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+/**
+ * MCP (Model Context Protocol) server plugin.
+ * Exposes AIUI capabilities as MCP tools that Claude can call via tool_use.
+ */
+import { mockFilms } from '@/mocks/films'
+import { mockSongs } from '@/mocks/songs'
+import { mockPodcasts } from '@/mocks/podcasts'
+
+export interface MCPTool {
+  name: string
+  description: string
+  input_schema: {
+    type: 'object'
+    properties: Record<string, { type: string; description: string }>
+    required?: string[]
+  }
+}
+
+export interface MCPToolCall {
+  id: string
+  name: string
+  input: Record<string, unknown>
+}
+
+export interface MCPToolResult {
+  type: 'tool_result'
+  tool_use_id: string
+  content: string
+}
+
+/** Available MCP tools exposed by AIUI */
+export const mcpTools: MCPTool[] = [
+  {
+    name: 'search_films',
+    description: 'Search the user\'s film library by title, director, or genre',
+    input_schema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        query: { type: 'string', description: 'Search query (title, director, or genre)' },
+      },
+      required: ['query'],
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'search_songs',
+    description: 'Search the user\'s song library by title, artist, or genre',
+    input_schema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        query: { type: 'string', description: 'Search query (title, artist, or genre)' },
+      },
+      required: ['query'],
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'search_podcasts',
+    description: 'Search the user\'s podcast library by title, host, or genre',
+    input_schema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        query: { type: 'string', description: 'Search query (title, host, or genre)' },
+      },
+      required: ['query'],
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'get_library_stats',
+    description: 'Get statistics about the user\'s content library',
+    input_schema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {},
+    },
+  },
+]
+
+/** Route a tool call to the appropriate handler and return the result */
+export function handleToolCall(call: MCPToolCall): MCPToolResult {
+  const handler = toolHandlers[call.name]
+  if (!handler) {
+    return {
+      type: 'tool_result',
+      tool_use_id: call.id,
+      content: JSON.stringify({ error: `Unknown tool: ${call.name}` }),
+    }
+  }
+
+  const result = handler(call.input)
+  return {
+    type: 'tool_result',
+    tool_use_id: call.id,
+    content: typeof result === 'string' ? result : JSON.stringify(result),
+  }
+}
+
+type ToolHandler = (input: Record<string, unknown>) => unknown
+
+const toolHandlers: Record<string, ToolHandler> = {
+  search_films(input) {
+    const query = (input.query as string ?? '').toLowerCase()
+    const results = mockFilms.filter(f =>
+      f.title.toLowerCase().includes(query) ||
+      f.director.toLowerCase().includes(query) ||
+      f.genres.some(g => g.toLowerCase().includes(query)),
+    )
+    return {
+      count: results.length,
+      films: results.slice(0, 10).map(f => ({
+        id: f.id,
+        title: f.title,
+        year: f.year,
+        director: f.director,
+        genres: f.genres,
+        rating: f.rating,
+      })),
+    }
+  },
+
+  search_songs(input) {
+    const query = (input.query as string ?? '').toLowerCase()
+    const results = mockSongs.filter(s =>
+      s.title.toLowerCase().includes(query) ||
+      s.artist.toLowerCase().includes(query) ||
+      (s.genres ?? []).some(g => g.toLowerCase().includes(query)),
+    )
+    return {
+      count: results.length,
+      songs: results.slice(0, 10).map(s => ({
+        id: s.id,
+        title: s.title,
+        artist: s.artist,
+        album: s.album,
+        year: s.year,
+        genres: s.genres,
+      })),
+    }
+  },
+
+  search_podcasts(input) {
+    const query = (input.query as string ?? '').toLowerCase()
+    const results = mockPodcasts.filter(p =>
+      p.title.toLowerCase().includes(query) ||
+      (p.host ?? '').toLowerCase().includes(query) ||
+      (p.genres ?? []).some(g => g.toLowerCase().includes(query)),
+    )
+    return {
+      count: results.length,
+      podcasts: results.slice(0, 10).map(p => ({
+        id: p.id,
+        title: p.title,
+        host: p.host,
+        year: p.year,
+        genres: p.genres,
+      })),
+    }
+  },
+
+  get_library_stats() {
+    return {
+      films: mockFilms.length,
+      songs: mockSongs.length,
+      podcasts: mockPodcasts.length,
+      genres: {
+        film: [...new Set(mockFilms.flatMap(f => f.genres))].sort(),
+        song: [...new Set(mockSongs.flatMap(s => s.genres ?? []))].sort(),
+        podcast: [...new Set(mockPodcasts.flatMap(p => p.genres ?? []))].sort(),
+      },
+    }
+  },
+}
+
+/** Parse tool_use blocks from a Claude SSE response and check if tool calls are present */
+export function parseToolUseBlocks(content: unknown[]): MCPToolCall[] {
+  if (!Array.isArray(content)) return []
+  return content
+    .filter((block): block is { type: 'tool_use'; id: string; name: string; input: Record<string, unknown> } =>
+      typeof block === 'object' && block !== null && (block as { type: string }).type === 'tool_use',
+    )
+    .map(block => ({
+      id: block.id,
+      name: block.name,
+      input: block.input,
+    }))
+}