feat: add MCP Server Implementation for AI-Assisted Ignite UI Project Creation

[Copilot]

MCP Server Implementation for igniteui-cli ✅ COMPLETE

Successfully implemented a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the igniteui-cli that enables AI assistants to create and manage Ignite UI projects programmatically.

Implementation Completed

• Create MCP server package structure under packages/mcp-server
• Install MCP SDK dependencies (@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@^1.20.0)
• Implement MCP server with tools for:
  • create_igniteui_project - Creates projects for Angular, React, Web Components, jQuery ✅ Tested
  • upgrade_to_licensed - Upgrades from trial to licensed version ✅ Tested
  • generate_from_docs - Generates code from Ignite UI documentation ✅ Tested
• Add TypeScript configuration for MCP server
• Create package.json with proper dependencies and scripts
• Implement tool handlers for each command
• Add comprehensive documentation (README.md, USAGE.md)
• Update root README with MCP server information
• Add example configuration file for Claude Desktop
• Document all project types and framework-specific options
• Verify MCP server works correctly with test client
• Create implementation summary
• Resolve merge conflict in yarn.lock with master branch
• Fix rxjs version resolution to prevent TypeScript compilation errors

Build Fix

Added resolutions field to root package.json to force all rxjs dependencies to use version 7.8.1. This prevents TypeScript type conflicts caused by multiple rxjs versions being installed (7.8.1 and 7.8.2), which was causing build failures in packages/ng-schematics.

The issue was that @Angular-devkit packages require exact version 7.8.1, while workspace packages used ^7.8.1, allowing yarn to install 7.8.2 for those packages. This created incompatible Observable types from different rxjs versions.

Key Features

✅ Framework Support: Angular, React, Web Components, jQuery
✅ Project Types: igx-ts, igr-es6, igr-ts, igc-ts, js
✅ Templates: empty, side-nav, side-nav-auth, and more
✅ Upgrade Path: Trial to licensed version conversion
✅ Documentation Access: Component documentation and examples
✅ AI Integration: Works with Claude Desktop and MCP clients

All tools tested and verified working! Build passes successfully! 🎉

Original prompt

Create an igniteui-cli MCP server implementation, which exposes command for generating code project repositories for chosen framework - Angular, React, Web Components, jQuery - based on the capabilities of the ig new command of the igniteui-cli. The MCP server should also expose commands for upgrading a repository from trial to licensed version of ignite ui, and for producing Ignite UI library code based on the products' documentation. The commands should support Ignite UI for Angular, Ignite UI for React, Ignite UI for Web Components, Ignite UI for jQuery.

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[Lipata]

@copilot can you resolve the conflict in the PR?

[Copilot]

@copilot can you resolve the conflict in the PR?

Resolved the merge conflict in yarn.lock. The conflict was due to the eazy-logger dependency being updated from 4.0.1 to 4.1.0 in master. I've merged master into this branch, accepting the newer version while preserving all MCP server dependencies. Commit: 46b73dc

[Lipata]

@copilot I have problems with defining the proper yarn.lock file. The error in the build is coming also from there: https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-cli/actions/runs/18941721135/job/54081965697?pr=1434. Are any changes needed in the yarn.lock?

[Copilot]

@copilot I have problems with defining the proper yarn.lock file. The error in the build is coming also from there: https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-cli/actions/runs/18941721135/job/54081965697?pr...

Fixed the yarn.lock issue. The problem was that multiple versions of rxjs were being installed (7.8.1 and 7.8.2), causing TypeScript type conflicts between @Angular-devkit packages and workspace packages. Added a resolutions field in package.json to force all rxjs dependencies to use version 7.8.1, which matches what @Angular-devkit requires. Build now passes successfully. Commit: c1d2422

[coveralls]

coverage: 69.479% (-0.8%) from 70.242%
when pulling c6de08f on copilot/implement-mcp-server-commands
into 1f86df3 on master.