Rebuild Dossier MCP Server
MCP server that reverse-engineers a locked rebuild spec from an existing app.
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Published as rebuild-dossier on npm. Runs locally.
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Reviewed GitHub reports
11 GitHub reports passed Pod's relevance review. This can include external user reports, maintainer-confirmed bugs, and concrete feature gaps. It is evidence to inspect, not a count of distinct defects. Showing 8.
Most discussed
Custom response receiver names not detected (NextResponse/Response/res only)
Problem Report
The inferResponseBodyFields.ts tool only recognizes three conventional response receiver names (NextResponse, Response, res). Custom response object names are invisible to the inference.
Evidence
From src/spec/inferResponseBodyFields.ts:
Only recognizes the conventional `NextResponse`/`Response`/`res` receiver names — a differently-named response object is invisible.
The tool uses a hardcoded pattern:
const RESPONSE_CALL_PATTERN =…
[Read the thread](https://github.com/Parker-Fawcett/rebuild-dossier/issues/15) · 2026-08-30 · open · 1 comment
### Express inline middleware ordering causes wrong handler body detection
## Problem Report
The `inferRequestBodyFields.ts` tool has a bug with Express inline middleware: if a route registration has an earlier inline function argument before the real handler, the first `{` found belongs to that earlier function, causing the handler body to be misidentified.
## Evidence
From `src/spec/inferRequestBodyFields.ts`:
Express inline-middleware ordering — if a route registration has an earlier inline function argument before the real handler, the first { found belongs…
Read the thread · 2026-08-30 · open · 1 comment
Smoke test assertion demotion: validated POST routes lose their success-status assertion
Problem Report
The generated smoke test for a validated POST route silently loses its own success-status assertion. The fix built specifically to close the notarybox status-code gap produces no enforceable assertion at all whenever the route also validates its input.
Root Cause
inferSuccessStatusCode.ts generates a test like:
test('POST /api/notes returns 201', async () => {
const res = await request(app).post('/api/notes').send({}); // ← empty body…
[Read the thread](https://github.com/Parker-Fawcett/rebuild-dossier/issues/9) · 2026-08-30 · open · 1 comment
### tsconfig.json extends inheritance not followed for path alias resolution
## Problem Report
The schema resolution tool does not follow `tsconfig.json` `extends` inheritance, only reading the repo-root `tsconfig.json`'s own `compilerOptions` directly.
## Evidence
From source:
extends-based tsconfig inheritance is not followed — only the repo-root tsconfig.json's own compilerOptions are read directly.
This means:
- Projects using `tsconfig.base.json` for shared compiler settings get incomplete path alias resolution
- `@/lib/db` imports won't resolve if…
[Read the thread](https://github.com/Parker-Fawcett/rebuild-dossier/issues/17) · 2026-08-30 · open · 0 comments
### Cross-file request field extraction not supported
## Problem Report
The `resolveDelegatedResponseFields.ts` tool does not extract request fields from cross-file functions — routes that validate via imported helpers get their request fields marked as "not detected".
## Evidence
From source:
Cross-file request-field extraction and cross-file validation-rule extraction are out of scope here
Common patterns that fail:
```javascript
// Route in routes/auth.js:
import { validateUser } from '../validation/user.js';…
[Read the thread](https://github.com/Parker-Fawcett/rebuild-dossier/issues/16) · 2026-08-30 · open · 0 comments
### Most recent
### Database isolation: rebuild uses separate SQLite file, cannot access original data
## Problem Report
The rebuild-dossier pipeline creates a **completely separate SQLite database file** for the rebuild app, making it impossible to test against the same data as the original app.
## Evidence
### Side-by-side comparison results:
Original (tasks.db): GET /api/tasks/1 → 200 OK, returns full task object
Rebuild (tasks-rebuild.db): GET /api/tasks/1 → 404 Not Found (task doesn't exist in its DB)
Even when both apps create a task successfully:
- Original stores it in…
[Read the thread](https://github.com/Parker-Fawcett/rebuild-dossier/issues/10) · 2026-08-30 · open · 0 comments
### Schema completeness: rebuild missing response fields (dueDate, created_at)
## Problem Report
During side-by-side verification of a rebuild (Target 1: tasks-api), the rebuild app is missing critical response body fields compared to the original.
## Evidence
### Side-by-Side Comparison
Both apps receive identical requests. The original returns more complete data:
| Field | Original | Rebuild |
|-------|----------|---------|
| `dueDate` | ✓ returned | ✗ missing |
| `created_at` | ✓ returned | ✗ missing |
| `user_id` | ✓ returned | ✗ missing |
### Example Response…
[Read the thread](https://github.com/Parker-Fawcett/rebuild-dossier/issues/8) · 2026-08-30 · open · 0 comments
### Critical Bug: generateTests silently returns 0 tests for named exports
**Subject**: Critical Bug: rebuild-dossier generateTests silently returns 0 tests
**Labels**: bug, critical, test-generation
**Milestone**: v0.2.9
---
## Problem Report
The rebuild-dossier MCP server's `generateTests` tool **completely fails** to generate any visible tests for both Target 1 (tasks-api) and Target 2 (notes-api) applications, despite both having clear route definitions and testable functionality.
This represents a **critical quality assurance failure** that renders the…
[Read the thread](https://github.com/Parker-Fawcett/rebuild-dossier/issues/7) · 2026-08-30 · open · 0 comments
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