README Insight MCP

Small MCP server that summarizes README files from either a local path or a public Git repository. It exposes:

• Tools: readme_summary for local paths and readme_from_git for remote repos

• Resources: readme://local/current for accessing the current directory's README

• Prompts: analyze_readme for analyzing a README's completeness

What it shows

• How to define MCP tools, resources, and prompts

• How to summarize README content from local files or Git URLs

• A clear, demo-friendly use case

Related MCP server: gitSERVER README Manager

Setup

git clone /home/naeemgtng/projects/example-mcp
cd example-mcp
npm install

Run

npm run dev

Example Claude MCP setup

claude mcp add readme-insight -- npx tsx /home/naeemgtng/projects/example-mcp/src/server.ts

Example tool calls

{
  "name": "readme_summary",
  "arguments": {
    "path": "."
  }
}

{
  "name": "readme_from_git",
  "arguments": {
    "repo_url": "https://github.com/user/repo"
  }
}

Example output

{
  "summary": "First paragraph of the README...",
  "key_facts": [
    "Install",
    "Run",
    "Example tool call"
  ]
}

Resources

The server exposes one resource:

Prompts

The server exposes one prompt:

Example prompt call:

{
  "name": "analyze_readme_prompt",
  "arguments": {
    "repo_url": "https://github.com/user/repo"
  }
}

Read about it here