v0.2.0 - SSE Officially Supported

Release Notes v0.2.0

🎉 Major Features

SSE Transport Now Officially Supported

• Full implementation of Server-Sent Events (SSE) transport for network access
• Built using the MCP SDK transport layer for improved reliability
• HTTP/HTTPS server integration for secure connections
• Configurable port settings (default: 3232)

HTTPS/TLS Support

• Added secure TLS/SSL support for production deployments
• New CLI flags: --https, --cert, and --key
• Certificate validation for enhanced security
• Meets MCP specification requirements for secure remote access

Improved Documentation

• Added comprehensive Quick Start guide with build tools setup
• Enhanced installation instructions for Windows users
• Clear prerequisites including VC++ workload requirements
• Better guidance for Python and Node.js installation

🚀 Enhancements

Infrastructure Improvements

• Optimized build process with npm ci and caching
• Standardized default port (3232) across entire codebase
• Removed unused dependencies (express, jimp, mcp-control)
• Improved GitHub Actions with better error handling

Testing Framework

• Added end-to-end testing suite for integration testing
• Better test coverage for SSE transport features
• Enhanced CI/CD pipeline reliability

Developer Experience

• Simplified SSE implementation using SDK transport
• Better error handling for client connections
• Buffer management improvements
• Platform-specific path fixes

🔧 CLI Updates

New command line options:

# Run with SSE transport
mcp-control --sse

# Run with HTTPS/TLS
mcp-control --sse --https --cert /path/to/cert.pem --key /path/to/key.pem

# Custom port
mcp-control --sse --port 3000

📦 Dependency Updates

• Updated @modelcontextprotocol/sdk to latest version
• Bumped TypeScript ESLint packages to v8.32.0+
• Updated zod to v3.24.4
• Various dev dependency updates for security

📚 Documentation

• Added SSE transport documentation
• Updated README with release badges
• Improved branch structure documentation
• Added build tools setup instructions
• Enhanced security guidelines

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed TypeScript errors related to HTTP server usage
• Resolved client error handling in SSE transport
• Corrected platform-specific path issues
• Fixed npm ci error handling in build scripts

⚠️ Breaking Changes

• SSE is now the recommended transport method
• HTTPS is required for production deployments per MCP spec
• Some internal API changes for transport handling

🔐 Security

• Added proper TLS certificate validation
• Implemented security options for HTTPS connections
• Updated dependencies to address known vulnerabilities

📈 Migration Guide

To upgrade from v0.1.x to v0.2.0:

1. Update your Claude client configuration to use SSE transport:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "MCPControl": {
      "command": "mcp-control",
      "args": ["--transport", "sse"]
    }
  }
}

2. For production deployments, use HTTPS:

mcp-control --sse --https --cert cert.pem --key key.pem

3. Ensure you have the latest build tools installed as per the Quick Start guide

👥 Contributors

Special thanks to all contributors who made this release possible, including:

• @Cheffromspace for SSE transport and HTTPS implementation
• @lwsinclair for adding the MseeP.ai security badge
• All the community members who reported issues and provided feedback

🔮 What's Next

• Multi-monitor support improvements
• Enhanced click accuracy at different resolutions
• Additional transport options
• Performance optimizations

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