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Babashka MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol server for interacting with Babashka, a native Clojure interpreter for scripting.

Features

  • Execute Babashka code through MCP tools

  • Cache recent command results

  • Access command history through MCP resources

  • Configurable command timeouts

Prerequisites

Install Babashka

Babashka can be installed in several ways:

macOS

brew install borkdude/brew/babashka

Linux

bash < <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/babashka/babashka/master/install)

Windows

# Using scoop scoop install babashka

For other installation methods, see the official Babashka installation guide.

Verify Installation

After installation, verify Babashka works:

# Check version bb --version # Try a simple expression bb -e '(+ 1 2 3)' # Run a script from string bb -e '(defn hello [x] (str "Hello, " x "!")) (hello "World")' # Use -i flag to process lines of input ls | bb -i '(take 2 *input*)'

Installation

# Install dependencies npm install # Build the MCP server npm run build

Configuration

The server can be configured through environment variables:

  • BABASHKA_PATH: Path to the Babashka executable (default: "bb")

Tools

execute

Execute Babashka code with optional timeout:

{ name: "execute", arguments: { code: string; // Babashka code to execute timeout?: number; // Timeout in milliseconds (default: 30000) } }

Example:

{ name: "execute", arguments: { code: "(+ 1 2 3)", timeout: 5000 } }

Resources

The server maintains a cache of recent command executions accessible through:

  • babashka://commands/{index} - Access specific command results by index

Babashka Language Features

Tail Call Optimization (TCO)

Babashka supports explicit tail call optimization through the recur special form, but does not implement automatic TCO. For example:

;; This will cause stack overflow (defn countdown [n] (if (zero? n) :done (countdown (dec n)))) ;; This works with TCO using recur (defn countdown [n] (if (zero? n) :done (recur (dec n))))

Useful Resources

Official Resources

Community Tools & Libraries

Development Tools

Development

This server is designed to eventually become self-hosting, meaning it will be rewritten in Babashka itself. The current TypeScript implementation serves as a reference and starting point.

Roadmap

  1. Self-Hosted Implementation

    • Rewrite the MCP server in Babashka

    • Leverage Babashka's native capabilities for better performance

    • Remove Node.js dependency

    • Maintain full compatibility with MCP protocol

    • Support all current features:

      • Command execution

      • Resource management

      • Command history

      • Timeout handling

  2. Enhanced Features

    • Add support for Babashka pods

    • Implement file watching capabilities

    • Add REPL integration

    • Support for multiple Babashka instances

  3. Performance Optimizations

    • Implement caching strategies

    • Optimize resource usage

    • Reduce startup time

  4. Testing & Documentation

    • Comprehensive test suite

    • API documentation

    • Usage examples

    • Performance benchmarks

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