pyro-mcp/docs/roadmap/llm-chat-ergonomics/4.4.0-opinionated-use-case-modes.md
Thales Maciel d0cf6d8f21 Add opinionated MCP modes for workspace workflows
Introduce explicit repro-fix, inspect, cold-start, and review-eval modes across the MCP server, CLI, and host helpers, with canonical mode-to-tool mappings, narrowed schemas, and mode-specific tool descriptions on top of the existing workspace runtime.

Reposition the docs, host onramps, and use-case recipes so named modes are the primary user-facing startup story while the generic no-mode workspace-core path remains the escape hatch, and update the shared smoke runner to validate repro-fix and cold-start through mode-backed servers.

Validation: UV_OFFLINE=1 UV_CACHE_DIR=.uv-cache uv run pytest --no-cov tests/test_api.py tests/test_server.py tests/test_host_helpers.py tests/test_public_contract.py tests/test_cli.py tests/test_workspace_use_case_smokes.py; UV_OFFLINE=1 UV_CACHE_DIR=.uv-cache make check; UV_OFFLINE=1 UV_CACHE_DIR=.uv-cache make dist-check; real guest-backed make smoke-repro-fix-loop smoke-cold-start-validation outside the sandbox.
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4.4.0 Opinionated Use-Case Modes

Status: Done

Goal

Stop making chat-host users think in terms of one giant workspace surface and let them start from a small mode that matches the job they want the agent to do.

Public API Changes

The chat entrypoint should gain named use-case modes, for example:

  • pyro mcp serve --mode repro-fix
  • pyro mcp serve --mode inspect
  • pyro mcp serve --mode cold-start
  • pyro mcp serve --mode review-eval

Modes should narrow the product story by selecting the right defaults for:

  • tool surface
  • workspace bootstrap behavior
  • docs and example prompts
  • expected export and review outputs

Parallel workspace use should come from opening more than one named workspace inside the same mode, not from introducing a scheduler or queue abstraction.

Implementation Boundaries

  • build modes on top of the existing workspace-core and workspace-full capabilities instead of inventing separate backends
  • keep the mode list short and mapped to the documented use cases
  • make modes visible from help text, host helpers, and recipe docs together
  • let users opt out to the generic workspace path when the mode is too narrow

Non-Goals

  • no user-defined mode DSL
  • no hidden host-specific behavior for the same mode name
  • no CI-style pipelines, matrix builds, or queueing abstractions

Acceptance Scenarios

  • a new user can pick one mode and avoid reading the full workspace surface before starting
  • the documented use cases map cleanly to named entry modes
  • parallel issue or PR work feels like "open another workspace in the same mode", not "submit another job"

Required Repo Updates

  • help text, README, install docs, integrations docs, and use-case recipes updated to teach the named modes
  • host-specific setup docs updated so supported hosts can start in a named mode
  • at least one smoke scenario proving a mode-specific happy path end to end