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rcourtman 3da835c5bc Publish a distribution path for pulse-mcp
The MCP adapter shipped in slice 51 with one install option:
clone the repo and go build. This slice integrates pulse-mcp
into Pulse's existing governed release pipeline so a Pulse
release publishes a pulse-mcp binary alongside the unified agent
and the install scripts that bring it home in one command.

What ships:

  - scripts/build-release.sh extended to build pulse-mcp for
    the same multi-OS matrix as the unified agent, package
    per-platform tarballs and zips, and copy bare binaries to
    RELEASE_DIR for /releases/latest/download/ redirect
    compatibility.
  - .github/workflows/create-release.yml extended to upload
    the bare pulse-mcp binaries plus install-mcp.sh and
    install-mcp.ps1 as release assets.
  - scripts/install-mcp.sh: bash one-line installer that
    detects platform/arch, downloads the matching binary from
    the configured release (latest by default), verifies SHA256
    against the published checksums.txt, places at
    ~/.local/bin/pulse-mcp (or /usr/local/bin if not writable).
    Honors PULSE_MCP_VERSION, PULSE_MCP_BIN_DIR, PULSE_MCP_REPO,
    PULSE_MCP_NO_VERIFY env vars; declines Windows shells with
    a pointer at the .ps1 sibling.
  - scripts/install-mcp.ps1: PowerShell installer for Windows,
    placing pulse-mcp.exe at $LOCALAPPDATA\pulse-mcp.

Documentation aligned:

  - cmd/pulse-mcp/README.md gains an Install section above
    Quick start with three options: one-line installer,
    GitHub Release download, go install. Documents the macOS
    Gatekeeper bypass since v1 is unnotarized by design.
  - The Settings -> API Access agent-integrations panel now
    surfaces the curl|bash command above the config snippet so
    operators see "install pulse-mcp" before "configure your
    MCP client."
  - docs/releases/AGENT_PARADIGM.md drops the "no published
    distribution path" item from "what it does not do yet" and
    documents the Gatekeeper / Homebrew gaps as next-tier
    follow-ups.

Trade-offs surfaced and chosen:

  - Same cadence as Pulse: pulse-mcp ships per Pulse release,
    not on its own track. The MCP server reads the manifest
    from the Pulse it talks to, so version alignment is the
    natural model.
  - No Homebrew tap or core formula in v1. Maintaining a tap
    is real ongoing work; foundation supports adding Homebrew
    later as a layer.
  - No Docker image. Stdio JSON-RPC fights Docker's stdin
    /stdout pattern.
  - No notarization in v1. SHA256 verification through the
    installer preserves the audit trail; README documents the
    Gatekeeper bypass.

Subsystem contract: deployment-installability.md gains
scripts/install-mcp.sh, scripts/install-mcp.ps1, and
cmd/pulse-mcp/ in canonical files (mid-list entries
renumbered) plus a paragraph documenting the new MCP entry
point alongside the existing installer family.

Verification artifacts:

  - scripts/installtests/build_release_assets_test.go gains
    TestBuildReleasePackagesPulseMcpForAllPlatforms which pins
    the build/package/copy wiring and the load-bearing
    install-mcp.sh helpers (platform detection, SHA256
    verification, install-dir resolution).
  - scripts/release_control/render_release_body_test.py gains
    test_agent_paradigm_release_notes_blurb_documents_-
    distribution_path which pins the AGENT_PARADIGM.md draft's
    install-mcp.sh reference and the four-axis frame so a
    future edit cannot regress the install story silently.

Smoke-tested install-mcp.sh locally on darwin-arm64: platform
detection, install-dir resolution, URL building, and 404 error
handling all correct. The full end-to-end install path becomes
live the moment a Pulse release ships pulse-mcp binaries; the
next RC cut will exercise it.
2026-05-10 17:04:49 +01:00
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ISSUE_TEMPLATE Own prerelease feedback intake under deployment-installability 2026-04-16 15:18:46 +01:00
scripts Split issue triage workflows 2026-04-15 19:08:06 +01:00
workflows Publish a distribution path for pulse-mcp 2026-05-10 17:04:49 +01:00
FUNDING.yml chore: add Ko-fi to funding options 2025-12-25 20:23:00 +00:00
PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md Port issue-first contribution policy to v6 docs 2026-05-01 20:28:11 +01:00
v6_rc_feedback_hub.md Rename user-facing RC wording to prerelease 2026-03-25 10:35:00 +00:00