fix: update publishing workflows to use examples-only feature correctly

Author: hghalebi

.github/workflows/publish-test.yml

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Test package with examples-only feature
       run: |
         echo "Testing package with examples-only feature (no git dependencies)..."
-        cargo package --features examples-only --verbose
+        cargo package --features examples-only --no-default-features --verbose
         echo "✅ Package builds successfully with examples-only feature"
     
     # Step 6: Test packaging with default features (including MCP)
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         echo "Testing example binary compilation..."
         # Test a few key examples
-        cargo build --features examples-only --bin example_01_hello_world
-        cargo build --features examples-only --bin example_02_calculator
-        cargo build --features examples-only --bin example_09_database
+        cargo build --features examples-only --no-default-features --bin example_01_hello_world
+        cargo build --features examples-only --no-default-features --bin example_02_calculator
+        cargo build --features examples-only --no-default-features --bin example_09_database
         echo "✅ Key examples compile successfully"
     
     # Step 8: Generate package information

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -235,14 +235,16 @@ jobs:
     - name: Verify package
       run: |
         echo "Verifying package for crates.io publishing..."
-        cargo package --verbose
-        cargo package --list
+        echo "Note: Using examples-only feature to avoid git dependencies"
+        cargo package --features examples-only --no-default-features --verbose
+        cargo package --features examples-only --no-default-features --list
     
     # Step 5: Publish to crates.io
     - name: Publish to crates.io
       run: |
         echo "Publishing MCP Rust Examples to crates.io..."
-        cargo publish --token ${{ secrets.CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }} --verbose
+        echo "Using examples-only feature for crates.io compatibility"
+        cargo publish --features examples-only --no-default-features --token ${{ secrets.CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }} --verbose
       env:
         CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
 

Cargo.toml

@@ -95,12 +95,15 @@ path = "src/examples/example_20_enterprise_server.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 # Core MCP SDK - using development branch for latest features
-# Note: Made optional for crates.io publishing compatibility
+# Note: Optional git dependency for MCP functionality
 rmcp = { git = "https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/rust-sdk", branch = "main", features = [
     "server",
     "client",
 ], optional = true }
 
+# Alternative crates.io version (when available)
+# rmcp = { version = "0.1", features = ["server", "client"], optional = true }
+
 # Essential async runtime
 tokio = { version = "1.0", features = ["full"] }