# Agent Porting Summary
**Date:** 2026-01-18
**Change:** Ported all agents from myaigist to myaigist_mcp for self-contained operation
## What Changed
### Agents Ported to mcp_agents/
All 8 agents now live in the local `mcp_agents/` directory:
1. ✅ `document_processor.py` - PDF/DOCX/TXT extraction (no changes)
2. ✅ `summarizer.py` - 3-level summarization (import path updated)
3. ✅ `embeddings.py` - OpenAI embeddings (import path updated)
4. ✅ `url_crawler.py` - Web content extraction (no changes)
5. ✅ `openai_client.py` - OpenAI client factory (no changes)
6. ✅ `transcriber.py` - Audio/video transcription (already local, path updated)
7. ✅ `qa_agent.py` - Q&A with RAG (already local, import updated)
8. ✅ `vector_store.py` - Vector storage (already local, import updated)
### Code Changes
#### server.py
**Removed:**
```python
# Add parent directory to path to import from myaigist
sys.path.append('/Users/mikeschwimmer/myaigist')
# Import unchanged agents from myaigist
from agents.document_processor import DocumentProcessor
from agents.summarizer import Summarizer
from agents.embeddings import Embedder
from agents.url_crawler import UrlCrawler
from agents.openai_client import get_openai_client
# Import MCP-adapted agents from local mcp_agents
from mcp_agents.transcriber import Transcriber
from mcp_agents.qa_agent import QAAgent
```
**Added:**
```python
# Import all agents from local mcp_agents
from mcp_agents.document_processor import DocumentProcessor
from mcp_agents.summarizer import Summarizer
from mcp_agents.embeddings import Embedder
from mcp_agents.url_crawler import UrlCrawler
from mcp_agents.openai_client import get_openai_client
from mcp_agents.transcriber import Transcriber
from mcp_agents.qa_agent import QAAgent
```
#### mcp_agents/summarizer.py
**Changed:**
```python
# Old: from .openai_client import get_openai_client
# New: from mcp_agents.openai_client import get_openai_client
```
#### mcp_agents/embeddings.py
**Changed:**
```python
# Old: from .openai_client import get_openai_client
# New: from mcp_agents.openai_client import get_openai_client
```
#### mcp_agents/vector_store.py
**Removed:**
```python
import sys
sys.path.append('/Users/mikeschwimmer/myaigist')
```
**Changed:**
```python
# Old: from agents.embeddings import Embedder
# New: from mcp_agents.embeddings import Embedder
```
### Documentation Updated
#### README.md
- **Architecture section:** Updated to show all agents are local
- **Code Sharing Strategy:** Removed (no longer sharing)
- **Troubleshooting:** Updated import test commands
- **Development:** Updated import paths
- **Related Projects:** Simplified to note self-contained
#### QUICKSTART.md
- **Import errors:** Updated test command to use `mcp_agents.`
#### IMPLEMENTATION_SUMMARY.md
- **Phase 1:** Updated .env description (no longer symlinked)
- **Code Sharing:** Changed to "Agent Architecture" with local focus
## Why This Change
### Benefits:
1. **Self-contained** - No dependencies on external myaigist directory
2. **Portable** - Can copy/move project without breaking imports
3. **Independent** - Can evolve agents separately from Flask app
4. **Simpler** - No sys.path manipulation required
5. **Cleaner** - All code in one place
### Trade-offs:
- Code is now duplicated between myaigist and myaigist_mcp
- Changes to agents must be made in both places if syncing is desired
- Slightly larger project size (duplicate code)
## Testing
### All Imports Verified ✅
```bash
python3 -c "
from mcp_agents.document_processor import DocumentProcessor
from mcp_agents.summarizer import Summarizer
from mcp_agents.embeddings import Embedder
from mcp_agents.url_crawler import UrlCrawler
from mcp_agents.openai_client import get_openai_client
from mcp_agents.transcriber import Transcriber
from mcp_agents.qa_agent import QAAgent
from mcp_agents.vector_store import VectorStore
print('✅ All 8 agents import successfully!')
"
```
### Server Syntax Valid ✅
```bash
python3 -m py_compile server.py
# Result: ✅ No errors
```
## File Structure After Changes
```
myaigist_mcp/
├── server.py # Updated: imports from mcp_agents
├── mcp_agents/ # All agents local
│ ├── __init__.py
│ ├── document_processor.py # Ported from myaigist
│ ├── summarizer.py # Ported, imports updated
│ ├── embeddings.py # Ported, imports updated
│ ├── url_crawler.py # Ported from myaigist
│ ├── openai_client.py # Ported from myaigist
│ ├── transcriber.py # Updated imports
│ ├── qa_agent.py # Updated imports
│ └── vector_store.py # Updated imports
├── data/
├── audio/
├── README.md # Documentation updated
├── QUICKSTART.md # Documentation updated
└── IMPLEMENTATION_SUMMARY.md # Documentation updated
```
## Next Steps
1. **Restart Claude Desktop** to load updated server
2. **Test all 11 tools** to ensure functionality preserved
3. **Consider future:** If you want to keep agents in sync with Flask app, you'll need to:
- Manually copy changes between projects, OR
- Create a shared package/library, OR
- Accept that they evolve independently
## Migration Complete ✅
All agents are now self-contained in `mcp_agents/` with no external dependencies on the myaigist directory. The MCP server is fully portable and independent.
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**Status:** Complete
**Files Modified:** 6 (server.py, 3 agent files, 3 docs)
**Files Added:** 5 (new agent copies)
**Verification:** All imports work, server syntax valid
