v0.12.0
Release v0.12.0 is a contract-freeze and release-discipline release for ausecon-mcp-server.
This release does not broaden the server to new sources or new MCP tools. Instead, it stabilises and documents the existing ABS + RBA retrieval surface so downstream clients can rely on it more confidently ahead of v1.0.0.
Highlights
- Added a checked-in retrieval contract at
schemas/response.schema.json - Added focused documentation for architecture, semantic variants, and the response schema
- Added representative checked-in example payloads under
examples/payloads/ - Added additive
metadata.retrieved_atto retrieval responses - Consolidated shared client-side filtering into
src/ausecon_mcp/filters.py - Added
py.typedfor typed-package consumers - Hardened release workflow verification with a built-wheel smoke test before PyPI publish
What Changed
- Retrieval responses from
get_abs_data,get_rba_table, andget_economic_seriesnow have a documented, checked-in JSON Schema - ABS and RBA providers now stamp
metadata.retrieved_atin addition to existing provenance fields such asretrieval_url,truncated, andserver_version - Shared filtering behaviour for
last_n, date windows, and series pruning now lives in one place, reducing the chance of ABS/RBA drift - README,
CLAUDE.md, andAGENTS.mdwere refreshed to reflect the frozen retrieval contract and the current preferred discovery surfaces - The release workflow now installs the built wheel and verifies that the
ausecon-mcp-serverconsole script is present before publish
MCP Surface
There are no new tools in v0.12.0, and there are no removals.
The public MCP surface remains intentionally stable:
search_datasetslist_catalogueget_abs_dataset_structureget_abs_datalist_rba_tablesget_rba_tableget_economic_series
list_rba_tables remains in place for backwards compatibility. For new unranked RBA browsing, list_catalogue(source="rba") is now the preferred surface.
Breaking Changes
None intended.
This release is designed to be additive and contract-stabilising rather than shape-breaking. In particular, the existing dimensions payload shape is unchanged in v0.12.0.
Validation
The release work was verified with:
uv run ruff check src testsuv run pytestuv run pytest integration_tests/ -vuv run python scripts/audit_catalogue.py- local sdist and wheel builds
- wheel smoke-install and console-script verification
- FastMCP client smoke checks across discovery, retrieval, and semantic calls
Why This Release Matters
Earlier releases focused on correctness, audit governance, and semantic/discovery usability. v0.12.0 is the release that turns the existing retrieval layer into a more explicit public contract.
That makes it a better foundation for the final pre-v1.0.0 stabilisation cycle.
Notes
As before, the server remains deliberately narrow in scope:
- ABS + RBA only
- stdio MCP transport
- read-only discovery and retrieval workflows
- curated semantic shortcuts rather than a general analytics engine
Broader source expansion and transport work remain deferred until after the core contract is stable.