@hootlens/mcp 1.0.2 → 1.2.0

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  All notable changes to `@hootlens/mcp` are recorded here. The format follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/), and versions follow [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
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+ ## [1.2.0] - Unreleased
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+ ### Added
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+ - `doctor` checks the API's public readiness and OAuth identity, local credential availability, project selection and toolsets. `--authenticated` explicitly checks existing access metadata. It never refreshes or rewrites credentials, reads recordings, calls MCP tools or changes a grant.
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+ - `doctor --json` produces a bounded, redacted report with stable check codes and exit statuses. Custom HTTPS APIs require an explicit matching `--trust-api` before an authenticated check. Connection health and completed investigations are reported separately.
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+ - Read-tool diagnostics disclose conditional `explain_snags` provider and account AI allowance use.
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+ ### Changed
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+ - Registry metadata now links the public repository and lists the optional configuration and site-creation toolsets.
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+ ## [1.1.0] - 2026-10-14
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+ ### Added
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+ - Authenticated `create_site` uses an explicitly approved OAuth `sites:create` permission, available account site slots, and a required retry key. It starts with balanced or strict privacy and required consent. Account owners can authorize their first site even when their account has no sites yet. Personal access tokens and project-pinned or demo connections cannot create sites.
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+ - `sites` toolset and explicit `login --scopes read,replay,sites:create` opt-in. A creation response returns installation guidance and distinguishes a created site from verified capture. Identical retries recover the site for 24 hours; later recovery must check existing sites first.
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+ - MCP Apps: in a host that renders them (such as Claude), `get_session_narrative` shows an interactive replay (play, pause, speed, snag and error markers, the steps of the visit that jump to their moment), `get_heatmap` shows click density over the page with the most clicked elements and scroll reach, and `review_findings` shows the pages with the most snags as cards. They are served as `ui://hootlens/replay`, `ui://hootlens/heatmap` and `ui://hootlens/findings`. Other hosts get the same text and data as before. The replay views load their events through `load_replay` (replay scope), a tool marked for views only, so the model's tool results do not grow.
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+ - `list_errors` and `get_error` (read scope): JavaScript errors grouped by fingerprint, with where each was thrown (the original file and line when the release's source maps were uploaded), the elements whose click it followed, the releases, page groups and device classes it appeared in, and example recordings with the replay scope. `get_session_narrative` says "followed by TypeError: ..." for a snag an error followed, and `review_findings` lists `followedBy` on those elements.
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+ - Tool and parameter descriptions now state only what each tool does, takes and returns, as the Claude Connectors Directory requires. Guidance on workflow, citing ids, saying "rose" or "fell" and treating recorded content as untrusted moved into the server `instructions`. Tool names, parameters, annotations and response shapes are unchanged.
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+ - The tools offered follow the scopes the person behind the connection still holds on their sites (`GET /v1/access`), so a tool leaves the list within seconds of its permission being taken away. `get_session_narrative` keeps needing only the read scope, and is offered when the person behind the connection may watch replays on a site it reaches; for a person who may not, the API answers 403 `replay_required`.
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+ - `list_projects` and `whoami` can report a site role of `custom`: a member's access on a site can now be an individual set of permissions rather than Viewer or Editor.
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  ## [1.0.2] - 2026-10-10
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- - The npm page no longer links to the private GitHub repository, which returned a 404. `repository` and `bugs` point at the public [Parallel-Platforms/hootlens-mcp](https://github.com/Parallel-Platforms/hootlens-mcp) repository and support@hootlens.com, and `homepage` at the docs on hootlens.com. Released from 1.0.1 with only these package links changed.
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+ - The npm page no longer links to the private GitHub repository, which returned a 404. `repository` and `bugs` point at the public [Parallel-Platforms/hootlens-mcp](https://github.com/Parallel-Platforms/hootlens-mcp) repository and support@hootlens.com, and `homepage` at the docs on hootlens.com. Released from 1.0.1 with only these package links changed; the changes listed under Unreleased are not in it.
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  ## [1.0.1] - 2026-10-07
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  - Prompts for common jobs and resources for the Hoot Lens documentation.
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  - Structured output for tool results, alongside the text content.
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  - `hootlens-mcp login`, `logout` and `whoami`: sign in with your browser (OAuth with PKCE) instead of creating an access key. The sign-in is stored in the macOS Keychain, the Linux Secret Service, or a private file, and renews itself.
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- - Packaging as an npm package with a `hootlens-mcp` command, no runtime dependencies, and npm provenance.
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+ - Packaging as an npm package with a `hootlens-mcp` command and no runtime dependencies. Historical 1.0.x packages did not carry npm provenance.
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- # @hootlens/mcp
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+ # Hoot Lens
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- The Hoot Lens MCP server. It lets an AI assistant (Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and other MCP clients) read what Hoot Lens recorded on your websites: visits, replays, heatmaps, funnels, traffic, findings and changes. The assistant sees only what your own Hoot Lens account can see, and only the sites (projects) and scopes you allow.
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+ Give your coding agent evidence from website visits: recordings, click maps, funnels and recurring snags. Trace a finding to the page, release, device and recorded moment before proposing a fix.
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- You can run it two ways:
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+ This repository contains the Hoot Lens MCP source for 1.2.0, including the doctor command. Check the [release records and procedure](docs/RELEASING.md) for publication and provenance. Version [1.1.0](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@hootlens/mcp/v/1.1.0) was released on 14 October 2026 from the public [`mcp-v1.1.0` tag](https://github.com/Parallel-Platforms/hootlens-mcp/tree/mcp-v1.1.0). Issues and questions are welcome here.
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- - **Locally over stdio** with `npx -y @hootlens/mcp` (this package). Works in every MCP client.
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- - **Hosted** at `https://mcp.hootlens.com/mcp`, for clients that support remote MCP servers. Nothing to install; you sign in with Hoot Lens in your browser.
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+ [The 1.1.0 release record](docs/RELEASE-1.1.0.md) links npm provenance, the exact public source and the official MCP Registry entry. Provenance identifies the source and build, not a security certification. The [1.1.0 security evidence](docs/security/release-1.1.0/README.md) records bounded scans and synthetic permission checks. [Historical scan evidence](docs/SECURITY-EVIDENCE.md) remains specific to the versions it inspected. Neither transfers to prepared 1.2.0.
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+ ## Try a first investigation without an account
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+ Connect a remote MCP client to:
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- **Browser sign-in (recommended).** Run this once:
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- Your browser opens Hoot Lens. Choose the projects and permissions to share, and approve. The sign-in is saved in the macOS Keychain, the Linux Secret Service (libsecret), or, where those are not available, a private file (`~/.config/hootlens-mcp/credentials.json`, or `%APPDATA%\hootlens-mcp\credentials.json` on Windows, readable only by you). Tokens are never printed.
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- `login --scopes read,replay` asks for fewer permissions (default: `read replay annotate`). On a remote machine without a browser, `login` prints the link; open it on a machine that can reach the CLI on `127.0.0.1` (for example through an SSH port forward of the port it names).
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- How long it lasts: access tokens last 1 hour and are renewed automatically. The renewal token lasts 30 days from its last use, so if you do not use the server for 30 days you must run `login` again. Disconnecting the app under Connected apps in the Hoot Lens dashboard ends the sign-in immediately. When a sign-in has ended, the server tells you to run `npx -y @hootlens/mcp login`.
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- **Access key.** In the dashboard, open Settings, AI assistant, and create a key for one project. Set it as `HOOTLENS_PAT` in the client's environment. When `HOOTLENS_PAT` is set it is used instead of the saved sign-in. A key belongs to one project and you can revoke it in the dashboard at any time. Prefer the browser sign-in on a personal machine and keys for CI or shared setups.
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+ > Find one recurring snag in the fictional Fieldnote site. Say the data is synthetic. Cite its page, release, revision, device, variant and one recording with a timed source moment. Separate what was observed from what still needs reproduction. Do not change anything.
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- The package follows Semantic Versioning. Tool names and arguments do not change within a major version; new tools and optional arguments can appear in a minor version. See `CHANGELOG.md`. `npx -y @hootlens/mcp` always runs the latest 1.x; pin with `npx -y @hootlens/mcp@1.0.1` if you need a fixed version. The server supports MCP protocol versions 2026-07-28 and 2025.
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+ The shared source needed by the server is included under `packages/core`. No private repository or credential is needed to build. Both generated bundles include third-party license notices. The root package is private to prevent accidental publication of this source mirror.
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+ The tests check snapshot hashes, version identity, CLI execution and a real stdio SDK connection to a loopback API with synthetic fixtures. They check read-tool discovery, project pinning and API refusal. They do not validate customer capture, production authorization, browser sign-in or compatibility with every client. CI runs these checks on Linux and Windows with Node 20 and 22; consult the actual run before claiming those platforms passed.
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+ [Source identity and synchronization](docs/SOURCE.md) describes the complete prepared 1.2.0 import. The [1.1.0 release record](docs/RELEASE-1.1.0.md) separately identifies the published 1.1.0 artifact and provenance. Historical security evidence remains versioned.
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- - Claude Desktop: `claude_desktop_config.json` locations and `mcpServers` for local servers (https://modelcontextprotocol.io/docs/develop/connect-local-servers); remote servers are added as custom connectors, not in the file (https://support.claude.com/en/articles/11175166-get-started-with-custom-connectors-using-remote-mcp).
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