gmaps: fix missing dependency install + wire verify (v6 / 1.1.0)

The connector shipped no requirements.txt, so ensure_installed_host()
installed nothing and every tool call failed with "No module named
'googlemaps'" while the server still answered tools/list — skald logged
"connected — 6 tool(s)" on a connector that could not work.

- add requirements.txt (googlemaps>=4.10.0); deps were declared in the
  manifest's `dependencies` field, which skald only uses for the card
- wire the shipped verify.py through a `verify` manifest block, so a
  broken install fails visibly at enable time instead of silently
- verify.py puts .pydeps on sys.path: skald sets PYTHONPATH only for the
  server process, not for the `sh -c "python3 verify.py"` verify step
- drop the inert mcp_config.env {SECRET:…} placeholder — those tokens are
  substituted in the URL only, never in env values
- realign manifest/fragment versions (were 2/1.0.1 vs 5/1.0.4); skald
  prefers the manifest, so "update available" could never appear
- requires ENV -> API_KEY; drop deprecated secrets/ path from error text
- regenerate the index

SKALD.md

@@ -1,6 +1,21 @@
 # Skald Connectors Marketplace
 
 
+### 2026-08-10 — gmaps: fix dipendenze + verify (v6 / 1.1.0)
+- **Aggiunto `requirements.txt` (`googlemaps>=4.10.0`)** — era l'unico connector python senza. Le dipendenze erano dichiarate nel campo `dependencies` del manifest, che skald usa **solo per la card**: `ensure_installed_host` guarda esclusivamente `requirements.txt` / `package.json`. Risultato: `.pydeps` vuoto e log pieno di `No module named 'googlemaps'`, con il server che rispondeva comunque a `tools/list` (→ `connected — 6 tool(s)` su un connector non funzionante).
+- **Cablato il `verify`** (`python3 verify.py`, 20s): `verify.py` era shippato ma il manifest non aveva il blocco `verify`, e skald legge `verify_command` solo da lì. Ora un'abilitazione con dipendenze rotte fallisce visibilmente invece di partire in silenzio.
+- **`verify.py` si mette `.pydeps` su `sys.path`**: skald imposta `PYTHONPATH` solo per il processo *server* (`global_row_spec`), mentre il verify gira come `sh -c "python3 verify.py"` senza. Senza questa riga il verify fallirebbe con "Missing dependency" anche su un connector installato correttamente, disabilitando la riga. ⚠️ **Stesso rischio latente per ogni connector con `verify` che importa dipendenze non-stdlib** (gcal in container): da controllare.
+- **Rimosso `mcp_config.env: {"GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY": "{SECRET:…}"}`** (introdotto il 2026-07-23): inerte. `apply_key_placeholder` sostituisce i token `{SECRET:}`/`{ENV:}` **solo nella URL**, mai nei valori di `env`. Funzionava perché la form admin manda `env` e quel payload sovrascrive `entry.env_json`; a form vuota il processo avrebbe ricevuto la stringa letterale. ⚠️ **La spec in questo file e in CLAUDE.md dice il contrario** — o si corregge la spec, o si estende la sostituzione ai valori di `env` lato skald.
+- **Versioni riallineate** manifest↔fragment a `6` / `1.1.0` / `2026-08-10`: erano 2/1.0.1 vs 5/1.0.4, e skald preferisce il manifest (`manifest.version.or(entry.version)`) — quindi `installed_version` restava 2 e il badge "Update available" non sarebbe mai comparso.
+- `requires`: `ENV` → `API_KEY`; messaggi d'errore del server ripuliti dai riferimenti a `secrets/gmaps_api_key.txt` (path deprecato).
+- Indice rigenerato con compile.py ✅
+
+### 2026-08-07 — Nuovo connector: LinkedIn
+- Aggiunto connector `linkedin` (mcp_local, scope user): server.py + session.py + verify.py + icone PNG
+- Aggiunto a `connectors/index.json`, indice rigenerato con compile.py (17 connector totali)
+- `.gitignore` aggiornato per ignorare `.claude/`
+- Deploy su connectors.skaldagent.net via alias `skaldserver` (192.168.1.100, LAN — niente Tailscale)
+
 ### 2026-07-23 — gmaps: fix env var injection
 - Aggiunto `mcp_config.env` in `connector.json` per iniettare `GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY` nel processo MCP
 - Il connector era dichiarato come `delivery: env` ma senza `mcp_config.env` Skald non sapeva passare la variabile al processo Python

connectors/connectors.json

@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@
       "user_description": "Get transit, driving, walking and cycling directions, geocode addresses, search nearby places, and compute distance matrices \u2014 powered by Google Maps Platform.",
       "requires": [
         "PYTHON",
-        "ENV"
+        "API_KEY"
       ],
       "tags": [
         "maps",
@@ -936,9 +936,9 @@
         "param": "GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY"
       },
       "folder": "gmaps",
-      "version": 5,
+      "version": 6,
-      "version_string": "1.0.4",
+      "version_string": "1.1.0",
-      "version_release_date": "2026-07-23",
+      "version_release_date": "2026-08-10",
       "tools": [
         {
           "name": "status",
@@ -968,13 +968,13 @@
       "files": [
         {
           "path": "connector.json",
-          "sha256": "6b67291396e942ee5414b902d446606ccd65151badb43e2c769760d019dbb345",
+          "sha256": "54d69f162d1c95631c17e89d05b00f470810fb7aeb24c160aaf72f4f87764972",
-          "size": 2524
+          "size": 2613
         },
         {
           "path": "gmaps_mcp_server.py",
-          "sha256": "98db82cc3f94d237c1675dbda97ec331d9b757f018c612b934a14c88143d9dd0",
+          "sha256": "a16aa01fb55f118e422a756f56d2c6515bfbd6c39122b254e4f47d158b10d36b",
-          "size": 30987
+          "size": 31094
         },
         {
           "path": "icon_lg.svg",
@@ -986,10 +986,15 @@
           "sha256": "796656d456681ef331ea9f3fa11419f37b8bb454ad7089de32f5583b2523abc4",
           "size": 766
         },
+        {
+          "path": "requirements.txt",
+          "sha256": "fdccc70a6db40b6f1fb1d7abc4e00e69070221329d8886a37460157b4ffbd456",
+          "size": 19
+        },
         {
           "path": "verify.py",
-          "sha256": "f566e0a0d297bf636d43e89c4b0085cdbd5322f6d353ea3552f37373e8612f55",
+          "sha256": "1550358f8fecaa7bed492912adf39297bf46920d6f0f44189e6b31b343f6ac24",
-          "size": 1903
+          "size": 2364
         }
       ]
     },

connectors/gmaps/connector.json

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 {
   "id": "gmaps",
   "name": "Google Maps",
-  "version": 2,
+  "version": 6,
-  "version_string": "1.0.1",
+  "version_string": "1.1.0",
-  "version_release_date": "2026-07-23",
+  "version_release_date": "2026-08-10",
   "type": "mcp_local",
   "scope": "global",
   "launch_command": "python3 gmaps_mcp_server.py",
   "transport": "stdio",
   "requires": [
     "PYTHON",
-    "ENV"
+    "API_KEY"
   ],
   "tags": [
     "maps",
@@ -36,8 +36,12 @@
   "setup_instructions": [
     "Ensure the Google Maps APIs are enabled in your GCP project: Directions, Geocoding, Places, Distance Matrix.",
     "Create an API key in Google Cloud Console \u2192 Credentials, restricting it to those four APIs.",
-    "Install the Python package: pip install googlemaps"
+    "Paste the key into the connector form; the googlemaps package is installed automatically from requirements.txt."
   ],
+  "verify": {
+    "command": "python3 verify.py",
+    "timeout_secs": 20
+  },
   "docs": [
     {
       "lang": "en",
@@ -84,9 +88,7 @@
     "args": [
       "gmaps_mcp_server.py"
     ],
-    "env": {
+    "transport": "stdio"
-      "GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY": "{SECRET:GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY}"
-    }
   },
   "homepage": "https://maps.google.com",
   "icon_small": "icon_sm.svg",

connectors/gmaps/fragment.json

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "user_description": "Get transit, driving, walking and cycling directions, geocode addresses, search nearby places, and compute distance matrices \u2014 powered by Google Maps Platform.",
   "requires": [
     "PYTHON",
-    "ENV"
+    "API_KEY"
   ],
   "tags": [
     "maps",
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
     "param": "GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY"
   },
   "folder": "gmaps",
-  "version": 5,
+  "version": 6,
-  "version_string": "1.0.4",
+  "version_string": "1.1.0",
-  "version_release_date": "2026-07-23",
+  "version_release_date": "2026-08-10",
   "tools": [
     {
       "name": "status",

connectors/gmaps/gmaps_mcp_server.py

@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ Capabilities (callable as `mcp__gmaps__<tool>`):
   distance_matrix  — travel time & distance between multiple origins/destinations
 
 Auth:
-  API key is read from env var GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY, or from the file at
+  API key is read from env var GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY, injected by Skald from the
-  GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY_FILE (default: ./secrets/gmaps_api_key.txt).
+  connector's `env[]` form field. A file fallback (GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY_FILE)
+  exists for standalone runs only.
 
 Required Google Cloud APIs to enable:
   - Directions API
@@ -81,8 +82,8 @@ def _get_client():
     if not api_key:
         _init_error = (
             "Google Maps API key not found. "
-            "Set GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY env var or create secrets/gmaps_api_key.txt "
+            "Open the Google Maps connector in Skald and paste the API key into "
-            "with just the key on the first line."
+            "the 'Google Maps API key' field, then re-enable it."
         )
         log(_init_error)
         return None
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ def _format_gmaps_error(e: Exception, api_label: str) -> str:
         if status == "REQUEST_DENIED":
             return (
                 f"Error: {api_label} API request denied (REQUEST_DENIED). "
-                "Verify that the API key in secrets/gmaps_api_key.txt is valid and that "
+                "Verify that the API key configured for this connector is valid and that "
                 f"the {api_label} API is enabled in the Google Cloud Console."
             )
         if status == "INVALID_REQUEST":
@@ -163,8 +164,9 @@ def _maps_status(args: dict) -> str:
     if not api_key:
         return (
             "Error: Google Maps API key not found. "
-            "Set GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY env var or create secrets/gmaps_api_key.txt "
+            "Ask the administrator to open the Google Maps connector in Skald and paste "
-            "with the key on the first line. No Google Maps tool will work until this is fixed."
+            "the API key into the 'Google Maps API key' field. "
+            "No Google Maps tool will work until this is fixed."
         )
 
     # Step 2: dependency present + client built?

connectors/gmaps/requirements.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+googlemaps>=4.10.0

connectors/gmaps/verify.py

@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ import json
 import os
 import sys
 
+# Skald installs our deps with `pip install --target .pydeps` beside this file and
+# puts that dir on PYTHONPATH for the *server* process only — the verify step gets
+# a bare `sh -c "python3 verify.py"`, so `import googlemaps` would fail here even
+# on a correctly installed connector. Put .pydeps on sys.path ourselves.
+_PYDEPS = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), ".pydeps")
+if os.path.isdir(_PYDEPS):
+    sys.path.insert(0, _PYDEPS)
+
 
 def main() -> None:
     api_key = os.environ.get("GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY", "").strip()