# MCP Server - Deployment Ready Status
## ✅ What's Been Fixed
1. **Build Configuration**
- Simplified `tsup.config.ts` - removed problematic DTS generation
- Added proper external dependencies configuration
- Build now completes successfully without TypeScript errors
2. **Package.json Updates**
- Added `start` script: `node dist/index.js` (production)
- Added `start:dev` script: `tsx src/index.ts` (development)
- Updated `dev` script: `tsx watch src/index.ts` (hot reload)
- Added `tsx` as dev dependency
3. **Import Path Fix**
- Fixed incorrect import path in `src/index.ts`
- Changed from `/src/` to `/dist/` for build compatibility
4. **Documentation**
- Created comprehensive `DEPLOYMENT.md` with:
- Production and development deployment instructions
- Claude Desktop configuration examples
- Environment variable documentation
- Troubleshooting guide
- Performance expectations
## ⚠️ Remaining Steps Before Deployment
### 1. Build Workspace Dependencies
The MCP server depends on several workspace packages that need to be built first:
```bash
# From repository root
pnpm build --filter @snapback/contracts
pnpm build --filter @snapback/events
pnpm build --filter @snapback/core
pnpm build --filter @snapback/sdk
pnpm build --filter @snapback/mcp-server
```
**Current Issue:** Some workspace packages have build errors:
- `@snapback/infrastructure` - has TypeScript errors related to events
- `@snapback/contracts` - OpenAPI generation error with `SaveAttemptEvent`
### 2. Fix Workspace Package Build Issues
**Option A (Quick Fix):** Skip building infrastructure if not needed by MCP server
**Option B (Complete Fix):** Fix the TypeScript/OpenAPI errors in dependencies
### 3. Test Startup
Once dependencies are built, test the server:
```bash
# Production mode
cd apps/mcp-server
pnpm start
# Should output: "SnapBack MCP Server started" to stderr
```
## 🚀 Quick Deployment (Once Dependencies Built)
### For Claude Desktop (Production)
1. Build the server:
```bash
pnpm --filter @snapback/mcp-server build
```
2. Add to `claude_desktop_config.json`:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"snapback": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/ABSOLUTE_PATH/SnapBack-Site/apps/mcp-server/dist/index.js"
],
"env": {
"SNAPBACK_API_KEY": "your-key-here"
}
}
}
}
```
3. Restart Claude Desktop
### For Cursor/Other MCP Clients
The server uses stdio transport and follows MCP specification, so it should work with any MCP-compatible client.
## 📋 Deployment Checklist
- [x] Simplify build configuration
- [x] Fix TypeScript build errors in MCP server
- [x] Add deployment scripts to package.json
- [x] Create deployment documentation
- [x] Test build process (succeeds)
- [ ] Build all workspace dependencies
- [ ] Test server startup
- [ ] Test with Claude Desktop
- [ ] Verify all MCP tools are working
## 🔧 Alternative: Development Mode Deployment
If you want to deploy quickly without fixing build issues, you can use development mode:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"snapback": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"tsx",
"/ABSOLUTE_PATH/SnapBack-Site/apps/mcp-server/src/index.ts"
],
"env": {
"SNAPBACK_API_KEY": "your-key-here"
}
}
}
}
```
This runs the TypeScript source directly (requires tsx installed).
## 📊 Current Status
**Build Status:** ✅ MCP server builds successfully
**Dependencies:** ⚠️ Workspace packages need building
**Runtime Test:** ⏳ Pending dependency builds
**Documentation:** ✅ Complete
**Ready for Deployment:** 🟡 Almost (need to build dependencies)
## Next Steps
1. Fix or skip infrastructure package build
2. Build workspace dependencies successfully
3. Test MCP server startup
4. Deploy to Claude Desktop
5. Verify tools work end-to-end
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The MCP server code itself is deployment-ready. The only blocker is building the workspace dependencies it relies on.