v0.13.0 - JSON Serialization Fix

🔧 Breaking Changes

Fixed: mcp_tools macro now uses JSON serialization (#62)

The #[mcp_tools] macro previously used Rust's Debug format ({:?}) instead of JSON serialization, causing tool responses to contain Rust debug format instead of proper JSON. This has been fixed.

Before:

{
  "content": [{
    "type": "text",
    "text": "SearchResult { items: [...] }"
  }]
}

After:

{
  "content": [{
    "type": "text",
    "text": "{\"items\":[...]}"
  }],
  "structured_content": {"items": [...]}
}

📦 Migration Required

Tool return types should implement Serialize trait for optimal JSON output:

#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]  // Add Serialize
struct MyResult {
    data: Vec<String>,
}

#[mcp_tools]
impl MyServer {
    pub fn my_tool(&self) -> MyResult {
        MyResult { data: vec!["item1".to_string()] }
    }
}

Types without Serialize will gracefully fall back to Debug format.

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✨ What's Changed

mcp-macros

• ✅ Modified generate_error_handling() to use serde_json::to_string() instead of format!("{:?}")
• ✅ Now populates structured_content field per MCP 2025-06-18 specification
• ✅ Graceful fallback to Debug format for types without Serialize trait
• ✅ Added comprehensive test suite (8 tests) covering all scenarios

Testing

• New: json_serialization_test.rs with 8 comprehensive tests
  • Structured types (nested structs, vectors)
  • Result<T, E> return types
  • Simple types (string, number, bool, vector)
  • Verification of structured_content field population
  • Verification that Debug format markers are absent

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📋 MCP Specification Compliance

This release ensures full compliance with MCP 2025-06-18 specification:

• ✅ Tool responses use proper JSON serialization
• ✅ structured_content field is populated for structured types
• ✅ Both text content and structured_content contain equivalent data

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📦 Published Crates (v0.13.0)

All workspace crates updated to v0.13.0:

• pulseengine-mcp-protocol - Core MCP protocol types
• pulseengine-mcp-logging - Logging infrastructure
• pulseengine-mcp-auth - Authentication/authorization
• pulseengine-mcp-security - Security middleware
• pulseengine-mcp-security-middleware - Security middleware layer
• pulseengine-mcp-monitoring - Metrics collection
• pulseengine-mcp-transport - Transport layers (stdio/HTTP/WebSocket)
• pulseengine-mcp-cli - CLI framework
• pulseengine-mcp-cli-derive - CLI derive macros
• pulseengine-mcp-server - Server orchestration
• pulseengine-mcp-macros - Procedural macros
• pulseengine-mcp-external-validation - External validation tools

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🔗 Links

• Issue Fixed: #62
• Pull Request: #63
• Full Changelog: CHANGELOG.md

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📚 Documentation

See CHANGELOG.md for detailed migration guide and full release notes.

Validation Results

✅ All validation tests passed
✅ Python SDK compatibility verified
✅ JSON-RPC 2.0 compliant
✅ MCP protocol compliant

v0.12.0 - MCP 2025-06-18 Specification Update

What's Changed

MCP 2025-06-18 Protocol Updates

• ✅ Update to MCP 2025-06-18 specification
• ✅ Add NumberOrString type for request IDs
• ✅ Add optional metadata fields (_meta) to Content and CallToolResult
• ✅ Add optional fields (title, annotations, icons) to Tools, Prompts, Resources
• ✅ Update all test assertions to match new protocol types

CI/CD Improvements

• ✅ Fix CI validation (formatting and clippy warnings)
• ✅ Update pre-commit hooks to match CI requirements exactly
• ✅ Add serial_test to prevent flaky env variable test failures
• ✅ All tests pass with new protocol compliance

Breaking Changes

⚠️ Request ID field now uses NumberOrString type instead of Value
⚠️ Protocol structures updated with new optional fields

Installation

cargo add [email protected]
cargo add [email protected]
cargo add [email protected]

Full Changelog: v0.11.0...v0.12.0

Validation Results

✅ All validation tests passed
✅ Python SDK compatibility verified
✅ JSON-RPC 2.0 compliant
✅ MCP protocol compliant

v0.11.0 - MCP 2025-06-18 Specification Update

What's Changed

MCP 2025-06-18 Protocol Updates

• ✅ Update to MCP 2025-06-18 specification
• ✅ Add NumberOrString type for request IDs
• ✅ Add optional metadata fields () to Content and CallToolResult
• ✅ Add optional fields (title, annotations, icons) to Tools, Prompts, Resources
• ✅ Update all test assertions to match new protocol types

CI/CD Improvements

• ✅ Fix CI validation (formatting and clippy warnings)
• ✅ Update pre-commit hooks to match CI requirements exactly
• ✅ All tests pass with new protocol compliance

Breaking Changes

⚠️ Request ID field now uses NumberOrString type instead of Value
⚠️ Protocol structures updated with new optional fields

Installation

cargo add pulseengine-mcp-server
cargo add pulseengine-mcp-protocol
cargo add pulseengine-mcp-transport

Full Changelog: v0.10.0...v0.11.0

Validation Results

✅ All validation tests passed
✅ Python SDK compatibility verified
✅ JSON-RPC 2.0 compliant
✅ MCP protocol compliant

PulseEngine MCP v0.10.1 - Fixed Schema Generation

PulseEngine MCP v0.10.1 - Fixed Schema Generation

🔧 Bug Fixes

• Fixed parameter schema generation regression in v0.10.0 - Resolved issue where parameter schemas were showing empty objects instead of proper JsonSchema-derived schemas
• Dual-pattern parameter support - Now supports both multi-parameter (auto-generated schemas) and JsonSchema struct patterns (rich schemas) seamlessly
• Improved schema validation - Enhanced parameter validation for MCP clients

📦 Published Crates

All framework crates have been published to crates.io:

• pulseengine-mcp-protocol v0.10.1
• pulseengine-mcp-logging v0.10.1
• pulseengine-mcp-auth v0.10.1
• pulseengine-mcp-security v0.10.1
• pulseengine-mcp-security-middleware v0.10.1
• pulseengine-mcp-monitoring v0.10.1
• pulseengine-mcp-transport v0.10.1
• pulseengine-mcp-server v0.10.1
• pulseengine-mcp-macros v0.10.1
• pulseengine-mcp-cli-derive v0.10.1
• pulseengine-mcp-cli v0.10.1

🚀 Pattern Examples

Multi-parameter (Auto-generated schema)

pub fn multi_param_tool(&self, name: String, age: u32, active: bool) -> String {
    format!("Name: {name}, Age: {age}, Active: {active}")
}

JsonSchema struct (Rich schema)

#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, JsonSchema)]
pub struct RichParams {
    /// Required message with description
    pub message: String,
    /// Optional count with validation
    pub count: Option<u32>,
}

pub fn rich_struct_tool(&self, params: RichParams) -> String {
    format!("Message: {}, Count: {:?}", params.message, params.count)
}

🔄 Migration

This is a non-breaking release. Existing code using either pattern will continue to work without changes.

📝 Full Changelog

• Fix schema generation regression from v0.10.0 (#55)
• Implement dual-pattern parameter support
• Add comprehensive test coverage for both patterns
• Update all examples and documentation
• Maintain backward compatibility

🤖 Generated with Claude Code

Co-Authored-By: Claude [email protected]

v0.10.0: Parameterized Resources Support

🚀 New Features

Parameterized Resource Support

• 🎯 URI Template Processing: Added support for parameterized resources using URI templates (RFC 6570)
• ⚡ High-Performance Routing: Implemented matchit-based URI routing with radix trie for efficient resource resolution
• 🔧 Automatic Parameter Extraction: Resources can now extract parameters from URIs like timedate://current-time/{timezone}
• 📝 Enhanced Macro Support: Updated #[mcp_resource] attribute to handle parameterized URIs seamlessly

Technical Improvements

• 🛠️ Router Generation: Static router generation with OnceLock for optimal performance
• 🔀 Pattern Matching: Convert URI templates to matchit patterns for precise routing
• ⚙️ Parameter Mapping: Automatic extraction and mapping of URI parameters to method arguments

🐛 Bug Fixes

• ✅ Resource Delegation: Fixed critical bug in mcp_server macro where resources weren't properly delegated
• 🎨 Code Quality: Resolved clippy warnings and formatting issues
• 🔧 Dependency Updates: Added matchit dependency for URI routing

📖 Examples

Resources can now handle dynamic URIs:

#[mcp_resource("timedate://current-time/{timezone}")]
pub async fn get_current_time(&self, timezone: String) -> Result<TimeResponse> {
    // timezone parameter is automatically extracted from the URI
}

🎉 What's Next

• Type-safe parameter conversion (planned for future release)
• Enhanced parameter validation
• Support for complex URI patterns

Full Changelog: v0.9.1...v0.10.0

v0.9.1 - Critical Resource Delegation Fix

v0.9.1 - Emergency Patch Release

This is a critical bug fix release that addresses a fundamental issue with MCP resources in v0.9.0.

Critical Fix

• Resource delegation bug: Fixed the mcp_server macro to properly delegate resource operations to the McpResourcesProvider trait
• Resources are now fully functional and visible in MCP Inspector

What was broken in v0.9.0

The v0.9.0 release introduced a major regression where:

• Resources were advertised in server capabilities but completely non-functional
• The mcp_server macro was not delegating list_resources and read_resource calls to the trait implementation
• This resulted in empty resource lists and "unknown resource" errors for all resource requests

Technical Details

• Modified McpResourcesProvider trait to always be implemented (similar to McpToolsProvider)
• Updated helper methods to properly delegate to trait implementations
• Ensured compilation works for servers without resources defined

Breaking Changes

None - this is a pure bug fix that restores intended functionality.

Upgrade Instructions

Update your Cargo.toml dependencies from 0.9.0 to 0.9.1:

pulseengine-mcp-server = "0.9.1"
pulseengine-mcp-macros = "0.9.1"
# ... other framework crates

Resources that were defined but not working in v0.9.0 will now function correctly.

Note: Parameterized resources still use hardcoded values - this will be addressed in a future release.

v0.9.0: Complete MCP Resource Integration with Modern Macro Patterns

🎯 PulseEngine MCP Framework v0.9.0

This release introduces comprehensive MCP resource support alongside significant improvements to the macro system and framework capabilities.

✨ Major Features

🔗 MCP Resource Integration

• Complete MCP resource implementation with #[mcp_resource] macro
• URI template support for parameterized resources (e.g., timedate://current-time/{timezone})
• Automatic resource discovery and registration
• Read-only data access pattern differentiated from tools
• Resource listing via resources/list and reading via resources/read

🛠 Enhanced Macro System

• Modern macro patterns with improved error handling
• Generic type support for MCP servers (GenericServer<T>)
• Comprehensive trait delegation with runtime detection
• Improved clippy compliance and formatting standards
• Fixed helper method generation for test compatibility

🏗 Framework Improvements

• Panic-catching resource trait delegation
• Enhanced error handling and validation
• Improved CI/CD pipeline with comprehensive testing
• Updated template MCP server with resource examples
• Complete documentation for tools vs resources distinction

📦 Published Crates

All framework crates published to crates.io:

Crate	Version	Purpose
pulseengine-mcp-protocol	v0.9.0	Core MCP protocol types & validation
pulseengine-mcp-logging	v0.9.0	Structured logging & tracing
pulseengine-mcp-security	v0.9.0	Security validation & monitoring
pulseengine-mcp-monitoring	v0.9.0	Performance & health monitoring
pulseengine-mcp-auth	v0.9.0	Authentication & authorization
pulseengine-mcp-transport	v0.9.0	Transport layer implementations
pulseengine-mcp-server	v0.9.0	Core MCP server framework
pulseengine-mcp-macros	v0.9.0	Procedural macros & code generation
pulseengine-mcp-cli-derive	v0.9.0	CLI derive macros
pulseengine-mcp-cli	v0.9.0	CLI utilities & tooling

🔧 Technical Improvements

• ✅ Fixed clippy warnings and formatting issues
• ✅ Enhanced generic support in macros
• ✅ Improved trait bound handling
• ✅ Better error propagation and handling
• ✅ Comprehensive test coverage

📚 Documentation & Templates

• 📖 Updated template MCP server with resource examples
• 📖 Complete tools vs resources distinction guide
• 📖 URI template documentation and examples
• 📖 Integration examples with MCP Inspector

🚀 Getting Started

Add the framework to your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
pulseengine-mcp-server = "0.9.0"
pulseengine-mcp-macros = "0.9.0"

Example with resources:

use pulseengine_mcp_macros::{mcp_server, mcp_tools, mcp_resource};

#[mcp_server(name = "My Server")]
#[derive(Clone)]
pub struct MyServer;

#[mcp_tools]
impl MyServer {
    /// A tool that performs an action
    pub async fn my_tool(&self, input: String) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
        Ok(format\!("Processed: {}", input))
    }
    
    /// A resource that provides read-only data
    #[mcp_resource(
        uri_template = "my-server://data/{id}",
        name = "server_data",
        description = "Server data by ID"
    )]
    pub async fn get_data(&self, id: String) -> anyhow::Result<MyData> {
        // Return data for the given ID
    }
}

🎉 What's Next

This release represents a major milestone in MCP framework development, providing complete resource support while maintaining full backward compatibility.

View the full changelog and migration guide →

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Install: cargo install pulseengine-mcp-cli
Template: Use our template repository to get started
Docs: Framework Documentation
MCP Spec: Model Context Protocol

Release v0.8.2 - Working #[mcp_tools] Macro

Summary

This release includes a fully working #[mcp_tools] macro with comprehensive test coverage and CI validation.

Key Changes

• ✅ Fixed #[mcp_tools] macro implementation and all test compilation errors
• ✅ Updated pre-commit hooks to align with CI expectations
• ✅ Resolved all clippy warnings and formatting issues
• ✅ All CI checks now passing (Code Coverage, External Validation, PR Validation, Docker Validation)

Test Improvements

• Fixed over 50 test servers missing #[mcp_tools] implementations
• Updated method calls from deprecated to current API
• Fixed return types for Display trait compatibility
• Updated tool discovery tests to match current macro behavior

Published Packages

All core packages have been published to crates.io:

• pulseengine-mcp-protocol v0.8.2
• pulseengine-mcp-logging v0.8.2
• pulseengine-mcp-auth v0.8.2
• pulseengine-mcp-security v0.8.2
• pulseengine-mcp-monitoring v0.8.2
• pulseengine-mcp-transport v0.8.2
• pulseengine-mcp-server v0.8.2
• pulseengine-mcp-macros v0.8.2
• pulseengine-mcp-cli-derive v0.8.2
• pulseengine-mcp-cli v0.8.2

Release v0.8.1

Release v0.8.1

🚀 New Features & Improvements

CI/CD Optimizations

• Optimized CI workflow - Reduced external validation CI time from 45+ minutes to ~20-25 minutes
• Fast validation for PRs - Ubuntu-only validation for faster feedback
• Parallel compilation - Added --jobs flag for faster builds
• Conditional CI jobs - Python SDK and security validation only run on main branch/schedule

Framework Enhancements

• Complete auth parameter support in macros - Enhanced #[mcp_tools] macro with full authentication parameter handling
• Improved error handling - Fixed unused variable warnings in auth storage module
• Better dependency management - Added missing anyhow dependency

Developer Experience

• Enhanced formatting - Fixed code formatting and extended pre-commit hooks
• Better CI feedback - Improved error messages and validation reporting

🛠️ Technical Changes

• Add --workspace flag required for --exclude in cargo test commands
• Implement complete auth parameter support in procedural macros
• Optimize CI matrix strategy for better resource utilization
• Enhanced caching strategy with Rust version-specific cache keys

📦 Published Packages

All framework packages have been updated to v0.8.1:

• pulseengine-mcp-protocol v0.8.1
• pulseengine-mcp-auth v0.8.1
• pulseengine-mcp-security v0.8.1
• pulseengine-mcp-monitoring v0.8.1
• pulseengine-mcp-transport v0.8.1
• pulseengine-mcp-server v0.8.1
• pulseengine-mcp-macros v0.8.1
• pulseengine-mcp-cli v0.8.1
• pulseengine-mcp-cli-derive v0.8.1

🔄 Migration Notes

This is a patch release with no breaking changes. Simply update your dependencies to v0.8.1.

[dependencies]
pulseengine-mcp-server = "0.8.1"

Release v0.8.0 - Framework Simplification and Major API Improvements

🚀 Release v0.8.0 - Framework Simplification and Major API Improvements

This major release brings significant framework simplifications, improved CI/CD infrastructure, and enhanced developer experience through streamlined APIs and comprehensive testing improvements.

🎯 Major Features & Improvements

Framework Simplification

• 93% Code Reduction: Massive simplification of the framework architecture
• Streamlined APIs: Simplified server creation with intuitive builder patterns
• Enhanced Macros: Improved procedural macros for server and tool definitions
• Better Developer Experience: Reduced boilerplate and clearer API surface

Infrastructure & CI/CD

• Robust CI Pipeline: Comprehensive testing across multiple platforms
• Docker Support: Full containerization support with optimized builds
• Code Coverage: Integrated coverage reporting and quality gates
• Security Scanning: Enhanced security validation and dependency auditing

Testing & Quality

• Comprehensive Test Suite: Extensive test coverage across all components
• UI Testing: Complete UI test infrastructure for macro validation
• Integration Tests: End-to-end testing scenarios
• Performance Tests: Benchmarking and performance validation

📦 Published Crates

All crates have been published to crates.io in dependency order:

• pulseengine-mcp-logging v0.8.0
• pulseengine-mcp-protocol v0.8.0
• pulseengine-mcp-auth v0.8.0
• pulseengine-mcp-security v0.8.0
• pulseengine-mcp-monitoring v0.8.0
• pulseengine-mcp-transport v0.8.0
• pulseengine-mcp-server v0.8.0
• pulseengine-mcp-macros v0.8.0
• pulseengine-mcp-cli-derive v0.8.0
• pulseengine-mcp-cli v0.8.0

🛠️ Technical Improvements

API Changes

• Simplified server builder patterns
• Enhanced macro-based server definitions
• Streamlined configuration management
• Improved error handling and reporting

Build System

• Optimized dependency management
• Enhanced build performance
• Better crate separation and modularity
• Improved documentation generation

Development Tools

• Enhanced CLI tooling
• Better debugging support
• Improved logging and monitoring
• Streamlined development workflow

📋 Migration Guide

For users upgrading from previous versions, key changes include:

1. Server Creation: Use the new simplified builder patterns
2. Macro Usage: Updated macro syntax for server and tool definitions
3. Configuration: Streamlined configuration management
4. Dependencies: Updated crate dependencies and feature flags

🙏 Acknowledgments

This release represents a significant milestone in the PulseEngine MCP Framework evolution, made possible through extensive refactoring, testing, and community feedback.

For detailed migration guides and documentation, visit our documentation site.