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Kit Dev MCP Server

Kit Dev MCP Server

The Kit Dev MCP Server transforms your AI assistant (Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code) into an active development partner with 15+ specialized tools for real coding work.

Quick Overview

Kit Dev MCP provides enhanced development capabilities beyond basic code search:

15+ Development Tools

  • Code search & analysis
  • File watching & monitoring
  • Symbol extraction
  • Git integration
  • Deep package research

100% Private & Free

  • Runs entirely on YOUR machine
  • Your code never leaves your computer
  • Free forever (just pay for LLM tokens)
  • MIT licensed & open source

Quick Installation

For Cursor

Add to your Cursor MCP settings (~/.cursor/mcp.json):

{
"mcpServers": {
"kit-dev-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["--from", "cased-kit", "kit-dev-mcp"]
}
}
}

For Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config:

{
"mcpServers": {
"kit-dev-mcp": {
"command": "python",
"args": ["-m", "kit.mcp.dev"],
"env": {
"OPENAI_API_KEY": "sk-..." // Optional for deep research
}
}
}
}

Available Tools

The server provides many tools including:

  • open_repository - Open local or remote Git repositories
  • search_code - Pattern-based code search
  • grep_code - Fast literal string search
  • get_file_content - Read file contents
  • extract_symbols - Extract functions, classes, and symbols
  • find_symbol_usages - Find where symbols are used
  • get_code_summary - AI-powered code summaries
  • review_diff - AI-powered diff reviews
  • deep_research_package - Comprehensive package documentation
  • semantic_search - Vector-based code search
  • build_smart_context - Task-aware context building

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