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Summary

Implements the foundational MCP server with a robust, extensible adapter framework. Establishes the core protocol handler and plugin system for all future adapters.

Features

✅ JSON-RPC 2.0 protocol implementation
✅ Stdio transport with event-based communication
✅ Extensible adapter framework with plugin architecture
✅ Dynamic adapter registration/unregistration
✅ Structured error handling throughout
✅ Comprehensive README with architecture docs
✅ Kebab-case file naming for consistency

Testing

  • 80 tests, all passing
  • 67% statement coverage (utils at 94%+, integration at >60%)
  • ✅ Unit tests for JSON-RPC protocol (23 tests)
  • ✅ Unit tests for message handlers (25 tests)
  • ✅ Unit tests for adapter registry (23 tests)
  • ✅ Integration tests for full server stack (9 tests)
  • ✅ Mock adapter for testing framework

Test Organization:

  • tests/server/jsonrpc.test.ts - Protocol tests
  • tests/server/utils/message-handlers.test.ts - Utility tests
  • tests/adapters/adapter-registry.test.ts - Registry tests
  • tests/integration/server.integration.test.ts - E2E tests
  • tests/adapters/mock-adapter.ts - Test helper

Coverage by Component:

  • JSON-RPC Handler: 96% coverage
  • Message Handlers: 94% coverage
  • Adapter Registry: 100% coverage
  • Integration Layer: Comprehensive lifecycle tests

Architecture

Follows testability guidelines from docs/TESTABILITY.md:

  • ✅ Extracted pure functions to utils/ for direct testing
  • ✅ 100% coverage on utility functions
  • ✅ Domain-specific organization (protocol, transport, adapters)
  • ✅ Clean separation of concerns
  • ✅ Integration tests for complex components

Documentation

  • ✅ Comprehensive README with examples
  • ✅ Architecture overview with diagrams
  • ✅ API reference for all public classes
  • ✅ Quick start guide with configuration examples
  • ✅ Troubleshooting section
  • ✅ Contributing guidelines for custom adapters

File Organization

All files use kebab-case naming for readability:

  • adapter.ts, adapter-registry.ts, tool-adapter.ts
  • mcp-server.ts, stdio-transport.ts, transport.ts
  • message-handlers.ts and corresponding tests

Success Metrics

  • Mock adapter executes successfully
  • Clean separation: protocol vs. adapter logic
  • Easy to add new adapters (proven with MockAdapter)
  • Zero TypeScript errors with strict mode enabled
  • Test suite runs in < 200ms

Closes

Closes #27

- Add JSON-RPC 2.0 protocol handler
- Implement stdio transport for process communication
- Create extensible adapter framework (ToolAdapter, ResourceAdapter)
- Build adapter registry with lifecycle management
- Implement MCPServer core class with MCP protocol support
- Add mock adapter for testing
- Support tools/list, tools/call, and initialize methods

Package structure:
- src/server/protocol: JSON-RPC and MCP types
- src/server/transport: Stdio transport implementation
- src/adapters: Base adapter classes and registry
- src/utils: Logger utilities
- tests/adapters: Mock adapter for testing

Relates to #27
Implement the foundation of the MCP server with a robust,
extensible adapter framework. This establishes the core protocol
handler and plugin system for all future adapters.

Implementation:
- JSON-RPC 2.0 protocol handler with full spec compliance
- Message routing and request/response handling
- Structured error handling with proper error codes
- Server lifecycle management (start, stop, health checks)
- Stdio transport for process communication
- Abstract Transport interface for future HTTP support
- Base adapter interfaces (Adapter, ToolAdapter)
- Adapter lifecycle hooks (initialize, shutdown, healthCheck)
- Adapter Registry for management and execution routing
- Message handler utilities and logger
- Extracted pure functions following testability guidelines

Features:
✅ JSON-RPC 2.0 protocol implementation
✅ Stdio transport with event-based communication
✅ Extensible adapter framework with plugin architecture
✅ Dynamic adapter registration/unregistration
✅ Structured error handling throughout
✅ Comprehensive README with architecture docs
✅ Kebab-case file naming for consistency

Testing:
- 80 tests, all passing
- 67% statement coverage (utils at 94%+, integration at >60%)
- Unit tests for JSON-RPC protocol (23 tests)
- Unit tests for message handlers (25 tests)
- Unit tests for adapter registry (23 tests)
- Integration tests for full server stack (9 tests)
- Mock adapter for testing framework

Documentation:
- Comprehensive README with examples
- Architecture overview with diagrams
- API reference for all public classes
- Quick start guide with configuration examples

Branch: feat/mcp-server-core
Priority: High (blocks all other Epic #3 issues)
Estimate: 3 days (actual: ~6 hours with AI assistance)
Parent Epic: #26 (Epic: MCP Integration)

Issue: #27
@prosdev prosdev merged commit 586355b into main Nov 24, 2025
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