# MCP Gateway CLI - Distribution Summary

## 🎯 Goal Achieved
Users can now install via:
- `pip install mcpgw` (PyPI)
- `brew install mcpgw` (Homebrew)

## 📁 Files Created

```
cli/
├── mcpgw.py                    # Main CLI code
├── pyproject.toml              # Modern Python packaging
├── setup.py                    # Legacy Python packaging
├── requirements.txt            # Dependencies
├── README.md                   # User documentation
├── PUBLISHING.md               # Maintainer guide
├── Makefile                    # Convenience commands
├── mcpgw.rb                    # Homebrew formula
├── release.sh                  # Automated release script
├── test-install.sh             # Installation test
└── .github/workflows/publish.yml  # Auto-publish on release
```

## 🚀 How to Publish

### First Time Setup

1. **PyPI Account**
   ```bash
   # 1. Sign up: https://pypi.org/account/register/
   # 2. Generate API token: https://pypi.org/manage/account/token/
   # 3. Add to GitHub Secrets as PYPI_API_TOKEN
   ```

2. **Create Homebrew Tap** (optional but recommended)
   ```bash
   gh repo create homebrew-tap --public
   ```

### Release Process (Easy!)

```bash
cd cli

# 1. Run release script
./release.sh 0.1.0

# 2. Push to GitHub
git push origin main
git push origin v0.1.0

# 3. Create GitHub Release
#    Go to GitHub → Releases → Create new release
#    Select tag v0.1.0
#    Publish release
#    → This auto-publishes to PyPI via GitHub Actions

# 4. Update Homebrew tap (if you have one)
cp mcpgw.rb ../homebrew-tap/Formula/
cd ../homebrew-tap
git add Formula/mcpgw.rb
git commit -m "Update mcpgw to v0.1.0"
git push origin main
```

## 📥 How Users Install

### PyPI (Instant, Global)
```bash
pip install mcpgw
```

### Homebrew (Your Tap)
```bash
brew tap orangefennec/tap
brew install mcpgw
```

### Official Homebrew (Later, when popular)
Submit PR to homebrew-core, then:
```bash
brew install mcpgw
```

## 🧪 Testing Before Release

```bash
cd cli

# Test build and install
./test-install.sh

# Manual test
python -m build
pip install dist/*.whl
mcpgw --help
```

## 📊 What This Gives You

### ✅ Professional Distribution
- Standard PyPI package
- Homebrew formula
- Automated releases via GitHub Actions
- Semantic versioning

### ✅ Easy Updates
- Bump version: `./release.sh 0.2.0`
- Push tag → Auto-publishes
- Users update: `pip install --upgrade mcpgw` or `brew upgrade mcpgw`

### ✅ Cross-Platform
- Works on macOS, Linux, Windows
- Python 3.9+
- Single command install

## 🎓 Quick Start for New Maintainers

```bash
# 1. Make a change to mcpgw.py
vim mcpgw.py

# 2. Test it
pip install -e .
mcpgw --help

# 3. Release
./release.sh 0.1.1
git push origin main
git push origin v0.1.1

# 4. Create GitHub release (triggers PyPI publish)
```

## 🔒 Security Note

The GitHub Action uses `PYPI_API_TOKEN` secret. Make sure to:
- Use a scoped API token (not password)
- Only allow publishing for `mcpgw` package
- Rotate token if compromised

## 📈 Next Steps

1. **Now**: Test locally with `./test-install.sh`
2. **Soon**: Publish v0.1.0 to PyPI
3. **Later**: Create homebrew-tap repo
4. **Future**: Submit to official Homebrew when stable

---

Everything is ready! Just need to:
1. Get PyPI account
2. Run `./release.sh 0.1.0`
3. Push and create GitHub release
