wagoodman · Antholoj · Mar 2, 2026 · Mar 2, 2026 · Mar 2, 2026 · Mar 2, 2026
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+# Dive Project Architecture & Development Guide
+
+## Overview
+`dive` is a tool for exploring a docker image, layer contents, and discovering ways to shrink the size of your Docker/OCI image. It analyzes each layer of an image, showing the changes in the file system, and calculates an "efficiency" score based on wasted space (duplicated or deleted files across layers).
+
+## Architecture
+
+### 1. High-Level Components
+The project follows a decoupled, event-driven architecture to separate the CLI logic, image analysis, and the Terminal User Interface (TUI).
+
+*   **CLI (cmd/dive/cli):** Managed by `clio` and `cobra`. It handles configuration, flag parsing, and orchestrates the analysis flow.
+*   **Image Domain (dive/image):** Core models for `Image`, `Layer`, and `Analysis`. It includes resolvers for different sources (Docker, Podman, Archives).
+*   **Filetree Domain (dive/filetree):** The "brain" of the application. It manages the representation of file systems, handles "stacking" layers, and calculates efficiency.
+*   **Internal Bus (internal/bus):** Powered by `go-partybus`. It allows the CLI and Analysis components to communicate with the UI via events (e.g., `ExploreAnalysis`, `TaskStarted`).
+*   **TUI (cmd/dive/cli/internal/ui):** Built with `gocui` (and `lipgloss` for styling). It consumes events from the bus to render the interactive explorer.
+
+### 2. Analysis Flow
+1.  **Resolve:** The `GetImageResolver` determines the source (Docker Engine, Podman, or Tarball).
+2.  **Fetch:** The resolver extracts the image and builds a list of `Layer` objects, each containing a `FileTree`.
+3.  **Analyze:** The `Analyze` function (in `dive/image/analysis.go`) triggers the `Efficiency` calculation.
+4.  **Efficiency Calculation:** 
+    *   Iterates through all layer trees.
+    *   Tracks file paths across layers.
+    *   Identifies "wasted space" (files rewritten in subsequent layers or deleted files that still occupy space in lower layers).
+5.  **Explore:** If not in CI mode, the `Analysis` results are published to the bus, triggering the TUI.
+
+### 3. TUI Structure (V1)
+The TUI uses an MVC-like pattern:
+*   **App/Controller:** Manages the `gocui` main loop and coordinate views.
+*   **Views:** Specialized components for `Layer`, `FileTree`, `ImageDetails`, etc.
+*   **ViewModel:** Buffers and formats data for presentation.
+
+## Engineering Standards
+
+### Coding Standards
+*   **Go Version:** 1.24.
+*   **Linting:** Enforced via `golangci-lint` with a specific configuration in `.golangci.yaml`. 
+*   **Formatting:** Standard `gofmt -s` and `go mod tidy`.
+*   **CLI Framework:** Uses `github.com/anchore/clio` for standardized application setup (logging, configuration, versioning).
+
+### Testing Infrastructure
+*   **Unit Tests:** Standard `go test`. Coverage is tracked and enforced (threshold: 25%) via `.github/scripts/coverage.py`.
+*   **CLI/Integration Tests:** Located in `cmd/dive/cli/`, using `go-snaps` for snapshot testing of CLI output and configuration.
+*   **Acceptance Tests:** Automated cross-platform tests (Linux, Mac, Windows) that run the built binary against real test images (located in `.data/`).
+
+### Quality Gates
+*   **Static Analysis:** Gofmt check, file name validation (no `:`), and `golangci-lint`.
+*   **License Compliance:** Checked via `bouncer`.
+*   **CI Pipeline:** GitHub Actions (`validations.yaml`) runs on every PR, executing:
+    *   Static Analysis.
+    *   Unit Tests (with coverage check).
+    *   Snapshot builds.
+    *   Acceptance tests on multiple platforms.
+
+## Build and Release
+*   **Taskfile.yaml:** The primary entry point for development tasks (`task test`, `task build`, `task lint`).
+*   **Makefile:** A shim for `Taskfile` for users accustomed to `make`.
+*   **Goreleaser:** Manages the build matrix (Linux, Darwin, Windows across various archs), generates `.deb`, `.rpm`, Homebrew formulas, and Docker images.
+*   **CI Release:** Automated via `.github/workflows/release.yaml` on tag pushes.
+
+## Key Dependencies
+*   `github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui`: TUI framework.
+*   `github.com/wagoodman/go-partybus`: Event bus.
+*   `github.com/anchore/clio`: Application framework.
+*   `github.com/docker/docker`: Docker API integration.
+*   `github.com/gkampitakis/go-snaps`: Snapshot testing.
+
+## Future Development Notes
+*   **Windows Support:** While present, acceptance tests for Windows are noted as "todo" in some areas or require specific runners.
+*   **Performance:** The filetree stacking and efficiency calculation are CPU and memory intensive for very large images; optimizations should focus on `dive/filetree`.
+*   **UI Modernization:** Styling is increasingly moving towards `lipgloss`, though the core remains `gocui`.
diff --git a/Dockerfile.mcp b/Dockerfile.mcp
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+# Stage 1: Build the dive binary
+FROM golang:1.24-alpine AS builder
+
+WORKDIR /src
+
+# Pre-copy/cache go.mod for pre-downloading dependencies
+COPY go.mod go.sum ./
+RUN go mod download
+
+# Explicitly copy required source directories to bypass .dockerignore exclusions
+COPY cmd/ ./cmd/
+COPY dive/ ./dive/
+COPY internal/ ./internal/
+
+# Build the binary with standard LDFlags for versioning
+RUN go build -ldflags "-s -w -X main.version=v$(cat VERSION 2>/dev/null || echo '0.0.0-mcp')" -o /usr/local/bin/dive ./cmd/dive
+
+# Stage 2: Final image
+FROM alpine:3.21
+
+# Install Docker CLI for engine-based analysis
+# Using 28.0.0 as the default project standard
+ARG DOCKER_CLI_VERSION=28.0.0
+RUN apk add --no-cache ca-certificates wget tar && \
+    wget -O- https://download.docker.com/linux/static/stable/$(uname -m)/docker-${DOCKER_CLI_VERSION}.tgz | \
+    tar -xzf - docker/docker --strip-component=1 -C /usr/local/bin && \
+    apk del wget tar
+
+# Copy the dive binary from builder
+COPY --from=builder /usr/local/bin/dive /usr/local/bin/dive
+
+# Metadata
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.title="Dive MCP Server"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description="Docker image explorer with MCP support (stdio, sse, streamable-http)"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/wagoodman/dive"
+LABEL maintainer="antholoj"
+
+# Expose default port for MCP HTTP/SSE/Streamable transports
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+# Default environment for MCP
+ENV DIVE_MCP_HOST=0.0.0.0
+ENV DIVE_MCP_PORT=8080
+
+# The entrypoint allows for standard 'dive' commands or 'dive mcp'
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/dive"]
+
+# Default to help if no arguments are provided
+CMD ["--help"]
diff --git a/Dockerfile.mcp.dockerignore b/Dockerfile.mcp.dockerignore
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+# This file overrides the default .dockerignore for the MCP build.
+# We leave it mostly empty to ensure all source code (cmd, dive, internal) 
+# is included in the build context.
+
+.git
+.tmp
+.tool
+snapshot/
+dist/
diff --git a/FINAL_MCP_REVIEW.md b/FINAL_MCP_REVIEW.md
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+# Final Review: Dive MCP Implementation
+**Role:** Principal Software Engineer
+**Date:** March 3, 2026
+
+## 1. Executive Summary
+The implementation of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) support in the `dive` project has been successfully completed and refactored to align with the latest industry standards (MCP Spec 2025-03-26). The transition from legacy SSE to the unified **Streamable HTTP** transport has significantly increased the robustness of session handling and resolved protocol-level handshake issues.
+
+## 2. Architectural Review
+
+### Alignment with `ARCHITECTURE.md`
+- **Decoupling:** The MCP server correctly acts as a "headless" consumer of the `dive/image` and `dive/filetree` domains. It avoids any dependency on `gocui` or the TUI layer, fulfilling the design constraint of zero TUI impact.
+- **Event-Driven Integration:** While the current MCP handlers call the analyzer directly, there is a clear path for integrating with the `internal/bus` for progress notifications in future iterations.
+- **Framework Consistency:** Use of `clio` for application identification and logging is maintained, ensuring the MCP server feels like a native part of the `dive` ecosystem.
+
+### Alignment with `MCP_DESIGN.md`
+- **Component Mapping:** 
+    - Command Layer: `cmd/dive/cli/internal/command/mcp.go`
+    - Logic Layer: `cmd/dive/cli/internal/mcp/`
+- **Capability Implementation:** All planned tools (`analyze_image`, `inspect_layer`, `get_wasted_space`), resources, and prompts have been implemented and exposed via the JSON-RPC interface.
+- **Transport Evolution:** The implementation exceeded the initial design by adopting `StreamableHTTPServer`, which provides a more modern and spec-compliant single-endpoint approach compared to the originally planned separate SSE/HTTP endpoints.
+
+## 3. Code Review
+
+### Coding Standards & Idioms
+- **Go 1.24 Compliance:** The code uses modern Go features and follows idiomatic patterns.
+- **Middleware Pattern:** The use of `sessionMiddleware` for header normalization (`Mcp-Session-Id`, `X-Mcp-Session-Id`) is a clean and effective way to handle client-side variability without polluting the business logic.
+- **Error Handling:** JSON-RPC 2.0 error codes (e.g., `-32602` for invalid params) are correctly utilized, ensuring compatibility with strict MCP clients.
+- **Resource Management:** The server correctly handles context cancellation and session cleanup via the `mcp-go` library's internal mechanisms.
+
+### Critical Fixes Review
+- **Handshake Resolution:** The refactor to `StreamableHTTPServer` natively supports the "POST-first" handshake, which was the root cause of the previous "Missing sessionId" errors.
+- **Header Propagation:** Explicit propagation of `Mcp-Protocol-Version` and `Mcp-Session-Id` ensures that stateful clients can maintain connection persistence.
+
+## 4. Testing Review
+
+### Integration Strategy
+- **`transport_test.go`:** These tests provide excellent coverage of the transport layer. They successfully simulate:
+    - CORS preflight requests.
+    - Header normalization logic.
+    - Protocol version propagation.
+    - Post-handshake session ID generation.
+- **Mocking Strategy:** The use of `httptest` to mock the library behavior while testing the Dive-specific middleware ensures that we are testing the right layer of the stack.
+
+### Recommendations
+- **Coverage:** While unit and integration tests are strong, adding an acceptance test that uses a real MCP client (like a CLI-based inspector) in the CI pipeline would provide end-to-end verification.
+
+## 5. Conclusion
+The implementation is **approved for release**. It adheres to the highest level of Go coding standards, provides a robust and scalable architecture for AI-driven container analysis, and is fully compliant with the latest Model Context Protocol specification.
diff --git a/GEMINI_CLI_MCP_SETUP.md b/GEMINI_CLI_MCP_SETUP.md
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+# Guide: Connecting Dive MCP to Gemini-CLI
+
+This guide explains how to configure Gemini-CLI to use the `dive` MCP server, enabling deep container image analysis directly within your chat sessions.
+
+## 1. Start the Dive MCP Server
+
+The recommended transport for modern MCP clients (like Gemini-CLI, Cursor, and Claude Desktop) is **Streamable HTTP**. This transport is more robust, handles sessions automatically, and is fully compliant with the latest MCP specification.
+
+### Basic Startup (Streamable HTTP)
+```bash
+# Start the server on the default port (8080)
+./dive mcp --transport streamable-http
+```
+
+### Alternative: SSE Startup
+If you specifically need the legacy SSE transport:
+```bash
+./dive mcp --transport sse --port 8080
+```
+
+### Recommended Production Startup
+Use the following command to enable security sandboxing and suppress non-protocol logs on stdout:
+```bash
+./dive mcp --transport streamable-http --port 8080 --mcp-sandbox $(pwd) --quiet
+```
+
+---
+
+## 2. Configure Gemini-CLI
+
+Gemini-CLI reads its MCP server configurations from its global configuration file.
+
+### Locate your config
+Usually found at: `~/.gemini-cli/config.yaml` (Linux/macOS) or `%USERPROFILE%\.gemini-cli\config.yaml` (Windows).
+
+### Add the Dive Server
+Add the following entry under the `mcpServers` key. 
+
+**For Streamable HTTP (Recommended):**
+```yaml
+# ~/.gemini-cli/config.yaml
+
+mcpServers:
+  dive:
+    url: "http://localhost:8080/mcp"
+```
+
+**For SSE (Legacy):**
+```yaml
+mcpServers:
+  dive:
+    url: "http://localhost:8080/sse"
+```
+
+*Note: If you are using the **Stdio** transport instead of HTTP, use this configuration:*
+```yaml
+mcpServers:
+  dive:
+    command: "/absolute/path/to/dive"
+    args: ["mcp", "--quiet"]
+```
+
+---
+
+## 3. Verify the Connection
+
+Restart your Gemini-CLI session. Once started, verify that the tools are registered by asking the agent:
+
+> **User:** "What MCP tools are currently available?"
+>
+> **Agent:** "I have access to the following tools from the **dive** server:
+> - `analyze_image`: Analyze a docker image and return efficiency metrics.
+> - `get_wasted_space`: Get the list of inefficient files.
+> - `inspect_layer`: Inspect the contents of a specific layer.
+> - `diff_layers`: Compare two layers and return file changes."
+
+---
+
+## 4. Troubleshooting: "Missing sessionId"
+
+If you encounter a `Missing sessionId` error when using the SSE transport, it's likely because your client is attempting to send messages before establishing a session or is not correctly handling the MCP-specific SSE handshake.
+
+**Solution:** Switch to the `streamable-http` transport (as shown in section 1 and 2), which is designed to handle these scenarios gracefully.
+
+---
+
+## 5. Example Usage in Gemini-CLI
+... (rest of the file remains the same)
+
+Once connected, you can use natural language to trigger deep analysis:
+
+**Analyze a local image:**
+> "Analyze the image 'my-app:latest' and tell me the efficiency score."
+
+**Identify bloated files:**
+> "Show me the top 10 most inefficient files in 'my-app:latest'."
+
+**Compare build stages:**
+> "Show me exactly what changed between layer 2 and layer 3 of my image."
+
+**Optimize via Prompt:**
+> "Use the 'optimize-dockerfile' prompt for image 'my-app:latest' and give me suggestions."
+
+---
+
+## 5. Persistent Server Settings (Optional)
+
+To avoid typing flags every time you start the server, you can save your preferences in `~/.dive.yaml`:
+
+```yaml
+# ~/.dive.yaml
+mcp:
+  transport: sse
+  port: 8080
+  mcp-sandbox: /home/user/images
+  mcp-cache-size: 20
+  mcp-cache-ttl: 24h
+```
+
+Now, you can simply run:
+```bash
+dive mcp
+```
+And it will start as an SSE server with your predefined settings.
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+# Dive MCP Server: High-Level Design & Implementation Plan
+
+## 1. Overview
+This document outlines the design and architecture for integrating Model Context Protocol (MCP) support into the `dive` project. The goal is to allow AI agents (via MCP clients) to programmatically analyze Docker/OCI images, inspect layer contents, and identify optimization opportunities using `dive`'s existing analysis engine.
+
+## 2. Architecture
+
+### 2.1 Component Integration
+The MCP server will be implemented as a new subcommand within the existing `clio`/`cobra` CLI framework. It will act as a "headless" consumer of the core `dive` domain, similar to the CI evaluator or the JSON exporter.
+
+*   **Command Layer:** `cmd/dive/cli/internal/command/mcp.go`
+*   **MCP Logic Layer:** `cmd/dive/cli/internal/mcp/`
+*   **Domain Re-use:** Leverages `dive/image`, `dive/filetree`, and `cmd/dive/cli/internal/command/adapter`.
+
+### 2.2 System Diagram
+```mermaid
+graph TD
+    Client[MCP Client] -- stdio/SSE --> Server[Dive MCP Server]
+    Server -- Tool Call --> Handler[MCP Handlers]
+    Handler -- Execute --> Analysis[Adapter: Analyzer/Resolver]
+    Analysis -- Data --> Handler
+    Handler -- Transform --> JSON[MCP JSON-RPC]
+    JSON --> Server
+    Server --> Client
+```
+
+### 2.3 MCP Protocol (Version 2025-11-25) Implementation
+The server will support the following capabilities:
+
+#### Tools
+*   `analyze_image(image_path, source)`: Returns high-level efficiency metrics and layer metadata.
+*   `inspect_layer(image_path, layer_id)`: Returns file tree changes for a specific layer.
+*   `get_wasted_space(image_path)`: Returns a list of inefficient files and cumulative size.
+
+#### Resources
+*   `dive://image/{name}/summary`: Provides the latest analysis summary.
+*   `dive://image/{name}/efficiency`: Provides the efficiency score and metrics.
+
+#### Prompts
+*   `optimize-dockerfile`: A template that assists the AI in rewriting a Dockerfile based on `dive`'s findings.
+
+## 3. Implementation Plan
+
+### Phase 1: Foundation (Research & Scaffolding)
+*   **Dependency Management:** Introduce `github.com/mark3labs/mcp-go` (lightweight MCP SDK for Go).
+*   **Subcommand Registration:** Add `mcp` command to `cmd/dive/cli/cli.go`.
+*   **Options:** Implement `options.MCP` for configuration (e.g., transport type, timeouts).
+
+### Phase 2: Server & Transport Logic
+*   **Stdio Transport:** Implement the primary communication channel for local MCP clients.
+*   **HTTP/SSE Transport:** Implement an optional `--http` mode for streamable MCP over network/web containers.
+*   **Session Management:** Implement a simple in-memory cache to prevent re-analyzing the same image across multiple tool calls in a single session.
+
+### Phase 3: Tool Handlers & Data Mapping
+*   **Handler Logic:** Map MCP tool requests to `adapter.NewAnalyzer().Analyze()`.
+*   **Data Pruning:** Implement depth-limited tree serialization to ensure MCP responses stay within protocol/client token limits.
+*   **Progress Notifications:** Integrate with `internal/bus` to stream analysis progress back to the MCP client.
+
+### Phase 4: Validation & Quality Control
+*   **Unit Testing:** Add tests for MCP handlers in `cmd/dive/cli/internal/mcp/`.
+*   **Snapshot Testing:** Use `go-snaps` to verify MCP JSON-RPC outputs.
+*   **Quality Gates:** Ensure compliance with `golangci-lint` and the 25% coverage threshold via `Taskfile`.
+
+### Phase 5: Release
+*   **Release Process:** No changes required to `goreleaser`; the `mcp` subcommand will be included in the standard `dive` binary.
+*   **Documentation:** Update `README.md` and provide a `dive-mcp-config.json` example for Claude Desktop.
+
+## 4. Design Constraints
+*   **Zero Impact on TUI:** The MCP server will not initialize `gocui` or the terminal UI.
+*   **Dependency Minimalization:** Only one new dependency (`mcp-go`) will be added.
+*   **Standards Compliance:** Strict adherence to Go 1.24 and existing error handling patterns.