# Rebuild Dossier MCP Server

MCP server that reverse-engineers a locked rebuild spec from an existing app.

**Publisher claimed.** No tool list reported, and Pod has not connected to this server.

## Status

Pod has not dialled Rebuild Dossier yet, so everything on this page is what its publisher reported rather than what we observed. Registries describe servers; they do not connect to them. Until a check runs, treat the tool list below as a claim.

## Connect

Published as `rebuild-dossier` on npm. Runs locally.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rebuild-dossier": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "rebuild-dossier"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## 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:
```javascript
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](https://github.com/Parker-Fawcett/rebuild-dossier/issues/14) · 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:
```javascript
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

[See all 11 reports Pod holds for Rebuild Dossier](/mcp/rebuild-dossier/issues).

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