@mcpdesc/validator 0.7.1 → 0.8.0

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,6 +8,21 @@ Dates for published releases are the UTC publication dates recorded by npm.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.8.0] - 2026-09-03
+
+### Added
+
+- Added RC.1-only `resolveMcpDescriptionComponentReferences` to the default,
+	browser, and standalone entries, returning the existing resolved clone,
+	diagnostics, and substitution count plus deterministic terminal-target
+	provenance.
+
+### Changed
+
+- Recorded the maintainer-approved additive provenance correction to the RC.1
+	snapshot implementation. Its schema, conformance results, diagnostics, and
+	frozen fixtures remain unchanged.
+
 ## [0.7.1] - 2026-09-02
 
 ### Changed
@@ -79,7 +94,8 @@ Dates for published releases are the UTC publication dates recorded by npm.
 - Added synchronous structural and semantic validation for parsed JavaScript values with deterministic diagnostics and exact selector dispatch.
 - Added ESM browser support, TypeScript declarations, embedded schema provenance, frozen fixtures, and package-content checks.
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/mcpdesc/core/compare/validator-v0.7.1...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/mcpdesc/core/compare/validator-v0.8.0...HEAD
+[0.8.0]: https://github.com/mcpdesc/core/compare/validator-v0.7.1...validator-v0.8.0
 [0.7.1]: https://github.com/mcpdesc/core/compare/validator-v0.7.0...validator-v0.7.1
 [0.7.0]: https://github.com/mcpdesc/core/releases/tag/validator-v0.7.0
 [0.6.0]: https://github.com/mcpdesc/mcpdesc-specification/compare/validator-v0.5.0...validator-v0.6.0

package/README.md

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ a later draft is published.
 
 ## Supported snapshots
 
-Version `0.7.1` supports these immutable snapshots, newest first:
+Version `0.8.0` supports these immutable snapshots, newest first:
 
 | Selector | Tag | Embedded schema SHA-256 |
 |---|---|---|
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ The package exports frozen `supportedSpecifications`, `supportedProtocolVersions
 
 npm package SemVer tracks implementation releases independently from specification snapshot identity. Adding a later snapshot is additive: it must use a sibling implementation and selector rather than changing an existing snapshot's schema, semantics, metadata, fixtures, or results.
 
+The RC.1 component resolver has one maintainer-approved additive tooling
+correction: successful substitutions also report authored and terminal target
+paths. The correction does not change the RC.1 schema, validation results,
+diagnostics, or fixtures and is recorded in the integrity manifest.
+
 The runtime bundles its schema, performs no network fetches for external schema references, and imports no Node.js built-ins. Unresolved external Tool-schema references produce incomplete-validation warnings and are preserved. All three ESM entry points support Node.js 20 or later and browser bundlers.
 
 ## Snapshot lifecycle

package/index.d.ts

@@ -25,6 +25,22 @@ export interface ValidateMcpDescriptionOptions {
   specification: McpDescriptionSpecification;
 }
 
+export interface McpDescriptionComponentReferenceProvenance {
+  readonly referencePath: Array<string | number>;
+  readonly targetPath: Array<string | number>;
+}
+
+export interface McpDescriptionComponentResolutionResult {
+  readonly document: unknown;
+  readonly diagnostics: McpDescriptionDiagnostic[];
+  readonly substitutions: number;
+  readonly provenance: McpDescriptionComponentReferenceProvenance[];
+}
+
+export interface ResolveMcpDescriptionComponentReferencesOptions {
+  readonly specification: '0.8.0-rc.1';
+}
+
 export interface SpecificationProvenance {
   readonly '0.8.0-draft.1': {
     readonly snapshotTag: 'v0.8.0-draft.1';
@@ -94,4 +110,9 @@ export declare function resolveMcpDescriptionSpecification(
 export declare function validateMcpDescription(
   document: unknown,
   options: ValidateMcpDescriptionOptions
-): McpDescriptionValidationResult;
+): McpDescriptionValidationResult;
+
+export declare function resolveMcpDescriptionComponentReferences(
+  document: unknown,
+  options: ResolveMcpDescriptionComponentReferencesOptions
+): McpDescriptionComponentResolutionResult;

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@mcpdesc/validator",
-  "version": "0.7.1",
+  "version": "0.8.0",
   "description": "Structural and semantic validation for MCP Description snapshots",
   "type": "module",
   "types": "./index.d.ts",

package/src/index.js

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import * as draft2 from './snapshots/0.8.0-draft.2/index.js';
 import * as draft3 from './snapshots/0.8.0-draft.3/index.js';
 import * as draft4 from './snapshots/0.8.0-draft.4/index.js';
 import * as rc1 from './snapshots/0.8.0-rc.1/index.js';
+import { resolveComponentReferences as resolveRc1ComponentReferences } from './snapshots/0.8.0-rc.1/semantic.js';
 
 const snapshots = Object.freeze({
   [draft1.specification]: draft1,
@@ -142,4 +143,15 @@ export function validateMcpDescription(document, options) {
   }
 
   return snapshots[options.specification].validate(document);
+}
+
+export function resolveMcpDescriptionComponentReferences(document, options) {
+  if (!options || typeof options !== 'object' || Array.isArray(options) || !Object.hasOwn(options, 'specification')) {
+    throw new TypeError('options.specification is required');
+  }
+  if (options.specification !== '0.8.0-rc.1') {
+    throw new RangeError(`Component reference resolution does not support specification: ${String(options.specification)}`);
+  }
+
+  return resolveRc1ComponentReferences(document);
 }

package/src/snapshots/0.8.0-rc.1/semantic.js

@@ -61,11 +61,12 @@ function componentDiagnostic(code, rel, message, path) {
 export function resolveComponentReferences(document, rel = 'document') {
   const resolved = structuredClone(document);
   const diagnostics = [];
+  const provenance = [];
   let substitutions = 0;
 
   function resolve(reference, expectedNamespace, path, stack = []) {
     const match = /^#\/components\/([^/]+)\/([^/]+)$/.exec(reference?.$componentRef ?? '');
-    if (!match) return reference;
+    if (!match) return { value: reference };
     const [, namespace, name] = match;
     if (namespace !== expectedNamespace) {
       diagnostics.push(componentDiagnostic(
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ export function resolveComponentReferences(document, rel = 'document') {
         `must target #/components/${expectedNamespace}, not #/components/${namespace}`,
         path
       ));
-      return reference;
+      return { value: reference };
     }
 
     const key = `${namespace}/${name}`;
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ export function resolveComponentReferences(document, rel = 'document') {
         `forms a cycle through ${[...stack, key].join(' -> ')}`,
         path
       ));
-      return reference;
+      return { value: reference };
     }
 
     const target = document?.components?.[namespace]?.[name];
@@ -96,18 +97,29 @@ export function resolveComponentReferences(document, rel = 'document') {
         `targets missing component ${JSON.stringify(reference.$componentRef)}`,
         path
       ));
-      return reference;
+      return { value: reference };
     }
     substitutions += 1;
     return isReferenceObject(target)
       ? resolve(target, expectedNamespace, path, [...stack, key])
-      : structuredClone(target);
+      : {
+          value: structuredClone(target),
+          targetPath: ['components', namespace, name]
+        };
+  }
+
+  function substitute(reference, expectedNamespace, path, stack = []) {
+    const result = resolve(reference, expectedNamespace, path, stack);
+    if (result.targetPath) {
+      provenance.push({ referencePath: path, targetPath: result.targetPath });
+    }
+    return result.value;
   }
 
   for (const namespace of componentNamespaces) {
     for (const [name, value] of Object.entries(document?.components?.[namespace] ?? {})) {
       if (isReferenceObject(value)) {
-        resolved.components[namespace][name] = resolve(value, namespace, ['components', namespace, name], [`${namespace}/${name}`]);
+        resolved.components[namespace][name] = substitute(value, namespace, ['components', namespace, name], [`${namespace}/${name}`]);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -123,7 +135,7 @@ export function resolveComponentReferences(document, rel = 'document') {
       if (collection === 'tools') {
         for (const field of ['inputSchema', 'outputSchema']) {
           if (isReferenceObject(declaration[field])) {
-            resolvedDeclaration[field] = resolve(declaration[field], 'schemas', [collection, declarationIndex, field]);
+            resolvedDeclaration[field] = substitute(declaration[field], 'schemas', [collection, declarationIndex, field]);
           }
         }
       }
@@ -137,7 +149,7 @@ export function resolveComponentReferences(document, rel = 'document') {
             : 'promptExamples';
       for (const [name, example] of Object.entries(declaration.examples ?? {})) {
         if (isReferenceObject(example)) {
-          resolvedDeclaration.examples[name] = resolve(
+          resolvedDeclaration.examples[name] = substitute(
             example,
             exampleNamespace,
             [collection, declarationIndex, 'examples', name]
@@ -151,7 +163,7 @@ export function resolveComponentReferences(document, rel = 'document') {
     for (const [declarationIndex, declaration] of (document?.[collection] ?? []).entries()) {
       for (const [elicitationIndex, elicitation] of (declaration.elicitations ?? []).entries()) {
         if (isReferenceObject(elicitation.requestedSchema)) {
-          resolved[collection][declarationIndex].elicitations[elicitationIndex].requestedSchema = resolve(
+          resolved[collection][declarationIndex].elicitations[elicitationIndex].requestedSchema = substitute(
             elicitation.requestedSchema,
             'schemas',
             [collection, declarationIndex, 'elicitations', elicitationIndex, 'requestedSchema']
@@ -161,7 +173,7 @@ export function resolveComponentReferences(document, rel = 'document') {
     }
   }
 
-  return { document: resolved, diagnostics, substitutions };
+  return { document: resolved, diagnostics, substitutions, provenance };
 }
 
 function structuralPath(document, error) {