Description

We've been using the MCP Perl SDK to connect openQA with AI. And while the basics are working pretty well, the SDK is not fully spec compliant yet. So let's change that!

Goals

  • Support for Resources
  • All response types (Audio, Resource Links, Embedded Resources...)
  • Tool/Prompt/Resource update notifications
  • Dynamic Tool/Prompt/Resource lists
  • New authentication mechanisms

Resources

Looking for hackers with the skills:

mcp perl openqa cavil

This project is part of:

Hack Week 25

Activity

  • 3 days ago: kraih added keyword "mcp" to this project.
  • 3 days ago: kraih added keyword "perl" to this project.
  • 3 days ago: kraih added keyword "openqa" to this project.
  • 3 days ago: kraih added keyword "cavil" to this project.
  • 12 days ago: kraih started this project.
  • 12 days ago: kraih originated this project.

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