# Anthropic MCP Compliance Checklist for MCP Server 2.0

**Date**: 2025-11-25  
**Status**: Planning Phase

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## Compliance Goals

MCP Server 2.0 will be built from the ground up to be **100% compliant** with Anthropic's MCP Directory Policy.

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## ✅ **Safety and Security** (Target: 100%)

### Usage Policy Compliance
- [x] No content generation
- [x] No bypassing safety mechanisms
- [x] Business optimization use case (safe)

### Guardrail Integrity
- [x] No Claude bypassing
- [x] Claude only for semantic mapping

### User Privacy
- [ ] **TODO**: Create privacy policy document
- [x] Ephemeral sessions
- [x] Optional logging

### Data Collection
- [x] Minimal data collection
- [x] No extraneous conversation data

### Intellectual Property
- [x] All code original or licensed
- [x] Open-source dependencies

### Financial Transactions
- [x] No financial transactions
- [x] Recommendations only

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## ✅ **Compatibility** (Target: 100%)

### Tool Descriptions
- [ ] **TODO**: Add clear descriptions to all tools
- [ ] **TODO**: Ensure descriptions match functionality

### Functionality Matching
- [ ] **TODO**: Test all tools match descriptions
- [ ] **TODO**: No hidden features

### Avoid Conflicts
- [x] Unique tool names (`dcisionai_` prefix)
- [x] No conflicts with other servers

### Server Interactions
- [x] No calling other servers
- [x] No interference with Claude

### Behavioral Instructions
- [x] No dynamic behavioral instructions

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## ✅ **Functionality** (Target: 100%)

### Performance
- [x] Fast response times (direct imports)
- [ ] **TODO**: Add metrics endpoint
- [x] Health check endpoint

### Error Handling
- [ ] **TODO**: Standardize error format
- [ ] **TODO**: Add error codes
- [ ] **TODO**: Actionable error messages

### Token Efficiency
- [x] JSON responses (efficient)
- [x] No unnecessary text

### Authentication
- [ ] **TODO**: Implement OAuth 2.0
- [x] API key support (for development)

### Annotations
- [ ] **TODO**: Add `readOnlyHint` to resources
- [ ] **TODO**: Add `destructiveHint` if needed
- [ ] **TODO**: Add `title` annotations

### Transport Support
- [x] HTTP transport
- [x] SSE transport
- [ ] **TODO**: WebSocket transport

### Dependencies
- [x] Current versions
- [x] Maintained packages

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## ✅ **Developer Requirements** (Target: 100%)

### Privacy Policy
- [ ] **TODO**: Create `PRIVACY_POLICY.md`
- [ ] **TODO**: Link from README

### Contact Information
- [ ] **TODO**: Add contact email
- [ ] **TODO**: Add GitHub issues link
- [ ] **TODO**: Add support channel

### Documentation
- [x] README exists
- [x] Architecture docs
- [ ] **TODO**: Troubleshooting guide
- [ ] **TODO**: Use case examples (3+)

### Testing Accounts
- [ ] **TODO**: Create test account
- [ ] **TODO**: Provide sample data
- [ ] **TODO**: Document usage

### Use Case Examples
- [ ] **TODO**: Portfolio optimization example
- [ ] **TODO**: NLP query example
- [ ] **TODO**: Concept mapping example

### API Control
- [x] Own all endpoints
- [x] No third-party dependencies

### Maintenance
- [x] Active development
- [x] Issue tracking

### Terms Agreement
- [ ] **TODO**: Review Anthropic terms
- [ ] **TODO**: Agree to terms

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## Implementation Priority

### Phase 1: Core Compliance (Week 1)
1. Tool annotations (`readOnlyHint`, `title`)
2. Error handling standardization
3. Privacy policy
4. Contact information

### Phase 2: Advanced Features (Week 2)
1. OAuth 2.0 authentication
2. Metrics endpoint
3. Use case examples
4. Testing accounts

### Phase 3: Documentation (Week 3)
1. Troubleshooting guide
2. Migration guide
3. API documentation
4. Client library docs

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## Success Metrics

- ✅ 100% compliance with Anthropic MCP Directory Policy
- ✅ Ready for directory submission
- ✅ All gaps addressed
- ✅ Documentation complete

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**Last Updated**: 2025-11-25

