From c5e2ec75dbeccbf2d0610aeb80e479504dc3812c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cheikh Seck <cheikh@simsol.in>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:59:17 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Enhance installation workflow by adding dummy providers.yaml
 and UI rendering tests for Linux, macOS, and Windows

---
 .github/workflows/install-test.yml | 54 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 MCP.md                             |  8 ++---
 2 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/install-test.yml b/.github/workflows/install-test.yml
index 62fb200..fb27f60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/install-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/install-test.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,19 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
           godex --version
+      - name: Create dummy providers.yaml
+        run: |
+          printf -- 'providers:\n  - name: ollama\n' > providers.yaml
+      - name: Test UI rendering
+        run: |
+          export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
+          echo "--- VERSION ---"
+          godex --version
+          (godex --config providers.yaml --provider ollama --model llama3 > output.txt 2>&1 &)
+          sleep 0.5
+          pkill -f "godex" || true
+          echo "--- OUTPUT ---"
+          cat output.txt
 
   install-macos-amd64:
     runs-on: macos-15-intel
@@ -26,16 +39,38 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
           godex --version
+      - name: Create dummy providers.yaml
+        run: |
+          printf -- 'providers:\n  - name: ollama\n' > providers.yaml
+      - name: Test UI rendering
+        run: |
+          export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
+          echo "--- VERSION ---"
+          godex --version
+          (godex --config providers.yaml --provider ollama --model llama3 > output.txt 2>&1 &)
+          sleep 0.5
+          pkill -f "godex" || true
+          echo "--- OUTPUT ---"
+          cat output.txt
 
   install-macos-arm64:
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
       - name: Download and run install.sh
         run: curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cheikh2shift/godex/main/install.sh | sh
-      - name: Verify installation
+      - name: Create dummy providers.yaml
+        run: |
+          printf -- 'providers:\n  - name: ollama\n' > providers.yaml
+      - name: Test UI rendering
         run: |
           export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
+          echo "--- VERSION ---"
           godex --version
+          (godex --config providers.yaml --provider ollama --model llama3 > output.txt 2>&1 &)
+          sleep 0.5
+          pkill -f "godex" || true
+          echo "--- OUTPUT ---"
+          cat output.txt
 
   install-windows:
     runs-on: windows-latest
@@ -57,4 +92,21 @@ jobs:
           } else {
             Write-Host "Invalid file - first bytes: $($header[0]) $($header[1])"
           }
+        shell: pwsh
+
+      - name: Create dummy providers.yaml
+        run: |
+          "providers:`n  - name: ollama" | Out-File -FilePath providers.yaml -Encoding utf8
+        shell: pwsh
+
+      - name: Test UI rendering
+        run: |
+          Write-Host "--- VERSION ---"
+          ./godex-windows-amd64.exe --version
+          $job = Start-Job -ScriptBlock { ./godex-windows-amd64.exe --config providers.yaml --provider ollama --model llama3 } 
+          Start-Sleep -Seconds 0.5
+          Stop-Job -Job $job -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+          Receive-Job -Job $job | Out-File -FilePath output.txt
+          Write-Host "--- OUTPUT ---"
+          Get-Content output.txt
         shell: pwsh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MCP.md b/MCP.md
index 01d154a..2a55920 100644
--- a/MCP.md
+++ b/MCP.md
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ External MCP servers are configured in your `~/.godex/providers.yaml` file under
 You can also manage MCP servers from the CLI:
 
 ```bash
-godex mcp add --provider ollama --name filesystem --allowed-path /home/user/project
-godex mcp add --provider ollama --name webscraper --allowed-url https://docs.example.com
-godex mcp add --provider ollama --name myserver --command /usr/local/bin/my-mcp --args --flag --allowed-path /tmp
-godex mcp remove --provider ollama --name myserver
+godex mcp add --provider my-local-identifier --name filesystem --allowed-path /home/user/project
+godex mcp add --provider my-local-identifier --name webscraper --allowed-url https://docs.example.com
+godex mcp add --provider my-local-identifier --name myserver --command /usr/local/bin/my-mcp --args --flag --allowed-path /tmp
+godex mcp remove --provider my-local-identifier --name myserver
 ```
 
 ### MCPServer Structure