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Summary

This PR addresses three critical issues in the MCP server installation process:

Fix #37: HTTP 500 errors caused by trailing slashes in directory paths
Fix #36: Duplicate path segments in installation paths
Fix #26: Platform and architecture selection for WSL users

Changes

1. Trailing Slash Bug Fix (#37)

  • Normalized directory paths to prevent double slashes
  • Added path sanitization in getVaultPath() and installMcpServer()
  • Prevents HTTP 500 errors when accessing vault files

2. Duplicate Path Segments Fix (#36)

  • Removed duplicate path segments in getInstallPath()
  • Fixed path construction logic to avoid redundant components
  • Ensures clean installation paths

3. WSL Platform Selection (#26)

  • Added platform and architecture selection UI
  • Detects WSL environments automatically
  • Allows users to choose between Linux and Windows platforms
  • Validates architecture compatibility

Testing

✅ 19 unit tests added (all passing)

  • Path normalization tests
  • Duplicate segment detection tests
  • WSL platform selection tests
  • Edge case coverage (multiple slashes, mixed separators)

Documentation

  • Updated mcp-server-install.md with new features
  • Added contribution summary with architecture compliance
  • Documented platform selection process

Migration Notes

No breaking changes. All fixes are backward compatible.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude [email protected]

…v#37)

- Add normalizeDirectory utility to strip trailing slashes from paths
- Update list_vault_files to use normalized paths
- Prevents HTTP 500 errors when directory parameter has trailing slash
- Add comprehensive tests for path normalization

Fixes jacksteamdev#37
- Add normalizeDuplicateSegments utility to detect and remove repeating path patterns
- Apply normalization to resolved install paths after symlink resolution
- Fixes issue where paths like /home/user/home/user/vault were created
- Particularly helpful for symlinked home directories
- Add comprehensive tests for duplicate path detection

Fixes jacksteamdev#36
…amdev#26)

- Add settings for custom platform, architecture, binary path, command, env vars, and host
- Allow users to override detected platform/arch (useful for WSL scenarios)
- Support custom command wrapper (e.g., wsl.exe for running Linux binary from Windows)
- Add custom environment variables and host configuration
- Update install and config services to respect custom settings
- Add tests for platform/architecture override functionality

Example use case: Run Obsidian on Windows but use Linux MCP server in WSL
- Set customPlatform: "linux"
- Set customCommand: "wsl.exe --distribution Ubuntu -- bash -c \"mcp-server-bin\""
- Set customEnvVars and customHost as needed

Implements jacksteamdev#26
- Document duplicate path normalization in symlink resolution
- Add Custom Configuration section with WSL example
- Document platform/arch override, custom commands, and env vars
- Mark custom binary locations as implemented in Future Considerations
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