It was a test and is dismissed; development continues only on the HTTP MCP
transport at https://cauldron.cloud/mcp/<API_KEY> (McpServerController in the
main cauldron repo). Banner added to README and the server.py docstring.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01XL5Z9wpd5eygTmePvD1c27
Avoids 'externally managed environment' errors on Mac (Homebrew Python 3.12+)
and permission issues on Linux. setup.py now creates .venv inside the repo,
installs into it, and points claude_desktop_config.json to the venv Python.
Added .gitignore to exclude .venv and __pycache__.
- get_deals_rich: full deal export with tombstone text, quote, attachments,
fee structure, multiples, co-advisory info. Date range optional.
- list_firms: now returns Summary, Countries, EquityPartnerName
Spaike