How to cut a portainer-mcp release that bumps the embedded Portainer OpenAPI spec to a new Portainer minor (e.g. 2.41.x → 2.42.x). Walks through finding the upstream patch target, regenerating the spec, recounting ops/tags per profile, refreshing the orphan-tag inventory, bumping version pins across the README and…
How to drive the Portainer MCP server's tools correctly — both reading and mutating. Reading: project responses with select (JMESPath), where the heavy fields live (snapshots, status blocks, managed fields), how to handle non-JSON Docker/K8s proxy endpoints (container and pod logs, stats, exec), and how to interpret…
For CONTRIBUTORS working inside a local clone of the bento repo — scaffold a new application stack (stacks/ / / with compose.yml + manifest.json + optional install.sh) and, when the app exposes a programmable API, a companion /bento: operate skill, following repo conventions, then commit it for a PR upstream. This is…
Drive an end-to-end bento install on a FRESH Ubuntu/Debian VPS via SSH — pre-flight checks, unattended one-liner, post-hardening reboot, infra + app deploys, recovery from the failure modes that historically required manual operator intervention, and a final report with URLs + invite links. Use for a brand-new server.…
Operate the Paperclip API on a bento VPS — create and configure agents, write their instruction bundles, import and sync skills, manage issues/projects/goals, and wire the official MCP server as a control plane. Use when the user says "create a paperclip agent", "configure my chiefs", "import skills into paperclip"…