🔄 European Parliament MCP Server — Business Continuity Plan

🛡️ Classification-Driven Business Resilience Framework
🎯 Systematic Recovery Planning Through Enterprise-Grade Business Continuity

📋 Document Owner: CEO | 📄 Version: 1.2 | 📅 Last Updated: 2026-04-21 (UTC)
🔄 Review Cycle: Semi-Annual | ⏰ Next Review: 2026-10-21 | ✅ Status: Production Ready

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📑 Table of Contents

• 🎯 Purpose Statement
• 📊 Business Impact Analysis
• 🏷️ System Classification
• 🔄 Recovery Objectives
• 📦 Service Dependencies
• 🚨 Disruption Scenarios
• 🔧 Recovery Procedures
• 📋 Testing & Maintenance
• 🔗 Policy Alignment
• 📚 Related Documents
• 📝 Revision History

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🎯 Purpose Statement

This Business Continuity Plan (BCP) establishes a classification-driven business resilience framework for the European Parliament MCP Server — a TypeScript/Node.js MCP server enabling AI assistants to access European Parliament open data. The plan demonstrates systematic recovery planning aligned with Hack23 AB's Information Security Management System (ISMS) and ensures that service delivery can be maintained or rapidly restored following any disruption.

🔍 Transparency Commitment

This BCP is published as part of Hack23 AB's commitment to open source security transparency. By documenting continuity strategies publicly, we enable the community to understand our resilience posture and contribute to its improvement. This aligns with the Hack23 Open Source Policy.

📐 Scope Definition

Component	Description	Continuity Relevance
TypeScript/Node.js MCP Server	Core server runtime (src/)	Primary service — must be recoverable from source control
npm Package Distribution	Published package european-parliament-mcp-server	User-facing distribution channel — RTO < 1 hour
CI/CD Pipeline	GitHub Actions workflows with SLSA Level 3	Build integrity and automated release — RTO < 4 hours
European Parliament API	External data source (data.europarl.europa.eu)	Upstream dependency — graceful degradation required
GitHub Pages Documentation	Public-facing documentation site	Informational — RTO < 24 hours
62 MCP Tools	get_meps, get_mep_details, get_plenary_sessions, assess_mep_influence, analyze_country_delegation, etc.	Core functionality — must degrade gracefully per tool

🧠 BCP Structure Overview

mindmap
  root(("🔄 Business<br/>Continuity Plan"))
    📊 Business Impact Analysis
      💰 Financial Impact
      ⚙️ Operational Impact
      🏛️ Reputational Impact
      📜 Regulatory Impact
    🎯 Recovery Objectives
      ⏱️ RTO Targets
      💾 RPO Targets
      🔧 MTTR Targets
    🏗️ Infrastructure
      📦 npm Registry
      🐙 GitHub Platform
      🌐 EP Open Data API
      🟢 Node.js Runtime
    🚨 Disruption Scenarios
      🔌 EP API Outage
      📦 npm Registry Issues
      🐙 GitHub Outage
      🛡️ Dependency Vulnerability
    🔧 Recovery Procedures
      📋 Step-by-Step Runbooks
      🧪 Validation Checklists
      📞 Communication Plans

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📊 Business Impact Analysis

💰 Financial Impact Assessment

Disruption Type	Duration	Financial Impact	Severity
npm package unavailable	< 1 hour	🟢 Minimal — users use cached versions	Low
npm package unavailable	1–24 hours	🟡 Moderate — new installations blocked	Medium
CI/CD pipeline failure	< 4 hours	🟢 Minimal — delayed releases only	Low
CI/CD pipeline failure	> 24 hours	🟡 Moderate — security patches delayed	Medium
EP API outage	Any duration	🟢 Minimal — open source, no SLA revenue	Low
Supply chain compromise	Any duration	🔴 Critical — trust and reputation damage	Critical

⚙️ Operational Impact Assessment

Service Component	Users Affected	Degradation Mode	Maximum Tolerable Downtime
npm package	All new installations	Cached versions available via npm mirror	24 hours
MCP tool responses	Active AI assistant sessions	Return cached data or informative error messages	4 hours
GitHub source code	Contributors and developers	Local clones available	48 hours
CI/CD automation	Release pipeline	Manual build and publish fallback	24 hours
Documentation site	New users and integrators	README available in npm package	72 hours

🏛️ Reputational Impact Assessment

Scenario	Impact Level	Mitigation Strategy
Data integrity failure (serving incorrect EP data)	🔴 Critical	Zod schema validation, automated integration tests, data source verification
Supply chain attack (compromised npm package)	🔴 Critical	SLSA Level 3 provenance, Sigstore signing, reproducible builds
Extended service unavailability	🟡 Moderate	Status communication via GitHub Issues, graceful degradation
Security vulnerability disclosure	🟡 Moderate	Responsible disclosure process, rapid patching (< 72h for critical)

📜 Regulatory Impact Assessment

Regulation	Requirement	BCP Relevance
GDPR	Data protection, minimal personal data processing	Ensure audit logs are recoverable; no personal data in caches
EU Cyber Resilience Act	Software supply chain security	SLSA provenance, SBOM generation, vulnerability management
ISO 27001 A.17	Information security continuity	This BCP document and regular testing
NIST CSF PR.IP-9	Response and recovery plans	Recovery procedures and testing schedule

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🏷️ System Classification

📐 CIA Triad Classification

Classification based on the Hack23 ISMS Classification Framework:

Dimension	Rating	Justification
🔓 Confidentiality	🟢 Public	All data sourced from European Parliament open data portal; source code is open source (Apache-2.0 License)
🔒 Integrity	🟡 Moderate	Data accuracy is important for trust — incorrect parliamentary data undermines credibility, but it is not safety-critical
⏱️ Availability	🔵 Standard	No real-time SLA obligations; users can tolerate brief outages since AI assistants can retry or fall back

⏱️ Recovery Time and Point Objectives

Service Component	RTO Target	RPO Target	Rationale
npm package availability	< 1 hour	0 (immutable releases)	Packages are immutable once published; recovery means republishing
CI/CD pipeline (GitHub Actions)	< 4 hours	< 1 hour	Source code in Git; pipeline config is version-controlled
EP API access	N/A (external)	N/A	Graceful degradation — return cached data or meaningful error
Source code repository	< 2 hours	0 (distributed Git)	Every contributor has a full clone; Git is inherently distributed
Documentation site	< 24 hours	< 1 hour	Static site; can be rebuilt from source in minutes

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🔄 Recovery Objectives

📊 Recovery Metrics Dashboard

graph LR
    subgraph "⏱️ Recovery Time Objectives (RTO)"
        RTO1["📦 npm Package<br/>RTO: < 1 hour"]
        RTO2["🔧 CI/CD Pipeline<br/>RTO: < 4 hours"]
        RTO3["📄 Documentation<br/>RTO: < 24 hours"]
        RTO4["💻 Source Code<br/>RTO: < 2 hours"]
    end

    subgraph "💾 Recovery Point Objectives (RPO)"
        RPO1["📦 npm Package<br/>RPO: 0 (immutable)"]
        RPO2["🔧 CI/CD Pipeline<br/>RPO: < 1 hour"]
        RPO3["📄 Documentation<br/>RPO: < 1 hour"]
        RPO4["💻 Source Code<br/>RPO: 0 (Git)"]
    end

    subgraph "🔧 Mean Time to Repair (MTTR)"
        MTTR1["📦 npm Republish<br/>MTTR: 30 min"]
        MTTR2["🔧 Pipeline Fix<br/>MTTR: 2 hours"]
        MTTR3["🌐 EP API Fallback<br/>MTTR: 5 min"]
        MTTR4["🛡️ Vuln Patch<br/>MTTR: < 72 hours"]
    end

    RTO1 --> RPO1 --> MTTR1
    RTO2 --> RPO2 --> MTTR2
    RTO3 --> RPO3 --> MTTR3
    RTO4 --> RPO4 --> MTTR4

🎯 Detailed Recovery Targets

Metric	npm Registry	GitHub Actions	EP API Access	Source Code
RTO	< 1 hour	< 4 hours	N/A (external)	< 2 hours
RPO	0 (immutable)	< 1 hour	N/A	0 (Git distributed)
MTTR	30 minutes	2 hours	5 minutes (fallback)	1 hour
MTBF	> 8,760 hours	> 2,190 hours	Variable (external)	> 8,760 hours
Availability Target	99.9%	99.5%	Best effort	99.9%

🔔 Escalation Thresholds

Level	Trigger	Response Time	Action
🟢 L1 — Informational	Service degradation detected	< 1 hour	Monitor and log; no immediate action needed
🟡 L2 — Warning	Single service component unavailable	< 2 hours	Activate graceful degradation; notify maintainers
🟠 L3 — Major	Multiple components affected or CI/CD broken	< 4 hours	Activate recovery procedures; status communication
🔴 L4 — Critical	Supply chain compromise or data integrity issue	< 30 minutes	Immediate incident response; package yanking if needed

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📦 Service Dependencies

🗺️ Dependency Map

Dependency	Type	Criticality	Fallback Strategy
npm Registry (npmjs.com)	Distribution	🟠 High	Users cache packages locally; mirror registries available
European Parliament API (data.europarl.europa.eu)	Data Source	🟡 Medium	Graceful degradation with cached responses and error messages
GitHub (Source Code)	Source Control	🟠 High	Distributed Git clones; contributors have full repository copies
GitHub Actions (CI/CD)	Automation	🟡 Medium	Manual build and publish fallback via local npm scripts
GitHub Pages (Documentation)	Documentation	🟢 Low	README in npm package; docs in source repository
Node.js Runtime (≥ 26.x)	Runtime	🟢 Low	Pinned versions; current supported line (26.x Current/LTS candidate, upgraded from Node.js 25 on release). Starting with Node.js 27, new annual release model with every release becoming LTS (36-month support). See End-of-Life-Strategy.md
TypeScript Compiler	Build Tool	🟡 Medium	Version-locked in package-lock.json; offline build possible
Zod (Validation)	Library	🟠 High	Locked version; no external runtime dependency
MCP SDK (@modelcontextprotocol/sdk)	Protocol	🟠 High	Locked version; protocol is standardized

🔗 External Service SLAs

Service	Published SLA	Historical Uptime	Our Dependency Level
npm Registry	99.9%	~99.95%	Build-time and install-time only
GitHub	99.9%	~99.95%	Source control, CI/CD, issue tracking
EP Open Data API	No published SLA	~99%	Runtime data source (degradation-tolerant)
GitHub Pages	99.9%	~99.99%	Documentation hosting only

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🚨 Disruption Scenarios

🔌 Scenario 1: European Parliament API Outage

Attribute	Detail
Probability	🟡 Medium (external service, no SLA guarantee)
Impact	🟡 Medium (MCP tools return errors instead of data)
Detection	Automated health checks; HTTP error responses from EP API
Affected Tools	All 62 MCP tools (get_meps, get_plenary_sessions, assess_mep_influence, analyze_country_delegation, etc.)

🛡️ Graceful Degradation Strategy:

1. Cache Layer: LRU cache with 15-minute TTL provides short-term resilience for repeated queries
2. Informative Errors: Tools return structured error messages indicating EP API unavailability
3. Partial Availability: Tools not requiring live EP data (e.g., cached legislative data) continue operating
4. Status Communication: GitHub Issue created automatically for extended outages (> 1 hour)

📦 Scenario 2: npm Registry Issues

Attribute	Detail
Probability	🟢 Low (npm has 99.9%+ uptime)
Impact	🟡 Medium (new installations blocked)
Detection	Failed npm install commands; npm status page monitoring
Affected Users	New installations and CI/CD pipelines pulling latest version

🛡️ Mitigation Strategy:

1. Cached Packages: Existing node_modules and package-lock.json continue working
2. Mirror Registries: Users can configure alternative npm mirrors (e.g., Verdaccio, GitHub Packages)
3. Direct Install: Package can be installed directly from GitHub releases as a tarball
4. Lockfile Resilience: package-lock.json ensures reproducible installs when registry recovers

🐙 Scenario 3: GitHub Platform Outage

Attribute	Detail
Probability	🟢 Low (GitHub has 99.9%+ uptime)
Impact	🟠 High (source code, CI/CD, issues, and documentation affected)
Detection	GitHub status page; failed CI/CD runs; inability to push code
Affected Services	Source control, CI/CD pipeline, issue tracking, documentation

🛡️ Mitigation Strategy:

1. Distributed Git: Every contributor has a full clone of the repository with complete history
2. Local Builds: Project can be built locally with npm run build without GitHub
3. Manual Publishing: npm publish can be executed from any developer machine with credentials
4. Alternative Hosting: Repository can be mirrored to GitLab or Bitbucket as a contingency

🛡️ Scenario 4: Critical Dependency Vulnerability

Attribute	Detail
Probability	🟡 Medium (supply chain attacks increasing industry-wide)
Impact	🔴 Critical (compromised package integrity)
Detection	Dependabot alerts; Snyk scans; CodeQL analysis; OSSF Scorecard
Affected Components	Depends on the vulnerable dependency

🛡️ Response Strategy:

1. Immediate Assessment: Evaluate CVE severity and exploitability within 30 minutes
2. Patch or Pin: Update to patched version, or pin to last known-good version
3. Emergency Release: Trigger expedited CI/CD pipeline for patch release
4. Advisory Publication: Create GitHub Security Advisory for transparency
5. SLSA Verification: Ensure patched release maintains SLSA Level 3 provenance

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🔧 Recovery Procedures

📋 Procedure 1: npm Package Recovery

Trigger: npm package is unavailable, corrupted, or needs emergency replacement.

Step	Action	Owner	Time Estimate
1	✅ Verify the issue — confirm package is truly unavailable via npm view european-parliament-mcp-server	Maintainer	2 min
2	🔍 Check npm status page at status.npmjs.org for platform-wide issues	Maintainer	2 min
3	🏗️ If package is corrupted: checkout latest release tag from Git	Maintainer	5 min
4	🔧 Build locally: npm ci && npm run build && npm run test	Maintainer	10 min
5	📦 Publish: npm publish (requires npm credentials with 2FA)	Maintainer	5 min
6	✅ Verify: npm install european-parliament-mcp-server@latest in a clean directory	Maintainer	3 min
7	📢 Communicate resolution via GitHub Issue or Discussion	Maintainer	3 min

⏱️ Total Estimated Time: 30 minutes

📋 Procedure 2: CI/CD Pipeline Recovery

Trigger: GitHub Actions workflows are failing or GitHub Actions is unavailable.

Step	Action	Owner	Time Estimate
1	✅ Check GitHub Actions status at githubstatus.com	Maintainer	2 min
2	🔍 Review recent workflow runs for error patterns	Maintainer	10 min
3	🔧 If configuration issue: fix workflow YAML and push to trigger re-run	Maintainer	15 min
4	🏗️ If GitHub-wide issue: execute local build and test suite	Maintainer	10 min
5	📦 If release is urgent: manual npm publish from local machine	Maintainer	10 min
6	✅ Verify pipeline recovery by pushing a test commit	Maintainer	5 min
7	📝 Document incident and update runbook if new failure mode	Maintainer	15 min

⏱️ Total Estimated Time: ~1 hour

📋 Procedure 3: EP API Outage Response

Trigger: European Parliament Open Data API is unreachable or returning errors.

Step	Action	Owner	Time Estimate
1	✅ Verify API status: curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps	Maintainer	1 min
2	🔍 Check EP data portal for maintenance notices	Maintainer	5 min
3	🛡️ Confirm graceful degradation is active — MCP tools return informative errors	Maintainer	5 min
4	📢 If extended outage (> 1 hour): create GitHub Issue with status update	Maintainer	5 min
5	⏳ Monitor EP API for recovery at 30-minute intervals	Maintainer	Ongoing
6	✅ Once recovered: verify all 62 MCP tools return valid data	Maintainer	10 min
7	📝 Close GitHub Issue with resolution summary	Maintainer	5 min

⏱️ Total Estimated Time: 30 minutes (active work) + monitoring

📋 Procedure 4: Dependency Vulnerability Response

Trigger: Dependabot alert, Snyk notification, or CVE disclosure for a dependency.

Step	Action	Owner	Time Estimate
1	🔍 Assess CVE severity (CVSS score) and exploitability	Maintainer	15 min
2	📊 Determine if vulnerability affects production code paths	Maintainer	30 min
3	🔧 Update dependency: npm update <package> or pin safe version	Maintainer	10 min
4	🧪 Run full test suite: npm run test:coverage	Maintainer	10 min
5	🔒 Run security scans: CodeQL, license check, OSSF Scorecard	CI/CD	15 min
6	📦 Publish patched release via CI/CD pipeline	CI/CD	15 min
7	📢 Create GitHub Security Advisory if user action needed	Maintainer	15 min

⏱️ Total Estimated Time: ~2 hours

🚨 SLA by Severity:

CVSS Score	Severity	Patch SLA
9.0–10.0	🔴 Critical	< 24 hours
7.0–8.9	🟠 High	< 72 hours
4.0–6.9	🟡 Medium	< 30 days
0.1–3.9	🟢 Low	Next release cycle

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📋 Testing & Maintenance

🧪 BCP Testing Schedule

Test Type	Frequency	Description	Owner
📋 Document Review	Semi-Annual	Review BCP for accuracy and completeness	CEO
🧪 Tabletop Exercise	Annual	Walk through disruption scenarios with team	CEO + Maintainers
🔧 Recovery Drill — npm	Annual	Practice manual npm publish from local machine	Maintainer
🔧 Recovery Drill — CI/CD	Semi-Annual	Test local build fallback process	Maintainer
🛡️ Dependency Audit	Monthly	Review Dependabot alerts and dependency health	Maintainer
🌐 EP API Health Check	Automated (daily)	Verify EP API availability via integration tests	CI/CD
📦 Package Integrity Check	Per Release	Verify SLSA provenance and Sigstore signatures	CI/CD

📊 Testing Success Criteria

Test	Pass Criteria
npm Recovery Drill	Successfully publish a test package from local machine within 30 minutes
CI/CD Recovery Drill	Successfully build, test, and lint the project locally without GitHub Actions
EP API Degradation Test	All 62 MCP tools return structured error responses when EP API is mocked as unavailable
Dependency Vulnerability Drill	Successfully patch a simulated vulnerable dependency and release within 2 hours

📝 Maintenance Activities

Activity	Frequency	Description
🔄 BCP Document Update	Semi-Annual	Update recovery procedures, contacts, and dependencies
📦 Dependency Map Review	Quarterly	Update service dependency inventory and SLA data
📊 Recovery Metrics Review	Quarterly	Review actual RTO/RPO/MTTR against targets
🔗 Policy Alignment Check	Annual	Verify BCP alignment with ISMS policy updates
📢 Communication Plan Update	Annual	Update escalation contacts and notification channels

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🔗 Policy Alignment

📜 ISMS Policy Mapping

This BCP aligns with the following Hack23 AB ISMS policies:

ISMS Policy	BCP Section	Alignment
Backup & Recovery Policy	Recovery Procedures, Recovery Objectives	✅ RPO/RTO targets defined; Git distributed backup for source code
Incident Response Plan	Disruption Scenarios, Recovery Procedures	✅ Escalation thresholds and response procedures documented
Open Source Policy	Purpose Statement, Transparency	✅ BCP published as part of open source transparency commitment
Secure Development Policy	Dependency Vulnerability Response	✅ SLSA Level 3 provenance; supply chain security controls
Classification Framework	System Classification	✅ CIA triad classification drives recovery priority
Risk Management Policy	Business Impact Analysis	✅ Risk-based impact assessment for all disruption scenarios

📐 Standards Compliance

Standard	Requirement	Implementation
ISO 27001 A.17.1	Information security continuity planning	This BCP document with defined recovery procedures
ISO 27001 A.17.2	Redundancies	Distributed Git, npm mirror fallback, local build capability
ISO 22301	Business continuity management	BIA, recovery objectives, testing schedule
NIST CSF PR.IP-9	Response plans and recovery plans	Recovery procedures with step-by-step runbooks
NIST CSF RC.RP-1	Recovery plan execution	Documented procedures with owner assignments
CIS Controls v8.1 #17	Incident response management	Escalation thresholds and communication plans

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📚 Related Documents

Document	Description	Link
Security Architecture	Defense-in-depth implementation and security controls	SECURITY_ARCHITECTURE.md
Threat Model	STRIDE threat analysis and risk assessment	THREAT_MODEL.md
Architecture	C4 model system architecture documentation	ARCHITECTURE.md
Security Policy	Vulnerability disclosure and security practices	SECURITY.md
Performance Testing	Benchmarks and performance analysis	performance-testing.md
End-of-Life Strategy	Technology lifecycle and Node.js transition	End-of-Life-Strategy.md
Financial Security Plan	Cost analysis and security investment	FinancialSecurityPlan.md
Deployment Guide	Production deployment and operations	DEPLOYMENT_GUIDE.md
Troubleshooting	Common issues and resolution steps	TROUBLESHOOTING.md
Contributing	Development workflow and contribution guidelines	CONTRIBUTING.md
CI/CD Workflows	GitHub Actions automation documentation	WORKFLOWS.md
Data Model	Data structures and entity relationships	DATA_MODEL.md
ISMS Public Policies	Hack23 AB Information Security Management System	ISMS-PUBLIC

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📝 Revision History

Version	Date	Author	Changes
1.0	2026-02-20	CEO	Initial BCP document — business impact analysis, recovery objectives, disruption scenarios, recovery procedures, testing schedule, and ISMS policy alignment
1.1	2026-03-12	CEO	Updated Node.js runtime dependency note to reference new annual release model (Node.js 27+); cross-referenced End-of-Life-Strategy.md
1.2	2026-04-21	CEO	Documentation review — updated Node.js 26 upgrade timing to "this week" reflecting imminent release (≈ April 22, 2026); aligned references with End-of-Life-Strategy.md

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This document is part of the Hack23 AB ISMS and is maintained under the European Parliament MCP Server project's documentation portfolio.