evaluateComplianceNeed

Implementation Reference

• server.ts:34-48 (registration)

  Full registration of the 'evaluateComplianceNeed' MCP tool, including description, empty input schema, and inline handler that returns HIPAA compliance decision text from the loaded hipaaData.

  server.tool(
    'evaluateComplianceNeed',
    {
      description: 'Provides a decision flowchart and examples to determine if an application needs to be HIPAA compliant. Use this before starting any development.',
      schema: z.object({}),
    },
    async () => {
      return {
        content: [{
          type: 'text',
          text: hipaaData['do_i_need_to_be_hipaa_compliant?']
        }]
      };
    }
  );

• server.ts:8-18 (helper)

  Loads the hipaa-content.json file into hipaaData object, which provides the content returned by the evaluateComplianceNeed tool handler.

  const knowledgeBasePath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'hipaa-content.json');
  let hipaaData;
  try {
    hipaaData = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(knowledgeBasePath, 'utf-8'));
    console.log('✅ HIPAA knowledge base loaded successfully');
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(`FATAL ERROR: Could not load knowledge base from ${knowledgeBasePath}.`);
    console.error('Please ensure the hipaa-content.json file exists in the same directory.');
    console.error('Error details:', error);
    process.exit(1); // Exit if the core data is missing
  }

• server.ts:36-39 (schema)

  Schema definition for the tool: empty object (no input parameters).

  {
    description: 'Provides a decision flowchart and examples to determine if an application needs to be HIPAA compliant. Use this before starting any development.',
    schema: z.object({}),
  },

• server.ts:40-47 (handler)

  Handler function: returns a text content block with the key 'do_i_need_to_be_hipaa_compliant?' from hipaaData.

  async () => {
    return {
      content: [{
        type: 'text',
        text: hipaaData['do_i_need_to_be_hipaa_compliant?']
      }]
    };
  }