# opensrc-mcp
A codemode MCP server for fetching and querying dependency source code.
## Why?
Traditional MCP exposes tools directly to LLMs. This server uses the **codemode pattern**: agents write JavaScript that executes server-side, and only results return. Benefits:
- **Context efficient** - Large source trees stay server-side
- **Batch operations** - One call to search/read multiple files
- **LLMs are better at code** - More training data for JS than tool-calling
## Installation
```bash
npm install -g opensrc-mcp
# or
npx opensrc-mcp
```
## OpenCode Configuration
Add to your OpenCode config (`~/.config/opencode/config.json` or project `opencode.json`):
```json
{
"mcp": {
"opensrc": {
"type": "local",
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "opensrc-mcp"]
}
}
}
```
## Tool
### `execute`
Single tool exposing all operations. Agents write JS that runs server-side; only results return.
```typescript
// Available in sandbox:
declare const opensrc: {
// Read operations
list(): Source[];
has(name: string, version?: string): boolean;
get(name: string): Source | undefined;
files(sourceName: string, glob?: string): Promise<FileEntry[]>;
tree(sourceName: string, options?: { depth?: number }): Promise<TreeNode>;
grep(pattern: string, options?: {
sources?: string[];
include?: string;
maxResults?: number;
}): Promise<GrepResult[]>;
astGrep(sourceName: string, pattern: string, options?: {
glob?: string;
lang?: string | string[];
limit?: number;
}): Promise<AstGrepMatch[]>;
read(sourceName: string, filePath: string): Promise<string>;
readMany(sourceName: string, paths: string[]): Promise<Record<string, string>>;
resolve(spec: string): Promise<ParsedSpec>;
// Mutation operations
fetch(specs: string | string[], options?: { modify?: boolean }): Promise<FetchedSource[]>;
remove(names: string[]): Promise<RemoveResult>;
clean(options?: {
packages?: boolean;
repos?: boolean;
npm?: boolean;
pypi?: boolean;
crates?: boolean;
}): Promise<RemoveResult>;
};
declare const sources: Source[]; // All fetched sources
declare const cwd: string; // Project directory
```
**Examples:**
```javascript
// List all fetched sources
async () => opensrc.list()
// Fetch npm package (auto-detects version from lockfile)
async () => opensrc.fetch("zod")
// Fetch multiple packages
async () => opensrc.fetch(["zod", "drizzle-orm", "hono"])
// Fetch GitHub repo at specific ref
async () => opensrc.fetch("vercel/ai@v3.0.0")
// Fetch from other registries
async () => opensrc.fetch("pypi:requests")
async () => opensrc.fetch("crates:serde")
// Get directory tree
async () => opensrc.tree("zod", { depth: 2 })
// Find TypeScript files
async () => opensrc.files("zod", "**/*.ts")
// Text search
async () => opensrc.grep("parse", { sources: ["zod"], include: "*.ts" })
// AST search (structural pattern matching)
async () => opensrc.astGrep("zod", "function $NAME($$$ARGS)", { glob: "**/*.ts" })
// Read a specific file
async () => opensrc.read("zod", "src/index.ts")
// Read multiple files (supports globs)
async () => opensrc.readMany("zod", ["src/index.ts", "packages/*/package.json"])
// Remove a source
async () => opensrc.remove(["zod"])
// Clean all npm packages
async () => opensrc.clean({ npm: true })
```
## Package Formats
| Format | Example | Description |
|--------|---------|-------------|
| `<name>` | `zod` | npm (auto-detects version) |
| `<name>@<version>` | `zod@3.22.0` | npm specific version |
| `npm:<name>` | `npm:react` | explicit npm |
| `pypi:<name>` | `pypi:requests` | Python/PyPI |
| `pip:<name>` | `pip:flask` | alias for pypi |
| `crates:<name>` | `crates:serde` | Rust/crates.io |
| `cargo:<name>` | `cargo:tokio` | alias for crates |
| `owner/repo` | `vercel/ai` | GitHub repo |
| `owner/repo@ref` | `vercel/ai@v1.0.0` | GitHub at ref |
| `github:owner/repo` | `github:facebook/react` | explicit GitHub |
## Storage
Sources are stored globally at `~/.local/share/opensrc/` (XDG compliant):
```
~/.local/share/opensrc/
├── sources.json # Index of fetched sources
├── packages/ # npm/pypi/crates packages
│ └── zod/
│ ├── src/
│ ├── package.json
│ └── ...
└── repos/ # GitHub repos
└── github.com/
└── vercel/
└── ai/
```
Override with `$OPENSRC_DIR` or `$XDG_DATA_HOME`.
## How It Works
1. Agent calls `execute` tool with JS code: `async () => opensrc.fetch("zod")`
2. Code runs in sandboxed `vm` context with injected `opensrc` API
3. Server fetches package via [opensrc](https://github.com/vercel-labs/opensrc) (handles registry lookup, git clone)
4. Only the result returns to agent context
```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Agent Context │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Tool call: execute({ code: "async () => opensrc.fetch..." })│
│ ↓ │
│ Result: { success: true, source: { name: "zod", ... } } │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
↕
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ opensrc-mcp Server │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Sandbox executes code with injected opensrc API │
│ Full source tree stays here, never sent to agent │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
## License
MIT
