Shopify / Shopify/rubydex

Use MCP's progress flow to signal indexing progress

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enhancement
Dominant language
Rust
Stars
355
Forks
24
Avg merge
2d 6h
Merged PRs (30d)
17

Description

Currently, agents need to call the tools periodically to know when the indexing completes. We could improve the experience using progress flow.

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading the linked MCP progress flow specification and tracing how indexing currently reports completion. Define the progress notifications needed so agents no longer need to poll, then verify that indexing progress and completion are communicated through the MCP flow.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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