# PMAT v2.10.0 Release Notes - "Always Working Achievement"

## 🚀 Claude Code Agent Mode - Complete Background Quality Monitoring

**Transform PMAT from "Just Works" to "Always Working"** with continuous quality monitoring integrated directly into Claude Code through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

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## 🎯 Major Features

### 🤖 Claude Code Agent Mode
- **Real-time Quality Monitoring**: Continuous file system watching with instant feedback
- **Native MCP Integration**: JSON-RPC 2.0 protocol over stdio for seamless Claude Code integration
- **Persistent State Management**: Maintains monitoring state across restarts with auto-save
- **Production Service Architecture**: Systemd deployment with health checks and auto-restart

### 🛠️ Agent Commands
- `pmat agent start` - Start background daemon for continuous monitoring  
- `pmat agent stop` - Stop background daemon
- `pmat agent status` - Show daemon status and monitored projects
- `pmat agent mcp-server` - Start MCP server for Claude Code integration
- `pmat agent quality-gate` - Run quality gates through agent
- `pmat agent health` - Health check and diagnostics

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## 🌟 Technical Excellence

### Sprint 5-7 Complete Implementation
- **PMAT-7001**: MCP Server Core Implementation ✅
- **PMAT-7002**: Quality Monitoring Engine ✅  
- **PMAT-7003**: Background Daemon Architecture ✅
- **PMAT-7004**: CLI Integration ✅
- **PMAT-7005**: Deployment & Production Readiness ✅
- **PMAT-7006**: Documentation Excellence ✅
- **PMAT-7007**: Quality Assurance & Testing ✅

### MCP Protocol Integration
- **6 Agent-Specific Tools**: start/stop monitoring, quality status, health checks, complexity analysis
- **18 Total MCP Tools**: All existing PMAT capabilities plus new agent features
- **Clean stdio Transport**: No stdout interference for JSON-RPC communication
- **Claude Code Native**: Seamless integration with MCP server configuration

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## 🚀 Production Deployment

### Automated Setup
```bash
# One-command production deployment
sudo ./deployment/deploy.sh
```

### Systemd Service
- **Security Hardening**: NoNewPrivileges, ProtectSystem, resource limits
- **Health Monitoring**: Built-in health checks and status reporting
- **Auto-restart**: Automatic recovery from failures
- **Log Management**: Structured logging with rotation

### Environment Configurations
- **Development**: `configs/agent-development.toml` - Relaxed thresholds, verbose logging
- **Production**: `configs/agent-production.toml` - Strict thresholds, optimized performance
- **CI/CD**: `configs/agent-ci.toml` - Fast analysis, failure detection

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## 📚 Documentation & Testing

### Comprehensive User Guide
- **[Claude Code Agent Guide](../../server/docs/CLAUDE_CODE_AGENT.md)**: 373-line complete setup guide
- **Quick Start**: 5-minute setup from installation to Claude Code integration
- **Troubleshooting**: Common issues, debug mode, and configuration validation
- **API Reference**: Complete MCP tool documentation with examples

### Quality Assurance
- **Integration Tests**: 235-line comprehensive test suite
- **MCP Protocol Validation**: JSON-RPC 2.0 format and tool call testing
- **State Management**: Persistence, statistics tracking, and configuration loading verification

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## 🎯 Evolution Complete

**v2.10.0 represents the completion of PMAT's transformation**:

✅ **v2.9.0**: "Just Works" - Universal Demo with AI-powered repository intelligence  
✅ **v2.10.0**: "Always Working" - Continuous quality monitoring with Claude Code integration

### Toyota Way Achievement
- **Kaizen (改善)**: Iterative improvement with measurable quality metrics
- **Genchi Genbutsu (現地現物)**: Direct AST analysis, no heuristics
- **Jidoka (自働化)**: Automated quality gates with fail-fast semantics
- **Zero SATD Policy**: Maintained zero technical debt tolerance

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## 🚀 Getting Started

### Quick Installation
```bash
cargo install pmat
pmat --version  # Should show: pmat 2.10.0
```

### Claude Code Integration
```bash
# Start agent as MCP server
pmat agent mcp-server

# Configure in Claude Code settings.json:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pmat": {
      "command": "pmat",
      "args": ["agent", "mcp-server"],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}
```

### Background Daemon Mode  
```bash
# Start monitoring a project
pmat agent start --project-path /path/to/project

# Check status
pmat agent status

# Stop monitoring  
pmat agent stop
```

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## 🔗 Resources

- **GitHub Release**: https://github.com/paiml/paiml-mcp-agent-toolkit/releases/tag/v2.10.0
- **Crates.io**: `pmat = "2.10.0"`
- **Documentation**: [Claude Code Agent Guide](../../server/docs/CLAUDE_CODE_AGENT.md)
- **Support**: GitHub Issues and Documentation

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**Mission Accomplished**: PMAT now provides both on-demand analysis and continuous background monitoring, delivering a complete code quality solution integrated directly into Claude Code workflows! 🎉

Built with ❤️ following Toyota Way principles by [Pragmatic AI Labs](https://paiml.com)