mcp-server-code-assist
by abhishekbhakat
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# mcp-server-code-assist: A Code Assistant MCP Server
## Overview
A Model Context Protocol server for code modification and generation. This server provides tools to create, modify, and delete code via Large Language Models.
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### Tools
1. `create`
- Creates new files
- Input: XML instruction with path and content
- Returns: Confirmation of file creation
2. `modify`
- Modifies existing files with search/replace
- Input: XML instruction with path, search pattern, and new content
- Returns: Diff of changes
3. `rewrite`
- Completely rewrites a file
- Input: XML instruction with path and new content
- Returns: Confirmation of rewrite
4. `delete`
- Removes files
- Input: XML instruction with path
- Returns: Confirmation of deletion
### XML Format
```xml
<Plan>
Describe approach and reasoning
</Plan>
<file path="/path/to/file" action="create|modify|rewrite|delete">
<change>
<description>What this change does</description>
<search>
===
Original code for modification
===
</search>
<content>
===
New or modified code
===
</content>
</change>
</file>
```
## Installation
### Using uv (recommended)
```bash
uvx mcp-server-code-assist
```
### Using pip
```bash
pip install mcp-server-code-assist
python -m mcp_server_code_assist
```
## Configuration
### Usage with Claude Desktop
<details>
<summary>Using uvx</summary>
```json
"mcpServers": {
"code-assist": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["mcp-server-code-assist"]
}
}
```
</details>
<details>
<summary>Using docker</summary>
```json
"mcpServers": {
"code-assist": {
"command": "docker",
"args": ["run", "--rm", "-i", "--mount", "type=bind,src=/Users/username,dst=/Users/username", "mcp/code-assist"]
}
}
```
</details>
### Usage with Zed
Add to settings.json:
```json
"context_servers": {
"mcp-server-code-assist": {
"command": {
"path": "uvx",
"args": ["mcp-server-code-assist"]
}
}
},
```
## Development
```bash
cd src/code-assist
uvx mcp-server-code-assist
# For docker:
docker build -t mcp/code-assist .
```
## License
MIT License. See LICENSE file for details.