v1.3.0 - MCP SDK Upgrade & Enhanced Tool Guidance

🎉 What's New in v1.3.0

• 🆙 MCP SDK v1.17.4: Latest Model Context Protocol SDK with enhanced compatibility
• 🎯 DXT Format Compliance: Fixed manifest format to follow official Anthropic specification
• 📝 Enhanced Tool Guidance: Clear distinction between listing (searchConversations) vs content-based searches (comprehensiveConversationSearch)
• 🔧 Improved Search UX: Better tool descriptions prevent empty search term confusion
• 🛠️ Enhanced Version Management: Automated version bump script for all 6 version-sensitive files
• ✅ Test Reliability: Fixed async test handling and improved timeout management
• 🔒 Production Ready: Complete release workflow with DXT building and GitHub releases

📦 Installation Options

🎯 Claude Desktop (One-Click DXT)

1. Download helpscout-mcp-extension.dxt below
2. Double-click to install in Claude Desktop
3. Enter Help Scout OAuth2 credentials
4. Start using immediately!

📋 Manual NPM Installation

npx help-scout-mcp-server@1.3.0

🐳 Docker

docker pull drewburchfield/help-scout-mcp-server:1.3.0

🔧 Key Improvements

This release specifically addresses tool selection confusion by making it crystal clear:

• Use searchConversations (without query) for "show me recent tickets"
• Use comprehensiveConversationSearch (with search terms) for "find tickets about billing"

Assets

• NPM Package: help-scout-mcp-server@1.3.0
• Docker Image: drewburchfield/help-scout-mcp-server:1.3.0
• DXT Extension: helpscout-mcp-extension.dxt (attached below)