feat(server): expose instructions

src/__tests__/__snapshots__/options.defaults.test.ts.snap

@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ exports[`options defaults should return specific properties: defaults 1`] = `
 ---
 
 ",
+  "serverInstanceOptions": {
+    "instructions": "Use the PatternFly MCP when a user asks about: PatternFly, pf, pf docs, design tokens, design guidelines, accessibility, PatternFly components, and frontend development.",
+  },
   "stats": {
     "reportIntervalMs": {
       "health": 30000,

src/__tests__/__snapshots__/server.test.ts.snap

@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ exports[`runServer should attempt to run server, create transport, connect, and
           "resources": {},
           "tools": {},
         },
+        "instructions": "Use the PatternFly MCP when a user asks about: PatternFly, pf, pf docs, design tokens, design guidelines, accessibility, PatternFly components, and frontend development.",
       },
     ],
   ],
@@ -223,6 +224,7 @@ exports[`runServer should attempt to run server, disable SIGINT handler: diagnos
           "resources": {},
           "tools": {},
         },
+        "instructions": "Use the PatternFly MCP when a user asks about: PatternFly, pf, pf docs, design tokens, design guidelines, accessibility, PatternFly components, and frontend development.",
       },
     ],
   ],
@@ -280,6 +282,7 @@ exports[`runServer should attempt to run server, enable SIGINT handler explicitl
           "resources": {},
           "tools": {},
         },
+        "instructions": "Use the PatternFly MCP when a user asks about: PatternFly, pf, pf docs, design tokens, design guidelines, accessibility, PatternFly components, and frontend development.",
       },
     ],
   ],
@@ -351,6 +354,7 @@ exports[`runServer should attempt to run server, register a tool: diagnostics 1`
           "resources": {},
           "tools": {},
         },
+        "instructions": "Use the PatternFly MCP when a user asks about: PatternFly, pf, pf docs, design tokens, design guidelines, accessibility, PatternFly components, and frontend development.",
       },
     ],
   ],
@@ -433,6 +437,7 @@ exports[`runServer should attempt to run server, register multiple tools: diagno
           "resources": {},
           "tools": {},
         },
+        "instructions": "Use the PatternFly MCP when a user asks about: PatternFly, pf, pf docs, design tokens, design guidelines, accessibility, PatternFly components, and frontend development.",
       },
     ],
   ],
@@ -498,6 +503,7 @@ exports[`runServer should attempt to run server, use custom options: diagnostics
           "resources": {},
           "tools": {},
         },
+        "instructions": "Use the PatternFly MCP when a user asks about: PatternFly, pf, pf docs, design tokens, design guidelines, accessibility, PatternFly components, and frontend development.",
       },
     ],
   ],
@@ -569,6 +575,7 @@ exports[`runServer should attempt to run server, use default tools, http: diagno
           "resources": {},
           "tools": {},
         },
+        "instructions": "Use the PatternFly MCP when a user asks about: PatternFly, pf, pf docs, design tokens, design guidelines, accessibility, PatternFly components, and frontend development.",
       },
     ],
   ],
@@ -644,6 +651,7 @@ exports[`runServer should attempt to run server, use default tools, stdio: diagn
           "resources": {},
           "tools": {},
         },
+        "instructions": "Use the PatternFly MCP when a user asks about: PatternFly, pf, pf docs, design tokens, design guidelines, accessibility, PatternFly components, and frontend development.",
       },
     ],
   ],

src/__tests__/server.test.ts

@@ -150,7 +150,12 @@ describe('runServer', () => {
     };
 
     const serverInstance = await runServer(
-      { minMax: DEFAULT_OPTIONS.minMax, patternflyOptions: DEFAULT_OPTIONS.patternflyOptions, ...options } as any,
+      {
+        minMax: DEFAULT_OPTIONS.minMax,
+        patternflyOptions: DEFAULT_OPTIONS.patternflyOptions,
+        serverInstanceOptions: DEFAULT_OPTIONS.serverInstanceOptions,
+        ...options
+      } as any,
       Object.keys(settings).length > 0 ? settings : { allowProcessExit: false }
     );
 
@@ -179,7 +184,13 @@ describe('runServer', () => {
     }
   ])('should allow server to be stopped, $description', async ({ options }) => {
     const serverInstance = await runServer(
-      { minMax: DEFAULT_OPTIONS.minMax, patternflyOptions: DEFAULT_OPTIONS.patternflyOptions, ...options, name: 'test-server' } as any,
+      {
+        minMax: DEFAULT_OPTIONS.minMax,
+        patternflyOptions: DEFAULT_OPTIONS.patternflyOptions,
+        // Check serverInstanceOptions behavior, don't include it
+        ...options,
+        name: 'test-server'
+      } as any,
       { allowProcessExit: false }
     );
 

src/options.defaults.ts

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import { type ToolModule } from './server.toolsUser';
  * @property resourceModules - Array for programmatic registration of resource provider modules, similar to `toolModules` but
  *     for MCP resources and currently only internal.
  * @property separator - Default string delimiter.
+ * @property serverInstanceOptions - Server-instance options.
  * @property {StatsOptions} stats - Stats options.
  * @property {typeof TOOL_MEMO_OPTIONS} toolMemoOptions - Tool-specific memoization options.
  * @property {ToolModule|ToolModule[]} toolModules - Array of external tool modules (ESM specs or paths) to be loaded and
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ interface DefaultOptions<TLogOptions = LoggingOptions> {
   resourceMemoOptions: Partial<typeof RESOURCE_MEMO_OPTIONS>;
   resourceModules: unknown | unknown[];
   separator: string;
+  serverInstanceOptions: ServerInstanceOptions;
   stats: StatsOptions;
   toolMemoOptions: Partial<typeof TOOL_MEMO_OPTIONS>;
   toolModules: ToolModule | ToolModule[];
@@ -244,6 +246,16 @@ interface LoggingSession extends LoggingOptions {
   readonly channelName: string;
 }
 
+/**
+ * MCP Server instance options.
+ *
+ * @interface ServerInstanceOptions
+ * @property instructions Instructions for the MCP server instance.
+ */
+interface ServerInstanceOptions {
+  instructions: string;
+}
+
 /**
  * Base stats options.
  */
@@ -397,6 +409,13 @@ const TOOL_MEMO_OPTIONS = {
   }
 };
 
+/**
+ * Default server instance options.
+ */
+const SERVER_INSTANCE_OPTIONS: ServerInstanceOptions = {
+  instructions: 'Use the PatternFly MCP when a user asks about: PatternFly, pf, pf docs, design tokens, design guidelines, accessibility, PatternFly components, and frontend development.'
+};
+
 /**
  * Default stats options.
  */
@@ -498,6 +517,7 @@ const DEFAULT_OPTIONS: DefaultOptions = {
   repoName: basename(process.cwd() || '').trim(),
   repoResources: REPO_RESOURCES,
   resourceMemoOptions: RESOURCE_MEMO_OPTIONS,
+  serverInstanceOptions: SERVER_INSTANCE_OPTIONS,
   stats: STATS_OPTIONS,
   resourceModules: [],
   toolMemoOptions: TOOL_MEMO_OPTIONS,
@@ -509,18 +529,21 @@ const DEFAULT_OPTIONS: DefaultOptions = {
 };
 
 export {
-  LOG_BASENAME,
   DEFAULT_OPTIONS,
+  LOG_BASENAME,
   MODE_LEVELS,
   getNodeMajorVersion,
   type DefaultOptions,
   type DefaultOptionsOverrides,
   type HttpOptions,
   type LoggingOptions,
   type LoggingSession,
+  type MinMax,
   type ModeOptions,
   type PatternFlyOptions,
   type PluginHostOptions,
+  type RepoResources,
+  type ServerInstanceOptions,
   type StatsSession,
   type WhitelistUrl,
   type XhrFetchOptions

src/server.ts

@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ const runServer = async (options: ServerOptions = getOptions(), {
 
   try {
     const enableProtocolLogging = options?.logging?.protocol;
+    const serverInstructions = options?.serverInstanceOptions?.instructions;
 
     server = new McpServer(
       {
@@ -244,7 +245,8 @@ const runServer = async (options: ServerOptions = getOptions(), {
           tools: {},
           resources: {},
           ...(enableProtocolLogging ? { logging: {} } : {})
-        }
+        },
+        ...(serverInstructions ? { instructions: serverInstructions } : {})
       }
     );