# TODO - Future Improvements
## Project Status (2025-06-27)
✅ **Core NCBI MCP Server**: Fully functional with all search capabilities
✅ **Analytics Integration**: Complete with usage tracking and performance monitoring
✅ **Testing**: All functionality verified and working correctly
✅ **Documentation**: Updated with analytics features and deployment guides
✅ **Branch Management**: Feature branch merged and cleaned up
## High Priority - Next Development Session
### 1. Local Development Scripts
- **run_server.sh**: Currently excluded from git (contains machine-specific paths)
- Create a portable version that works across different environments
- Consider using environment variables or relative paths
- Alternative: Create a proper setup script that generates machine-specific files
- Status: Local quick fix, needs proper implementation
### 2. Production Readiness
- **Environment Configuration**: Create `.env.example` template
- **Docker Setup**: Test and validate docker-compose configuration
- **Health Checks**: Implement proper health monitoring endpoints
- **Logging Configuration**: Set up structured logging for production
### 3. Performance Optimization
- **Cache Tuning**: Optimize cache TTL values based on analytics data
- **Rate Limiting**: Implement smart rate limiting based on API key availability
- **Connection Pooling**: Fine-tune HTTP client connection settings
## Completed ✅
### Analytics Implementation
- ✅ **Analytics Module**: Complete analytics tracking system implemented (2025-06-27)
- Usage tracking for all MCP tools with decorators
- Performance metrics (response times, cache efficiency)
- Error tracking and rate limiting monitoring
- Persistent storage with periodic flushing
- MCP tools for analytics: `get_analytics_summary`, `get_detailed_metrics`, `reset_analytics`
- Comprehensive test suite with successful validation
- Server startup issues resolved and all functionality tested
## Medium Priority
### Configuration
- Review and update author information in pyproject.toml if needed
- Consider adding more comprehensive development documentation
- Add contribution guidelines
## Low Priority
### Documentation
- Add more examples for different research fields
- Create troubleshooting guide
- Add performance optimization tips
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**Notes:**
- This file tracks improvements needed for the project
- Items can be moved between priority levels as needed
- Mark completed items with ✅ and date
