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Tool Box MCP Server

by Adriftnote

Tool Box MCP Server

Central registry for AI tools with Vector Search + Knowledge Graph for intelligent tool discovery and chaining.

Features

  • Vector Search: Semantic tool discovery via ChromaDB

  • Knowledge Graph: Tool relationships and dependency traversal

  • Tool Chaining: Execute multi-step MCP tool pipelines with data transformations

  • Progressive Disclosure: Load only what's needed, 90%+ token savings

  • Unified Registry: MCP Servers, Skills, Tools, Commands in one place

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Quick Start

# Clone
git clone https://github.com/Adriftnote/tool-box-mcp.git
cd tool-box-mcp

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run setup (initializes ChromaDB and sample data)
./scripts/setup.sh

# Start server
npm start

Tools (11 total)

Tool

Description

toolhub_search

Find tools by natural language query

toolhub_expand

Explore tool dependencies via Knowledge Graph

toolhub_cluster

Get complete tool set for a task

toolhub_register

Add new tools to registry

toolhub_delete

Remove tools from registry

toolhub_list

List all registered tools

toolhub_execute

Auto-generate and execute chain from query

toolhub_chain

Execute sequential MCP tool pipeline

toolhub_prepare_chain

Analyze chain before execution (schemas, skills, transforms)

toolhub_discover

Refresh chainable tools from MCP servers

toolhub_chainable

List tools available for chaining

Installation

Prerequisites

  • Node.js 18+

  • Python 3.8+ (for ChromaDB)

  • pip (Python package manager)

Step 1: Clone and Install

git clone https://github.com/Adriftnote/tool-box-mcp.git
cd tool-box-mcp
npm install

Step 2: Run Setup

# This installs Python dependencies and initializes ChromaDB
./scripts/setup.sh

Step 3: Configure MCP Client

Add to your Claude Code or MCP client settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tool-box": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/tool-box-mcp/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Configuration

Data Files

After installation, configure these files in the data/ directory:

File

Purpose

mcp-config.json

MCP servers to chain with

knowledge-graph.json

Tool relationships

chromadb/

Vector search database

Environment Variables (Optional)

Override default paths with environment variables:

TOOLHUB_GRAPH_PATH       # Knowledge Graph JSON path
TOOLHUB_MCP_CONFIG       # MCP config path
TOOLHUB_PYTHON_PATH      # Python interpreter path

Usage Examples

1. Search Tools

toolhub_search({
  query: "data analysis excel",
  limit: 10,
  include_graph: true
})

2. Execute Tool Chain

toolhub_chain({
  mcpPath: [
    {
      toolName: "sqlite_read_query",
      toolArgs: "{\"query\": \"SELECT * FROM metrics LIMIT 10\"}",
      outputTransform: "sqlite→2d"
    },
    {
      toolName: "document_create_excel",
      toolArgs: "{\"filepath\": \"/tmp/report.xlsx\", \"content\": \"CHAIN_RESULT\"}"
    }
  ]
})

3. Register New Tool

toolhub_register({
  name: "my-mcp-server",
  type: "MCP_Server",
  description: "My custom MCP server for data processing"
})

Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Claude Code / AI Agent                     │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                    │ MCP Call
                    ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Tool Box MCP Server                        │
│  ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐   │
│  │ HybridSearchService                 │   │
│  │ ├─ VectorSearchService (ChromaDB)   │   │
│  │ └─ GraphSearchService (JSON)        │   │
│  ├─────────────────────────────────────┤   │
│  │ ToolDiscoveryService                │   │
│  │ └─ Chain Execution + Transforms     │   │
│  └─────────────────────────────────────┘   │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────┘
         │                    │
         ▼                    ▼
┌───────────────┐    ┌───────────────┐
│  ChromaDB     │    │  Knowledge    │
│  (data/)      │    │  Graph JSON   │
└───────────────┘    └───────────────┘

Data Transforms

Built-in transforms for chain data flow:

Transform

Description

sqlite→2d

SQLite results to 2D array

json→object

Parse JSON string to object

object→array

Wrap object in array

flatten

Flatten nested arrays

first

Extract first element

keys

Get object keys

values

Get object values

Development

# Build from source
npm run build

# Run server
npm start

# Type check
npm run typecheck

Project Structure

tool-box-mcp/
├── dist/                 # Compiled JavaScript (included)
├── src/
│   ├── index.ts          # Main server entry
│   ├── schemas/          # Zod input schemas
│   └── services/         # Search, chain, transform services
├── scripts/
│   ├── setup.sh          # Initial setup script
│   └── register-tool.py  # Tool registration utility
├── data/
│   ├── chromadb/         # Vector database
│   ├── knowledge-graph.json
│   └── mcp-config.json
└── package.json

Troubleshooting

"ChromaDB not found"

pip install chromadb sentence-transformers

"Python not found"

Set the Python path:

export TOOLHUB_PYTHON_PATH=/usr/bin/python3

"No tools found"

Run setup to initialize sample data:

./scripts/setup.sh

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