clipbait 1.4.1 → 1.5.0

package/index.js

@@ -68,6 +68,34 @@ function prompt(question) {
   return new Promise((resolve) => rl.question(question, (a) => { rl.close(); resolve(a); }));
 }
 
+// Register the Clipbait MCP server by editing Claude Code's config directly.
+// This is the reliable path: the `claude` CLI often isn't on PATH (agents,
+// sandboxes), but the config file is always the source of truth. Claude Code
+// reads MCP servers from ~/.claude.json under projects[cwd].mcpServers (local
+// scope) and, when present, a top-level mcpServers (user scope) — we write
+// both so it shows up regardless of which directory Claude opens in.
+function writeMcpConfig(mcpUrl) {
+  const cfgPath = path.join(os.homedir(), ".claude.json");
+  let cfg;
+  try { cfg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(cfgPath, "utf8")); }
+  catch { return false; } // no/unreadable config → caller prints manual steps
+  const entry = { type: "http", url: mcpUrl };
+  cfg.mcpServers = cfg.mcpServers || {};
+  cfg.mcpServers.clipbait = entry;
+  const cwd = process.cwd();
+  cfg.projects = cfg.projects || {};
+  cfg.projects[cwd] = cfg.projects[cwd] || {};
+  cfg.projects[cwd].mcpServers = cfg.projects[cwd].mcpServers || {};
+  cfg.projects[cwd].mcpServers.clipbait = entry;
+  try {
+    // Atomic write (temp + rename) so a failure can't corrupt the config.
+    const tmp = cfgPath + ".clipbait.tmp";
+    fs.writeFileSync(tmp, JSON.stringify(cfg, null, 2));
+    fs.renameSync(tmp, cfgPath);
+    return true;
+  } catch { return false; }
+}
+
 // The /clipbait Claude Code slash command. Installed by setup so users can type
 // "/clipbait <url>" and let Claude drive the whole clip pipeline.
 const SLASH_COMMAND = `---
@@ -119,14 +147,20 @@ async function runSetup(providedKey) {
   fs.writeFileSync(path.join(cmdDir, "clipbait.md"), SLASH_COMMAND);
   console.log("✓ Installed the /clipbait command for Claude Code");
 
-  // 2) Register the MCP server with Claude Code (if the `claude` CLI exists).
-  const { spawnSync } = require("child_process");
-  const r = spawnSync("claude", ["mcp", "add", "--transport", "http", "clipbait", mcpUrl], { stdio: "ignore" });
-  if (!r.error && r.status === 0) {
+  // 2) Register the MCP server with Claude Code. Prefer editing the config
+  // file directly (works everywhere); fall back to the `claude` CLI, then to
+  // printing manual steps.
+  if (writeMcpConfig(mcpUrl)) {
     console.log("✓ Connected the Clipbait MCP server to Claude Code");
   } else {
-    console.log("• Couldn't auto-connect the MCP server (Claude Code CLI not found). Run this once:");
-    console.log("    claude mcp add --transport http clipbait " + mcpUrl);
+    const { spawnSync } = require("child_process");
+    const r = spawnSync("claude", ["mcp", "add", "--transport", "http", "clipbait", mcpUrl], { stdio: "ignore" });
+    if (!r.error && r.status === 0) {
+      console.log("✓ Connected the Clipbait MCP server to Claude Code");
+    } else {
+      console.log("• Couldn't auto-connect the MCP server. Add it manually:");
+      console.log("    claude mcp add --transport http clipbait " + mcpUrl);
+    }
   }
 
   console.log("\n🎬 Done! Restart Claude Code, then type:\n    /clipbait https://youtube.com/watch?v=…\n");

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "clipbait",
-  "version": "1.4.1",
+  "version": "1.5.0",
   "description": "Clipbait CLI — turn any video into viral clips, and auto-clip live streams, from your terminal or AI agent.",
   "bin": { "clipbait": "index.js" },
   "type": "commonjs",