v1.4.0 - Adding APRA Data

[AnthonyPuggs]

v1.4.0 - APRA Source-Native Foundation

v1.4.0 adds APRA as AusEcon MCP’s first third official data source, while preserving the existing read-only MCP contract and {metadata, series, observations} response shape.

What’s New

• Added get_apra_data(...), a new source-native read-only MCP tool for curated APRA public XLSX publications.
• Added APRA catalogue coverage for:
  • Monthly ADI Statistics
  • Quarterly ADI Performance Statistics
  • ADI Centralised Publication
  • ADI Property Exposures Statistics
• Extended source filters to support abs | rba | apra across catalogue and discovery tools.
• Updated README, generated references, docs site, response schema, Smithery/hosted docs, and roadmap wording for ten read-only MCP tools.

Security And Hosted Hardening

• APRA workbook downloads are restricted to trusted APRA HTTPS hosts.
• Added workbook parsing limits for compressed size, uncompressed XLSX size, member count, rows, and columns.
• Added hosted HTTP request-size protection for oversized MCP requests.
• Updated docs-site dependencies to resolve npm audit findings.

Scope Notes

• APRA support is source-native only in this release.
• No APRA-backed semantic get_economic_series concepts are added yet.
• Treasury, ASX, modelling, forecasting, and v2 response-shape work remain deferred.

Validation

Verified with:

• Python unit test suite
• Python 3.10 compatibility test run
• Ruff linting
• Generated docs reference check
• Docs-site type check and production build
• Python and npm dependency audits
• Bounded live APRA integration tests

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