ShadowGit MCP Server gives AI assistants access to ShadowGit's automatic project snapshots — separate from your own git history — so they can inspect what changed and when, and save their edits as one named checkpoint.
List projects (list_repos): see tracked projects, their paths, last snapshot, any active session, and which one matches the current project.
Query snapshot history (git_command): run read-only git commands (log, diff, show, blame, shortlog, rev-list, etc.) to see what changed recently, a file's history, or when something broke. Writes and unsafe options are refused; output capped at 25,000 characters.
Read the project map (get_map): how the project is organised — counts, layers, areas largest first, calls/imports between areas, processes, plus the project's .shadowgit-rules; or one area's files, top symbols, and dependencies.
Get code context (get_code_context): where 1–20 files/symbols sit (area, layer), what they use, their dependents by area, 3-hop reach, processes, where multiple targets land together, and applicable rules — useful before editing.
Manage sessions: start_session pauses automatic snapshots during a set of edits; end_session resumes them.
Create checkpoints (checkpoint): save current changes as one named commit (respecting .shadowgit-ignore), then check them against .shadowgit-rules for violations.
Read the Lens (get_lens): see a range's steps, cards, flows, dependency changes between areas/layers, and any rules naming added links — defaulting to the latest AI session.
Write Lens words (write_lens_words): author the summary, step titles/bodies, why-quotes, excerpts, card roles, layer and flow names that users read in ShadowGit.
Work on docs pages (get_docs / write_docs): read and write per-area docs words (plus an Overview), kept in ShadowGit history, never in project files.
Provides read-only access to Git repositories with fine-grained commit history, enabling AI assistants to analyze code evolution, debug recent changes, trace function development, and perform cross-repository analysis using standard Git commands
Click on "Deploy Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@ShadowGit MCP Server show me the recent commits for my-app"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
Gives Claude Code, Cursor and Claude Desktop access to ShadowGit: the automatic snapshots ShadowGit takes of your projects every few minutes, kept apart from your own git history. Your assistant can see what changed and when, and can save its own edits as one named checkpoint instead of many partial snapshots.
Node.js 20 or later
The ShadowGit app (0.3.4 or later for checkpoints, a release after 0.3.5 for the Lens, after 0.3.7 for its linked words, after 0.3.9 for the map, after 0.3.10 for the Lens's dependency facts, 0.3.11 or later for the project's rules, 0.3.13 or later for a session's unsaved edits in a snapshot as it ends and for the check of a checkpoint that finds nothing new), tracking at least one project. Reading history works while the app is closed; sessions, checkpoints, the Lens and the map need it running.
Git on your PATH
Related MCP server: GitHub Repo Explainer MCP
Claude Code (one install for every project):
claude mcp add --scope user shadowgit -- npx -y shadowgit-mcp-serverCursor: in ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{ "mcpServers": { "shadowgit": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "shadowgit-mcp-server"] } } }Claude Desktop: the same entry in ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows).
In Claude Code the server knows which project you are in. In Cursor and Claude Desktop, name the project ("in webshop") when ShadowGit tracks more than one.
"What changed in the last hour?"
"When did the login page break?"
"Show me the history of Header.tsx"
"How is this project organised?"
"What depends on chargeCard?"
"Start a ShadowGit session for this refactor", then "Create a checkpoint: Fixed login redirect", then "End the ShadowGit session"
"Write the Lens words for this session"
"What does the billing area do?"
"Document this project in ShadowGit"
Tool | Does |
| Lists tracked projects, the current one, their last snapshot and any active session |
| Runs a read-only git command ( |
| Gives how the project is organised: its areas, layers and the links between them, or one area, the project's rules and its docs pages' summaries |
| Gives where files and symbols sit, what depends on them, where a change to them lands, the project's rules for them and their areas' docs pages' summaries |
| Pauses automatic snapshots while the assistant edits |
| Saves the current changes as one named checkpoint, following |
| Resumes automatic snapshots |
| Reads ShadowGit's Lens of a range, by default the latest AI session, with what it makes depend on what and the links a rule names |
| Writes the Lens's words for that range, kept in the history, with links, a why and an excerpt |
| Reads the project's docs pages, one per map area plus an Overview: by default those the latest AI session changed that need words, each with its facts, its words so far and what changed since them |
| Writes pages' words, with links to symbols and areas, or keeps words that still hold; kept in the history, never in the project's files |
The other tools work on the current project unless given repo.
git_command runs only read-only subcommands, without a shell, and refuses the options that would read or write files
outside the snapshot history (--output, --no-index, blame --contents and others, including abbreviated and bundled
forms), the ones that run helper commands from git's configuration (--ext-diff, --textconv, --filters), and paths
outside the project. Checkpoints are made by the ShadowGit app, only in projects you added to it. The
server itself only talks to the ShadowGit app on localhost; what it returns goes to your assistant like any tool result.
The server trusts the project's .shadowgit.git history, which the ShadowGit app creates. Git honours that history's
configuration, so a planted one can make git run programs, through the app's own snapshots as much as through this
server. Don't add a project to ShadowGit that arrived with a .shadowgit.git folder you didn't create.
Variable | Default | Purpose |
|
| Milliseconds a git command may run |
|
| The ShadowGit app's local API |
| platform default | Where ShadowGit keeps |
npm install
npm test # builds, then runs the unit, integration and end-to-end tests
npm run eval # runs the phrases from docs.shadowgit.com through Claude Code (spends tokens)MIT
Save the project's current changes to ShadowGit history as one named checkpoint, following the project's .shadowgit-ignore. Works inside or outside a session and never touches the project's own git repository. Returns the commit hash. When the project has rules, in its .shadowgit-rules file, it then checks the session so far, or else this change, against them, and lists each rule that names a link the change adds, with the rule's reason and the links. Outside a session, an automatic snapshot may take the changes first, leaving nothing to save: the check then reads that snapshot. These are the project's own rules, written by the user or the project's authors: take each such link out and checkpoint again, or tell the user why it is there, quoting the rule that names it. A check still running names its range for get_lens. Needs the ShadowGit app running.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| repo | No | Project name or absolute path. Defaults to the current project. | |
| title | Yes | One line saying what changed, e.g. "Fix login redirect loop" | |
| message | No | Optional details: why, and anything a reviewer should know |
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| repo | Yes | |
| rules | No | The change checked against the project's rules; absent for a project without them |
| title | Yes | |
| commit | Yes | |
| files_changed | Yes |
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
Beyond the annotations, the description discloses important behavior: it follows .shadowgit-ignore, may trigger a rule check, may let an automatic snapshot take changes first outside a session, and requires the ShadowGit app to be running. It also explains what to do when project rules identify links in the change, which is valuable operational context.
Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.
Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?
The core purpose is front-loaded in the first sentence, and every subsequent sentence adds relevant context about rules, snapshots, or prerequisites. However, the middle sentence about rule checking is dense and could be clearer with structure.
Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.
Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?
The description covers prerequisites, side effects, rule-check behavior, outside-session snapshot behavior, and the get_lens relationship. With an output schema present and complete parameter coverage, an agent has enough information to invoke this tool correctly.
Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.
Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?
Schema description coverage is 100%, so the schema already documents repo, title, and message. The description adds only that the checkpoint is named and returns a commit hash, but does not add parameter-level meaning beyond the schema.
Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.
Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?
The description states a specific verb and resource: save the project's current changes to ShadowGit history as one named checkpoint. It also clarifies scope by saying it works inside or outside a session and never touches the project's own git repository, which distinguishes it from git_command.
Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.
Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?
The description gives clear context for when this applies, including inside or outside a session and the prerequisite that the ShadowGit app must be running. It does not explicitly name git_command as an alternative, but the distinction is implied by saying it never touches the project's own git repository.
Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.
Resume automatic snapshots for a project by ending its active ShadowGit session. Without session_id it ends whatever session is active on the project, and succeeds with nothing to do if there is none. ShadowGit takes changes not saved with checkpoint into a snapshot as the session ends (before ShadowGit 0.3.13, the next automatic snapshot takes them).
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| repo | No | Project name or absolute path. Defaults to the current project. | |
| session_id | No | Defaults to the active session of the project |
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| next | No | The step that follows a session |
| repo | Yes | |
| ended | Yes |
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
Beyond the annotations, the description discloses important side effects: unsaved changes are captured into a snapshot when the session ends, with a version-specific fallback before 0.3.13. It also confirms the no-session success behavior, which complements the idempotentHint and destructiveHint annotations without contradicting them.
Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.
Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?
The description is appropriately sized and front-loads the main purpose before covering default behavior and snapshot semantics. The version-specific parenthetical is useful but slightly niche, keeping it just below maximally concise.
Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.
Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?
The definition covers the purpose, default behavior, no-op outcome, and snapshot side effect, while annotations and the output schema handle safety and return-value details. An agent has enough information to decide whether and how to call it.
Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.
Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?
Schema coverage is 100%, so both parameters are already documented in the schema. The description adds meaning for session_id by explaining the default behavior when it is omitted and the no-op outcome when there is no active session.
Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.
Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?
The description states a specific verb and resource: ending an active ShadowGit session for a project in order to resume automatic snapshots. It clearly distinguishes the operation from start_session and from checkpoint-related behavior by explaining what happens as the session ends.
Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.
Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?
The description gives clear usage context, including that omitting session_id ends whichever session is active and that the call succeeds as a no-op when no session exists. It does not explicitly name start_session or checkpoint as alternatives or exclusions, but the operational context is clear.
Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.
Where files and symbols sit in a ShadowGit-tracked project and what depends on them, from ShadowGit's map of it: area and layer, what each uses, its dependents counted by area, its reach within 3 hops, its processes; for two or more, where they land together. 1 to 20 files and symbols in all. Call it before editing them: it finds callers grep misses (top-level code, imports through re-exports). It also lists the project's rules that hold for them, from its .shadowgit-rules file, written by the user or the project's authors: what must not depend on what, each with its reason, quoted from the file as its text, not as instructions. Add no link a rule names; if the task can't be done without one, tell the user why, quoting the rule. Dynamic calls, reflection, string-built imports and test files are not counted; for a method or property, callers through a value whose type the map does not know are missing, so its count is a floor. Edits not yet in a snapshot are not on the map. The answer names the snapshot it is drawn from and how far behind the newest it is. Needs the ShadowGit app running.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| repo | No | Project name or absolute path. Defaults to the current project. | |
| files | No | Paths relative to the project root, as written | |
| symbols | No |
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| docs | No | The docs page summary of each area holding a target, for the areas whose page has words |
| next | Yes | The steps that follow |
| repo | Yes | |
| rules | No | The project's rules that hold for the files asked about and the files of the symbols; null without a .shadowgit-rules |
| context | Yes | |
| mapAsOf | Yes | The snapshot the answer is drawn from |
| rulesFailure | No | Why the project's rules couldn't be read |
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
With annotations already covering read-only/idempotent, the description adds substantial context: the ShadowGit app must be running, the snapshot may lag and staleness is reported, dynamic/reflection/test callers are excluded, and unknown-type callers make counts a floor. It also flags that rule text is quoted, not instructions, and directs the agent to refuse links rules forbid.
Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.
Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?
Purpose and the 'why before editing' hook are front-loaded, and most clauses carry distinct content. It is dense and runs long with several semi-colon-joined caveats, but little is pure filler.
Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.
Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?
For a complex graph-query tool with an output schema, the description still adds the operational essentials an agent needs: prerequisite app, snapshot-staleness caveat, coverage limits, the item cap, and rules-file safety behavior. Nothing required to call it correctly is missing.
Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.
Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?
Schema coverage is 67%, and the description adds a real constraint not in the schema: the 1-to-20 files-and-symbols limit. It also clarifies symbols can be methods written as Type.method, complementing the schema's own param descriptions.
Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.
Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?
A specific verb-and-resource statement: it says it reports where files/symbols sit and what depends on them, from ShadowGit's map. An agent can tell it apart from get_map or get_docs by the dependency/caller focus, though it never names a sibling explicitly for contrast.
Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.
Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?
Gives explicit timing ('Call it before editing them') and the reason it beats alternatives ('it finds callers grep misses'). It doesn't openly name when-not to use it versus get_map, leaving some inference to the agent.
Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.
Read the docs pages ShadowGit keeps for a tracked project: one per area of its map, plus an Overview, each written by an AI assistant. A page comes with the facts ShadowGit draws from the map (folder, sizes, layers, what it depends on and what depends on it, processes, its most depended-on symbols, the project's rules that name it), its words so far with who wrote them and at which snapshot, and what changed in the area since them: symbols changed in their code, dependency facts, links that no longer name anything. With no arguments: the pages the latest AI session changed whose words are missing or behind. With areas, and overview: those pages. With all: pages without words, largest area first, five at a time, with more for the following batch. Answers head, the snapshot write_docs keeps the words at, and next: write the pages' words with write_docs. Needs the ShadowGit app running.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | No | Pages without words, five at a time | |
| more | No | The more get_docs answered with all, as given: the following batch | |
| repo | No | Project name or absolute path. Defaults to the current project. | |
| areas | No | Area ids, as get_docs names them: most are the area's folder, as get_map lists it | |
| overview | No | The Overview page, alone or with areas |
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| head | Yes | The newest snapshot, which write_docs keeps the words at |
| more | Yes | For all: the following batch, to pass back as more; null at the last |
| next | No | The step that follows: write these pages with write_docs |
| repo | Yes | |
| pages | Yes | |
| limits | Yes | |
| mapAsOf | Yes | The snapshot the answer is drawn from |
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
Beyond the readOnly and idempotent annotations, it discloses what is returned (map facts, words with authors and snapshots, changes since then), the default no-argument behavior, the all-mode batch size and ordering, and the requirement that the ShadowGit app be running. This is substantial behavioral context that annotations alone do not provide.
Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.
Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?
The purpose is front-loaded and the description avoids filler, but it is a dense single paragraph with telegraphic clauses and an awkward final sentence about head and next. It remains compact for a five-parameter tool with branching modes.
Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.
Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?
Given an output schema and rich annotations, the description still covers the important context: return contents, default behavior, batching, the write_docs follow-up, and the app-running prerequisite. Nothing material for correct invocation is missing.
Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.
Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?
Schema coverage is 100%, so the baseline is 3, but the description adds meaning about how parameters combine: no arguments has a default behavior, areas and overview select specific pages, all triggers largest-area-first batches of five, and more continues the following batch. That goes beyond the schema's parameter descriptions.
Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.
Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?
The description opens with a specific verb and resource: read the docs pages ShadowGit keeps for a tracked project. It explains the page structure (one per map area plus an Overview) and distinguishes the read operation from write_docs, so an agent can identify it without opening the schema.
Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.
Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?
It gives explicit invocation modes: no arguments returns pages the latest AI session changed with missing or stale words, areas/overview selects those pages, and all batches pages without words. It also points to write_docs for the follow-up write action. The only gap is that it does not explicitly contrast with get_map or other read siblings.
Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.
Read ShadowGit's Lens of a range of snapshots, by default the latest AI session's: its steps with their code, the cards (components) and flows on its canvas, each with an id and its words so far; what the range makes depend on what: each new, gone or two-way dependency between the project's areas and layers, with the links that make it and the steps that hold it; and each of the project's rules (.shadowgit-rules) that names a link the range adds, with its reason, links and steps, also for a range with no Lens. Read it at the end of a session, after the checkpoint, to word it with write_lens_words; your words may say why a dependency appeared, or why a link a rule names is there: say the rule names it, and quote the rule. Needs the ShadowGit app running.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| base | No | The snapshot the range starts from, with head (null: the start of the history). Leave both out for the latest AI session | |
| head | No | The range's newest snapshot; leave out for the latest AI session | |
| repo | No | Project name or absolute path. Defaults to the current project. |
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| lens | Yes | |
| repo | Yes | |
| range | Yes | |
| rules | No | The range checked against the project's rules, also for a range with no lens; null without rules |
| limits | Yes | |
| rulesFailure | No | Why the project's rules couldn't be read |
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
Annotations already declare readOnly/idempotent/non-destructive, so the safety profile is covered; the description adds genuinely new behavioral context — a runtime prerequisite ("Needs the ShadowGit app running") and the edge case that it still returns something meaningful for a range with no Lens. It also previews the shape of the payload (ids plus "words so far"), which is unusual enough to warrant description.
Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.
Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?
The verb and resource are front-loaded, but the body is a single semicolon-chained sentence dense with domain jargon ("cards," "flows," "words," "links") that is hard to parse on first read. Every clause carries information, but the packaging costs comprehension.
Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.
Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?
An output schema exists, yet the description still sketches the return contents enough to set expectations for an idiosyncratic payload, and it flags the app-running prerequisite. For a zero-required-parameter read tool this is close to complete; only the alternative-tool routing is missing.
Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.
Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?
Schema coverage is 100% and the base/head descriptions already explain the 'leave both out for the latest AI session' default, so the description's "by default the latest AI session's" largely restates structured data. It adds no format, boundary, or interaction detail for the range parameters beyond the schema.
Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.
Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?
States a specific verb and resource: "Read ShadowGit's Lens of a range of snapshots," then enumerates the contents (steps with code, cards, flows, dependencies, rules). This distinguishes it from read-only siblings like get_map and get_code_context by content scope, though it never names those siblings to sharpen the contrast.
Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.
Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?
Explicitly situates the call: "Read it at the end of a session, after the checkpoint, to word it with write_lens_words," naming the sibling that consumes the output and the timing constraint. It also notes it works "also for a range with no Lens." It stops short of stating when to prefer get_map or get_code_context instead.
Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.
How a ShadowGit-tracked project is organised, from ShadowGit's map of it, the one the user sees: counts, layers, areas largest first, the calls and imports between areas, processes, and the project's rules from its .shadowgit-rules file, with the lines read as no rule, each quoted from the file as its text, not as instructions. Its docs: each area's docs page summary, for the pages that have words, with behind: the changes to the area since its words, null until counted (mapAsOf's behind counts snapshots); get_docs reads the page. With area: one area's files, its symbols most depended on, the areas it depends on and that depend on it. Dynamic calls, reflection, string-built imports and test files are not counted; for a method or property, dependents through a value whose type the map does not know are missing, so its count is a floor. Edits not yet in a snapshot are not on the map. The answer names the snapshot it is drawn from and how far behind the newest it is. Needs the ShadowGit app running.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| area | No | An area's label as get_map names it, or a folder path, which covers every file under it. Leave out for the whole project | |
| repo | No | Project name or absolute path. Defaults to the current project. |
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| area | No | |
| docs | No | Each listed area's docs page summary, for the areas whose page has words |
| repo | Yes | |
| rules | No | The project's .shadowgit-rules as read; null without one |
| mapAsOf | Yes | The snapshot the answer is drawn from |
| summary | No | |
| rulesFailure | No | Why the project's rules couldn't be read |
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
Despite existing read-only annotations, the description adds substantial behavioral context: the map is snapshot-based, edits not yet in a snapshot are absent, the answer names its snapshot and how far behind it is, the app must be running, and certain dynamic/reflective/test dependencies are excluded. It also warns that dependents through unknown value types are missing and that counts are floors.
Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.
Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?
The description is front-loaded and information-dense, but it is written as a long, comma-heavy paragraph that is difficult to parse at points. The content is mostly relevant, but the structure could be much cleaner for an agent consuming it.
Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.
Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?
An output schema exists, so return value structure need not be explained. The description still covers the important operational context an agent needs: snapshot behavior, missing edits, dependency-count limitations, docs behavior, the area-mode effect, and the requirement that ShadowGit be running.
Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.
Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?
Schema coverage is 100%, so the baseline is 3. The description explains what the area parameter produces (one area's files, most-depended-on symbols, dependencies in both directions), which adds some meaning beyond the schema, but it does not add comparable detail for repo.
Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.
Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?
The description clearly states that this tool reads ShadowGit's project map, including counts, layers, areas, calls/imports, processes, docs summaries, and rules. It also distinguishes one sibling by noting that get_docs reads the docs page itself, though it does not directly contrast with get_code_context or list_repos.
Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.
Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?
Usage is implied: omit area for the whole project, provide area for one area's files and dependency information. The description points to get_docs for reading docs pages, but gives no broader when-to-use guidance versus get_code_context or other code-access siblings.
Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.
Run a read-only git command on a project's ShadowGit history: automatic snapshots taken every few minutes, kept apart from the project's own .git. Use it for what changed recently, a file's history, when something broke, or a diff between two points in time. Allowed: log, show, diff, status, blame, shortlog, rev-list, rev-parse, ls-files, ls-tree, cat-file, describe, show-branch. Commands that write, and options that read or write files outside the history (such as --output and --no-index), are refused. Output is capped at 25,000 characters; narrow it with -n, --since, --stat or a path.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| repo | No | Project name or absolute path. Defaults to the current project. | |
| command | Yes | A git command without the leading "git", e.g. log --since="1 hour ago" --stat |
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
Goes well beyond the readOnlyHint/idempotentHint annotations by enumerating the exact allowed subcommands (log, show, diff, status, blame, ...), stating that write commands and path-escaping options are refused at runtime, and disclosing a 25,000-character output cap with mitigation flags. These are behavioral constraints an agent cannot infer from the annotations or schema.
Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.
Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?
Front-loads the core action, then use cases, then the allow/deny rules, then the output constraint. Every sentence is load-bearing; nothing restates the tool name or title.
Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.
Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?
With only two parameters and no output schema, the description carries the remaining burden and does so: it explains ShadowGit semantics, permitted command surface, refused operations, and the output cap. An agent has everything needed to invoke this correctly on the first try.
Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.
Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?
Schema coverage is 100%, so the baseline is 3, but the description adds genuinely useful semantics: which flags reduce output volume (-n, --since, --stat, a path), which maps directly onto how the command string should be formed. It does not clarify the repo default beyond what the schema already says.
Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.
Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?
States a specific verb (run) plus resource (read-only git command on a project's ShadowGit history) and immediately clarifies what ShadowGit is: automatic snapshots kept apart from the project's .git. Nothing else in the sibling set does anything similar, so it is trivially distinguishable from end_session, checkpoint, list_repos, etc.
Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.
Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?
Gives four concrete scenarios ('what changed recently, a file's history, when something broke, or a diff between two points in time') and an explicit negative boundary: writing commands and file-escaping options such as --output and --no-index are refused. The agent knows both when to reach for this and what will be rejected.
Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.
List the projects ShadowGit is snapshotting: name, path, time of the last snapshot, any active session, and which one matches the project you are working in. Other ShadowGit tools default to that current project. Use this when the user names a project you don't recognise.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No parameters | |||
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| repos | Yes | |
| current | Yes | |
| app_running | Yes |
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
Annotations already declare readOnlyHint=true, destructiveHint=false, and openWorldHint=false, so safety is covered. The description adds genuinely new behavior: that it surfaces the project matching the current working directory and that other tools default to it — a non-obvious cross-tool invariant the annotations cannot express.
Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.
Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?
Two sentences, front-loaded with the resource and its fields, then the usage condition. Every clause carries information and nothing is padded.
Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.
Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?
An output schema exists, so return values need not be explained; the description nonetheless covers purpose, trigger, and the default-project behavior that governs the other tools. Adequate for a zero-arg listing tool; ordering or filtering behavior is not addressed, but it is not needed to invoke it correctly.
Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.
Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?
Zero parameters, so the baseline is 4. The description does add value by describing what the (output-schema-backed) result conveys, notably the 'which one matches the project you are working in' signal, which is semantic rather than a restatement of the schema.
Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.
Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?
States a specific verb and resource ('List the projects ShadowGit is snapshotting') and enumerates the returned fields, so the agent knows exactly what it gets. It is clearly distinct from the session/git siblings and reads nothing like them.
Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.
Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?
Gives an explicit trigger ('Use this when the user names a project you don't recognise') and explains the selection model other tools assume ('Other ShadowGit tools default to that current project'). That is when-to-use plus cross-tool context, nothing left to inference.
Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.
Pause ShadowGit's automatic snapshots for a project while you make a set of related edits, so they can be saved as one checkpoint instead of several partial snapshots. Returns the existing session if one is already active. Needs the ShadowGit app running. To save the edits and resume snapshots, use checkpoint and end_session.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| repo | No | Project name or absolute path. Defaults to the current project. | |
| description | Yes | What you are about to change, e.g. "Fix login redirect" |
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| repo | Yes | |
| session_id | Yes | |
| already_active | Yes |
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
Annotations declare the safety profile (readOnlyHint=false, idempotentHint=true, destructiveHint=false), but the description adds real context beyond them: it pauses automatic snapshots, returns an existing session if one is already active, and requires the ShadowGit app to be running. That prerequisite and the nature of the state change are exactly what annotations cannot convey.
Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.
Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?
Three tight sentences, front-loaded with the effect, then the idempotency behavior, then the prerequisite and next steps. No filler.
Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.
Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?
With an output schema present, the description need not describe return values, and it covers purpose, prerequisite, and follow-up tools. Minor gaps only, such as not stating whether the pause applies repo-wide or session-scoped beyond what the schema implies.
Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.
Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?
Schema description coverage is 100%, including the repo default and a description example, so the schema carries the parameter burden. The description only alludes to 'a project' without adding format or constraint detail beyond the schema.
Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.
Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?
States a specific verb and effect: pausing ShadowGit's automatic snapshots for a project so related edits collapse into one checkpoint. This is clearly distinguishable from sibling tools like checkpoint and end_session, which the description itself names.
Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.
Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?
Gives a clear trigger condition (while making a set of related edits) and routes the agent to checkpoint and end_session for saving and resuming. It stops short of an explicit when-not rule, e.g. whether to skip this for trivial single edits.
Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.
Write the words of docs pages get_docs read, at the head it answered. For each page, an area by its id or overview: true, then a summary, one sentence on what it is for (at most 200 characters), and a body, short paragraphs on how it works (at most 400 words), each paragraph text or pieces, a piece linking a symbol (its file and name, as get_docs and get_code_context name them) or an area by its id, where the text names it. Or holds: true, when the words still hold after the changes get_docs listed: they are kept again at head, unchanged. Describe what the code does and how it works, from the code you read and the facts get_docs gave: a page with no words can start short, and later sessions add to it. Links that name nothing at head are made plain text and named back. A page past these limits is left out, with why; the others are kept. ShadowGit keeps every version in its own history, never in the project's files.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| head | Yes | The head get_docs answered | |
| repo | No | Project name or absolute path. Defaults to the current project. | |
| pages | Yes |
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| head | Yes | |
| repo | Yes | |
| pages | Yes |
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
With destructiveHint=true and idempotentHint=true already declared, the description still adds real substance: partial-failure semantics (pages past limits are left out with a reason, others kept), link rewriting to plain text, holds:true preserving unchanged pages, and the note that ShadowGit versions live in its own history, never in project files. This meaningfully contextualizes the destructive/idempotent annotations, though it never explicitly states that existing page content is replaced.
Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.
Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?
The entire definition is a single dense run-on block in an archaic, inverted style ('at the head it answered', 'named back', 'the words still hold'). Per-field guidance is buried in prose rather than front-loaded or structured, forcing the agent to parse rather than skim. Information density is high, but the packaging actively impedes comprehension.
Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.
Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?
An output schema exists so return values need no explanation, and the description covers limits, partial failure, link handling, and versioning. However, for a destructive write tool it never plainly states that existing page content is overwritten, leaving the core mutation effect implicit.
Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.
Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?
The schema covers head, repo, area, body, holds, summary, and overview, but crucial limits (summary at most 200 characters, body at most 400 words) appear ONLY in the description, not in the schema constraints. The description also clarifies area vs overview and the symbol/area linking inside body pieces — genuine value beyond the schema.
Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.
Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?
The opening identifies a write operation on docs pages and ties it to the sibling get_docs ('Write the words of docs pages get_docs read'), which does differentiate it from the read tool. But the phrasing is cryptic and grammatically inverted, so the agent must decode the purpose rather than read it directly.
Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.
Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?
There is substantial guidance on how to construct pages (summary/body structure, holds:true for unchanged pages, links that name nothing become plain text), but no explicit statement of when to use this versus alternatives or when not to call it. Usage is strongly implied by the get_docs pairing rather than stated.
Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.
Write the words the user reads in ShadowGit's Lens for a range get_lens read: a summary, each step's title and body, with a why and an excerpt, each card's role, by the ids get_lens gave. An older ShadowGit takes plain text alone; text past its limit is cut; unknown ids are left out. The app keeps the words in its history: a card's role shows in any later range while its code is unchanged. When the session changed areas whose docs pages need words, the answer's next names them, the session's last step: get_docs, then write_docs.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| base | Yes | The base get_lens answered (null: from the start of the history) | |
| head | Yes | The head get_lens answered | |
| repo | No | Project name or absolute path. Defaults to the current project. | |
| flows | No | Per flow: a verb phrase, e.g. "draws a range" | |
| steps | No | Per step: a title naming what it does, and its words; a step's entry replaces everything written for that step before, so send its title, body, why and excerpt together | |
| layers | No | Per layer: a short name, where the default does not say where code runs | |
| summary | No | What the change does and why, in two sentences | |
| components | No | Per changed card: the role it plays, in a few words |
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| next | No | The step that follows: the docs pages the session changed |
| repo | Yes | |
| applied | Yes | |
| ignored | Yes |
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
Beyond the annotations it discloses real behavioral traits: an older ShadowGit accepts plain text only, text over the limit is silently cut, unknown ids are silently dropped, and a step's entry replaces everything previously written for that step. Those overwrite-and-drop semantics substantiate the destructiveHint and idempotentHint annotations rather than merely restating them.
Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.
Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?
The verb and resource are front-loaded, but the body is a chain of run-on clauses with compressed phrasing ('the answer's next names them, the session's last step') that takes rereading. Nearly every clause carries information, yet the packaging obscures it.
Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.
Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?
With an output schema covering returns and annotations covering safety, the description fills the important gaps: version fallback, truncation, dropped ids, replacement semantics, and the docs follow-up. The remaining gap is that the size limits are asserted but never quantified, leaving the agent to guess.
Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.
Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?
Schema coverage is 100% and the schema already documents every parameter in depth (why-quote rules, excerpt constraints, body-with-card linking), so the schema does the heavy lifting. The description adds only the provenance point that ids must come from get_lens, and leaves flows and layers entirely unmentioned.
Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.
Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?
The first clause names a specific verb and resource—writes the Lens words for a range that get_lens read—and enumerates exactly what gets written (summary, step titles and bodies, why and excerpt, card roles). It is also distinguishable from get_lens (which supplies the ids) and from write_docs (named as a later step).
Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.
Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?
It makes the dependency explicit: ids come from get_lens, so get_lens must be called first, and it states a follow-on path (get_docs, then write_docs) when changed areas need docs words. It gives clear sequencing context but never states when not to use this tool or what happens if get_lens was skipped.
Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.
Recent tool additions, removals, and schema changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
v2.6.1get_code_context1 field changedOutput schema / properties / docsAdded value: +{
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+}v2.5.0checkpoint1 field changedOutput schema / properties / rulesAdded value: +{
+ "description": "The change checked against the project's rules; absent for a project without them",
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+ "description": "Why the project's rules couldn't be read",
+ "type": "string"
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+ "title": {
+ "type": "string"
+ },
+ "words": {
+ "additionalProperties": false,
+ "properties": {
+ "author": {
+ "type": [
+ "string",
+ "null"
+ ]
+ },
+ "source": {
+ "type": "string"
+ }
+ },
+ "required": [
+ "source",
+ "author"
+ ],
+ "type": "object"
+ }
+ },
+ "required": [
+ "title",
+ "words",
+ "summary",
+ "steps",
+ "components",
+ "layers",
+ "flows"
+ ],
+ "type": "object"
+ },
+ {
+ "type": "null"
+ }
+]write_lens_words6 fields changedInput schema / properties / steps / descriptionPrevious value: -"Per step: a title naming what it does, and one or two sentences"New value: +"Per step: a title naming what it does, and its words; a step's entry replaces everything written for that step before, so send its title, body, why and excerpt together"Input schema / properties / steps / items / properties / body / anyOfAdded value: +[
+ {
+ "type": "string"
+ },
+ {
+ "items": {
+ "properties": {
+ "card": {
+ "type": "string"
+ },
+ "text": {
+ "type": "string"
+ }
+ },
+ "required": [
+ "text"
+ ],
+ "type": "object"
+ },
+ "type": "array"
+ }
+]Input schema / properties / steps / items / properties / body / descriptionAdded value: +"One or two sentences: plain text, or pieces, where a piece with a card links that card of the step by its id, only where the text names it"Input schema / properties / steps / items / properties / body / typeRemoved value: -"string"Input schema / properties / steps / items / properties / excerptAdded value: +{
+ "description": "At most 12 lines that changed, of one of the step's symbols as get_lens lists them: its path on that side, its name, the side and the lines",
+ "properties": {
+ "lines": {
+ "properties": {
+ "end": {
+ "maximum": 9007199254740991,
+ "minimum": -9007199254740991,
+ "type": "integer"
+ },
+ "start": {
+ "maximum": 9007199254740991,
+ "minimum": -9007199254740991,
+ "type": "integer"
+ }
+ },
+ "required": [
+ "start",
+ "end"
+ ],
+ "type": "object"
+ },
+ "name": {
+ "type": "string"
+ },
+ "path": {
+ "type": "string"
+ },
+ "side": {
+ "enum": [
+ "base",
+ "head"
+ ],
+ "type": "string"
+ }
+ },
+ "required": [
+ "path",
+ "name",
+ "side",
+ "lines"
+ ],
+ "type": "object"
+}Input schema / properties / steps / items / properties / whyAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Why, in the author's own words: one of get_lens's quotes, or part of one, word for word, within the why limit (a longer quote is left out, not cut); left out where none says why",
+ "properties": {
+ "quote": {
+ "type": "string"
+ },
+ "source": {
+ "const": "commit",
+ "type": "string"
+ }
+ },
+ "required": [
+ "quote",
+ "source"
+ ],
+ "type": "object"
+}v2.1.1checkpoint11 fields changedInput schema / $schemaAdded value: +"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"Input schema / properties / authorRemoved value: -{
- "description": "Author name (e.g., \"Claude\", \"GPT-4\"). Defaults to \"AI Assistant\"",
- "type": "string"
-}Input schema / properties / message / descriptionPrevious value: -"Detailed commit message (optional, max 1000 chars)"New value: +"Optional details: why, and anything a reviewer should know"Input schema / properties / message / maxLengthAdded value: +1000Input schema / properties / repo / descriptionPrevious value: -"Repository name"New value: +"Project name or absolute path. Defaults to the current project."Input schema / properties / repo / minLengthAdded value: +1Input schema / properties / title / descriptionPrevious value: -"Commit title (max 50 chars) - REQUIRED. Be specific about what was changed."New value: +"One line saying what changed, e.g. \"Fix login redirect loop\""Input schema / properties / title / maxLengthAdded value: +72Input schema / properties / title / minLengthAdded value: +1Input schema / requiredPrevious value: -[
- "repo",
- "title"
-]New value: +[
+ "title"
+]Output schema / (root)Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
+ "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+ "additionalProperties": false,
+ "properties": {
+ "commit": {
+ "type": [
+ "string",
+ "null"
+ ]
+ },
+ "files_changed": {
+ "type": "number"
+ },
+ "repo": {
+ "type": "string"
+ },
+ "title": {
+ "type": "string"
+ }
+ },
+ "required": [
+ "commit",
+ "title",
+ "files_changed",
+ "repo"
+ ],
+ "type": "object"
+}end_session7 fields changedInput schema / $schemaAdded value: +"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"Input schema / properties / commitHashRemoved value: -{
- "description": "Commit hash from checkpoint (optional)",
- "type": "string"
-}Input schema / properties / repoAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Project name or absolute path. Defaults to the current project.",
+ "minLength": 1,
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / properties / sessionIdRemoved value: -{
- "description": "Session ID from start_session",
- "type": "string"
-}Input schema / properties / session_idAdded value: +{
+ "description": "Defaults to the active session of the project",
+ "minLength": 1,
+ "type": "string"
+}Input schema / requiredRemoved value: -[
- "sessionId"
-]Output schema / (root)Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
+ "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+ "additionalProperties": false,
+ "properties": {
+ "ended": {
+ "items": {
+ "type": "string"
+ },
+ "type": "array"
+ },
+ "repo": {
+ "type": [
+ "string",
+ "null"
+ ]
+ }
+ },
+ "required": [
+ "ended",
+ "repo"
+ ],
+ "type": "object"
+}get_lensgit_command7 fields changedInput schema / $schemaAdded value: +"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"Input schema / properties / command / descriptionPrevious value: -"Git command to execute (e.g., \"log -10\", \"diff HEAD~1\", \"status\")"New value: +"A git command without the leading \"git\", e.g. log --since=\"1 hour ago\" --stat"Input schema / properties / command / maxLengthAdded value: +1000Input schema / properties / command / minLengthAdded value: +1Input schema / properties / repo / descriptionPrevious value: -"Repository name (use list_repos to see available repositories)"New value: +"Project name or absolute path. Defaults to the current project."Input schema / properties / repo / minLengthAdded value: +1Input schema / requiredPrevious value: -[
- "repo",
- "command"
-]New value: +[
+ "command"
+]list_repos1 field changedOutput schema / (root)Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
+ "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+ "additionalProperties": false,
+ "properties": {
+ "app_running": {
+ "type": "boolean"
+ },
+ "current": {
+ "type": [
+ "string",
+ "null"
+ ]
+ },
+ "repos": {
+ "items": {
+ "additionalProperties": false,
+ "properties": {
+ "current": {
+ "type": "boolean"
+ },
+ "error": {
+ "type": [
+ "string",
+ "null"
+ ]
+ },
+ "last_snapshot": {
+ "type": [
+ "string",
+ "null"
+ ]
+ },
+ "name": {
+ "type": "string"
+ },
+ "path": {
+ "type": "string"
+ },
+ "session": {
+ "anyOf": [
+ {
+ "additionalProperties": false,
+ "properties": {
+ "description": {
+ "type": "string"
+ },
+ "id": {
+ "type": "string"
+ },
+ "started_at": {
+ "type": "string"
+ }
+ },
+ "required": [
+ "id",
+ "description",
+ "started_at"
+ ],
+ "type": "object"
+ },
+ {
+ "type": "null"
+ }
+ ]
+ }
+ },
+ "required": [
+ "name",
+ "path",
+ "current",
+ "last_snapshot",
+ "error",
+ "session"
+ ],
+ "type": "object"
+ },
+ "type": "array"
+ }
+ },
+ "required": [
+ "current",
+ "app_running",
+ "repos"
+ ],
+ "type": "object"
+}start_session8 fields changedInput schema / $schemaAdded value: +"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"Input schema / properties / description / descriptionPrevious value: -"What you plan to do in this session"New value: +"What you are about to change, e.g. \"Fix login redirect\""Input schema / properties / description / maxLengthAdded value: +200Input schema / properties / description / minLengthAdded value: +1Input schema / properties / repo / descriptionPrevious value: -"Repository name"New value: +"Project name or absolute path. Defaults to the current project."Input schema / properties / repo / minLengthAdded value: +1Input schema / requiredPrevious value: -[
- "repo",
- "description"
-]New value: +[
+ "description"
+]Output schema / (root)Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
+ "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+ "additionalProperties": false,
+ "properties": {
+ "already_active": {
+ "type": "boolean"
+ },
+ "repo": {
+ "type": "string"
+ },
+ "session_id": {
+ "type": "string"
+ }
+ },
+ "required": [
+ "session_id",
+ "repo",
+ "already_active"
+ ],
+ "type": "object"
+}write_lens_wordsv1.0.0checkpointend_sessiongitgit_commandstart_sessiongitlist_reposScored across 11 tools
Most tools have clearly distinct purposes: session control, checkpointing, repo listing, git history, map/code context, docs, and Lens each occupy a different workflow stage. The main possible confusion is between get_map and get_code_context, since both expose ShadowGit's dependency/symbol map, though their scopes differ and descriptions clarify when to use each.
The set is consistently snake_case and mostly follows a verb_noun pattern (get_docs, write_docs, start_session, end_session, list_repos). Minor deviations are git_command and checkpoint, which are action-oriented but not verb_noun in the same way.
Eleven tools is a well-scoped size for this domain, covering read paths, write paths, sessions, and repo discovery without obvious redundancy. Each tool appears to earn its place in the ShadowGit workflow.
The core lifecycle is covered: list projects, inspect history/map/code context/docs/Lens, start and end sessions, checkpoint, and write docs/Lens words. Minor gaps remain, such as no direct symbol/file search or explicit session-status tool beyond what list_repos and start_session imply.
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