ops-dev

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Architecture

• Framework: Rust 2021, rmcp 1.6, PostgreSQL 18 via sqlx, stdio/HTTP transport
• Tool registration: Single #[tool_router] impl block in src/tools/mod.rs
• Category modules: src/tools/{coordination,knowledge,check_in,briefings,search}.rs
• Shared helpers: src/tools/helpers.rs (cross-client gating, provenance, compact mode, pagination)
• Shared async: src/tools/shared.rs (embedding, client lookups, audit logging)
• Migrations: migrations/ directory, sqlx with SHA-384 checksums

When Adding a New Tool

1. Stub in mod.rs: Add the #[tool] annotated method in the #[tool_router] impl block. Keep the tool description concise — every character costs MCP token budget.
2. Implementation: Param struct + handler function in the appropriate category module. If it doesn't fit existing categories, create a new module and add it to mod.rs.
3. Migration: If schema changes needed, create a new migration file. NEVER modify existing migrations (SHA-384 checksums will break). Use UUIDv7 for new ID columns.
4. Safety: If the tool surfaces data, respect the multi-client safety design:
   • Add cross_client_safe boolean to control cross-client visibility
   • Implement acknowledge_cross_client parameter for explicit opt-in
   • Include _client_slug and _client_name provenance fields in results
5. Search: For searchable entities, add both FTS (tsvector + GIN) and semantic search (pgvector HNSW cosine, 768 dims via nomic-embed-text). Use Reciprocal Rank Fusion for hybrid results.

When Removing or Refactoring Tools

1. Dependency analysis first: Before removing anything, check:
   • FK constraints in migrations (grep for the table name across all .sql files)
   • Cross-references from other tool handlers (grep for the handler/repo function names)
   • Integration tests (tests/integration.rs) that call removed repo functions
   • Server instructions in get_info() that reference removed tools
   • Tip text or documentation strings in other handlers
2. Remove in order:
   • Tool stubs from mod.rs (the #[tool] annotated functions)
   • Handler functions + param structs from category modules
   • Repo functions only called by removed handlers
   • Model structs only used by removed code
   • Module declarations from repo/mod.rs and models/mod.rs
   • Delete orphaned .rs files
   • Update integration tests
3. Database tables: Never modify existing migrations — checksum mismatch will break deployments. To drop a table, write a NEW migration with DROP TABLE IF EXISTS <name>;. Only drop tables when the data has zero retention value (e.g. self-described data that's authoritative elsewhere). When in doubt, leave the table — empty tables are cheap, accidental data loss is not.
4. Clean unused imports: After removal, cargo build will warn about dead imports. Fix them.
5. Verify: cargo build (zero warnings), cargo clippy -- -D warnings, cargo fmt --check, cargo test --lib, cargo test --no-run (compiles integration tests)