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Rope MCP

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server with companion CLI that exposes Python Rope refactoring library capabilities to Claude Code and command-line users.

Features

  • Dual Interface: Both MCP server for Claude Code integration and CLI for direct use

  • Safe Refactoring: Symbol renaming and method extraction with built-in safety checks

  • Code Analysis: Symbol definition finding, reference tracking, and object information

  • Backup System: Automatic file backups with easy restore capabilities

  • Shared Core: Identical functionality across MCP and CLI interfaces

Related MCP server: MCP Python Toolbox

Quick Start

Installation

# Install from PyPI (when released) pip install rope-mcp # Or install from source git clone https://github.com/brukhabtu/rope-mcp.git cd rope-mcp pip install -e .

CLI Usage

# Initialize project rope-mcp init-project # Analyze a symbol rope-mcp analyze-symbol --file src/utils.py --line 23 --column 4 # Rename a symbol (with preview) rope-mcp rename-symbol --file src/utils.py --line 23 --column 4 --new-name "better_name" --dry-run rope-mcp rename-symbol --file src/utils.py --line 23 --column 4 --new-name "better_name" # Extract method rope-mcp extract-method --file src/utils.py --start-line 45 --end-line 67 --method-name "validate_input"

Claude Code Integration

Add to your Claude Code MCP configuration:

{ "mcpServers": { "rope": { "command": "rope-mcp-server", "args": [], "env": {} } } }

Documentation

Development Status

🚧 In Development - See PROJECT_PLAN.md for roadmap and current status.

Contributing

See the Implementation Roadmap for development phases and contributing guidelines.

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

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