fix(ux): improve new user onboarding experience

- Show full temporary API key in logs (not masked) so users can log in
- Redirect root URL / to /dashboard (was 404)
- Add setup guidance and docs link to login page
- Make footer version dynamic (read from pyproject.toml)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

core/auth.py

@@ -27,11 +27,14 @@ class AuthManager:
         if not self.master_api_key:
             # Generate a random key if not provided (dev mode)
             self.master_api_key = secrets.token_urlsafe(32)
+            self._is_temporary_key = True
             logger.warning(
                 "No MASTER_API_KEY environment variable found. "
-                f"Generated temporary key: {self.master_api_key[:8]}***{self.master_api_key[-4:]} "
+                f"Generated temporary key: {self.master_api_key} "
                 "(set MASTER_API_KEY in .env for production use)"
             )
+        else:
+            self._is_temporary_key = False
 
         # Project-specific keys (future feature)
         self.project_keys = {}

core/dashboard/routes.py

@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ async def dashboard_login_page(request: Request) -> Response:
             "t": t,
             "error": error,
             "next_url": next_url,
+            "version": _get_project_version(),
         },
     )
 
@@ -1984,6 +1985,19 @@ def get_registered_plugins() -> list:
     return plugins
 
 
+def _get_project_version() -> str:
+    """Read version from pyproject.toml."""
+    try:
+        toml_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(TEMPLATES_DIR)), "pyproject.toml")
+        with open(toml_path) as f:
+            for line in f:
+                if line.strip().startswith("version"):
+                    return line.split("=")[1].strip().strip('"').strip("'")
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    return "3.0.0"
+
+
 def get_about_info() -> dict:
     """Get about information."""
     import sys
@@ -1998,7 +2012,7 @@ def get_about_info() -> dict:
         pass
 
     return {
-        "version": "1.0.0",
+        "version": _get_project_version(),
         "mcp_version": "2024-11-05",
         "python_version": f"{sys.version_info.major}.{sys.version_info.minor}.{sys.version_info.micro}",
         "tools_count": tools_count,

core/templates/dashboard/login.html

@@ -108,15 +108,22 @@
                     <svg class="w-5 h-5 text-blue-400 {% if lang == 'fa' %}ml-2{% else %}mr-2{% endif %} mt-0.5 flex-shrink-0" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
                         <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M13 16h-1v-4h-1m1-4h.01M21 12a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z"/>
                     </svg>
-                    <p class="text-sm text-blue-300">
+                    <div class="text-sm text-blue-300">
                         {% if lang == 'fa' %}
-                        برای دسترسی به داشبورد به Master API Key یا یک API Key با scope=admin نیاز دارید.
+                        <p>برای دسترسی به داشبورد به Master API Key نیاز دارید.</p>
+                        <p class="mt-2 text-blue-400">کلید API خود را در متغیر محیطی <code class="bg-gray-700 px-1 rounded">MASTER_API_KEY</code> تنظیم کنید.</p>
                         {% else %}
-                        You need a Master API Key or an API Key with scope=admin to access the dashboard.
+                        <p>Enter your <code class="bg-gray-700 px-1 rounded">MASTER_API_KEY</code> to access the dashboard.</p>
+                        <p class="mt-2 text-blue-400">Don't have one? Set it in your <code class="bg-gray-700 px-1 rounded">.env</code> file, or check the server logs for the temporary key.</p>
                         {% endif %}
+                        <p class="mt-2">
+                            <a href="https://github.com/airano-ir/mcphub#quick-start" target="_blank" class="text-purple-400 hover:text-purple-300 underline">
+                                {% if lang == 'fa' %}راهنمای شروع{% else %}Setup Guide{% endif %}
+                            </a>
                         </p>
                     </div>
                 </div>
+            </div>
 
             <!-- Language Toggle -->
             <div class="mt-6 text-center">
@@ -131,7 +138,7 @@
 
         <!-- Footer -->
         <p class="text-center text-gray-500 text-sm mt-6">
-            MCP Hub v3.0.0
+            MCP Hub v{{ version|default('3.0.0') }}
         </p>
     </div>
 </body>

server.py

@@ -274,7 +274,10 @@ logger.info("=" * 60)
 logger.info("MCP Hub Server - Initialized")
 logger.info("=" * 60)
 _mk = auth_manager.get_master_key()
-logger.info(f"Master API Key: {_mk[:8]}***{_mk[-4:]}")
+if auth_manager._is_temporary_key:
+    logger.info(f"Master API Key (temporary): {_mk}")
+else:
+    logger.info(f"Master API Key: {_mk[:8]}***{_mk[-4:]}")
 logger.info(f"Discovered {len(project_manager.projects)} per-site project instances (legacy)")
 logger.info(
     f"Discovered {site_manager.get_count()} unique sites across {len(plugin_types)} plugin types"
@@ -4182,12 +4185,18 @@ def create_multi_endpoint_app(transport: str = "streamable-http"):
                 except Exception as e:
                     logger.warning(f"Error during lifespan cleanup for {name}: {e}")
 
+    # Root redirect: / → /dashboard (so users don't see 404)
+    async def root_redirect(request):
+        return RedirectResponse(url="/dashboard", status_code=302)
+
     # Build routes
     # Note: Order matters! More specific routes first
     routes = [
         # Health check
         Route("/health", health_check, methods=["GET"]),
-        # Dashboard routes (Phase K.1)
+        # Root redirect
+        Route("/", root_redirect, methods=["GET"]),
+        # Dashboard routes
         Route("/dashboard/login", dashboard_login_page, methods=["GET"]),
         Route("/dashboard/login", dashboard_login_submit, methods=["POST"]),
         Route("/dashboard/logout", dashboard_logout, methods=["GET", "POST"]),