ibmi-mcp-server: Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

• Verify that the copilot-instructions.md file in the .github directory is created.

MCP Server Workspace Setup Checklist

Project Requirements

✅ Project Type: MCP Server for IBM i AS/400 source member management ✅ Technology Stack: TypeScript, Model Context Protocol (MCP) SDK ✅ Target Platform: IBM i AS/400 systems integration ✅ Primary Functionality: Source member read/write operations with source marking "5719A"

Setup Status

✅ 1. Workspace Configuration

• Project scaffolding complete
• TypeScript configuration (tsconfig.json)
• Package.json with MCP SDK dependencies
• ESLint configuration
• .gitignore and environment setup

✅ 2. Dependencies Installed

• @modelcontextprotocol/sdk (^1.0.4)
• zod (^3.23.8) for schema validation
• TypeScript and development dependencies
• ESLint for code quality

✅ 3. Project Structure

├── src/
│   └── index.ts          # Main MCP server implementation
├── .vscode/
│   ├── launch.json       # Debug configuration
│   ├── tasks.json        # Build tasks
│   └── mcp.json          # MCP client configuration
├── build/                # Compiled JavaScript output
├── package.json
├── tsconfig.json
├── .eslintrc.js
├── .env.example
├── .gitignore
└── README.md

✅ 4. MCP Server Implementation

• Tools implemented:
  • connect_ibmi - Connect to IBM i systems
  • list_source_members - List source members with filtering
  • read_source_member - Read source member content
  • write_source_member - Write/update with automatic "5719A" source marking
  • compile_source_member - Compile source members
• Resources implemented:
  • source-member - URI template: ibmi://source/{library}/{sourceFile}/{member}
• Source marking: Automatic application of "5719A" to modified lines
• Error handling: Comprehensive error management and validation