nvim-mcp CLAUDE.md

nvim-mcp CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for coding agents from linw1995/nvim-mcp. It costs 787 tokens per session, scanned A, original, Apache-2.0.

Project instructions for a Rust server that connects AI assistants to Neovim, a programmable text editor, through a standard tool interface.

In plain words
What is it for?
They are for developing the server, connecting it to Neovim over a network address or socket, running HTTP mode, and executing targeted or complete tests.
Why use it?
They explain the project structure and the commands needed to build, run, test, and measure code coverage, including tests that require Neovim.

Instructions file

Install

Getting it into your agent

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agentmods
npx agentmods add instructions/linw1995/nvim-mcp/claude-md
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/linw1995/nvim-mcp

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Security

Grade A, and why

nvim-mcp CLAUDE.md scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 4d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

CLAUDE.md · 108 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 108 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

CLAUDE.md

This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.

Project Overview

This is a Rust-based MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides seamless integration with Neovim instances. The server acts as a bridge between AI assistants and Neovim editors, enabling operations like LSP integration, diagnostic analysis, and file manipulation through structured MCP tools and resources.

Development Commands

More details in @./docs/development.md .

Building and Running

# Development build and run
cargo build
cargo run -- --connect auto

# Connect to specific targets
cargo run -- --connect 127.0.0.1:6666
cargo run -- --connect /tmp/nvim.sock

# HTTP server mode with auto-connection
cargo run -- --http-port 8080 --connect auto

# Production build
cargo build --release

Testing

# Run all tests with output
./scripts/run-test.sh -- --show-output

# Run specific test modules
./scripts/run-test.sh -- --show-output neovim::integration_tests

# Skip integration tests (which require Neovim)
./scripts/run-test.sh -- --skip=integration_tests --show-output

# Run tests with coverage
./scripts/run-cov.sh -- --show-output

Linting and Formatting

pre-commit run --all-files

Architecture Overview

Core Components

  • MCP Server Core (src/server/core.rs): Main server implementation with connection management using DashMap for thread-safe concurrent access
  • Neovim Client (src/neovim/client.rs): Handles communication with Neovim instances via nvim-rs msgpack-rpc
  • Tool System (src/server/tools.rs): 26+ MCP tools for LSP operations, file navigation, and diagnostics
  • Resource System (src/server/resources.rs): Connection-scoped diagnostic resources with URI schemes
  • Transport Layer: Supports both stdio and HTTP server transports via rmcp

Testing Architecture

  • Integration Tests: Full MCP client-server communication tests in src/server/integration_tests.rs and src/neovim/integration_tests.rs
  • LSP Testing: Comprehensive Go/gopls integration with test data in src/testdata/
  • Global Test Mutex: Prevents port conflicts during concurrent execution
  • Automated Setup: Tests spawn and manage Neovim instances automatically
  • Code Coverage: LLVM-based coverage using grcov with HTML/Cobertura/Markdown reports

Read the full file on GitHub · 108 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

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  1. 4d ago First seen · 108 lines · 787 tokens per session scan A 2684491c8d6a

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nvim-mcp CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository linw1995/nvim-mcp (67 stars, last pushed 2d ago), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 787 tokens to every session, about $0.0039 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.