directory-structure.md

Project Directory Structure

meilisearch-ts-mcp/
├── .env.example                 # Example environment variables
├── package.json                 # Project dependencies and scripts
├── tsconfig.json                # TypeScript configuration
├── README.md                    # Project documentation
├── src/                         # Source code
│   ├── index.ts                 # Main entry point
│   ├── config.ts                # Server configuration
│   ├── tools/                   # MCP tools implementation
│   │   ├── index-tools.ts       # Index management tools
│   │   ├── document-tools.ts    # Document management tools
│   │   ├── search-tools.ts      # Search tools
│   │   ├── settings-tools.ts    # Settings management tools
│   │   ├── task-tools.ts        # Task management tools
│   │   ├── vector-tools.ts      # Vector search tools
│   │   └── system-tools.ts      # System tools (health, stats, etc.)
│   └── utils/                   # Utility functions
│       ├── api-client.ts        # Meilisearch API client
│       └── error-handler.ts     # Error handling utilities
└── build/                       # Compiled JavaScript output

For this tutorial, we've implemented everything in a single file for simplicity, but a production-ready implementation would follow the structure above for better maintainability.

Organizing for a Larger Project

For a more complex implementation, consider:

1. Modularity: Separate tools into distinct files by functional area
2. Configuration: Use dotenv for environment variable management
3. Logging: Implement structured logging for better debugging
4. Testing: Add unit and integration tests
5. Documentation: Generate API documentation for tools

This structure would make it easier to:

• Maintain the codebase as it grows
• Add new features or Meilisearch capabilities
• Support multiple developers working on different components
• Test individual parts of the system independently