mcp-chat-connect 1.1.5 → 1.1.7

package/index.js

@@ -11,7 +11,15 @@ const WebSocket = require('ws');
 const CONFIG_DIR = path.join(require('os').homedir(), '.mcp-chat');
 const CONFIG_FILE = path.join(CONFIG_DIR, 'config.json');
 
-const MCP_CHAT_URL = process.env.MCP_CHAT_URL || 'https://mcpchat.dovito.com';
+const MCP_CHAT_URL = process.env.MCP_CHAT_URL;
+if (!MCP_CHAT_URL) {
+  process.stderr.write('FATAL: MCP_CHAT_URL environment variable is required.\n');
+  process.stderr.write('Set it when adding the MCP server, e.g.:\n');
+  process.stderr.write('  claude mcp add -e MCP_CHAT_URL=https://your-domain.com -s user mcp-chat $(which mcp-chat-connect)\n');
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+const LOCAL_VERSION = require('./package.json').version;
 
 // ─── Helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -57,6 +65,20 @@ async function apiCall(tool, args, token) {
   return response.json();
 }
 
+// ─── Version check ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+async function checkForUpdate() {
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(`${MCP_CHAT_URL}/api/version`);
+    if (!response.ok) return null;
+    const { latest } = await response.json();
+    if (latest && latest !== LOCAL_VERSION) {
+      return `UPDATE AVAILABLE: You are running mcp-chat-connect v${LOCAL_VERSION}, but v${latest} is available. Run: npm install -g mcp-chat-connect`;
+    }
+  } catch {}
+  return null;
+}
+
 // ─── Channel notification (push messages into Claude's context) ──────────────
 
 function sendNotification(method, params) {
@@ -79,6 +101,8 @@ let wsReconnectTimeout = null;
 function connectWebSocket() {
   if (!sessionState.connected || !sessionState.token || !sessionState.channelId) return;
 
+  // Note: JWT is passed as a query parameter because WebSocket does not support custom headers.
+  // Be aware this token may appear in server/proxy access logs.
   const wsUrl = `${MCP_CHAT_URL.replace('https://', 'wss://').replace('http://', 'ws://')}/ws?token=${sessionState.token}&channel=${sessionState.channelId}&session=${sessionState.sessionToken}`;
 
   if (wsConnection) {
@@ -326,7 +350,14 @@ async function handleToolCall(name, args) {
         // Start WebSocket listener for real-time push
         connectWebSocket();
 
-        return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: `Connected to #${result.channelName} as ${result.userName}. Live messages will now be pushed into this session. You can also use mcp_chat_send to send messages and mcp_chat_read to fetch history.` }] };
+        // Check for package updates
+        const updateNotice = await checkForUpdate();
+        let responseText = `Connected to #${result.channelName} as ${result.userName}. Live messages will now be pushed into this session. You can also use mcp_chat_send to send messages and mcp_chat_read to fetch history.`;
+        if (updateNotice) {
+          responseText += `\n\n${updateNotice}`;
+        }
+
+        return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: responseText }] };
       } catch (err) {
         return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: `Connection failed: ${err.message}` }], isError: true };
       }

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mcp-chat-connect",
-  "version": "1.1.5",
+  "version": "1.1.7",
   "description": "MCP server with channels support for connecting Claude Code sessions to MCP Chat -- real-time team messaging for AI-assisted development",
   "main": "index.js",
   "bin": {