Gearzly/Globalscape-MCP-Server

🌐 Globalscape MCP Server

Enterprise-grade Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed for secure, scalable, and compliant file transfer operations in the solar energy domain. Built with modern cloud-native architecture and comprehensive security controls.

🚀 Features

🔒 Security & Compliance

• Zero-Trust Architecture: End-to-end encryption and continuous authentication
• OWASP Top 10 Compliance: Comprehensive security controls
• GDPR/HIPAA Ready: Data privacy and protection built-in
• SOC2 Type II: Enterprise audit and compliance framework
• Multi-Factor Authentication: JWT-based with role-based access control (RBAC)

⚡ Performance & Scalability

• Microservices Architecture: Domain-driven design with loose coupling
• Auto-scaling: Horizontal and vertical pod autoscaling
• High Availability: Multi-region deployment with 99.9% uptime SLA
• Caching Strategy: Redis-based caching with intelligent invalidation
• CDN Integration: Global content delivery optimization

🛠️ Enterprise Operations

• Kubernetes Native: Production-ready container orchestration
• GitOps Workflow: Automated CI/CD with security scanning
• Observability: Prometheus metrics, Grafana dashboards, Jaeger tracing
• Disaster Recovery: Automated backup and restore procedures
• Health Monitoring: Comprehensive health checks and alerting

🌍 Cloud-Native Architecture

• Multi-Cloud Support: AWS, Azure, GCP deployment ready
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform and Kubernetes manifests
• Service Mesh: Istio integration for advanced traffic management
• Event-Driven: Asynchronous processing with message queues

📋 Table of Contents

• Quick Start
• Architecture
• Installation
• Configuration
• Deployment
• Security
• Monitoring
• API Documentation
• Contributing
• Support

🏃 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Python: 3.8+ with pip
• Docker: 20.10+ with Docker Compose
• Kubernetes: 1.24+ (for production deployment)
• Node.js: 16+ (for frontend development)

Local Development

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Gearzly/Globalscape-MCP-Server.git
cd Globalscape-MCP-Server

# Set up Python environment
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Set up environment variables
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your configuration

# Run development server
python -m uvicorn src.main:app --reload --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080

# Or use Docker Compose
docker-compose up -d

Production Deployment

# Deploy to Kubernetes
cd k8s
chmod +x deploy.sh
./deploy.sh deploy

# Verify deployment
kubectl get pods -n globalscape-mcp

🏗️ Architecture

System Overview

graph TB
    subgraph "Client Layer"
        UI[Web UI]
        API[API Clients]
        CLI[CLI Tools]
    end
    
    subgraph "Gateway Layer"
        LB[Load Balancer]
        IG[Ingress Gateway]
        WAF[Web Application Firewall]
    end
    
    subgraph "Application Layer"
        AUTH[Auth Service]
        MCP[MCP Server]
        FILE[File Service]
        NOTIF[Notification Service]
    end
    
    subgraph "Data Layer"
        DB[(PostgreSQL)]
        CACHE[(Redis)]
        S3[(Object Storage)]
        QUEUE[Message Queue]
    end
    
    subgraph "Infrastructure"
        K8S[Kubernetes]
        PROM[Prometheus]
        GRAF[Grafana]
        JAEGER[Jaeger]
    end
    
    UI --> LB
    API --> LB
    CLI --> LB
    LB --> IG
    IG --> WAF
    WAF --> AUTH
    WAF --> MCP
    WAF --> FILE
    WAF --> NOTIF
    
    AUTH --> DB
    AUTH --> CACHE
    MCP --> DB
    MCP --> CACHE
    MCP --> S3
    FILE --> S3
    NOTIF --> QUEUE
    
    K8S --> PROM
    PROM --> GRAF
    MCP --> JAEGER

Core Components

• MCP Server: Model Context Protocol implementation
• Authentication Service: JWT-based auth with RBAC
• File Transfer Service: Secure file operations with encryption
• Notification Service: Real-time alerts and notifications
• Monitoring Stack: Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger integration

📦 Installation

Development Environment

# Install Python dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt
pip install -r requirements-dev.txt

# Install pre-commit hooks
pre-commit install

# Set up database
python scripts/setup-database.py

# Run tests
pytest tests/ -v --cov=src/

Docker Environment

# Build and run with Docker Compose
docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.override.yml up -d

# View logs
docker-compose logs -f mcp-server

# Run tests in container
docker-compose exec mcp-server pytest

Production Environment

See for comprehensive production deployment instructions.

⚙️ Configuration

Environment Variables

Configuration Files

• Development: config/development.yaml
• Production: config/production.yaml
• Docker: docker-compose.yml
• Kubernetes: k8s/production/configmap.yaml

🚀 Deployment

Local Development

# Start development server
python -m uvicorn src.main:app --reload

# With Docker
docker-compose up -d

Staging Environment

# Deploy to staging
./scripts/deploy-staging.sh

# Run integration tests
./scripts/run-integration-tests.sh

Production Environment

# Deploy to production Kubernetes
cd k8s
./deploy.sh deploy --environment production

# Verify deployment
./deploy.sh verify

# Monitor rollout
kubectl rollout status deployment/globalscape-mcp -n globalscape-mcp

🔒 Security

Security Features

• Encryption: AES-256 encryption for data at rest and TLS 1.3 for data in transit
• Authentication: Multi-factor authentication with JWT tokens
• Authorization: Role-based access control (RBAC) with fine-grained permissions
• Input Validation: Comprehensive input sanitization and validation
• Rate Limiting: DDoS protection and API rate limiting
• Audit Logging: Immutable audit trails for compliance

Security Scanning

# Run security scans
./scripts/security-scan.sh

# OWASP ZAP scan
docker run -t owasp/zap2docker-stable zap-baseline.py -t http://localhost:8080

# Dependency check
safety check -r requirements.txt

Compliance

• GDPR: Data privacy and right to be forgotten
• HIPAA: Healthcare data protection
• SOC2: Security and availability controls
• PCI-DSS: Payment card industry standards

📊 Monitoring

Metrics & Dashboards

• Application Metrics: Custom business metrics and KPIs
• Infrastructure Metrics: CPU, memory, disk, network utilization
• Database Metrics: Query performance and connection pooling
• Security Metrics: Authentication failures and security events

Alerting

# View active alerts
kubectl get prometheusrules -n globalscape-mcp

# Check alert manager
kubectl port-forward service/alertmanager 9093:9093 -n monitoring

Log Management

• Structured Logging: JSON-formatted logs with correlation IDs
• Log Aggregation: Centralized logging with Elasticsearch
• Log Retention: Configurable retention policies
• Log Analysis: Real-time log analysis and alerting

📚 API Documentation

Interactive Documentation

• Swagger UI: http://localhost:8080/docs
• ReDoc: http://localhost:8080/redoc
• OpenAPI Spec: http://localhost:8080/openapi.json

Core Endpoints

Authentication

# Login and get token
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8080/auth/login" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"username": "user", "password": "password"}'

# Use token in requests
curl -X GET "http://localhost:8080/files/list" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_JWT_TOKEN"

🧪 Testing

Test Suite

# Run all tests
pytest tests/ -v

# Run with coverage
pytest tests/ --cov=src/ --cov-report=html

# Run specific test categories
pytest tests/unit/ -v          # Unit tests
pytest tests/integration/ -v   # Integration tests
pytest tests/e2e/ -v          # End-to-end tests

Load Testing

# Run load tests
./scripts/load-test.sh

# Performance benchmarks
python scripts/benchmark.py

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our for details.

Development Workflow

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Code Standards

• Python: Follow PEP 8 with Black formatting
• TypeScript: ESLint + Prettier configuration
• Documentation: Comprehensive docstrings and comments
• Testing: Minimum 90% code coverage
• Security: Security review for all changes

📞 Support

Getting Help

• Documentation: Check this README and Wiki
• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Discussions: GitHub Discussions
• Security: Report security issues to security@gearzly.com

Enterprise Support

For enterprise support, custom development, and consulting services, contact us at enterprise@gearzly.com.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• FastAPI: Modern, fast web framework for building APIs
• Kubernetes: Container orchestration platform
• Prometheus: Monitoring and alerting toolkit
• OWASP: Security best practices and guidelines
• Cloud Native Computing Foundation: Cloud-native technologies

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