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# refactor-mcp

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides powerful refactoring tools for Coding Agents. It can run in two modes:

- **MCP Server Mode** (default): Integrates with MCP-compatible clients like Claude Code
- **CLI Mode**: Direct command-line usage for standalone refactoring tasks

## Features

This MCP server implements two main tools to assist with code refactoring:

### 🔧 code_refactor
Performs regex-based search and replace operations across files with advanced filtering capabilities.

**Parameters:**
- `search_pattern` (string) - Regular expression pattern to search for
- `replace_pattern` (string) - Replacement pattern (supports capture groups like $1, $2)
- `context_pattern` (string, optional) - Only replace matches within this context
- `file_pattern` (string, optional) - Glob pattern to limit files (e.g., `*.js`, `src/**/*.ts`)

**Example:**
```javascript
// Replace foo() calls with bar() calls
code_refactor("foo\\((.+)\\)", "bar($1)")

// Before: let k = foo(1,2,3);
// After:  let k = bar(1,2,3);
```

**Context-aware refactoring:**
```javascript
// Only replace "legacy_sdk" within import statements
code_refactor("legacy_sdk", "brand_new_sdk", "import")
```

### 🔍 code_search
Searches for regex patterns and returns file locations with precise line numbers.

**Parameters:**
- `search_pattern` (string) - Regular expression pattern to search for
- `context_pattern` (string, optional) - Filter matches by surrounding context
- `file_pattern` (string, optional) - Glob pattern to limit search scope

**Example:**
```javascript
code_search("foo\\(.+\\)")

// Result:
// ./src/utils.js (line: 15)
// ./src/helpers.ts (lines: 23-27)
```

## Installation

### Quick Start

**MCP Server Mode** (for Claude Code and other MCP clients):
```bash
# Install globally for MCP integration
npm install -g @myuon/refactor-mcp

# Or use with npx (recommended for MCP clients)
npx @myuon/refactor-mcp@latest
```

**CLI Mode** (for direct command-line usage):
```bash
# Search for patterns
npx @myuon/refactor-mcp@latest cli search -p "function.*\(" -f "src/**/*.js"

# Refactor with preview
npx @myuon/refactor-mcp@latest cli refactor -s "const (\w+)" -r "let \$1" --dry-run
```

### For Development
```bash
# Clone and install dependencies
git clone https://github.com/myuon/refactor-mcp.git
cd refactor-mcp
npm install
```

## Usage

### CLI Mode
You can use the refactor tools directly from the command line by adding `cli` after the main command:

```bash
# Search for patterns
refactor-mcp cli search -p "function (.*) \{" -f "src/**/*.ts"

# Search with matched content display
refactor-mcp cli search -p "function (.*) \{" -f "src/**/*.ts" --print

# Refactor with dry-run (preview changes)
refactor-mcp cli refactor -s "const (\w+) = " -r "let \$1 = " --dry-run

# Refactor with matched content display
refactor-mcp cli refactor -s "const (\w+) = " -r "let \$1 = " --print --dry-run

# Refactor with file pattern
refactor-mcp cli refactor -s "old_function" -r "new_function" -f "src/**/*.js"

# Context-aware refactoring
refactor-mcp cli refactor -s "legacy_sdk" -r "new_sdk" -c "import" -f "src/**/*.ts"
```

**CLI Commands:**
- `search` - Search for code patterns
  - `-p, --pattern <pattern>` - Regular expression pattern to search for
  - `-c, --context <context>` - Optional context pattern to filter matches
  - `-f, --files <files>` - Optional file glob pattern to limit search scope
  - `--print` - Print matched content to stdout
  - `--matched` - Show only matched text with capture groups
- `refactor` - Refactor code with regex replacement
  - `-s, --search <search>` - Regular expression pattern to search for
  - `-r, --replace <replace>` - Replacement pattern (supports $1, $2, etc.)
  - `-c, --context <context>` - Optional context pattern to filter matches
  - `-f, --files <files>` - Optional file glob pattern to limit search scope
  - `--dry-run` - Preview changes without modifying files
  - `--print` - Print matched content and replacements to stdout

**Important Notes:**
- When using capture groups in replacement patterns on the command line, escape the dollar sign: `\$1`, `\$2`, etc.
- Example: `refactor-mcp cli refactor -s "const (\w+) = " -r "let \$1 = " --dry-run`
- This prevents the shell from interpreting `$1` as a shell variable

### MCP Server Mode (Default)
By default, `refactor-mcp` runs as an MCP server via stdio transport:

```bash
# Run as MCP server (default mode)
refactor-mcp

# Or explicitly with npx
npx @myuon/refactor-mcp@latest
```

### Development
```bash
npm run dev          # Run server in development mode
npm run dev:cli      # Run CLI in development mode with arguments
npm run cli          # Run CLI directly (for testing)
npm run build        # Build for production
npm start            # Run built server (MCP mode)
```

### Code Quality
```bash
npm run check        # Run all quality checks
npm run lint         # Run ESLint
npm run format       # Format code with Prettier
npm test             # Run tests
```

## MCP Integration

This server uses the Model Context Protocol to communicate with compatible clients. It runs via stdio transport and can be integrated into any MCP-compatible environment.

### Claude Code Integration
For Claude Code users, you can easily add this MCP server with:

```bash
claude mcp add refactor npx @myuon/refactor-mcp@latest
```

### Manual Configuration
Add to your MCP client configuration:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "refactor-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@myuon/refactor-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}
```

### Alternative Configuration (Local Installation)
```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "refactor-mcp": {
      "command": "refactor-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

## Architecture

- **Framework**: Model Context Protocol SDK for TypeScript
- **Runtime**: Node.js with ES modules
- **Validation**: Zod schemas for type-safe input validation
- **File Operations**: Native fs module with glob pattern matching
- **Testing**: Vitest with comprehensive test coverage

## Contributing

1. Install dependencies: `npm install`
2. Run tests: `npm test`
3. Check code quality: `npm run check`
4. Build: `npm run build`

## License

MIT

TDQS

B3.1/5.0

Scored across 2 tools

Disambiguation5/5

The two tools have clearly distinct purposes: code_refactor modifies code by replacing patterns, while code_search only finds patterns and returns locations. There is no overlap in functionality, making it impossible to confuse them.

Naming Consistency5/5

Both tools follow a consistent verb_noun pattern with 'code_' as a prefix and descriptive suffixes ('refactor' and 'search'). The naming is uniform and predictable throughout the set.

Tool Count2/5

With only 2 tools, the server feels thin for a 'Refactor MCP' domain. While the tools cover basic search and replace operations, typical refactoring workflows might require more operations like rename, extract method, or analyze dependencies, leaving the surface incomplete.

Completeness2/5

The toolset is severely incomplete for a refactoring domain. It lacks essential operations such as renaming identifiers, extracting functions or variables, analyzing code structure, or handling refactoring across multiple files. Agents will face dead ends when attempting complex refactoring tasks.

Maintenance

ActivityInactive
ResponsivenessNo issues