ARC Config MCP Server

# Release Notes - Version 2.6.0 **Release Date:** November 4, 2025 ## 🎯 Major Feature: Healthcare Demo Workflow & Auto-Fix Enhancements This minor release focuses on improving the healthcare industry demo workflow with accurate real-world testing results and enhanced auto-fix functionality with proper audit trail tracking. ### 🚀 Highlights - ✅ **Updated Healthcare Demo Workflow** with real-world compliance results - ✅ **Enhanced Auto-Fix Tracking** with proper audit annotations - ✅ **Improved Error Handling** for ARC controller dependencies - ✅ **Better Configuration Management** with metadata tracking - ✅ **Healthcare-Grade Audit Trails** for compliance requirements ### ✨ New Features #### Healthcare Demo Workflow Improvements - **Realistic Compliance Metrics**: Updated demo workflow with actual test results (55.6% → 72.2% improvement) - **Accurate Auto-Fix Results**: Documented real success rate (5/6 violations fixed, 83% success rate) - **Technical Implementation Details**: Added specific security context configurations and DNS policies - **Audit Trail Documentation**: Enhanced healthcare-grade tracking with timestamps and change metadata #### Auto-Fix Enhancements - **Audit Annotations**: Auto-fix operations now add tracking metadata to configurations: ```yaml annotations: arc-mcp/auto-fixed: '2025-11-05T02:44:30.507Z' arc-mcp/violations-fixed: '5' arc-mcp/violations-failed: '1' ``` - **Better Violation Tracking**: Improved counting and reporting of successful vs failed auto-fixes - **Enhanced Error Reporting**: Clearer messages for manual intervention requirements #### ARC Deployment Improvements - **Dependency Validation**: Enhanced controller installation checks before scaling operations - **Better Error Messages**: Improved user guidance when prerequisites are missing - **Configuration Security**: Applied proper security contexts and DNS policies - **GitOps Workflow**: Enhanced metadata tracking for version control and audit trails ### 🔧 Technical Improvements #### Configuration Management - **Security Context Auto-Fix**: Properly applies `runAsNonRoot: true`, `runAsUser: 1000`, `fsGroup: 1000` - **DNS Policy Enhancement**: Adds `ClusterFirst` for reliable networking - **Enhanced Metrics Labels**: Automatic workflow tracking labels for audit compliance - **OpenShift Compatibility**: Security context constraints compliance #### Healthcare Compliance Features - **HIPAA-Compliant Policies**: Updated policy configurations for healthcare environments - **Strict Enforcement**: Critical violations block deployment for patient data protection - **Audit Trail Requirements**: Comprehensive metadata tracking for regulatory compliance - **Non-Root Security**: Enforced non-privileged container execution ### 📊 Real-World Testing Results #### Compliance Improvements - **Initial Compliance Score**: 55.6% - **Post Auto-Fix Score**: 72.2% (+16.6% improvement) - **Critical Violations**: 0 (all resolved) - **Auto-Fix Success Rate**: 83% (5 out of 6 violations) #### Policy Violations Addressed 1. ✅ **Security Context**: Non-root user enforcement 2. ✅ **Enhanced Metrics**: Workflow tracking labels 3. ✅ **Dual-Stack Networking**: ClusterFirst DNS policy 4. ✅ **OpenShift Compatibility**: Security constraints 5. ✅ **Container Security**: Non-privileged execution 6. ⚠️ **DinD Container**: Requires privileged mode (architectural limitation) ### 🛠️ Bug Fixes - **Fixed**: Controller dependency validation in scaling operations - **Fixed**: Auto-fix annotation format consistency - **Fixed**: Configuration file metadata tracking - **Fixed**: Healthcare demo workflow accuracy - **Improved**: Error handling for missing ARC controller ### 📖 Documentation Updates #### Healthcare Demo Workflow - Updated with real-world compliance testing results - Added accurate auto-fix success rates and limitations - Documented proper healthcare audit trail requirements - Corrected technical implementation details - Added realistic expectations for DinD privileged containers #### Configuration Examples - Enhanced security context examples with actual auto-fix results - Added auto-fix annotation patterns for audit tracking - Updated healthcare policy configuration examples - Improved GitOps workflow documentation ### 🔄 Breaking Changes None - this is a fully backward-compatible minor release. ### 🚀 Migration Guide No migration required. Existing deployments will continue to work unchanged. ### 🔮 What's Next #### Upcoming in v2.7.0 - Enhanced drift detection with automatic config regeneration - Improved repository scoping for healthcare compliance - Advanced resource limit validation and enforcement - Extended compliance framework support (SOX, PCI-DSS) #### Future Roadmap - Cost optimization recommendations for auto-scaling - Advanced security policy templates - Multi-environment configuration management - Enhanced monitoring and alerting integration ### 🎯 Community & Contributors This release improves the healthcare industry adoption path with realistic expectations and proper audit trail support, making ARC deployment more transparent and compliant with healthcare regulations. Special focus on accuracy and real-world applicability ensures healthcare organizations can confidently evaluate and deploy ARC with proper compliance tracking. --- **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/tsviz/arc-config-mcp/compare/v2.5.0...v2.6.0