better-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {} |
| resources | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| fs_readA | Read a file with pagination. Returns content, total lines, and file size. |
| fs_writeA | Write content to a file. Creates directories if needed. Handles escaping correctly. |
| fs_searchB | Search files by regex pattern within the project. |
| fs_listC | List directory contents. |
| shell_runA | Run a predefined command from the project config. Available: build, test, dev, start, ps, logs. |
| shell_bg_startA | Start a command in the background and return immediately with a job ID. Use shell_bg_status, shell_bg_log, and shell_bg_stop to manage the job. Default timeout is 30 minutes. Commands run in /bin/sh. |
| shell_bg_statusA | Check the status of a background job. Returns running state, exit code (if done), stdout/stderr so far, and duration. |
| shell_bg_logA | Get the log output of a background job. Optionally limit to the last N lines. |
| shell_bg_stopA | Stop a running background job by sending SIGTERM (then SIGKILL after 5s if needed). |
| shell_bg_listA | List all active or recently finished background jobs. |
| git_statusA | Get the current git status: branch, clean/dirty, staged/unstaged/untracked files, ahead/behind remote, last commit. |
| git_logC | Get recent commit history. |
| git_diffA | Get diff of changes. Defaults to diff against HEAD. |
| project_infoA | Get comprehensive info about a project: stack, structure, file counts, config detection, enabled tools. |
| read_resourceB | Read a project resource file (handoff, plan, schema, docs). |
| workspace_list_projectsA | List all configured projects with their name, root, stack, and enabled tools. |
| workspace_set_projectA | Set the active project for subsequent tool calls that don't specify a project explicitly. |
| plugin_example-echo_echoA | [example-echo v1.0.0] Echoes back the input message exactly as provided |
| plugin_example-echo_greetA | [example-echo v1.0.0] Returns a friendly greeting for the given name |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| @erquier/better-mcp:readme | Resource: readme (project: @erquier/better-mcp) |
| @erquier/better-mcp:changelog | Resource: changelog (project: @erquier/better-mcp) |
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