PowerShell.MCP v1.3.5 - Enhanced Developer Experience & System Insights

[yotsuda]

Enhanced Developer Experience & System Insights

This release focuses on improving developer experience with syntax highlighting, automatic color output, and comprehensive system information for better context awareness.

✨ What's New

🎨 Syntax Highlighting for Commands

Commands executed in the console now display with PSReadLine-style syntax highlighting, making it easier to read and understand the executed PowerShell code.

🌈 Automatic Color Output for CLI Tools

Popular development tools (Git, npm, yarn, cargo, pytest) now automatically enable ANSI color output, providing richer visual feedback while respecting your existing configurations.

📊 Comprehensive System Information

The get_current_location tool now returns detailed system context (OS version, PowerShell version, hostname, timezone, execution policy) to help Claude better understand your environment.

📝 Improved Create Work Procedure Built-in Prompts

Enhanced Create Work Procedure prompt with better markdown table formatting and clearer examples for VS Code preview compatibility.

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📊 What's Changed Since v1.3.4

Core Enhancements

System Information:

• Added comprehensive system context (OS, PowerShell version, hostname, user, privileges, culture, timezone, execution policy)
• Renamed machine_name to host_name using System.Net.Dns API
• Restructured JSON output with system and available_drives sections

Visual Improvements:

• Syntax highlighting for executed commands with token-based coloring
• Automatic ANSI color output for Git, npm, yarn, cargo, pytest

Prompt Templates:

• Improved markdown table formatting in Create Work Procedure prompt
• Simplified column naming (effort_remaining → effort)
• Added clear table format examples

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📄 Installation & Upgrade

# New installation
Install-Module PowerShell.MCP -Force

# Upgrade existing
Update-Module PowerShell.MCP

Update MCP Configuration

1. Get new module path:

(Get-Module PowerShell.MCP).ModuleBase

2. Update claude_desktop_config.json with the path from step 1:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "PowerShell": {
      "command": "C:\\Users\\YourName\\Documents\\PowerShell\\Modules\\PowerShell.MCP\\1.3.5\\bin\\PowerShell.MCP.Proxy.exe"
    }
  }
}

Note: Adjust path as needed for your environment.

3. Restart Claude Desktop

📖 Full Guide: https://github.com/yotsuda/PowerShell.MCP#quick-start

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Full Documentation: https://github.com/yotsuda/PowerShell.MCP

Questions? GitHub Discussions

Report Issues: GitHub Issues

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⚠ Security Notice: Provides complete PowerShell access. Use in trusted environments only.

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