- Add process 'error' event handler to catch spawn failures (e.g., yt-dlp not installed)
- Separate stdout/stderr to prevent yt-dlp warnings from corrupting parsed output
- Add try-catch for RegExp construction from YTDLP_SANITIZE_ILLEGAL_CHARS env var
- Add NaN validation for YTDLP_MAX_FILENAME_LENGTH env var
- Sync VERSION constant with package.json (0.8.4)
- Update tests for new output format and null handling
- Add version sync guidance to CLAUDE.md
Major release with comprehensive MCP best practices implementation:
✨ Added:
- Tool name prefixes (ytdlp_) for all 8 tools to avoid naming conflicts
- Zod schema validation with runtime input validation
- Tool annotations (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint)
- Response format options (JSON/Markdown) for search tools
- Pagination support with offset parameter
- Character limits (25K standard, 50K for transcripts) with smart truncation
- Actionable error messages with platform-specific guidance
🔧 Improved:
- Comprehensive tool descriptions with usage examples
- Enhanced configuration system with limits
- Better TypeScript type safety
- Professional README with badges and tables
🐛 Fixed:
- JSON parsing issue in metadata truncation
- Maintained valid JSON structure when truncated
🧪 Tested:
- ✅ YouTube platform (Rick Astley video)
- ✅ Bilibili platform (Chinese content)
- ✅ Multi-language support verified
- ✅ All 8 tools tested with real API calls
📖 Documentation:
- Created comprehensive CHANGELOG.md
- Redesigned README.md with professional formatting
- Added migration guide for v0.6.x users
🌍 Platform Support:
- Verified: YouTube, Bilibili
- Theory: 1000+ platforms via yt-dlp
- Add new search_videos tool for YouTube video search
- Support configurable search result count (1-50)
- Return formatted results with title, channel, duration, and URL
- Add comprehensive test coverage with real yt-dlp integration
- Update documentation with search examples
- Fix dependency security vulnerabilities
- Bump version to 0.6.27
Resolves: kevinwatt/yt-dlp-mcp#14
