MCP Art Supply Store

# MCP Server Tool Expansion Roadmap Your current server has **44 excellent tools** for art supply store management. Here's a comprehensive roadmap for expanding into more advanced autonomous AI assistant capabilities. --- ## 🎯 **Current Categories (44 tools)** - ✅ Inventory Management (4 tools) - ✅ Customer Management (4 tools) - ✅ Sales & Analytics (4 tools) - ✅ Supplier & Ordering (3 tools) - ✅ Scheduling & Operations (4 tools) - ✅ Pricing & Promotions (2 tools) - ✅ Reporting & Insights (3 tools) - ✅ Social Media Management (12 tools) --- ## 🚀 **Priority 1: System Integration Tools** ### **File System Operations** ```typescript - read_file(path, encoding) - Read any file - write_file(path, content) - Create/update files - list_directory(path, recursive) - Browse folders - search_files(pattern, content) - Find files by name/content - watch_file(path, callback) - Monitor file changes - get_file_info(path) - Metadata (size, modified, permissions) ``` ### **Process & System Management** ```typescript - execute_command(cmd, args, timeout) - Run shell commands safely - get_system_info() - CPU, memory, disk usage - monitor_processes(filter) - List running processes - schedule_task(cron, command) - Create scheduled jobs - get_environment_vars() - Access env variables - check_port(port) - Test if port is open ``` ### **Network & API Tools** ```typescript - http_request(url, method, headers, body) - Make API calls - download_file(url, destination) - Download files - upload_file(url, filepath) - Upload files - check_website_status(url) - Ping websites - dns_lookup(domain) - DNS resolution - websocket_connect(url) - Real-time connections ``` --- ## 🎨 **Priority 2: Content Creation Tools** ### **Text Processing** ```typescript - generate_text(prompt, model, max_tokens) - AI text generation - summarize_text(content, length) - Text summarization - translate_text(text, from_lang, to_lang) - Translation - extract_keywords(text, count) - Keyword extraction - sentiment_analysis(text) - Analyze sentiment - check_grammar(text) - Grammar checking ``` ### **Image Processing** ```typescript - resize_image(path, width, height) - Image resizing - compress_image(path, quality) - Reduce file size - convert_image_format(path, format) - Format conversion - add_watermark(image, watermark) - Brand protection - generate_thumbnail(path, size) - Create thumbnails - ocr_image(path) - Extract text from images ``` ### **Document Generation** ```typescript - create_pdf(content, options) - Generate PDFs - html_to_pdf(html, options) - Convert HTML - merge_pdfs(files) - Combine PDFs - generate_invoice(data) - Create invoices - generate_report(template, data) - Reports from templates - export_to_excel(data, filename) - Excel exports ``` --- ## 📊 **Priority 3: Data Management Tools** ### **Database Operations** ```typescript - query_database(sql, params) - Execute SQL queries - insert_record(table, data) - Add records - update_record(table, id, data) - Update records - delete_record(table, id) - Remove records - backup_database(destination) - Create backups - restore_database(backup_file) - Restore from backup ``` ### **Data Processing** ```typescript - parse_json(json_string) - JSON parsing - parse_csv(csv_string) - CSV parsing - convert_format(data, from, to) - Data conversion - validate_data(data, schema) - Data validation - deduplicate_data(dataset, key) - Remove duplicates - aggregate_data(dataset, groupBy, aggregations) - Data aggregation ``` ### **Cache & Storage** ```typescript - cache_set(key, value, ttl) - Store in cache - cache_get(key) - Retrieve from cache - cache_delete(key) - Clear cache - store_file_s3(file, bucket) - Cloud storage - retrieve_file_s3(key, bucket) - Cloud retrieval - list_stored_files(bucket) - List cloud files ``` --- ## 🔐 **Priority 4: Security & Authentication** ### **Authentication** ```typescript - hash_password(password) - Secure hashing - verify_password(password, hash) - Verification - generate_token(payload, expiry) - JWT tokens - verify_token(token) - Token validation - create_api_key(name, permissions) - API key generation - revoke_api_key(key_id) - Revoke access ``` ### **Encryption** ```typescript - encrypt_data(data, key) - Encrypt sensitive data - decrypt_data(encrypted, key) - Decrypt data - generate_key_pair() - Public/private keys - sign_data(data, private_key) - Digital signatures - verify_signature(data, signature, public_key) - Verify signatures ``` ### **Access Control** ```typescript - check_permission(user, resource, action) - Authorization - grant_permission(user, resource, action) - Grant access - revoke_permission(user, resource, action) - Remove access - audit_log(action, user, resource) - Security logging ``` --- ## 📧 **Priority 5: Communication Tools** ### **Email** ```typescript - send_email(to, subject, body, attachments) - Send emails - send_bulk_email(recipients, template, data) - Bulk emails - parse_email(raw_email) - Email parsing - check_email_deliverability(email) - Validation - create_email_template(name, html) - Template creation ``` ### **SMS & Messaging** ```typescript - send_sms(phone, message) - SMS sending - send_whatsapp(phone, message) - WhatsApp messages - send_slack_message(channel, text) - Slack integration - send_teams_message(channel, text) - Teams integration - send_discord_message(webhook, content) - Discord webhooks ``` ### **Notifications** ```typescript - send_push_notification(devices, title, body) - Push notifications - create_notification(user, type, content) - In-app notifications - mark_notification_read(notification_id) - Mark as read - get_user_notifications(user_id, unread_only) - Fetch notifications ``` --- ## 🤖 **Priority 6: AI & Machine Learning** ### **Natural Language Processing** ```typescript - classify_text(text, categories) - Text classification - extract_entities(text) - Named entity recognition - generate_embeddings(text) - Vector embeddings - semantic_search(query, documents) - Semantic search - answer_question(context, question) - Question answering - chat_completion(messages, model) - AI chat ``` ### **Computer Vision** ```typescript - detect_objects(image) - Object detection - classify_image(image, categories) - Image classification - detect_faces(image) - Face detection - extract_text_from_image(image) - OCR - generate_image(prompt, style) - AI image generation - enhance_image(image, method) - Image enhancement ``` ### **Data Analytics** ```typescript - predict_value(model, input_data) - Predictions - train_model(data, target, model_type) - Model training - evaluate_model(model, test_data) - Model evaluation - detect_anomalies(data) - Anomaly detection - cluster_data(data, num_clusters) - Clustering - recommend_items(user_id, count) - Recommendations ``` --- ## 🌐 **Priority 7: Web Scraping & Automation** ### **Web Scraping** ```typescript - scrape_webpage(url, selectors) - Extract data from pages - scrape_multiple_pages(urls, selector) - Batch scraping - monitor_webpage(url, selector, interval) - Change monitoring - parse_sitemap(url) - Extract URLs from sitemap - extract_metadata(url) - Get page metadata ``` ### **Browser Automation** ```typescript - browser_navigate(url) - Open pages - browser_click(selector) - Click elements - browser_fill_form(selectors, values) - Fill forms - browser_screenshot(selector) - Take screenshots - browser_pdf(url, options) - Generate PDF from page - browser_wait_for(selector, timeout) - Wait for elements ``` ### **Data Extraction** ```typescript - extract_links(html) - Get all links - extract_images(html) - Get all images - extract_tables(html) - Parse HTML tables - extract_structured_data(html) - Schema.org data - parse_rss_feed(url) - RSS parsing ``` --- ## 📦 **Priority 8: E-commerce Integration** ### **Payment Processing** ```typescript - create_payment_intent(amount, currency) - Stripe/PayPal - process_payment(payment_method, amount) - Process payments - refund_payment(transaction_id, amount) - Issue refunds - get_transaction_history(date_range) - Transaction logs - verify_payment_status(transaction_id) - Check status ``` ### **Shipping** ```typescript - calculate_shipping(origin, destination, weight) - Shipping cost - create_shipping_label(order_data) - Generate labels - track_shipment(tracking_number, carrier) - Track packages - get_shipping_rates(dimensions, weight) - Rate comparison - schedule_pickup(carrier, date, location) - Schedule pickups ``` ### **Inventory Sync** ```typescript - sync_shopify_inventory() - Shopify integration - sync_woocommerce_inventory() - WooCommerce integration - sync_amazon_inventory() - Amazon integration - sync_ebay_inventory() - eBay integration - update_multi_channel_inventory(sku, quantity) - Multi-platform ``` --- ## 🎵 **Priority 9: Media Processing** ### **Audio** ```typescript - transcribe_audio(audio_file) - Speech-to-text - text_to_speech(text, voice, language) - TTS - convert_audio_format(file, format) - Format conversion - extract_audio_from_video(video_file) - Audio extraction - compress_audio(file, bitrate) - Audio compression ``` ### **Video** ```typescript - convert_video_format(file, format) - Video conversion - compress_video(file, quality) - Video compression - extract_frames(video, interval) - Frame extraction - add_subtitles(video, subtitle_file) - Subtitle addition - trim_video(file, start, end) - Video trimming - merge_videos(files) - Video concatenation ``` --- ## 🔗 **Priority 10: Integration Hubs** ### **Calendar Integration** ```typescript - create_calendar_event(calendar, event_data) - Create events - list_calendar_events(calendar, date_range) - List events - update_calendar_event(event_id, changes) - Update events - delete_calendar_event(event_id) - Remove events - check_availability(calendar, time_range) - Check free slots ``` ### **Task Management** ```typescript - create_task(project, task_data) - Create tasks - update_task_status(task_id, status) - Update status - assign_task(task_id, user_id) - Assign to user - get_project_tasks(project_id, filter) - List tasks - create_milestone(project_id, milestone_data) - Milestones ``` ### **CRM Integration** ```typescript - create_contact(contact_data) - Add contact - update_contact(contact_id, changes) - Update contact - create_deal(deal_data) - Create opportunity - update_deal_stage(deal_id, stage) - Move through pipeline - log_interaction(contact_id, interaction_data) - Log activity ``` --- ## 🧪 **Priority 11: Testing & Quality** ### **Testing Tools** ```typescript - run_unit_tests(test_suite) - Execute tests - check_code_coverage(project) - Coverage analysis - lint_code(files, ruleset) - Code linting - format_code(files, style) - Code formatting - run_security_scan(project) - Security analysis - check_dependencies(project) - Dependency audit ``` ### **Monitoring** ```typescript - health_check(service_url) - Service health - performance_test(endpoint, requests) - Load testing - log_error(error, context) - Error logging - get_error_logs(timeframe, severity) - Fetch logs - create_alert(condition, action) - Alert creation - check_disk_space(threshold) - Disk monitoring ``` --- ## 🎮 **Priority 12: Advanced Automation** ### **Workflow Automation** ```typescript - create_workflow(name, steps) - Define workflows - execute_workflow(workflow_id, input) - Run workflows - schedule_workflow(workflow_id, schedule) - Schedule execution - monitor_workflow(workflow_id) - Track progress - retry_failed_step(workflow_id, step_id) - Retry logic ``` ### **Data Pipelines** ```typescript - create_pipeline(name, stages) - Define pipeline - run_pipeline(pipeline_id, data) - Execute pipeline - transform_data(data, transformation) - Data transformation - validate_pipeline_output(output, schema) - Validation - schedule_pipeline(pipeline_id, schedule) - Schedule runs ``` ### **Event Handling** ```typescript - register_webhook(url, events) - Webhook registration - emit_event(event_type, data) - Trigger events - subscribe_to_event(event_type, handler) - Event subscription - list_active_subscriptions() - List subscriptions - cancel_subscription(subscription_id) - Unsubscribe ``` --- ## 📈 **Implementation Priority Matrix** ### **Quick Wins (1-2 weeks)** 1. File System Operations (essential for autonomy) 2. HTTP Request tools (API integration) 3. Text Processing (content creation) 4. Email sending (communication) ### **High Impact (2-4 weeks)** 1. Database operations (data persistence) 2. Image processing (visual content) 3. Web scraping (data gathering) 4. Document generation (reporting) ### **Strategic (1-2 months)** 1. AI/ML integration (intelligence) 2. Payment processing (monetization) 3. Browser automation (complex tasks) 4. Workflow automation (orchestration) ### **Advanced (2-3 months)** 1. Video processing (multimedia) 2. Real-time monitoring (observability) 3. Complex integrations (CRM, ERP) 4. Multi-agent coordination (distributed AI) --- ## 🔧 **Technical Implementation Notes** ### **Security Considerations** - Implement rate limiting for all tools - Sandbox file system operations - Validate all inputs rigorously - Use environment variables for secrets - Implement audit logging for sensitive operations - Add permission systems for tool access ### **Performance Optimization** - Cache frequently accessed data - Implement connection pooling for databases - Use streaming for large files - Add timeout handling for all external calls - Implement circuit breakers for failing services ### **Error Handling** - Comprehensive error messages - Retry logic with exponential backoff - Graceful degradation - Error logging and alerting - Recovery mechanisms --- ## 🎯 **Recommended Starting Point** **Phase 1: Core Infrastructure (Week 1-2)** ```typescript 1. File operations (read, write, list) 2. Command execution (safe shell access) 3. HTTP requests (API calls) 4. Basic text processing 5. Error logging system ``` **Phase 2: Data & Content (Week 3-4)** ```typescript 1. Database CRUD operations 2. Image resizing/compression 3. PDF generation 4. Email sending 5. Data validation ``` **Phase 3: Intelligence (Week 5-8)** ```typescript 1. AI text generation 2. Sentiment analysis 3. Web scraping 4. Automated workflows 5. Event-driven automation ``` --- ## 📚 **Resources & Examples** Each category above can be broken down into individual tools. Would you like me to: 1. **Generate complete TypeScript implementations** for any category? 2. **Create a specific tool** with full error handling and tests? 3. **Design the architecture** for multi-agent coordination? 4. **Build integration examples** for specific services (Stripe, AWS, OpenAI)? Your foundation is solid - these expansions will transform your MCP server into a truly autonomous AI assistant capable of handling complex, multi-step tasks across your entire business operations! --- **Next Steps:** 1. Choose 1-2 priority categories 2. I'll generate production-ready code 3. We'll test and iterate 4. Scale to more advanced features Let me know which tools you want to tackle first! 🚀