria with Tasks | 5/7 (71%) | 6/7 (86%) |
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**Analysis Complete** | **Status**: Ready for Implementation | **Confidence**: High