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feat(mcpb): ship a Claude Desktop MCP Bundle with each release - #860
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.github/workflows/mcpb-release.yml: 1
31-31: Automaticreleaseruns and manualworkflow_dispatchruns use different checkout refs.For
releaseevents,github.event.release.tag_nameis used. Forworkflow_dispatch,inputs.tagis used. This is consistent. A manual run with a mistyped tag fails at checkout, which is acceptable. TheAttach bundlestep on aworkflow_dispatchrun has no check thatinputs.tagnames an existing release. Missing releases fail ingh release upload, so the behavior is safe.One concern remains. The release job packs the tagged source, but the workflow file comes from the default-branch version for
releaseevents. A release tag created before this PR merged has noscripts/pack-mcpb.shormanifest.json. Aworkflow_dispatchbackfill against such a tag, for example v2.3.1, fails atnpm run pack:mcpb. The PR already says backfill is out of scope, so no change is needed.Also applies to: 51-51
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26-30: 🎯 Functional CorrectnessReject this concern.
getConfigtreats an empty CLI or environment value as unset. An emptyGITLAB_PERMISSION_MODEtherefore becomesundefined, skips validation, and defaults tofull. The same behavior prevents empty API URL and toolset values from overriding their server defaults.scripts/pack-mcpb.sh-9-9: 1
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OUTPUTpath is resolved from the wrong directory.The script runs
cdto the repository root.npx ... pack "$stage_dir" "$OUTPUT"then runs from that same root. A caller who passes a relative path as$1therefore gets the file written under the repository root, not under their own working directory. The defaultgitlab-mcp.mcpbworks as intended. Resolve the path before thecd, or document that$1is relative to the repository root.Proposed fix
-cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." -OUTPUT="${1:-gitlab-mcp.mcpb}" +OUTPUT="${1:-gitlab-mcp.mcpb}" +case "$OUTPUT" in /*) ;; *) OUTPUT="$PWD/$OUTPUT" ;; esac +cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."This changes the default output location. The default would then be written to the caller's working directory, not the repository root. The workflow and
npm runboth run from the repository root, so they are not affected.Also applies to: 33-33
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- Line 29: Pin the checkout and Node setup actions in the workflow to verified
full commit SHAs, retaining `# v4` comments on both action references; leave the
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🟡 Minor · Add package.json to the pull request path filter. · mcpb-release.yml:8-18
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick winAdd
package.jsonto the pull request path filter.A pull request that changes only
package.jsondoes not trigger this workflow. That file definespack:mcpb, the command used to create the bundle, and the package dependencies installed before packaging. The pull request then has no MCPB packaging validation.Suggested fix
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Add manifest.json (MCPB manifest_version 0.3, node server, build/index.js
entry point) with user_config for the Personal Access Token (sensitive,
required), GITLAB_API_URL, GITLAB_PERMISSION_MODE, GITLAB_TOOLSETS and
GITLAB_MASKING_ENABLED mapped to env. Every optional field has a default
so the host never passes an unsubstituted ${user_config.*} placeholder.
scripts/pack-mcpb.sh stages build/, package.json, LICENSE and production
node_modules outside the repo, stamps the manifest version from
package.json, and runs a pinned @anthropic-ai/mcpb pack. Exposed as
npm run pack:mcpb.
The MCP Bundle workflow packs on PRs that touch the bundle files and
attaches gitlab-mcp.mcpb to published releases (or a tag given via
workflow_dispatch), so releases/latest/download/gitlab-mcp.mcpb stays
a stable link.
- Pin actions/checkout and actions/setup-node to the v4.4.0 commit SHAs in the MCP Bundle workflow, which runs with contents: write. - READMEs: the bundle ships with releases after v2.3.1, so the releases/latest link only resolves from the next release on. - pack-mcpb.sh: resolve a relative output path from the caller's directory instead of the repository root.
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package.json defines pack:mcpb and the bundled dependencies, so PRs that only touch it now run the pack check too. Dependency bump PRs will also run it (read-only token, about a minute).
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No serious issues on security, breaking changes, secrets, CI/workflow, or packaging.
Checked:
- Release path:
scripts/release.shrunsgh release createwith a user token, sorelease: publishedfires this workflow like the npm/docker/registry ones. - Token scope:
contents: writeis job-only, checkout usespersist-credentials: false,GH_TOKENis set only on the upload step, andtag_name/inputs.tagreach the shell only through quoted env vars. - Packaging: the 143 production deps have no install scripts,
os/cpulimits, or native optional deps, so the Linux-built bundle runs on darwin/win32 too.buildwipesbuild/first, and the staging dir copies onlybuild/,package.json,package-lock.json,LICENSE(no.envor local files). Pack + schema validation pass on CI. - Breaking: additive only.
files: ["build"]keepsmanifest.jsonout of the npm tarball, and nothing else reads a rootmanifest.json.
Pushed 73936f9 for the CodeRabbit leftover (package.json in the PR path filter).
Possible follow-up hardening, not a blocker: split into a read-only pack job and a write-only upload job, so npm ci/tsc/npx @anthropic-ai/mcpb never run in a job holding contents: write.
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Summary
Ship an official MCP Bundle (
.mcpb) so Claude Desktop users can install the server with one click, without Node/npm setup or hand-edited JSON config.What's in the bundle
manifest.json(MCPBmanifest_version0.3, the current default of@anthropic-ai/mcpb;0.4only adds the Pythonuvserver type):server.type: node,entry_point: build/index.js,args: ["${__dirname}/build/index.js"]user_config→ env:gitlab_personal_access_token(sensitive, required)GITLAB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKENgitlab_api_urlGITLAB_API_URLhttps://gitlab.com/api/v4gitlab_permission_modeGITLAB_PERMISSION_MODEfull(same as every other install path)gitlab_toolsetsGITLAB_TOOLSETS""(leancoredefault)gitlab_masking_enabled(boolean)GITLAB_MASKING_ENABLEDfalseEvery optional field has a default on purpose. The host's
replaceVariables()leaves${user_config.x}as a literal string when a key has no value and no default.getConfig()already treats""as unset, so the empty toolsets default is safe.tools_generated: true(the tool list depends on permission mode and toolsets),privacy_policiespoints to GitLab's privacy policy,compatibility.runtimes.nodematchesengines(>=18.17.0).Build
npm run pack:mcpb→npm run build+scripts/pack-mcpb.sh:build/,package.json,package-lock.json,LICENSEin a temp dir outside the repo, using the same layout as the npm package (build/server/version.jsreads../../package.json).manifest.versionfrompackage.json, so the bundle version always matches the release. The repo copy stays valid standalone, andrelease.shis unchanged.npm ci --omit=dev --ignore-scripts, thennpx --yes @anthropic-ai/mcpb@2.1.2 pack. The CLI is pinned via npx, the same waynpm-publish.ymlrunsnpm@11.5.2, so there is no new devDependency and no lockfile churn.Output:
gitlab-mcp.mcpbat the repo root (gitignored), or a path given as the first argument, relative to the caller's directory. The bundle is about 5.9 MB packed and 18.7 MB unpacked.Release automation
New workflow
.github/workflows/mcpb-release.yml(separate fromnpm-publish.yml, so that workflow's permissions stay untouched):release: published→ pack from the release tag andgh release upload <tag> gitlab-mcp.mcpb --clobberworkflow_dispatchwith ataginput → re-attach to an existing releasepull_requeston changes tomanifest.json,scripts/pack-mcpb.sh, or the workflow → pack only, no uploadcontents: writeonly at job level.actions/checkoutandactions/setup-nodeare pinned to their v4.4.0 commit SHAs, and checkout usespersist-credentials: false, so the write token reaches only the upload step.The asset name is stable, so
https://github.com/zereight/gitlab-mcp/releases/latest/download/gitlab-mcp.mcpbalways points to the newest bundle. That link starts working with the first release cut after this merges. Existing tags (v2.3.1 and earlier) don't containmanifest.json, so they can't be backfilled.Docs
README.md,README.ko.md,README.zh-CN.md,README.pt-BR.md(same spot, same env vars). It says the bundle ships with releases after v2.3.1, so nobody expects thelatestlink to work today.Unreleased → Addedentry.Verification
mcpb packschema validation passes (strict 0.3 schema).build/index.jsover stdio (initialize+tools/list):serverInfo.version2.3.1, 39 tools, stdout carries only JSON-RPC, no module-resolution errors on stderrreadonly+GITLAB_TOOLSETS=all+ masking on → 142 tools, nodelete_*getMcpConfigForManifest()from@anthropic-ai/mcpb@2.1.2against this manifest. Every env value is substituted (no leftover${user_config.*}), and a missing token returnsundefined(the host won't launch).npm run lint(0 errors),npx tsc --noEmit,npm run check:runtime-deps,npm run test:consumer-smoke,npm run test:mock(Node 22.21.1)actionlinton the new workflow,prettier --check manifest.json package.jsonNot in scope
iconis optional in the spec.mcpb sign) needs a code-signing certificate and can follow separately.