Expert Registry MCP Server

Last Updated: 2025-06-30

A high-performance MCP server for expert discovery, registration, and context injection built with FastMCP v2, featuring vector and graph database integration for enhanced semantic search and relationship modeling.

Features

🚀 High Performance: Multi-layer caching with vector indices for sub-millisecond queries
📁 File-Based Updates: Hot reload on registry/context file changes
🔍 Semantic Search: Vector database integration for meaning-based expert discovery
🔗 Relationship Modeling: Graph database for expert networks and team formation
💉 Context Injection: AI-powered prompt enhancement with expert knowledge
📊 Analytics: Performance tracking with collaborative filtering
🧠 Hybrid Discovery: Combined vector similarity and graph connectivity scoring
🐍 Python-First: Built with FastMCP v2 for clean, Pythonic code

Installation

Docker (Recommended for Production)

The easiest way to run the Expert Registry MCP server is using Docker:

# Build and deploy locally
./scripts/build.sh
./scripts/deploy.sh

# Or use pre-built image from GitHub Container Registry
docker pull ghcr.io/agentience/expert-registry-mcp:latest

Features:

🐳 Single container service for multiple MCP clients
📦 Expert contexts and registry mapped to host for easy editing
🔄 Hot reload support when files change on host
🌐 SSE transport for client connections
🗄️ Includes Neo4j database setup
🚀 Production-ready with health checks

See DOCKER.md for complete deployment guide.

Local Development

Using uv (recommended):

# Create virtual environment and install
uv venv
uv pip install -e .

# Or install directly
uv pip install expert-registry-mcp

Using pip:

pip install expert-registry-mcp

Database Setup

Vector Database (ChromaDB - Embedded)

# ChromaDB is embedded, no separate installation needed
# It will create a vector-db directory automatically

Graph Database (Neo4j)

# Option 1: Docker (recommended)
docker run -d --name neo4j \
  -p 7474:7474 -p 7687:7687 \
  -e NEO4J_AUTH=neo4j/password \
  neo4j:latest

# Option 2: Local installation
# Download from https://neo4j.com/download/

Quick Start

Set up your expert system directory structure:

expert-system/
├── registry/
│   └── expert-registry.json
├── expert-contexts/
│   ├── aws-amplify-gen2.md
│   ├── aws-cloudscape.md
│   └── ...
└── performance/
    └── metrics.json

Configure environment:

export EXPERT_SYSTEM_PATH=/path/to/expert-system
export NEO4J_URI=bolt://localhost:7687
export NEO4J_PASSWORD=password

Run the server:

# Using FastMCP CLI
fastmcp run expert-registry-mcp

# Or using Python
python -m expert_registry_mcp.server

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "expert-registry": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "expert-registry-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "EXPERT_SYSTEM_PATH": "/path/to/expert-system",
        "NEO4J_URI": "bolt://localhost:7687",
        "NEO4J_PASSWORD": "password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage Examples

Basic Expert Discovery

# Detect technologies in your project
technologies = await expert_detect_technologies(
    scan_paths=["./src", "./package.json"]
)

# Select the best expert with hybrid search
result = await expert_smart_discover(
    context={
        "description": "Refactor authentication system using AWS Amplify",
        "technologies": technologies.technologies,
        "constraints": ["maintain backward compatibility"],
        "preferred_strategy": "single"
    }
)

Context Injection

# Load expert context
context = await expert_load_context(
    expert_id=result.expert.id
)

# Inject into prompt
enhanced_prompt = await expert_inject_context(
    prompt="Refactor the authentication system",
    expert_id=result.expert.id,
    injection_points=["constraints", "patterns", "quality-criteria"]
)

Performance Tracking

# Track usage
await expert_track_usage(
    expert_id=result.expert.id,
    task_id="auth-refactor-001",
    outcome={
        "success": True,
        "adherence_score": 9.5,
        "task_type": "refactoring"
    }
)

# Get analytics
analytics = await expert_get_analytics(
    expert_id=result.expert.id
)

Available Tools

Registry Management

expert_registry_list - List experts with filtering
expert_registry_get - Get expert details
expert_registry_search - Search experts by query

Expert Selection

expert_detect_technologies - Detect project technologies
expert_select_optimal - Select best expert for task
expert_assess_capability - Assess expert capability
expert_smart_discover - AI-powered hybrid search (vector + graph)

Semantic Search

expert_semantic_search - Search using natural language
expert_find_similar - Find similar experts

Graph Operations

expert_explore_network - Explore expert relationships
expert_find_combinations - Find complementary expert teams

Context Operations

expert_load_context - Load expert knowledge
expert_inject_context - Enhance prompts with expertise

Analytics

expert_track_usage - Record expert performance
expert_get_analytics - Get performance metrics

Expert Registry Format

{
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "last_updated": "2025-06-30T00:00:00Z",
  "experts": [
    {
      "id": "aws-amplify-gen2",
      "name": "AWS Amplify Gen 2 Expert",
      "version": "1.0.0",
      "description": "Expert in AWS Amplify Gen 2 development",
      "domains": ["backend", "cloud", "serverless"],
      "specializations": [
        {
          "technology": "AWS Amplify Gen 2",
          "frameworks": ["AWS CDK", "TypeScript"],
          "expertise_level": "expert"
        }
      ],
      "workflow_compatibility": {
        "feature": 0.95,
        "bug-fix": 0.85,
        "refactoring": 0.80,
        "investigation": 0.70,
        "article": 0.60
      },
      "constraints": [
        "Use TypeScript-first approach",
        "Follow AWS Well-Architected Framework"
      ],
      "patterns": [
        "Infrastructure as Code",
        "Serverless-first architecture"
      ],
      "quality_standards": [
        "100% type safety",
        "Comprehensive error handling"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Expert Context Format

Expert context files are markdown documents in expert-contexts/:

# AWS Amplify Gen 2 Expert Context

## Constraints
- Use TypeScript for all backend code
- Follow AWS Well-Architected Framework principles
- Implement proper error handling and logging

## Patterns
- Infrastructure as Code using CDK
- Serverless-first architecture
- Event-driven communication

## Quality Standards
- 100% TypeScript type coverage
- Comprehensive error handling
- Unit test coverage > 80%

Development

Setup Development Environment

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/agentience/expert-registry-mcp
cd expert-registry-mcp

# Create virtual environment with uv
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # or .venv\Scripts\activate on Windows

# Install in development mode
uv pip install -e ".[dev]"

Run Tests

# Run all tests
pytest

# Run with coverage
pytest --cov=expert_registry_mcp

# Run specific test file
pytest tests/test_registry.py

Code Quality

# Format code
black src tests

# Lint code
ruff check src tests

# Type checking
mypy src

Architecture

Multi-Layer Caching

Registry Cache: 24-hour TTL for expert definitions
Vector Cache: Embeddings cached until expert updates
Graph Cache: Relationship queries cached for 10 minutes
Selection Cache: 5-minute TTL for technology detection
Context Cache: LRU cache for expert contexts (50 entries)

Database Integration

ChromaDB: Embedded vector database for semantic search
- Multiple collections for different embedding types
- Automatic embedding generation with sentence-transformers
Neo4j: Graph database for relationship modeling
- Expert-Technology-Task relationships
- Team synergy calculations
- Evolution tracking

Performance Features

Vector Indices: Annoy indices for ultra-fast similarity search
Precomputed Combinations: Common expert pairs cached
Batch Operations: Efficient bulk processing
Smart Invalidation: Targeted cache updates

File Watching

Uses watchdog for cross-platform file monitoring
Automatic registry reload and database sync
No server restart required for updates

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Expert not found
- Verify expert ID in registry
- Check file paths are correct
- Ensure registry JSON is valid
Context file missing
- Check expert-contexts directory
- Verify filename matches expert ID
- Ensure .md extension
Cache not updating
- File watcher may need restart
- Check file permissions
- Verify EXPERT_SYSTEM_PATH

Debug Mode

Enable debug logging:

export FASTMCP_DEBUG=1
expert-registry-mcp

Advanced Features

Semantic Search

The system uses ChromaDB to enable natural language queries:

# Find experts by meaning, not just keywords
results = await expert_semantic_search(
    query="implement secure authentication with cloud integration",
    search_mode="hybrid"
)

Relationship Exploration

Neo4j powers sophisticated relationship queries:

# Explore expert networks
network = await expert_explore_network(
    start_expert_id="aws-amplify-gen2",
    depth=2,
    relationship_types=["SPECIALIZES_IN", "COMPATIBLE_WITH"]
)

Team Formation

AI-powered team composition:

# Find complementary expert teams
teams = await expert_find_combinations(
    requirements=["AWS Amplify", "React", "DynamoDB"],
    team_size=3
)

Contributing

Fork the repository
Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
Run tests and linting
Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
Open a Pull Request

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details

Support

Documentation: https://github.com/agentience/expert-registry-mcp
Issues: https://github.com/agentience/expert-registry-mcp/issues
Discussions: https://github.com/agentience/expert-registry-mcp/discussions

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The server is able to function both locally and remotely, depending on the configuration or use case.

A high-performance MCP server for expert discovery, registration, and context injection, enabling AI-powered expert selection through semantic search and relationship modeling with vector and graph database integration.

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