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🧠 XMind AI MCP – Intelligent Mind Mapping Toolkit

A robust toolkit for converting multiple formats to XMind, with AI analysis and a UVX-deployed MCP server.

Changelog

  • 1.3.1: Fix analyze_mind_map compatibility with new read structure (no data.structure).

License: MIT MCP Badge

πŸš€ Core Features

1. Universal File Converter

  • Multi-format conversion: Markdown, Text, HTML, Word, Excel β†’ XMind

  • Smart detection: Auto-detect file types and structure

  • Batch processing: Convert multiple files at once

  • Flexible output: Custom output paths and naming

2. MCP Server (UVX)

  • UVX-only deployment: no direct python or pip

  • IDE integration: Works seamlessly with Trae and MCP tools

  • FastMCP and STDIO modes supported

3. AI-Powered Analysis

  • Structure analysis: Optimize mind map structure

  • Topic suggestions: AI-generated recommendations

  • Quality metrics: Comprehensive assessment and validation

πŸ“ Project Structure

XmindMcp/ β”œβ”€β”€ configs/ # MCP server config β”œβ”€β”€ docs/ # Documentation and guides β”œβ”€β”€ examples/ # Sample inputs β”œβ”€β”€ output/ # Generated XMind files β”œβ”€β”€ tests/ # Test suite β”œβ”€β”€ universal_xmind_converter.py # Standalone converter CLI β”œβ”€β”€ xmind_core_engine.py # Core engine β”œβ”€β”€ xmind_mcp_server.py # MCP server (FastMCP / STDIO) β”œβ”€β”€ xmind_mcp/ # Package entry (`xmind-mcp`) β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ __init__.py β”‚ └── __main__.py └── configs/mcp_config.json # MCP server configuration (env only)

πŸ”„ Architecture Overview

graph TD User([User]) -->|CLI| Converter[universal_xmind_converter.py] User -->|MCP| MCP[xmind_mcp_server.py] User -->|Tests| TestRunner[tests/run_all_tests.py] MCP -->|Tools| Core[xmind_core_engine.py] Core -->|Convert| Converter Core -->|Validate| Validator[validate_xmind_structure.py] Core -->|AI| AIExt[xmind_ai_extensions.py] Converter -->|Read| Examples[examples/] Converter -->|Write| Output[output/] classDef userLayer fill:#e1f5fe,stroke:#01579b,stroke-width:2px classDef serverLayer fill:#f3e5f5,stroke:#4a148c,stroke-width:2px classDef engineLayer fill:#e8f5e8,stroke:#1b5e20,stroke-width:2px classDef fileLayer fill:#fce4ec,stroke:#880e4f,stroke-width:2px class User,TestRunner userLayer class MCP serverLayer class Core,AIExt engineLayer class Examples,Output fileLayer

πŸ”§ Quick Start (UVX)

Install UV (if not installed)

powershell -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"

Run (published package)

uvx xmind-mcp --mode fastmcp uvx xmind-mcp --version uvx xmind-mcp --help

Local development (in repo root)

uvx --from . xmind-mcp --mode fastmcp # Fallback (STDIO) uvx xmind-mcp --stdio

πŸ–₯️ Trae MCP Integration (UVX)

{ "mcpServers": { "xmind-mcp": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["xmind-mcp"], "env": { "PYTHONIOENCODING": "utf-8", "PYTHONUTF8": "1" }, "description": "XMind MCP - UVX installed", "disabled": false, "autoApprove": [] } } }

Local development configuration (no absolute paths)

{ "mcpServers": { "xmind-mcp": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["--from", ".", "xmind-mcp"], "env": { "PYTHONIOENCODING": "utf-8", "PYTHONUTF8": "1" }, "description": "XMind MCP - local development", "disabled": false, "autoApprove": [] } } }

πŸ“¦ Standalone Conversion (CLI)

Single file

python universal_xmind_converter.py examples/test_markdown.md python universal_xmind_converter.py examples/test_document.docx --output output/my_mind_map.xmind

Batch conversion

python universal_xmind_converter.py examples/ --batch python universal_xmind_converter.py examples/ --batch --format markdown,html,txt

πŸ› οΈ Available MCP Tools

  • read_xmind_file(file_path) – read XMind content

  • create_mind_map(title, topics_json, output_path?) – create a new map

  • analyze_mind_map(file_path) – analyze structure and metrics

  • convert_to_xmind(source_filepath, output_filepath?) – convert files to XMind

  • list_xmind_files(directory?, recursive?) – list XMind files

  • translate_xmind_titles(source_filepath, output_filepath?, target_lang?, overwrite?)

βœ… Usage Examples (Trae MCP)

Convert a Markdown file

convert_to_xmind({ "source_filepath": "examples/test_markdown.md" # omit output_filepath to use the server's default absolute output directory (if configured) })

Create a mind map (use default_output_dir in config)

create_mind_map({ "title": "Project Plan", "topics_json": [{"title": "Milestone 1"}, {"title": "Milestone 2"}] # do not pass output_path if a default absolute output directory is configured })

Analyze an existing map

analyze_mind_map({ "file_path": "output/test_markdown.xmind" })

βš™οΈ Paths & Configuration

  • Examples in docs use project-relative paths for readability.

  • For MCP output tools, configure a default absolute output directory via MCP config env (configs/mcp_config.json) or CLI --default-output-dir.

  • If no default is configured, pass an explicit absolute output_path/output_filepath in tool calls; relative paths are rejected by MCP output tools.

πŸ§ͺ Run Tests

python tests/run_all_tests.py python tests/run_all_tests.py --english python tests/test_setup.py python tests/test_core.py

πŸ“– Documentation

  • docs/TRAE_MCP_SETUP.md – IDE MCP configuration

  • docs/UNIVERSAL_CONVERTER_USAGE.md – standalone converter usage

  • docs/xmind_ai_mcp_design.md – architecture and design

🎨 Supported Formats

  • Markdown (.md, .markdown)

  • Text (.txt, .text)

  • HTML (.html, .htm)

  • Word (.docx)

  • Excel (.xlsx)

  • CSV (.csv)

  • JSON (.json)

  • XML (.xml)

  • YAML (.yaml, .yml)

🀝 Contributing

  • Fork the repository

  • Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/your-feature)

  • Commit (git commit -m "feat: add your feature")

  • Push (git push origin feature/your-feature)

  • Open a Pull Request

πŸ” Validation & Quality

  • 9 file formats validated for conversion

  • Structure integrity maintained

  • Content fidelity preserved

  • XMind format compliance ensured

πŸ“ License

MIT License – see LICENSE for details.

πŸ™ Acknowledgments

  • XMind team for the excellent mind mapping tool

  • Trae IDE for the powerful development environment

  • All contributors who helped improve this project

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