repo-mcp

Repo MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that exposes your repository to AI clients that support MCP, allowing them to read, write, and navigate your codebase.

Features

• File Operations: Read, write, delete files
• Directory Operations: List contents, create directories
• Search: Find text within files with optional file pattern filtering
• File Information: Get metadata about files and directories
• Security: Path traversal protection to keep operations within the repository

Setup

1. Clone this repo:

git clone https://github.com/Centinol-alt/repo-mcp

2. Install and Build

In this repo's root, run:

chmod +x setup.sh
./setup.sh

3. Configure Your MCP Client

For Claude Desktop

Add this configuration to your Claude Desktop config file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "repo": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/your/repo/mcp-server/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "REPO_PATH": "/path/to/your/repo"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace /path/to/your/repo with the actual path to your repository.

For Other MCP Clients

Use the server command: node /path/to/your/repo/mcp-server/dist/index.js

Available Tools

• read_file - Read file contents
• write_file - Write content to a file
• list_directory - List directory contents
• create_directory - Create a new directory
• delete_file - Delete a file
• search_files - Search for text within files
• get_file_info - Get file/directory metadata

Environment Variables

• REPO_PATH - Path to your repository (defaults to parent directory of the server)

Security

The server includes path traversal protection to ensure all operations stay within your repository boundaries. Files outside the repository cannot be accessed.

Usage Examples

Once connected to an MCP client, you can ask the AI to:

• "Show me the structure of this project"
• "Read the main application file"
• "Find all TODO comments in the codebase"
• "Create a new component file with this functionality"
• "Refactor this function across multiple files"
• "Add error handling to all API endpoints"

Troubleshooting

1. Server won't start: Check that Node.js is installed and the build completed successfully
2. Client can't connect: Verify the path in your MCP client configuration is correct
3. Permission errors: Ensure the server has read/write permissions to your repository
4. Path not found errors: Check that REPO_PATH is set correctly

Development

To modify the server:

1. Edit src/index.ts
2. Run npm run build
3. Restart your MCP client