# Notepad++ MCP Upgrade Summary
**Date**: 2025-12-29
**Upgraded From**: FastMCP 2.12.0
**Upgraded To**: FastMCP 2.14.1
**Status**: ✅ Complete
## Upgrade Checklist
### ✅ FastMCP 2.14.1 Upgrade
- [x] Updated `pyproject.toml` to `fastmcp>=2.14.1,<2.15.0`
- [x] Changed `app.run()` to `app.run_stdio_async()` in server.py
- [x] Added server lifespan with `@asynccontextmanager` decorator
- [x] Added comprehensive `instructions` parameter to FastMCP constructor
- [x] Updated main() function to use `asyncio.run(main())`
- [x] Added synchronous `run()` function for compatibility
### ✅ Structured Logging
- [x] Replaced standard `logging` with `structlog`
- [x] Configured JSON logging output to stderr only
- [x] Updated all logger calls to use structured logging with context
- [x] Added `structlog>=23.0.0` dependency to pyproject.toml
- [x] Removed stdout writes (stderr only for logs)
### ✅ Code Quality
- [x] Verified no `description=` parameters in `@app.tool()` decorators
- [x] All tools use docstring-based documentation (FastMCP 2.12+ standard)
- [x] Error handling uses structured logging with context
- [x] All ruff linting issues resolved (5 fixes applied)
- [x] Updated Makefile to use ruff instead of black/isort
### ✅ Glama Configuration
- [x] Updated `glama.json` with proper MCP server structure
- [x] Added complete metadata (version, author, tags, categories)
- [x] Configured capabilities (tools enabled, resources/prompts disabled)
- [x] Set proper timeouts (initialize: 30000ms, message: 60000ms)
- [x] Updated framework version to FastMCP 2.14.1
### ✅ Test Harness Enhancement
- [x] Created `pytest.ini` configuration file
- [x] Enhanced Makefile with test commands (test, test-unit, test-integration, test-coverage)
- [x] Added test markers (unit, integration, slow, windows, requires_notepadpp)
- [x] Updated CI/CD workflow already exists and is compatible
### ✅ Documentation
- [x] Updated main `README.md` with FastMCP 2.14.1 references
- [x] Updated badges and version information
- [x] Added Beta status note
- [x] Updated development commands section
- [x] Updated core capabilities section
### ✅ Project Scripts
- [x] Updated `pyproject.toml` entry point from `main` to `run` for compatibility
## Files Modified
- `pyproject.toml` - FastMCP version, added structlog, updated entry point
- `src/notepadpp_mcp/tools/server.py` - Complete rewrite for 2.14.1 compliance
- `glama.json` - Updated structure and metadata
- `README.md` - Updated FastMCP version references and capabilities
- `Makefile` - Updated to use ruff, added test commands
- `pytest.ini` - Created pytest configuration
## Files Created
- `pytest.ini` - Pytest configuration with markers and settings
- `UPGRADE_SUMMARY.md` (this file)
## Standards Compliance
✅ **FastMCP 2.14.1**: Fully compliant
✅ **Structured Logging**: JSON output to stderr only
✅ **Server Lifespan**: Startup/shutdown lifecycle implemented
✅ **Enhanced Instructions**: Comprehensive server-level documentation
✅ **Code Quality**: All ruff linting issues resolved
✅ **Test Harness**: Enhanced pytest configuration and Makefile commands
✅ **Documentation**: Updated to reflect FastMCP 2.14.1
## Testing
After upgrade, verify:
1. Server starts without errors: `python -m notepadpp_mcp.tools.server`
2. All 26 tools are registered and accessible
3. Structured logging outputs JSON to stderr (check logs)
4. No stdout writes (MCP protocol uses stdout)
5. Tests pass: `pytest src/notepadpp_mcp/tests/`
## Next Steps
1. Test server startup and tool registration
2. Verify structured logging output format
3. Test with Claude Desktop and other MCP clients
4. (Optional) Enhance test coverage further
5. (Optional) Add MCPB packaging if needed
## Notes
- Server already had comprehensive test suite (64 tests)
- CI/CD workflow already configured and compatible
- All tools already use docstring-based documentation (no description= parameters)
- Makefile updated to use ruff instead of black/isort for consistency
