Compiler Explorer MCP

Instructions

Returns:
    List of dictionaries containing language information, each with keys:
    - id: Unique identifier for the language
    - name: Display name of the language
    - extensions: List of file extensions associated with the language

Raises:
    HTTPException: If the API request fails

Implementation Reference

• server.py:252-269 (handler)

  MCP tool handler for 'list_languages' that delegates to the CompilerExplorerClient instance.

  @mcp.tool()
  async def list_languages() -> list[dict[str, str]]:
      """Get a list of supported programming languages.
  
      Returns:
          List of dictionaries containing language information, each with keys:
          - id: Unique identifier for the language
          - name: Display name of the language
          - extensions: List of file extensions associated with the language
  
      Raises:
          HTTPException: If the API request fails
      """
      try:
          return await ce_client.list_languages()
      except CompilerExplorerError as e:
          raise HTTPException(status_code=e.status_code, detail=str(e))

• server.py:110-122 (helper)

  Core helper function in CompilerExplorerClient that fetches the list of languages from the Compiler Explorer API.

  async def list_languages(self) -> list[dict[str, str]]:
      """Get list of supported programming languages.
  
      Returns:
          List of dictionaries containing language information, each with keys:
          - id: Unique identifier for the language
          - name: Display name of the language
          - extensions: List of file extensions associated with the language
  
      Raises:
          CompilerExplorerError: If the API request fails
      """
      return await self._make_request("GET", f"{self.base_url}/languages")