📚 Technical Reference & Developer Specifications

Welcome to the Technical Reference & Development portal for Model Context Gateway (MCG).

This section provides comprehensive specifications, software requirement catalogs, database schemas, and developer quality standards.

Complete Software Requirements Specification catalog and traceability mapping to automated test proofs.

Detailed taxonomy for unit, integration, and E2E test cases across C# ASP.NET Core and React frontend suites.

Multi-provider persistence specifications for SQLite (WAL mode), Microsoft SQL Server, and MySQL.

HashiCorp Vault KV v2, Windows DPAPI, AES-256-GCM envelope encryption, and key resolution mechanics.

Formal scope grammar definitions (`mcp-adm-`, `mcp-usr-`, `mcp-glb-`) and granular tool permission evaluation rules.

Local build setup, C# solution structure, React 19 web interface, coding conventions, and PR workflow.

Automated verification pipelines, static analysis rules, formatting controls, and coverage thresholds.

Supported operating systems, runtime environments, databases, LLM clients, and MCP transports.

Reference Quick Links

Category	Document	Description
Requirements	Software Requirements & Test Catalog	Living SRS matrix mapped to verification tests.
Testing	Test Catalog Taxonomy	Standardized requirement annotation and test taxonomy.
Data & Secrets	Database Providers	Supported database engines, schemas, and migrations.
Data & Secrets	Secret Providers & Key Management	Secret resolution pipeline and master key hierarchy.
Security	AppKey Scopes & RBAC Grammar	Scope pattern matching and authorization rules.
Development	Developer & Contributor Guide	Local environment setup and repository guidelines.
Quality	CI Quality Gates	Roslyn analyzers, formatting, and build gates.