grist-mcp-server/CHANGELOG.md

# Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).

## [1.5.0] - 2026-01-26

### Added

#### Column Label Support
- **`add_column`**: New optional `label` parameter for setting display name
- **`modify_column`**: New optional `label` parameter for updating display name

Labels are human-readable names shown in Grist column headers, separate from the `column_id` used in formulas and API calls. If not provided, Grist defaults the label to the column ID.

#### Usage
```python
# Create column with display label
add_column(document="crm", table="Contacts", column_id="first_name", column_type="Text", label="First Name")

# Update existing column's label
modify_column(document="crm", table="Contacts", column_id="first_name", label="Given Name")
```

## [1.4.1] - 2026-01-14

### Added

#### Reference Column Filter Support
- **Filter normalization**: `get_records` now automatically normalizes filter values to array format
- Fixes 400 errors when filtering on `Ref:*` (reference/foreign key) columns
- Single values are wrapped in arrays before sending to Grist API

#### Usage
```python
# Before: Failed with 400 Bad Request
get_records(document="accounting", table="TransactionLines", filter={"Transaction": 44})

# After: Works - filter normalized to {"Transaction": [44]}
get_records(document="accounting", table="TransactionLines", filter={"Transaction": 44})

# Multiple values also supported
get_records(document="accounting", table="TransactionLines", filter={"Transaction": [44, 45, 46]})
```

### Fixed
- Shell script shebangs updated to `#!/usr/bin/env bash` for portability across environments

## [1.4.0] - 2026-01-12

### Added

#### Attachment Download via Proxy
- **`GET /api/v1/attachments/{id}`**: New HTTP endpoint for downloading attachments
- Returns binary content with appropriate `Content-Type` and `Content-Disposition` headers
- Requires read permission in session token
- Complements the existing upload endpoint for complete attachment workflows

#### Usage
```bash
# Get session token with read permission
TOKEN=$(curl -s ... | jq -r '.token')

# Download attachment
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  https://example.com/api/v1/attachments/42 \
  -o downloaded.pdf
```

```python
# Python example
import requests

response = requests.get(
    f'{base_url}/api/v1/attachments/42',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {token}'}
)
with open('downloaded.pdf', 'wb') as f:
    f.write(response.content)
```

## [1.3.0] - 2026-01-03

### Added

#### Attachment Upload via Proxy
- **`POST /api/v1/attachments`**: New HTTP endpoint for file uploads
- Uses `multipart/form-data` for efficient binary transfer (no base64 overhead)
- Automatic MIME type detection from filename
- Returns attachment ID for linking to records via `update_records`
- Requires write permission in session token

#### Usage
```bash
# Get session token with write permission
TOKEN=$(curl -s ... | jq -r '.token')

# Upload file
curl -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -F "file=@invoice.pdf" \
  https://example.com/api/v1/attachments

# Returns: {"success": true, "data": {"attachment_id": 42, "filename": "invoice.pdf", "size_bytes": 31395}}
```

```python
# Python example
import requests

response = requests.post(
    f'{proxy_url.replace("/proxy", "/attachments")}',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {token}'},
    files={'file': open('invoice.pdf', 'rb')}
)
attachment_id = response.json()['data']['attachment_id']

# Link to record via proxy
requests.post(proxy_url, headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {token}'}, json={
    'method': 'update_records',
    'table': 'Bills',
    'records': [{'id': 1, 'fields': {'Attachment': [attachment_id]}}]
})
```

## [1.2.0] - 2026-01-02

### Added

#### Session Token Proxy
- **Session token proxy**: Agents can request short-lived tokens for bulk operations
- `get_proxy_documentation` MCP tool: returns complete proxy API spec
- `request_session_token` MCP tool: creates scoped session tokens with TTL (max 1 hour)
- `POST /api/v1/proxy` HTTP endpoint: accepts session tokens for direct API access
- Supports all 11 Grist operations (read, write, schema) via HTTP

## [1.1.0] - 2026-01-02

### Added

#### Logging
- **Tool Call Logging**: Human-readable logs for every MCP tool call with agent identity, document, stats, and duration
- **Token Truncation**: Secure token display in logs (first/last 3 chars only)
- **Stats Extraction**: Meaningful operation stats per tool (e.g., "42 records", "3 tables")
- **LOG_LEVEL Support**: Configure logging verbosity via environment variable (DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR)
- **Health Check Suppression**: `/health` requests logged at DEBUG level to reduce noise

#### Log Format
```
2026-01-02 10:15:23 | agent-name (abc...xyz) | get_records | sales | 42 records | success | 125ms
```

- Pipe-delimited format for easy parsing
- Multi-line error details with indentation
- Duration tracking in milliseconds

## [1.0.0] - 2026-01-01

Initial release of grist-mcp, an MCP server for AI agents to interact with Grist spreadsheets.

### Added

#### Core Features
- **MCP Server**: Full Model Context Protocol implementation with SSE transport
- **Token-based Authentication**: Secure agent authentication via `GRIST_MCP_TOKEN`
- **Granular Permissions**: Per-document access control with `read`, `write`, and `schema` scopes
- **Multi-tenant Support**: Configure multiple Grist instances and documents

#### Discovery Tools
- `list_documents`: List accessible documents with their permissions

#### Read Tools
- `list_tables`: List all tables in a document
- `describe_table`: Get column metadata (id, type, formula)
- `get_records`: Fetch records with optional filter, sort, and limit
- `sql_query`: Execute read-only SELECT queries

#### Write Tools
- `add_records`: Insert new records into a table
- `update_records`: Modify existing records by ID
- `delete_records`: Remove records by ID

#### Schema Tools
- `create_table`: Create new tables with column definitions
- `add_column`: Add columns to existing tables
- `modify_column`: Change column type or formula
- `delete_column`: Remove columns from tables

#### Infrastructure
- **Docker Support**: Multi-stage Dockerfile with non-root user
- **Docker Compose**: Ready-to-deploy configuration with environment variables
- **Health Endpoint**: `/health` for container orchestration readiness checks
- **SSE Transport**: Server-Sent Events for MCP client communication
- **Environment Variable Substitution**: `${VAR}` syntax in config files

#### Testing
- **Unit Tests**: Comprehensive coverage with pytest-httpx mocking
- **Integration Tests**: Docker-based tests with ephemeral containers
- **Rich Test Runner**: Progress display for test execution
- **Test Isolation**: Dynamic port discovery for parallel test runs

#### Developer Experience
- **Makefile**: Commands for testing, building, and deployment
- **Dev Environment**: Docker Compose setup for local development
- **MCP Config Display**: Startup message with client configuration snippet

### Security
- SQL injection prevention with SELECT-only query validation
- API key isolation per document
- Token validation at startup (no runtime exposure)
- Non-root container execution