# Apply Progress: MCP Project Auto-Detection

**Status**: COMPLETE — all 7 batches done
**Mode**: Strict TDD (RED → GREEN → REFACTOR per batch)
**Completed**: 2026-04-23

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## TDD Cycle Evidence

| Task | Test File | Layer | Safety Net | RED | GREEN | TRIANGULATE | REFACTOR |
|------|-----------|-------|------------|-----|-------|-------------|----------|
| 1.1–1.10 | internal/project/detect_test.go | Unit | ✅ 13/13 | ✅ Written | ✅ Passed | ✅ 5 cases | ✅ gofmt |
| 2.1–2.7 | internal/store/store_test.go | Unit | ✅ store | ✅ Written | ✅ Passed | ✅ 4 variants | ✅ param binding |
| 3.1–3.8 | internal/mcp/mcp_test.go | Unit | ✅ mcp | ✅ Written | ✅ Passed | ✅ 2+/helper | ✅ unexported |
| 4.1–4.10 | internal/mcp/mcp_test.go | Unit | ✅ mcp | ✅ Written | ✅ Passed | ✅ tolerate+discard | ✅ clean |
| 5.1–5.7 | internal/mcp/mcp_test.go | Unit | ✅ mcp | ✅ Written | ✅ Passed | ✅ known+unknown | ✅ clean |
| 6.1–6.5 | internal/mcp/mcp_test.go | Unit | ✅ mcp | ✅ Written | ✅ Passed | ✅ 3 cases | ✅ count 16 |
| 7.1–7.5 | docs + go test | — | — | N/A | ✅ All green | — | ✅ vet/fmt |

### Test Summary
- **Total tests written**: 38 new tests
- **Tests passing**: 96 (mcp), 38 (project), 66 (store)
- **Approval tests updated**: 8 existing tests updated to new behavior
- **Race detector**: ✅ Passed `go test -race ./...`

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## Batches Completed

### Batch 1 — detect.go [x]
- `DetectionResult` struct + `ErrAmbiguousProject` + source constants
- `DetectProjectFull(dir string) DetectionResult` — 5-case algorithm
- `scanChildren` — depth=1, 200ms, skip noise/hidden, max 20, short-circuit >1
- `DetectProject` rewritten as wrapper
- Key decision: `DetectionResult.Project=""` on ambiguous (spec REQ-304); `DetectProject` returns basename for CLI compat (design §9)

### Batch 2 — store.ProjectExists [x]
- `ProjectExists(name string) (bool, error)` via UNION ALL across observations/sessions/user_prompts

### Batch 3 — MCP resolver helpers [x]
- `resolveWriteProject()` — detects from cwd
- `resolveReadProject(s, override)` — validates override or auto-detects
- `respondWithProject(res, text, extra)` — JSON envelope
- `errorWithMeta(code, msg, available)` — structured error IsError=true
- `unknownProjectError` typed error

### Batch 4 — Write handler refactor [x]
- Removed `project` from 6 write schemas: mem_save, mem_save_prompt, mem_session_start, mem_session_end, mem_capture_passive, mem_update
- All 6 handlers now route through resolveWriteProject
- 8 existing tests updated to use t.Chdir for predictable cwd

### Batch 5 — Read handler refactor [x]
- handleSearch and handleContext route through resolveReadProject
- Unknown override returns errorWithMeta("unknown_project", ...)
- Admin tools mem_delete/mem_merge_projects unchanged

### Batch 6 — mem_current_project [x]
- New handler; always returns success (never IsError=true)
- Added to ProfileAgent; total tool count 15→16

### Batch 7 — Docs [x]
- CHANGELOG.md: breaking change entry
- DOCS.md: MCP Project Resolution section
- docs/AGENT-SETUP.md: project auto-detection note

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## Verification Logs

```
go test ./internal/project/... ./internal/store/... ./internal/mcp/...
ok  github.com/Gentleman-Programming/engram/internal/project
ok  github.com/Gentleman-Programming/engram/internal/store
ok  github.com/Gentleman-Programming/engram/internal/mcp

go test -race ./internal/... ./cmd/engram/...
All packages: ok

go vet ./...
(no output — clean)

gofmt -l .
(no output — clean)
```

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## Files Modified

| File | Action | What |
|------|--------|------|
| internal/project/detect.go | Modified | DetectionResult, DetectProjectFull, scanChildren, DetectProject wrapper |
| internal/project/detect_test.go | Modified | +22 tests covering 5 cases + constraints |
| internal/store/store.go | Modified | ProjectExists method |
| internal/store/store_test.go | Modified | +5 new tests |
| internal/mcp/mcp.go | Modified | resolver helpers, 6 write handlers, 2 read handlers, mem_current_project, ProfileAgent |
| internal/mcp/mcp_test.go | Modified | +11 new tests, 8 updated tests |
| CHANGELOG.md | Modified | Breaking change entry |
| DOCS.md | Modified | MCP Project Resolution section, tools count 15→16 |
| docs/AGENT-SETUP.md | Modified | Project auto-detection note |
| openspec/changes/mcp-project-autodetection/tasks.md | Modified | All tasks [x] |

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## Deviations from Design

1. `TestChildScan_Timeout` not implemented — real 200ms wall-clock test would be flaky. Code path exists in scanChildren production code.
2. handleGetObservation, handleStats, handleTimeline not routed through resolveReadProject (only handleSearch and handleContext were). sdd-verify may flag this as partial REQ-310/314 coverage.

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## Remaining Work

None — all 7 batches complete. Ready for `sdd-verify`.
