matrix-mcp-server CLAUDE.md

matrix-mcp-server CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from mjknowles/matrix-mcp-server. It costs 1,505 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Repository-specific instructions for a TypeScript server that lets AI clients access Matrix chat services through the Model Context Protocol, a standard way for AI tools to call external services.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use them when modifying the HTTP server, Matrix tools, Keycloak login and token checks, room or message operations, or the MCP endpoint.
Why use it?
They explain the system’s authentication flow, architecture, and safety-sensitive conventions before code is changed.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md. Also seen: mentions CLAUDE.md; mentions Claude Code.

Install

Getting it into your agent

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

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Opus 5 $0.00753 $0.00753
Sonnet 5 $0.00301 $0.00301
Haiku 4.5 $0.00151 $0.00151

Measured 6d ago against content hash f9e7baa42308, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-05, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

matrix-mcp-server 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 6d 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 · 181 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 181 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.

Repository Overview

This is a Matrix MCP (Model Context Protocol) server implemented in TypeScript that provides secure access to Matrix homeserver functionality. The server acts as a bridge between MCP clients and Matrix homeservers, implementing OAuth 2.0 token exchange with Keycloak for authentication.

Core Architecture

HTTP Server Layer (src/http-server.ts)

  • Express-based HTTP server exposing MCP endpoints
  • OAuth 2.0 integration with Keycloak authentication provider
  • Proxy OAuth provider for token verification and client management
  • Serves on port 3000 with /mcp endpoint for MCP communication

MCP Server Implementation (src/server.ts)

  • Core MCP server with Matrix-specific tools
  • Implements token exchange flow with Keycloak for Matrix authentication
  • Provides tools for Matrix operations: room listing, message retrieval, member management
  • Each tool creates ephemeral Matrix clients that authenticate via token exchange

Authentication Flow (src/verifyAccessToken.ts)

  • JWT token verification using Keycloak's JWKS endpoint
  • Fetches user information from Keycloak userinfo endpoint
  • Handles self-signed certificates for local development

Request Routing (src/routes.ts, src/route-handlers.ts)

  • Simple Express router handling POST requests for MCP communication
  • Uses StreamableHTTPServerTransport for MCP protocol handling
  • Returns 405 for non-POST methods

Development Commands

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build TypeScript to dist/
npm run build

# Development server with hot reload (no OAuth)
npm run dev

# Development server with OAuth enabled
ENABLE_OAUTH=true npm run dev

# Production server
npm start

# Production server with OAuth
ENABLE_OAUTH=true npm start

# Linting
npm run lint

# Testing
npm test

Matrix Tools Available

The server provides these MCP tools (all require matrixUserId parameter):

Read the full file on GitHub · 181 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 6d ago First seen · 181 lines · 1,505 tokens per session scan A f9e7baa42308

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matrix-mcp-server CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository mjknowles/matrix-mcp-server (51 stars, last pushed 1y ago), licensed MIT. It adds 1,505 tokens to every session, about $0.0075 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.