🎯 START HERE

👤 For You (User)

Immediate action: See quickstart.md to get started in 5 minutes

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🤖 For Claude (Future Conversations)

⚠️ IMPORTANT: If you are Claude working on this project in a new conversation, READ FIRST:

📖 working-with-claude.md ← START HERE

This file contains critical rules to follow, including:

• ✅ ALWAYS test npm run build BEFORE declaring work complete
• ✅ Mandatory validation workflow
• ✅ Known errors to avoid
• ✅ Systematic checklist

Why? Previous conversations had issues because code wasn’t tested before being declared complete.

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📚 Complete Documentation

For Users

Document	Purpose	Time
quickstart.md	Quick start guide	5 min
installation.md	Complete installation guide	15 min
testing.md	Testing and validation	20 min
migration.md	Migration 1.0→1.2	10 min
security.md	Security and audit	15 min

For Claude (Development)

Document	Purpose	Time
working-with-claude.md	MANDATORY RULES ⭐	10 min
build-fixes.md	Applied build fixes	5 min
troubleshooting.md	Problem resolution	10 min
lessons-learned.md	Bug fix history	5 min

Technical Documentation

Document	Purpose	Time
README.md	Complete technical docs	30 min
changelog.md	Version history	10 min
index.md	Documentation navigation	3 min

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✅ Current Project Status

Version: 1.2.0
Status: ✅ Production Ready
MCP Tools: 14 (7 file + 4 directory + 3 search)
Tests: Ready for 180+ tests
Build: ✅ Working without errors

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🚀 Quick Actions

For Users

cd packages/dev-tools
npm install
npm run build
# Then configure Claude Desktop

For Claude in Development

# ALWAYS do this before declaring work complete:
npm run build
node validate.js
npm audit --production

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🎯 Quick Navigation

Need to → Check out

• Quick install → quickstart.md
• Detailed installation → installation.md
• Test the package → testing.md
• Migrate from 1.0 to 1.2 → migration.md
• Check security → security.md
• Develop features → working-with-claude.md ⭐
• View history → changelog.md
• Applied fixes → build-fixes.md
• All documentation → Main index.md

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⚠️ Important Rules

For Claude Developing On This Project

1. ALWAYS read working-with-claude.md first
2. ALWAYS test npm run build before saying “done”
3. ALWAYS verify files exist with file_exists
4. ALWAYS read the result in dist/ after compilation
5. NEVER declare work complete without testing

For Users

1. Always use absolute paths in Claude Desktop config
2. Restart Claude Desktop completely after modifications
3. Check logs in .logs/ if there are issues
4. Use npm audit regularly for security

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🏗️ Project Structure

packages/dev-tools/
├── src/                      # TypeScript source code
│   ├── tools/               # MCP tools (14)
│   ├── utils/               # Utilities
│   ├── types/               # TypeScript types
│   └── server.ts            # Main MCP server
├── dist/                    # Compiled code (generated)
├── docs/                    # Complete documentation
├── tests/                   # Unit tests (ready for 180+)
├── scripts/                 # Automation scripts
├── README.md                # Technical documentation
└── package.json             # npm configuration

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💡 What Makes This Project Unique

1. First production-ready MCP package for file management
2. Enterprise security: Path validation, backups, rate limiting
3. 14 complete tools: Files + Directories + Search
4. Exhaustive documentation: Complete English documentation
5. Ready for comprehensive tests: Framework for 180+ tests
6. Documented lessons learned: To avoid future errors

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🎉 Final Result

This package allows Claude to:

• ✅ Modify files in place (rename_file)
• ✅ Manage complete directories
• ✅ Search files and content
• ✅ Detect duplicates
• ✅ Secure operations with backups
• ✅ Work autonomously

Without risking:

• ❌ Path traversal
• ❌ Accidental deletion
• ❌ Overwriting important files
• ❌ Access outside workspace

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Next action:

• User → quickstart.md
• Claude → working-with-claude.md ⭐

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Version 1.2.0 - October 19-21, 2025
Production Ready with 14 MCP tools