@hanna84/mcp-writing 1.8.1 → 1.9.0

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,11 +4,21 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. Dates are d
 
 Generated by [`auto-changelog`](https://github.com/CookPete/auto-changelog).
 
+#### [v1.9.0](https://github.com/hannasdev/mcp-writing.git
+/compare/v1.8.1...v1.9.0)
+
+- feat: add status field to update_scene_metadata and add update_place_sheet tool [`#53`](https://github.com/hannasdev/mcp-writing.git
+/pull/53)
+
 #### [v1.8.1](https://github.com/hannasdev/mcp-writing.git
 /compare/v1.8.0...v1.8.1)
 
+> 19 April 2026
+
 - Fix inferProjectAndUniverse misidentifying two-segment universe paths under projects/ [`#51`](https://github.com/hannasdev/mcp-writing.git
 /pull/51)
+- Release 1.8.1 [`3e97cfa`](https://github.com/hannasdev/mcp-writing.git
+/commit/3e97cfaef2fc55421d43fda4157408a71ae39518)
 
 #### [v1.8.0](https://github.com/hannasdev/mcp-writing.git
 /compare/v1.7.0...v1.8.0)

package/README.md

@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ Outcome: you get AI speed with explicit approval and recoverable history for eve
 | `enrich_scene` | Re-derive lightweight metadata from current prose and clear `metadata_stale` |
 | `update_scene_metadata` | Write metadata fields back to a scene sidecar |
 | `update_character_sheet` | Write fields back to a character sidecar |
+| `update_place_sheet` | Write fields back to a place sidecar |
 | `flag_scene` | Mark a scene with a flag for AI follow-up |
 | `propose_edit` | Stage a scene revision for review without writing it |
 | `commit_edit` | Apply a staged prose edit and create a git-backed snapshot |

package/index.js

@@ -1219,6 +1219,7 @@ function createMcpServer() {
       fields: z.object({
         title:             z.string().optional(),
         logline:           z.string().optional(),
+        status:            z.string().optional().describe("Workflow status (e.g. 'draft', 'revision', 'complete'). Free text — no fixed vocabulary."),
         save_the_cat_beat: z.string().optional(),
         pov:               z.string().optional(),
         part:              z.number().int().optional(),
@@ -1311,6 +1312,45 @@ function createMcpServer() {
     }
   );
 
+  // ---- update_place_sheet --------------------------------------------------
+  s.tool(
+    "update_place_sheet",
+    "Update structured metadata fields for a place (name, associated_characters, tags). Writes to the .meta.yaml sidecar — never modifies the prose notes file. Changes are immediately reflected in the index. Only available when the sync dir is writable.",
+    {
+      place_id: z.string().describe("The place_id to update (e.g. 'place-harbor-district'). Use list_places to find valid IDs."),
+      fields: z.object({
+        name:                  z.string().optional(),
+        associated_characters: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
+        tags:                  z.array(z.string()).optional(),
+      }).describe("Fields to update. Only supplied keys are changed."),
+    },
+    async ({ place_id, fields }) => {
+      if (!SYNC_DIR_WRITABLE) {
+        return errorResponse("READ_ONLY", "Cannot update place: sync dir is read-only.");
+      }
+      const place = db.prepare(`SELECT file_path FROM places WHERE place_id = ?`).get(place_id);
+      if (!place) {
+        return errorResponse("NOT_FOUND", `Place '${place_id}' not found.`);
+      }
+      try {
+        const { meta } = readMeta(place.file_path, SYNC_DIR, { writable: true });
+        const updated = { ...meta, ...fields };
+        writeMeta(place.file_path, updated);
+
+        // Update DB directly
+        db.prepare(`UPDATE places SET name = ? WHERE place_id = ?`)
+          .run(updated.name ?? meta.name ?? place_id, place_id);
+
+        return { content: [{ type: "text", text: `Updated place sheet for '${place_id}'.` }] };
+      } catch (err) {
+        if (err.code === "ENOENT") {
+          return errorResponse("STALE_PATH", `Place file for '${place_id}' not found at indexed path — the file may have moved. Run sync() to refresh.`, { indexed_path: place.file_path });
+        }
+        return errorResponse("IO_ERROR", `Failed to write place metadata for '${place_id}': ${err.message}`);
+      }
+    }
+  );
+
   // ---- flag_scene ----------------------------------------------------------
   s.tool(
     "flag_scene",

package/metadata-lint.js

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const sceneSchema = z.object({
   pov: z.string().min(1).optional(),
   logline: z.string().min(1).optional(),
   save_the_cat_beat: z.string().min(1).optional(),
+  status: z.string().min(1).optional(),
   timeline_position: z.number().int().optional(),
   story_time: z.string().min(1).optional(),
   word_count: z.number().int().nonnegative().optional(),

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hanna84/mcp-writing",
-  "version": "1.8.1",
+  "version": "1.9.0",
   "description": "MCP service for AI-assisted reasoning and editing on long-form fiction projects",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "index.js",