- Add MCP_ALLOW_LOCAL_FILES env var (default false for security)
- All tools now accept file_content (base64) for remote document upload
- Local file access blocked on hosted servers unless explicitly enabled
- Update docker-compose to set MCP_ALLOW_LOCAL_FILES=false
- Fix test assertions for updated function signatures
Named for Milton Waddams, who was relocated to the basement with
boxes of legacy documents. He handles the .doc and .xls files from
1997 that nobody else wants to touch.
- Rename package from mcp-office-tools to mcwaddams
- Update author to Ryan Malloy
- Update all imports and references
- Add Office Space themed README narrative
- All 53 tests passing
New tools for Word document analysis:
- extract_entities: Pattern-based extraction of people, places, organizations
- get_chapter_summaries: Chapter previews with opening sentences and word counts
- save_reading_progress: Bookmark reading position to JSON file
- get_reading_progress: Resume reading from saved position
New MCP prompts (basic to advanced workflows):
- explore-document: Get started with a new document
- find-character: Track character mentions
- chapter-preview: Quick chapter overviews
- resume-reading: Continue where you left off
- document-analysis: Comprehensive multi-tool analysis
- character-journey: Track character arc through narrative
- document-comparison: Compare entities between chapters
- full-reading-session: Guided reading with bookmarking
- manuscript-review: Complete editorial workflow
Updated test counts for 19 total tools (6 universal + 10 word + 3 excel)
New tools for easier document navigation:
- get_document_outline: Structured view of headings with chapter detection
- check_style_consistency: Find formatting issues and missing chapters
- search_document: Search with context and chapter location
All tools tested with 200+ page manuscript. Detects issues like
Chapter 3 being styled as "normal" instead of "Heading 1".
- Create @resolve_field_defaults decorator to handle Pydantic FieldInfo
objects when tools are called directly (outside MCP framework)
- Create @handle_office_errors decorator for consistent error wrapping
- Apply decorators to Excel and Word mixins, removing ~100 lines of
boilerplate code
- Fix Excel formula extraction performance: load workbooks once before
loop instead of per-cell (100x faster with calculated values)
- Update test suite to use correct mock patch paths (patch where names
are looked up, not where defined)
- Add torture_test.py for real document validation
- Use app.run_stdio_async() instead of deprecated stdio_server import
- Aligns with FastMCP 2.11.3 API
- Server now starts correctly with uv run mcp-office-tools
- Maintains all MCPMixin functionality and tool registration
