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MCP Grid -- Full Project Status and Plan

A detailed handoff document has been generated at [CONTEXT_HANDOFF.md](/Volumes/I-A-Q-A/git/personal/my tools/CONTEXT_HANDOFF.md) (383 lines) covering every detail. Below is the executive summary.

Three Repos

**mcp-grid-ws/** (Private) -- Python backend + VS Code extension source code

**mcp-marketplace-grid-studio/** (Public) -- Docs, releases, gh-pages marketplace site

**mcp-marketplace-grid-studio.wiki/** (Public) -- 16 GitHub Wiki documentation pages

Completed Work

Python backend: FastMCP server, 21 tools (9 local + 6 OpenAPI + 6 enterprise), catalog, metrics, management API

VS Code extension: 4 sidebar panels (Servers, Instances, Metrics, Marketplace), Dashboard WebView, commands, status bar

Bug fixes: 405 error, [object Object] tooltip, config options mismatch, port conflicts, parameter descriptions, state icon mapping

Version bumped to 1.0.0-beta-rc across all files in both repos

GitHub Actions: ci.yml, build.yml, release.yml (private), ci.yml, release.yml, deploy-catalog.yml (public)

Public repo: README with badges, catalog/servers.json, site/index.html (marketplace page), scripts/build_catalog.py

Wiki: 16 pages created locally (Home, Getting Started, Architecture, Agent Tools Reference, Configuration, Security, Marketplace API, CI/CD, Changelog, Roadmap, Contributing, Server Catalog, OpenAPI Adapter, Enterprise Integration, VS Code Extension, Sidebar)

NOT YET DONE (Priority Order)

P0 -- Must Do Before Public

Git commit and push -- Both public repo and wiki have uncommitted changes. Private repo also has many uncommitted changes

Cloudflare DNS -- CNAME for grid.mcpstudio.qabots.diy pointing to GitHub Pages (user already set domain in GH settings, but Cloudflare DNS record needed)

End-to-end testing -- Reload Cursor, verify all sidebar panels, activate a server, check tool names display, verify metrics counts, test marketplace install button

Extension catalog sync -- Add hourly background fetch of grid.mcpstudio.qabots.diy/api/v1/manifest.json with checksum comparison and catalog update

Force-update mechanism -- Check security.force_update_versions in manifest and auto-apply critical patches

P1 -- Important

Webview config panels -- Replace command-palette prompts with proper webview forms for server configuration and OpenAPI import

Open Arena Swagger import -- Import from [https://aiopenarena.thomsonreuters.com/swagger-ui.html](https://aiopenarena.thomsonreuters.com/swagger-ui.html)

Authentication provider plugins -- Pre-built OAuth2 flows for Microsoft, GitHub

Encrypted local config -- Use VS Code SecretStorage for sensitive extension data

TR AI Platform dedicated plugin -- Standalone extension for Thomson Reuters

P2 -- Future

Marketplace admin portal -- Web-based admin with login at gh-pages site

IDE chat window for workflow chains

PyPI publish / VS Code Marketplace publish

qabots.diy homepage

Video/GIF demo for README

Where Things Were Skipped or Done Poorly

Configure flow UX: Still uses command-palette sequential prompts instead of a proper webview form -- user explicitly complained about this

Registered servers in dashboard: User questioned why all 11 catalog servers show as "Registered" on the dashboard when user hasn't installed them

Marketplace install button: Was only a hover tooltip -- fixed but not yet verified

No actual git init/push for private repo: Chat summary mentioned it but it was never done

Testing gaps: Multiple rounds of "it's broken again" because fixes weren't tested end-to-end before declaring done

Extension catalog sync: Discussed extensively but never implemented -- the extension has no connection to the gh-pages catalog yet

Key Architecture Decisions

Private/public repo split (code private, docs/releases public)

gh-pages serves catalog JSON at /api/v1/catalog.json and /api/v1/manifest.json

Extension polls manifest hourly, compares SHA-256 checksum, fetches full catalog if changed

security.force_update_versions in catalog for auto-applying critical patches

MCP_CFG_ environment variables for passing config to child MCP servers

PEP 440 version 1.0.0rc1 in pyproject.toml, 1.0.0-beta-rc everywhere else