MCP Server Development Checklist

Project Setup
[✓] Create project directory
[✓] Initialize Python project with pyproject.toml
[✓] Set up dependencies using uv
[✓] Create main server file (server.py)

Server Implementation
[✓] Implement basic MCP server structure
[✓] Add resource endpoint for Claude status
[✓] Add tool for Claude restart functionality
[✓] Add proper error handling and logging
[✓] Add progress notifications

Development and Testing with MCP Inspector
Initial Setup
[✓] Prepare server script for MCP Inspector launch:
    npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv run python src/mcp_server_restart/server.py

Server Connection Testing
[✓] Verify basic connectivity
[✓] Check capability negotiation
[✓] Monitor server logs in Notifications pane

Resource Testing (claude://status)
[✓] Verify resource appears in Resources tab
[✓] Check resource metadata (MIME type, description)
[✓] Test resource content retrieval
[✓] Verify JSON format of status response

Tool Testing (restart_claude)
[✓] Verify tool appears in Tools tab
[✓] Check tool schema and description
[✓] Test tool execution
[✓] Verify progress notifications
[ ] Test error handling:
    - When Claude is not running
    - When permission is denied
    - When start/stop fails

Edge Case Testing
[✓] Test concurrent operations
[✓] Verify error responses
[✓] Test with invalid inputs

Integration
[ ] Create claude_desktop_config.json
[ ] Configure Claude Desktop to use the server
[ ] Test full integration with Claude Desktop

Project Publication
[✓] Build package distributions
[✓] Upload to PyPI (version 0.1.0)
[✓] Create GitHub release tag v0.1.0

Remaining Tasks:
- Implement more robust logging
- Add configuration file support
- Expand platform compatibility
- Create more detailed error reporting
- Improve error handling scenarios
- Add more comprehensive test coverage
- Create detailed documentation
