Debug: Add health check endpoint and improved port handling

- Add / endpoint for health checks
- Prioritize PORT env var (HF Space standard)
- Add debug logging for port number
- Help diagnose routing issues

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "python-envs.defaultEnvManager": "ms-python.python:conda",
+    "python-envs.defaultPackageManager": "ms-python.python:conda",
+    "python-envs.pythonProjects": []
+}

vader_mcp/mcp_output/start_mcp.py

@@ -15,9 +15,20 @@ from mcp_service import create_app
 def main():
     """Start FastMCP service"""
     app = create_app()
-    # Use environment variable to configure port, default 8000
-    port = int(os.environ.get("MCP_PORT", "8000"))
-    
+
+    # Add a health check endpoint at root
+    try:
+        @app.app.get("/")
+        async def health_check():
+            return {"status": "ok", "service": "vaderSentiment_service", "mcp_endpoint": "/mcp"}
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Warning: Could not add health check endpoint: {e}")
+
+    # Use environment variable to configure port
+    # Check both PORT (HF standard) and MCP_PORT, default to 7860
+    port = int(os.environ.get("PORT", os.environ.get("MCP_PORT", "7860")))
+    print(f"Starting server on port {port}")
+
     # Choose transport mode based on environment variable
     transport = os.environ.get("MCP_TRANSPORT", "stdio")
     if transport == "http":