# Tenets - MCP Server for Intelligent Code Context
> Context that feeds your prompts
## What is Tenets?
Tenets is a free, open-source MCP (Model Context Protocol) server, CLI tool, and Python library that provides intelligent code context for AI coding assistants.
## Two Core Features
1. **Intelligent Code Context Aggregation**: NLP-powered file ranking (BM25, TF-IDF, import centrality, git signals) finds and aggregates the most relevant code for any task.
2. **Automatic Guiding Principles Injection**: Define tenets (guiding principles) that are automatically injected into every prompt, preventing context drift in long conversations.
## Quick Install
```bash
pip install tenets[mcp]
```
## MCP Configuration
For Cursor IDE (`~/.cursor/mcp.json`):
```json
{"mcpServers": {"tenets": {"command": "tenets-mcp"}}}
```
For Claude Desktop (`~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`):
```json
{"mcpServers": {"tenets": {"command": "tenets-mcp"}}}
```
## Key MCP Tools
- `distill`: Build optimized code context for a task
- `rank_files`: Preview file relevance scores
- `examine`: Analyze codebase structure and complexity
- `session_create`: Create stateful development sessions
- `tenet_add`: Add guiding principles for consistency
- `tenet_instill`: Activate tenets for injection
## Links
- Documentation: https://tenets.dev
- GitHub: https://github.com/jddunn/tenets
- PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/tenets/
## License
MIT License - 100% free and open source
