Jekyll2026-04-04T04:59:16+00:00https://irantransitionproject.org/feed.xmlIran Transition ProjectIndependent analytical framework for Iranian regime architecture and transition dynamicsv0.8.0 Release: MCP Workshop Tools and Session Automation2026-04-01T00:00:00+00:002026-04-01T00:00:00+00:00https://irantransitionproject.org/blog/2026/04/01/v0-8-0-releaseWe are publishing the v0.8.0 release of the ITP analytical infrastructure, covering Heddle (the framework), Baft (the analytical engine), and Docman (document processing).

What’s new

Heddle v0.8.0 adds MCP Workshop tools – exposing the Workshop UI’s capabilities (worker testing, evaluation suites, config impact analysis, dead-letter inspection) as MCP tools under the workshop.* namespace. These tools work without a running NATS server, calling Workshop components directly in-process.

Key additions:

  • 9 Workshop MCP tools across 5 groups (worker, test, eval, impact, deadletter)
  • MCP ToolAnnotations support (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint)
  • 90% test coverage (1472 tests across 68 files)
  • MkDocs-Material documentation with GitHub Pages publishing

Baft v0.3.0 adds typed Pydantic I/O contracts for all 13 workers, migrates all worker configs from inline JSON Schema to schema_ref, and introduces design invariants documentation with the silo isolation map and blind audit constraints.

Docman v0.5.0 continues stable with smart two-tier extraction (MarkItDown + Docling) and DuckDB vector search.

What’s next

Track B work is underway for v0.9.0:

  • Helm chart for single-command Kubernetes deployment
  • Session automation (baft session start/end/sync)
  • Claude Chat integration via MCP session tools
  • Environment prerequisite checker (baft preflight)
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