LegalTextAnalysis Project Status & Next Steps

Current Status (SSOT Snapshot 1)

✅ Completed Steps

1. WSL Environment
   • Ubuntu 22.04 installed
   • Node.js v20.18.1
   • npm v10.9.0
   • Git initialized
   • MCP Inspector installed
2. Project Structure
   • Basic directories created
   • Git configuration complete
   • .gitignore set up
3. WSL Environment
   • Ubuntu 22.04 installed
   • Project directory structure created
   • Basic dependencies installed
4. Database Setup
   • SQLite3 database created
   • Initial tables created (legal_cases, text_metrics)
   • MCP Inspector installed globally

🔍 Required Tools Verification

1. Core Tools

   # Verify installations
   git --version
   sqlite3 --version
   node --version
   npm --version
   python3 --version
   
   

2. Project-Specific Tools

   pip list | grep -E "mcp-server-sqlite|python-dotenv|httpx|sqlalchemy"
   npm list -g | grep "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector"
   
   

📋 Next Steps (Priority Order)

1. Version Control Setup

   # Initialize Git repository
   git init
   
   # Create .gitignore
   cat > .gitignore << EOL
   .venv/
   __pycache__/
   *.pyc
   .env
   logs/
   data/*.db
   EOL
   
   # Initial commit
   git add .
   git commit -m "init: project structure and database setup"
   
   

2. Environment Configuration

   # Create .env file
   cat > .env << EOL
   DB_PATH=data/legal_text.db
   MCP_DEBUG=true
   PYTHON_ENV=development
   EOL
   
   

3. Project Documentation

   # Create README.md
   cat > README.md << EOL
   # LegalTextAnalysis Project
   
   ## Setup
   1. WSL Ubuntu 22.04 environment
   2. Python virtual environment
   3. Database initialization
   
   ## Project Structure
   \\\\`\\\\`\\\\`
   LegalTextAnalysis/
   ├── data/
   ├── docs/
   ├── scripts/
   ├── logs/
   └── config/
   \\\\`\\\\`\\\\`
   EOL
   
   

4. Database Verification

   -- Run these commands to verify setup
   .tables
   .schema legal_cases
   .schema text_metrics
   
   

5. Claude Desktop Integration (After verification)

   • Review configuration requirements
   • Set up connection parameters
   • Test database connectivity

🚨 Important Notes

1. All database operations should be logged
2. Maintain consistent commit messages
3. Document all configuration changes