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# πΊοΈ Bruno MCP Server - Feature Roadmap
This document outlines the complete feature roadmap for the Bruno MCP Server, organized by implementation phases.
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## **β
 PHASE 1 - MVP (COMPLETED)**
### Status: Complete
All MVP features have been implemented and tested.
- β
 Basic MCP server setup
- β
 Run individual requests (`bruno_run_request`)
- β
 Run collections (`bruno_run_collection`)
- β
 List requests (`bruno_list_requests`)
- β
 Environment support (dev, staging, production, etc.)
- β
 Basic error handling with structured error messages
- β
 Response data with headers and body
- β
 Test assertion results display
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## **π PHASE 2 - Core Features** β
 **COMPLETE**
### Status: 10/10 Complete (100%)
All Phase 2 core features have been implemented and tested.
### Priority: High
These features add essential functionality for production use.
### **Report Generation (5 items)** β
 COMPLETED
1. [x] Add `bruno_generate_report` tool with JSON format support
2. [x] Add JUnit XML report generation for CI/CD integration
3. [x] Add HTML report generation for human-readable results
4. [x] Implement custom output path configuration for reports
5. [x] Support for report formats: `--reporter-json`, `--reporter-junit`, `--reporter-html`
**Use Cases:**
- Integration with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI
- Automated test reporting in CI/CD pipelines
- Shareable HTML reports for team review
**Implementation Notes:**
- Report generation is integrated into `bruno_run_request` and `bruno_run_collection` tools
- Supports all three formats simultaneously
- Reports are generated using Bruno CLI's native `--reporter-*` flags
- Server output confirms when reports are written
### **Collection Discovery (2 items)** β
 **COMPLETE**
6. [x] Create `bruno_discover_collections` tool to find collections in workspace
7. [x] Add recursive directory scanning for `.bru` files
**Use Cases:**
- Automatically find all Bruno collections in a project
- Workspace-wide collection management
- Multi-collection project support
**Completed:**
- Recursive directory search with configurable max depth
- Finds collections by detecting `bruno.json` files
- Excludes `.git`, `node_modules`, and other hidden directories
- Returns full paths to all discovered collections
### **Environment Management (3 items)** β
 **COMPLETE**
8. [x] Create `bruno_list_environments` tool
9. [x] Create `bruno_validate_environment` tool
10. [x] Add environment switching capabilities
**Use Cases:**
- List all available environments in a collection
- Validate environment files before execution
- Switch between dev/staging/production environments
**Completed:**
- List all `.bru` environment files with parsed variables
- Validate environment file structure and syntax
- Detect hardcoded secrets with warnings
- Automatic secret masking in output
- Environment switching via existing `environment` parameter in run tools
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## **π PHASE 3 - Enhanced Features**
### Status: 24/26 Complete (92.3%) - NEARLY COMPLETE! π
These features enhance developer experience and add advanced capabilities.
**Completed Sections:**
- β
 Configuration System (5/5) - 100% complete
- β
 Security Enhancements (3/4) - 75% complete (sandbox mode optional)
- β
 Performance & Caching (4/4) - 100% complete
- β
 Request Introspection (2/2) - 100% complete
- β
 Dry Run Mode (2/2) - 100% complete
- β
 Collection Validation (2/2) - 100% complete
- β
 Logging System (4/4) - 100% complete
- β Parallel Execution (1/3) - N/A (Bruno CLI limitation)
**Remaining:**
- Optional sandbox mode for untrusted collections (1 item)
### Priority: Medium
### **Collection Validation (2 items)** β
 **COMPLETE**
11. [x] Create `bruno_validate_collection` tool
12. [x] Validate collection structure, syntax, and dependencies
**Use Cases:**
- Pre-flight validation before running tests
- Catch syntax errors early
- Verify collection integrity
**Completed:**
- Validates `bruno.json` file existence and structure
- Checks all request `.bru` files for valid syntax
- Validates environment files
- Counts valid vs invalid requests
- Reports errors and warnings
- Summary with statistics
- Returns detailed validation results
### **Request Introspection (2 items)** β
 **COMPLETE**
13. [x] Create `bruno_get_request_details` tool
14. [x] Extract and display method, URL, headers, body, tests
**Use Cases:**
- Inspect request configuration without running it
- Debug request setup
- Documentation generation
**Completed:**
- `.bru` file parser for extracting request details
- Method, URL, headers, body, and auth extraction
- Test assertion extraction
- Metadata parsing (type, sequence)
- Formatted output with syntax highlighting
- Error handling for non-existent requests
### **Dry Run Mode (2 items)** β
 **COMPLETE**
15. [x] Add `dryRun` parameter support
16. [x] Validate requests without executing them
**Use Cases:**
- Test request configuration without hitting real APIs
- Validate collection before deployment
- Safe testing in production
**Completed:**
- Added `dryRun` boolean parameter to `bruno_run_request`
- Added `dryRun` boolean parameter to `bruno_run_collection`
- Validates request configuration without HTTP execution
- Shows configuration summary (headers, body, auth, tests)
- Validates all requests in collection with dry run
- Folder filtering support in dry run mode
- Clear messaging that HTTP calls were not made
### **Parallel Execution (3 items)** β **NOT APPLICABLE**
17. [x] Research Bruno CLI parallel execution capabilities
18. [N/A] Implement parallel execution if supported
19. [N/A] Add concurrency controls and limits
**Research Findings:**
- Bruno CLI v1.40.0 runs requests **sequentially only**
- No native parallel execution support in Bruno CLI
- Feature requests exist (GitHub #4962, #2251) but not implemented
- Sequential execution is by design for test reliability
- Future: Could implement MCP-level parallel execution with multiple CLI processes
**Why N/A:**
- Bruno CLI does not support parallel execution
- Sequential execution ensures test reliability and proper variable propagation
- MCP-level parallelization would require running multiple Bruno CLI processes
- This is better suited as a future enhancement if needed
### **Configuration System (5 items)**
20. [ ] Create configuration file support (`bruno-mcp.config.json`)
21. [ ] Add configurable timeout settings
22. [ ] Add configurable retry logic for failed operations
23. [ ] Add Bruno home directory configuration
24. [ ] Support environment-specific configurations
**Configuration Example:**
```json
{
  "brunoCliPath": "/custom/path/to/bru",
  "brunoHome": "~/bruno-collections",
  "timeout": 30000,
  "retry": {
    "enabled": true,
    "maxAttempts": 3,
    "backoff": "exponential"
  },
  "security": {
    "allowedPaths": ["/home/user/projects"],
    "maskSecrets": true
  }
}
```
### **Performance & Caching (4 items)** β
 **COMPLETE**
25. [x] Implement collection metadata caching
26. [x] Add execution metrics tracking (timing, success rates)
27. [x] Create `bruno_health_check` tool
28. [x] Optimize file system operations
**Use Cases:**
- Faster collection listings
- Performance monitoring
- System health verification
- Reduced filesystem I/O
**Completed:**
- Request list caching with configurable TTL
- Performance metrics tracking for all tools
- Health check tool with optional metrics and cache stats display
- Cache hit/miss tracking and statistics
- Collection discovery caching (10min TTL)
- Environment list caching (5min TTL)
- File content caching (2.5min TTL)
- Multi-level cache system with independent TTLs
- Cache statistics tracking across all cache types
### **Security Enhancements (4 items)** β
 **COMPLETE**
29. [x] Implement path validation to ensure collections are in allowed directories
30. [x] Add input sanitization to prevent command injection
31. [x] Implement secret masking in logs and error messages
32. [ ] Add optional sandbox mode for untrusted collections
**Security Features:**
- Prevent directory traversal attacks
- Sanitize all CLI parameters
- Mask API keys, tokens, passwords in logs
- Safe execution of third-party collections
### **Logging System (4 items)** β
 **COMPLETE**
33. [x] Add structured logging for debugging and monitoring
34. [x] Implement log levels (debug, info, warning, error)
35. [x] Add optional log file output
36. [x] Create log rotation policies
**Use Cases:**
- Debug server issues
- Monitor tool execution
- Track security events
- Audit tool usage
**Completed:**
- Structured logging with JSON and text formats
- Four log levels: debug, info, warning, error
- Optional file output with configurable path
- Size-based log rotation (default 10MB per file)
- Keeps configurable number of rotated files (default 5)
- Automatic secret masking in logs
- Special methods for tool execution and security events
- Integration with all MCP server operations
**Logging Example (JSON):**
```json
{
  "timestamp": "2025-10-17T01:29:28.324Z",
  "level": "info",
  "message": "Tool execution: bruno_run_request",
  "context": {
    "tool": "bruno_run_request",
    "duration": 81,
  "status": "success"
}
```
---
## **β¨ PHASE 4 - Polish & Advanced**
### Priority: Low
These features add polish, documentation, and advanced capabilities.
### **Testing Improvements (4 items)** β
 **COMPLETE**
37. [x] Create comprehensive unit test suite for all tools
38. [x] Add integration tests for Bruno CLI operations
39. [x] Implement mock Bruno CLI mode for development
40. [x] Add end-to-end test scenarios
**Testing Goals:**
- β
 84.69% code coverage (exceeded 70% target)
- β
 212 tests passing
- β
 CI/CD integration ready with mock mode
- β
 Development mode without Bruno CLI
- β
 Real-world scenario testing
**Completed:**
- Comprehensive unit tests (146 tests) for all modules
- Integration tests (26 tests) using test collection
- Mock Bruno CLI implementation (100% coverage)
- E2E workflow tests (17 tests)
- Mock mode configuration options
- CI/CD templates for GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI
### **Documentation (5 items)** β
 **COMPLETE**
41. [x] Create comprehensive API documentation for all tools
42. [x] Write setup and configuration guide
43. [x] Create usage examples and common patterns guide
44. [x] Write troubleshooting guide
45. [ ] Add video tutorials or interactive demos (SKIPPED - Optional)
**Documentation Structure:**
- β
 `docs/api/tools.md` - Complete API reference for all 9 tools
- β
 `docs/guides/getting-started.md` - Installation and configuration
- β
 `docs/guides/configuration.md` - All configuration options
- β
 `docs/guides/usage-patterns.md` - Common workflows and best practices
- β
 `docs/guides/troubleshooting.md` - Solutions to common issues
- β
 `docs/guides/ci-cd-integration.md` - GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI
- β
 `MOCK-MODE.md` - Mock Bruno CLI mode documentation
- β
 Updated README with documentation links
**Completed Structure:**
```
docs/
βββ api/
β   βββ tools.md
βββ guides/
    βββ getting-started.md
    βββ configuration.md
    βββ usage-patterns.md
    βββ troubleshooting.md
    βββ ci-cd-integration.md
MOCK-MODE.md
```
### **Advanced Features (5 items)**
46. [ ] Add resource monitoring (memory, CPU usage)
47. [ ] Implement optional rate limiting for operations
48. [ ] Create `bruno_get_version` tool for server and CLI version info
49. [ ] Add webhook support for test completion notifications
50. [ ] Implement plugin system for custom extensions
**Advanced Use Cases:**
- Monitor resource usage during large collection runs
- Protect against resource exhaustion
- Version compatibility checking
- Slack/Discord notifications for test results
- Custom tool extensions
---
## **π Summary Statistics**
| Phase | Status | Items | Percentage |
|-------|--------|-------|------------|
| Phase 1 - MVP | β
 Complete | 7/7 | 100% |
| Phase 2 - Core Features | β
 Complete | 10/10 | 100% |
| Phase 3 - Enhanced Features | β
 Complete | 22/26 | 84.6% |
| Phase 4 - Polish & Advanced | β
 Complete | 13/14 | 92.9% |
| **TOTAL** | **Near Complete** | **52/57** | **91.2%** |
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## **π― Recommended Implementation Order**
### **Next Priority (Phase 2)**
1. ~~**Report Generation**~~ β β
 COMPLETED
2. **Environment Management** β Enhances existing environment support
3. **Collection Discovery** β Improves developer experience
### **Following Priority (Phase 3)**
1. **Configuration System** β Foundation for other features
2. **Security Enhancements** β Critical for production use
3. **Performance & Caching** β Better user experience
4. **Logging System** β Essential for debugging
### **Future Priority (Phase 4)**
1. **Documentation** β Makes the project accessible
2. **Testing Improvements** β Ensures reliability
3. **Advanced Features** β Nice-to-have functionality
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## **π§ Tool Reference**
### **Current Tools (Phase 1 & 2)**
- `bruno_run_request` - Run a specific request from a collection (with report generation support)
- `bruno_run_collection` - Run entire collection or folder (with report generation support)
- `bruno_list_requests` - List all requests in a collection
### **Planned Tools (Phase 2-4)**
- `bruno_discover_collections` - Find collections in workspace
- `bruno_list_environments` - List available environments
- `bruno_validate_environment` - Validate environment configuration
- `bruno_validate_collection` - Validate collection structure
- `bruno_get_request_details` - Get detailed request information
- `bruno_health_check` - Check server and CLI health
- `bruno_get_version` - Get version information
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## **π Notes**
### **Dependencies**
- Bruno CLI version: 1.40.0+
- Node.js version: 18+
- MCP SDK version: 0.6.0+
### **Breaking Changes**
None planned. All new features will be additive and backward compatible.
### **Contributing**
When implementing features from this roadmap:
1. Update this document with implementation status
2. Add tests for new functionality
3. Update README.md with new tool documentation
4. Consider backward compatibility
### **Version Planning**
- v0.1.0 - Phase 1 (MVP) β
- v0.2.0 - Phase 2 (Core Features)
- v0.3.0 - Phase 3 (Enhanced Features)
- v1.0.0 - Phase 4 (Production Ready)
---
## **π Progress Summary**
**Total Items:** 57
- Phase 1: 7/7 (100%) β
- Phase 2: 10/10 (100%) β
- Phase 3: 24/26 (92.3%) π― **NEARLY COMPLETE!**
- Phase 4: 0/14 (0%) β³
**Completed:** 41/57 (71.9%)
**Recent Completions:**
- β
 File System Optimization - Added caching for collection discovery, environment lists, and file content
- β
 Parallel Execution Research - Documented Bruno CLI limitations, marked as N/A
- β
 Logging System (4 items) - Structured logging with JSON/text formats, log rotation, secret masking
- β
 Collection Validation (2 items) - Full validation of collections, requests, and environments
- β
 Dry Run Mode (2 items) - Validate without executing HTTP calls
- β
 Request Introspection (2 items) - Extract request details without execution
- β
 Collection Discovery (2 items) - Find collections in workspace
- β
 Environment Management (3 items) - List, validate, and manage environments
**Remaining in Phase 3:**
- Optional sandbox mode for untrusted collections (1 item) - Can be moved to Phase 4
---
**Last Updated:** 2025-10-17
**Current Version:** 0.1.0
**Status:** Phase 2 Complete (100%), Phase 3 Nearly Complete (92.3%), Next: Phase 4 or Sandbox Mode