zignet

MCP server for Zig — AI-powered code generation, debugging, and documentation

Features

generate_zig_code: Generate idiomatic Zig code from natural language descriptions
debug_zig_code: Analyze and debug Zig code with AI assistance
explain_zig_docs: Get explanations of Zig language features and standard library

Installation

npm install

Usage

Start the MCP server:

npm start

Or use the CLI directly:

./bin/cli.js

Configuration

Environment variables:

ZIGNET_CACHE_DIR: Model cache directory (default: ~/.cache/zignet)
ZIGNET_MODEL_NAME: Model filename (default: tinyllama-1.1b-chat-v1.0.Q4_K_M.gguf)
ZIGNET_MODEL_REPO: HuggingFace repository (default: TheBloke/TinyLlama-1.1B-Chat-v1.0-GGUF)
ZIGNET_MODEL_FILE: Model file in repository (default: tinyllama-1.1b-chat-v1.0.Q4_K_M.gguf)

Structure

bin/cli.js: Executable entrypoint, downloads model and starts MCP stdio server
src/server.js: MCP server implementation with tool handlers
src/model.js: Model loading and text generation using node-llama-cpp
src/tools.js: Tool definitions for the 3 AI tools
src/download.js: Model caching and download logic
scripts/download-model.js: HuggingFace model download script

License

WTFPL v2 — Do What The Fuck You Want To Public License

This server cannot be installed

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security - not tested

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license - permissive license

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quality - not tested

How are these scores calculated?

local-only server

The server can only run on the client's local machine because it depends on local resources.

Enables AI-powered Zig programming assistance through code generation, debugging, and documentation explanation. Uses local LLM models to provide idiomatic Zig code creation and analysis capabilities.

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