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In MCP servers, stdout must only contain JSON-RPC messages. Pino logger was writing to stdout by default, causing JSON parsing errors when the log output mixed with protocol messages.

This fix:

  • Configures Pino to write all logs to stderr (fd 2)
  • Applies to both development (pino-pretty) and production modes
  • Prevents "Expected ',' or ']' after array element" JSON parsing errors

Fixes the issue where MCP server fails to communicate with Claude Desktop due to corrupted JSON-RPC message stream.

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engmsaleh and others added 2 commits October 18, 2025 04:26
In MCP servers, stdout must only contain JSON-RPC messages. Pino logger
was writing to stdout by default, causing JSON parsing errors when the
log output mixed with protocol messages.

This fix:
- Configures Pino to write all logs to stderr (fd 2)
- Applies to both development (pino-pretty) and production modes
- Prevents "Expected ',' or ']' after array element" JSON parsing errors

Fixes the issue where MCP server fails to communicate with Claude Desktop
due to corrupted JSON-RPC message stream.

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Added comprehensive PageSpeed Insights API v5 data extraction tools:

Visual Analysis:
- get_visual_analysis: Screenshots and visual timeline of page load

Performance Analysis:
- get_element_analysis: DOM elements causing performance issues
- get_network_analysis: Network waterfall with request details
- get_javascript_analysis: JS execution breakdown and unused scripts
- get_image_optimization_details: Detailed image optimization opportunities
- get_render_blocking_details: Resources blocking initial render
- get_third_party_impact: Third-party script performance impact
- get_full_audit: Complete Lighthouse audit with all categories

Implementation Details:
- Created response-parser.ts for safe data extraction
- Enhanced type definitions for all audit data structures
- Each tool provides both formatted text and raw JSON data
- Added comprehensive test suite and documentation

Testing:
- All tools verified working with real websites
- Added test-tools.js for automated testing
- Added TESTING.md with testing guide
- Added manual-test.sh for developer testing

This update exposes previously inaccessible data from the PageSpeed
Insights API, providing developers with deeper performance insights.

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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🚀 Major Feature Update: 8 New Advanced Analysis Tools Added

While working on the initial fixes, I've implemented a significant enhancement to the MCP server by adding 8 new tools that
expose previously inaccessible data from the PageSpeed Insights API v5. This update (v1.1.0) provides developers with much
deeper performance insights.

📊 New Tools Implemented:

Visual Analysis

  • get_visual_analysis - Captures screenshots and visual timeline showing how the page loads progressively

Performance Deep Dive

  • get_element_analysis - Identifies specific DOM elements causing performance bottlenecks
  • get_network_analysis - Provides detailed network waterfall with request timings and sizes
  • get_javascript_analysis - Breaks down JavaScript execution time, unused scripts, and legacy code
  • get_image_optimization_details - Analyzes images for sizing, compression, and modern format opportunities
  • get_render_blocking_details - Lists resources blocking the initial page render with impact metrics
  • get_third_party_impact - Measures performance impact of third-party scripts and services

Comprehensive Auditing

  • get_full_audit - Runs complete Lighthouse audit across all categories (performance, accessibility, SEO, best practices)

🔧 Technical Implementation:

  • Created response-parser.ts with safe data extraction methods
  • Enhanced TypeScript types with 20+ new interfaces for audit data
  • Each tool provides both human-readable text and detailed JSON resources
  • All tools follow the existing pattern for consistency

✅ Testing:

  • All 8 tools tested and verified working with real websites
  • Added comprehensive test suite (test-tools.js)
  • Created testing documentation (TESTING.md)
  • Tested with various sites including image-heavy and JavaScript-intensive pages

💡 Example Use Cases:

Find out why images are slowing down your site

"Show me image optimization opportunities for my website"

Identify render-blocking resources

"What resources are blocking the initial render of my page?"

Analyze third-party impact

"How are third-party scripts affecting my site's performance?"

This enhancement significantly expands the capabilities of the PageSpeed Insights MCP server, making it a more comprehensive
tool for web performance analysis.


Note: This feature addition is backward compatible and doesn't affect existing functionality.

All MCP tools now work correctly with Claude Code by removing resource
attachments from responses. Claude Code only supports text, image, audio,
and resource_link content types, not the "resource" type.

This fix ensures all 8 new tools and existing tools work properly:
- Visual analysis
- Element analysis
- Network analysis
- JavaScript analysis
- Image optimization details
- Render-blocking details
- Third-party impact
- Full audit
- Recommendations

All tools now return only text content without breaking functionality.

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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