fix: add MCP_CONFIG_PATH support + bump to v0.1.7

Author: Dev Agent Amelia

package-lock.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mcp-dataverse",
-  "version": "0.1.6",
+  "version": "0.1.7",
   "description": "MCP Server for Microsoft Dataverse Web API",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/server.js",

package.json

@@ -15,22 +15,30 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/codeurali/mcp-dataverse",
     "source": "github"
   },
-  "version": "0.1.6",
+  "version": "0.1.7",
   "packages": [
     {
       "registryType": "npm",
       "registryBaseUrl": "https://registry.npmjs.org",
       "identifier": "mcp-dataverse",
-      "version": "0.1.6",
+      "version": "0.1.7",
       "transport": {
         "type": "stdio"
       },
       "environmentVariables": [
+        {
+          "name": "MCP_CONFIG_PATH",
+          "description": "Path to a config.json file (overrides all other env vars). Recommended for VS Code / Claude Desktop setups.",
+          "placeholder": "/path/to/config.json",
+          "isRequired": false,
+          "format": "string",
+          "isSecret": false
+        },
         {
           "name": "DATAVERSE_ENV_URL",
           "description": "Your Dataverse environment URL",
           "placeholder": "https://yourorg.crm.dynamics.com",
-          "isRequired": true,
+          "isRequired": false,
           "format": "string",
           "isSecret": false
         },

server.json

@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ import { ConfigSchema, type Config } from "./config.schema.js";
 const CONFIG_FILE_NAME = "config.json";
 
 export function loadConfig(): Config {
-  // Priority: env vars > config.json > defaults
-  const configPath = join(process.cwd(), CONFIG_FILE_NAME);
+  // Priority: env vars > MCP_CONFIG_PATH file > cwd/config.json > defaults
+  const configPath =
+    process.env["MCP_CONFIG_PATH"] ?? join(process.cwd(), CONFIG_FILE_NAME);
 
   let rawConfig: Record<string, unknown> = {};
 
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ export function loadConfig(): Config {
       rawConfig = JSON.parse(fileContent) as Record<string, unknown>;
     } catch {
       throw new Error(
-        `Invalid JSON in ${CONFIG_FILE_NAME}. Check for syntax errors (trailing commas, missing quotes).`,
+        `Invalid JSON in ${configPath}. Check for syntax errors (trailing commas, missing quotes).`,
       );
     }
   }