MCP Server

Give AI agents Elide's build, run and Insights tools over the Model Context Protocol.

elide mcp
elide mcp --mode http --host localhost --port 8125

--mode is stdio (default) or http (default address localhost:8125). Start it in a project directory, or pass --project PATH.

Client config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elide": { "command": "elide", "args": ["mcp"] }
  }
}

Tools

ToolDoes
build/inspectList the project’s build tasks and their options without running them.
build/runStart a build in the background and return a buildId.
build/statusReport the state of a build by buildId.
build/cancelCancel a running build.
run/fileRun a file in any supported language.
run/snippetRun inline code in any supported language.
insight/runRun a script with an Insights script attached and return its events.
elideRun any elide command.

Resources

URIContains
elide://advice/builtinCommon commands and behavior.
elide://insights/apiTypeScript definitions for the Insights API.
The project’s elide.pklThe project manifest.