🚀 v0.5.0 - Foundation Setup & Infrastructure Release

🏗️ Foundation Setup & Infrastructure Release

🎯 Major Achievements

• Complete CI/CD Pipeline: 6 comprehensive GitHub Actions workflows
• Cross-Platform Validation: Linux, macOS, Windows support verified
• Production-Ready Quality: 268 tests passing with 100% success rate
• Performance Validated: 450 req/sec HTTP transport, 1.97ms latency
• Package Optimized: 170.2KiB compressed (67 files)

✨ What's New

• 🚀 Complete CI/CD Pipeline: 6 comprehensive GitHub Actions workflows
  • CI workflow with cross-platform testing (Linux, macOS, Windows)
  • Security audit and dependency scanning
  • Documentation build and deployment
  • Performance benchmarking automation
  • Release workflow with automated publishing
• 📊 Workflow Visibility: GitHub status badges for all workflows in README
• 🛠️ Development Infrastructure: Comprehensive development environment setup
  • Automated dev environment setup script (scripts/setup-dev.sh)
  • Local CI validation tools (scripts/ci-check.sh)
  • Pre-commit hooks for code quality
  • Cross-compilation support for all target platforms
• 📚 Documentation Enhancement: Complete project documentation structure
  • Comprehensive API documentation and guides
  • Platform-specific setup instructions
  • Integration guides for Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code
  • Contributing guidelines and community standards
• 🏛️ Project Governance: Standard open-source project files
  • Root-level CONTRIBUTING.md for easy discovery
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md with community guidelines
  • Enhanced README with comprehensive project overview

🔧 Infrastructure Improvements

• ✅ Cross-Platform CI: Validated builds on all major platforms
• 🔒 Security: Automated security scanning and dependency audits
• 📈 Performance: Automated benchmarking and performance monitoring
• 🚀 Release Automation: Complete automated release pipeline

📊 Quality Metrics

• Tests: 268 comprehensive tests (100% success rate)
• Performance: 450 req/sec HTTP transport
• Package: 170.2KiB compressed, highly optimized
• Features: All transport types validated (STDIO, HTTP, WebSocket)
• CI/CD: Complete local validation pipeline

🚀 Quick Start

[dependencies]
mcp-protocol-sdk = "0.5.0"

📚 Resources

• 📖 Getting Started Guide
• 🔧 Examples Collection
• 📋 API Reference

This release establishes a solid foundation for production MCP Protocol development in Rust with comprehensive CI/CD, quality assurance, and developer experience improvements.