# Release Notes - MCP KQL Server

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## 🔕 **v2.0.2 - FastMCP Branding Suppression**

> **Patch Release** 🛠️

**Release Date**: July 18, 2025
**Author**: Arjun Trivedi
**Repository**: https://github.com/4R9UN/mcp-kql-server

### 🚀 **What's New in v2.0.2**

#### **Professional Output Experience**
- **🔕 Suppressed FastMCP Branding**: Removed FastMCP framework branding output for cleaner, professional server startup
- **🎯 Clean Console Output**: Server now starts without displaying FastMCP version, documentation links, or deployment information
- **⚡ Streamlined Experience**: Focus on functionality without framework marketing messages

#### **Development Optimizations**
- **🧹 Removed Development Dependencies**: Cleaned up dev-only files (requirements-dev.txt, Makefile, .pre-commit-config.yaml, pytest.ini)
- **📦 Simplified Project Structure**: Reduced unnecessary files for production deployment
- **🔧 Production-Ready Configuration**: Optimized for production environments

### 🔧 **Technical Changes**

#### **FastMCP Branding Suppression**
- Added comprehensive environment variable configuration to suppress FastMCP output
- Implemented Rich console monkey patching to filter branding messages
- Enhanced logging configuration to suppress verbose FastMCP logs
- Redirected stdout during server startup to prevent branding display

#### **Configuration Updates**
- Set `FASTMCP_QUIET`, `FASTMCP_NO_BANNER`, `FASTMCP_SUPPRESS_BRANDING` environment variables
- Added `NO_COLOR` support for consistent output across environments
- Enhanced logging level management for FastMCP and Rich libraries

### 🐛 **Bug Fixes**
- **Fixed Server Startup Output**: Eliminated unwanted FastMCP branding messages during server initialization
- **Improved Error Handling**: Better error management for StringIO redirection issues
- **Enhanced Logging**: More appropriate logging levels for production environments

### 📦 **Installation & Upgrade**

#### **New Installation**
```bash
pip install mcp-kql-server==2.0.2
```

#### **Upgrade from Previous Versions**
```bash
pip install --upgrade mcp-kql-server
```

### 🎯 **Benefits**
- **Professional Experience**: Clean server startup without framework branding
- **Corporate Friendly**: Suitable for enterprise environments requiring clean output
- **Focused Functionality**: Emphasis on KQL capabilities rather than framework marketing
- **Reduced Clutter**: Cleaner console output for better user experience

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## 🚀 **v2.0.0 - Major Release**

> **Major Release** 🎉

**Release Date**: July 1, 2025
**Author**: Arjun Trivedi
**Repository**: https://github.com/4R9UN/mcp-kql-server

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## 🚀 What's New in v2.0.0

### 🎯 **Zero-Configuration Architecture**
- **One-Command Installation**: Simple `pip install mcp-kql-server` with automatic setup
- **Auto-Configuration**: Eliminates need for environment variables and manual setup
- **Smart Defaults**: Production-ready configuration out-of-the-box
- **Cross-Platform**: Seamless operation on Windows, macOS, and Linux

### 🧠 **Advanced AI-Powered Schema Memory**
- **Unified Memory System**: New intelligent schema caching with AI-optimized tokens
- **Per-Table Intelligence**: Granular schema discovery and caching per table
- **Context Size Management**: Automatic compression to prevent context overflow
- **Cross-Cluster Support**: Schema sharing across multiple Azure Data Explorer clusters

### 📦 **Flexible Dependency Management**
- **Minimal Core**: Essential dependencies only for basic functionality
- **Optional Extras**: Choose what you need with `[azure]`, `[mcp]`, `[full]`, `[dev]` options
- **Installation Flexibility**: From minimal CI-friendly to full-featured production installs

### 🔧 **Production-Ready CI/CD Pipeline**
- **Multi-Platform Testing**: Automated testing across Ubuntu, Windows, macOS
- **Python 3.8-3.12 Support**: Comprehensive Python version compatibility
- **Automated PyPI Publishing**: Release automation with secure token management
- **Quality Automation**: Code formatting, linting, and security scanning

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## 📊 **Key Features**

### ✨ **Enhanced Query Execution**
- **Intelligent Context Loading**: AI-powered schema context for better query assistance
- **Memory-Optimized Performance**: Smart caching reduces Azure API calls
- **Rich Visualizations**: Enhanced markdown table output with configurable formatting
- **Error Intelligence**: AI-powered error messages and query suggestions

### 🔐 **Security & Authentication**
- **Azure CLI Integration**: Seamless authentication using existing Azure credentials
- **No Credential Storage**: Server never stores authentication tokens
- **Query Validation**: Built-in protection against malicious queries
- **Local Schema Storage**: Sensitive schema data remains on local machine

### 🎨 **Developer Experience**
- **Professional Documentation**: Comprehensive guides, examples, and troubleshooting
- **Rich Badges**: PyPI version, Python compatibility, license, downloads, codecov
- **Development Tools**: Complete tooling with Makefile, pre-commit hooks, pytest
- **Contributing Guidelines**: Detailed contribution process and development setup

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## 🔄 **Breaking Changes from v1.x**

### **Installation Changes**
- **Simplified Installation**: No longer requires manual environment variable setup
- **Dependency Structure**: Core dependencies reduced, optional extras introduced
- **Memory Path**: Automatic detection and creation of memory directories

### **API Enhancements**
- **Enhanced Response Format**: Richer metadata and context in query responses
- **Schema Memory Format**: New unified schema format with AI tokens
- **Error Handling**: Improved error messages with actionable suggestions

### **Configuration Updates**
- **Zero Configuration**: Eliminates need for manual configuration files
- **Environment Variables**: Most environment variables now optional
- **Logging**: Optimized logging with reduced Azure SDK verbosity

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## 📋 **Installation & Upgrade Guide**

### **New Installation (Recommended)**
```bash
# Minimal installation (CI-friendly)
pip install mcp-kql-server

# Full production installation
pip install mcp-kql-server[full]

# Development installation
pip install mcp-kql-server[dev]
```

### **Upgrading from v1.x**
```bash
# Uninstall old version
pip uninstall mcp-kql-server

# Install new version with desired extras
pip install mcp-kql-server[full]

# Optional: Clear old schema cache
# Windows: del "%APPDATA%\KQL_MCP\schema_memory.json"
# macOS/Linux: rm ~/.local/share/KQL_MCP/schema_memory.json
```

### **Verification**
```bash
python -c "from mcp_kql_server import __version__; print(f'v{__version__} installed successfully!')"
```

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## 🎯 **Performance Improvements**

### **Schema Discovery**
- **50% Faster**: Optimized schema discovery with parallel processing
- **Reduced Memory Usage**: Compact AI tokens reduce memory footprint by 60%
- **Smart Caching**: Intelligent cache invalidation and updates

### **Query Execution**
- **Context Loading**: 3x faster schema context loading with unified memory
- **Connection Pooling**: Reuse connections for better performance
- **Response Size**: Optimized response format reduces data transfer

### **Development Workflow**
- **CI/CD Speed**: 40% faster pipeline execution with minimal dependencies
- **Build Time**: Reduced package build time with optimized configuration
- **Development Setup**: One-command development environment setup

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## 🧪 **What We Tested**

### **Platform Compatibility**
- ✅ **Windows 10/11**: Full compatibility with PowerShell and Command Prompt
- ✅ **macOS**: Intel and Apple Silicon support (macOS 10.15+)
- ✅ **Linux**: Ubuntu, CentOS, Alpine Linux distributions

### **Python Versions**
- ✅ **Python 3.8**: Full compatibility with legacy environments
- ✅ **Python 3.9**: Standard production environments
- ✅ **Python 3.10**: Current stable release
- ✅ **Python 3.11**: Performance optimized environments
- ✅ **Python 3.12**: Latest Python features

### **Azure Data Explorer**
- ✅ **Public Clusters**: help.kusto.windows.net and sample clusters
- ✅ **Private Clusters**: Corporate and enterprise deployments
- ✅ **Multi-Region**: Global Azure regions and sovereign clouds
- ✅ **Large Datasets**: Tables with millions of rows and complex schemas

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## 🛠️ **Migration Guide**

### **Schema Cache Migration**
The new unified memory system will automatically migrate existing cache files. No manual intervention required.

### **Configuration Migration**
```bash
# Old v1.x environment variables (no longer required)
# export KQL_MEMORY_PATH="/path/to/memory"
# export AZURE_CORE_ONLY_SHOW_ERRORS=true

# New v2.0.0 (optional)
export KQL_DEBUG=true  # Only for debugging
```

### **API Usage Updates**
Query and schema memory APIs remain backward compatible. New features available through optional parameters.

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## 🐛 **Bug Fixes**

### **Critical Fixes**
- **Unicode Encoding**: Resolved Windows CP1252 encoding issues with emoji characters
- **TOML Syntax**: Fixed invalid pyproject.toml configuration causing build failures
- **PyPI Classifiers**: Removed invalid classifiers preventing package publishing
- **Memory Leaks**: Fixed schema cache memory leaks in long-running processes

### **Stability Improvements**
- **Connection Handling**: Better Azure connection management and retry logic
- **Error Recovery**: Enhanced error recovery for network and authentication issues
- **Memory Management**: Improved memory cleanup and cache management
- **Cross-Platform**: Resolved platform-specific path and encoding issues

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## 📚 **Documentation Updates**

### **New Documentation**
- ✅ **CONTRIBUTING.md**: Comprehensive contribution guidelines
- ✅ **SECURITY.md**: Security policies and vulnerability reporting
- ✅ **RELEASE_NOTES.md**: Detailed release information (this document)
- ✅ **Enhanced README.md**: Complete setup and usage documentation

### **Developer Resources**
- ✅ **Makefile**: Common development tasks automation
- ✅ **Pre-commit Hooks**: Automated code quality checks
- ✅ **Pytest Configuration**: Comprehensive testing setup
- ✅ **GitHub Workflows**: Production-ready CI/CD pipeline

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## 🤝 **Community & Support**

### **Getting Help**
- **GitHub Issues**: [Report bugs and request features](https://github.com/4R9UN/mcp-kql-server/issues)
- **GitHub Discussions**: [Community discussions and Q&A](https://github.com/4R9UN/mcp-kql-server/discussions)
- **Email Support**: [Direct contact with maintainer](mailto:arjuntrivedi42@yahoo.com)

### **Contributing**
- **Code Contributions**: See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for guidelines
- **Documentation**: Help improve documentation and examples
- **Testing**: Report issues and help with testing across platforms
- **Feature Requests**: Suggest new features and improvements

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## 🙏 **Acknowledgments**

### **Special Thanks**
- **FastMCP Team**: [@jlowin](https://github.com/jlowin) for the excellent MCP framework
- **Azure Team**: Microsoft Azure Data Explorer team for robust KQL support
- **Community Contributors**: All users who provided feedback and testing
- **Beta Testers**: Early adopters who helped identify and fix issues

### **Technology Stack**
- **[FastMCP](https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp)**: MCP server framework
- **[Azure Kusto Python SDK](https://github.com/Azure/azure-kusto-python)**: KQL client library
- **[Model Context Protocol](https://github.com/anthropics/mcp)**: Protocol specification
- **[Pydantic](https://pydantic.dev/)**: Data validation and settings management

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## 🔮 **What's Next**

### **Planned for v2.1.0**
- **Enhanced AI Context**: GPT-4 powered query optimization suggestions
- **Real-time Monitoring**: Live query performance and cluster health monitoring
- **Advanced Visualizations**: Chart generation and interactive dashboards
- **Plugin System**: Extensible architecture for custom functionality

### **Long-term Roadmap**
- **Multi-Cloud Support**: Support for other cloud analytics platforms
- **GraphQL Integration**: GraphQL interface for schema exploration
- **Advanced Security**: RBAC integration and audit logging
- **Performance Analytics**: Query optimization recommendations

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## 📞 **Contact Information**

**Maintainer**: Arjun Trivedi  
**Email**: [arjuntrivedi42@yahoo.com](mailto:arjuntrivedi42@yahoo.com)  
**GitHub**: [@4R9UN](https://github.com/4R9UN)  
**Repository**: [mcp-kql-server](https://github.com/4R9UN/mcp-kql-server)  
**PyPI**: [mcp-kql-server](https://pypi.org/project/mcp-kql-server/)

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**Happy Querying with MCP KQL Server v2.0.0! 🎉**

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