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+{
+  "rossTalk": {
+    "host": "192.168.1.100",
+    "port": 7788,
+    "reconnectInterval": 5000,
+    "heartbeatInterval": 30000,
+    "connectionTimeout": 10000
+  },
+  "mcp": {
+    "serverName": "ross-ultrix-mcp",
+    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "port": 3000
+  },
+  "logging": {
+    "level": "info",
+    "format": "combined",
+    "directory": "./logs",
+    "maxFiles": 10,
+    "maxSize": "10MB"
+  },
+  "health": {
+    "enabled": true,
+    "port": 3000,
+    "endpoint": "/health"
+  }
+}