Code Assist
About
Enables code modification and generation tasks through file operations, search-and-replace, and version control integration for automated refactoring and codebase maintenance.
Details
- Author
- abhishekbhakat
- Repository
- abhishekbhakat/mcp_server_code_assist
- GitHub stars
- 1
- Downloads
- 5,036
- License
- MIT License
- Categories
- Developer Tools, AI, Productivity, Design, File Management, Search, Project Management, Knowledge Base
- Tags
- #integration
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Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
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Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Code AssistCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)uvxArguments-
Argument 1
mcp-server-code-assist
Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
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Argument 1
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
<details>
<summary>Using uvx</summary>
"mcpServers": {
"code-assist": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["mcp-server-code-assist"]
}
}
<details>
<summary>Using docker</summary>
"mcpServers": {
"code-assist": {
"command": "docker",
"args": ["run", "--rm", "-i", "--mount", "type=bind,src=/Users/username,dst=/Users/username", "mcp/code-assist"]
}
}
Add to settings.json:
"context_servers": {
"mcp-server-code-assist": {
"command": {
"path": "uvx",
"args": ["mcp-server-code-assist"]
}
}
},
create
Creates new files. Input: XML instruction with path and content. Returns: Confirmation of file creation.
modify
Modifies existing files with search/replace. Input: XML instruction with path, search pattern, and new content. Returns: Diff of changes.
rewrite
Completely rewrites a file. Input: XML instruction with path and new content. Returns: Confirmation of rewrite.
delete
Removes files. Input: XML instruction with path. Returns: Confirmation of deletion.
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
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"code assist": {
"cwd": "src/code-assist",
"env": {},
"args": [
"mcp-server-code-assist"
],
"command": "uvx"
}
}
}Linux
{
"cwd": "src/code-assist",
"env": [],
"args": [
"mcp-server-code-assist"
],
"command": "uvx"
}Macos
{
"cwd": "src/code-assist",
"env": [],
"args": [
"mcp-server-code-assist"
],
"command": "uvx"
}Windows
{
"cwd": "src\\code-assist",
"env": [],
"args": [
"mcp-server-code-assist"
],
"command": "uvx"
}mcp-server-code-assist: A Code Assistant MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol server for code modification and generation. This server provides tools to create, modify, and delete code via Large Language Models.
- Creates new files
- Input: XML instruction with path and content
- Returns: Confirmation of file creation
- Modifies existing files with search/replace
- Input: XML instruction with path, search pattern, and new content
- Returns: Diff of changes
- Completely rewrites a file
- Input: XML instruction with path and new content
- Returns: Confirmation of rewrite
- Removes files
- Input: XML instruction with path
- Returns: Confirmation of deletion
<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>
pip install mcp-server-code-assist python -m mcp_server_code_assist
"mcpServers": { "code-assist": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["mcp-server-code-assist"] } }
"mcpServers": { "code-assist": { "command": "docker", "args": ["run", "--rm", "-i", "--mount", "type=bind,src=/Users/username,dst=/Users/username", "mcp/code-assist"] } }
"context_servers": { "mcp-server-code-assist": { "command": { "path": "uvx", "args": ["mcp-server-code-assist"] } } },
cd src/code-assist uvx mcp-server-code-assist # For docker: docker build -t mcp/code-assist .
MIT License. See LICENSE file for details.
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