DevEnvInfoServer
by carterlasalle
DevEnvInfoServer is a Cursor Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides detailed information about your development environment to the Cursor code editor. It enables Cursor's intelligent agent to gain a deeper understanding of your system's configuration, installed tools, and running processes, enabling more context-aware and helpful assistance.
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What is DevEnvInfoServer?
DevEnvInfoServer is a Cursor Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed to provide Cursor's Agent with comprehensive information about your development environment. It collects data on system configuration, installed tools, running processes, and more, enabling more intelligent and context-aware assistance within the Cursor code editor.
How to use DevEnvInfoServer?
To use DevEnvInfoServer, you need to clone the repository, create and activate a Python virtual environment, install the dependencies, and configure the server in Cursor's settings by providing the path to the claudemcp.py script. Once configured, Cursor's Agent will automatically leverage the server's tools or can be explicitly instructed to do so via prompts.
Key features of DevEnvInfoServer
Provides detailed system information (OS, hardware, Python versions, package managers, etc.)
Offers insights into development environment details (compilers, interpreters, Jupyter kernels, containers, etc.)
Exposes a wide range of information categories as tools within the MCP server
Supports automatic tool usage by Cursor's Agent based on context
Use cases of DevEnvInfoServer
Helping Cursor's Agent understand the dependencies and configurations of your projects
Enabling more accurate code completion and suggestions based on your environment
Troubleshooting environment-specific issues within Cursor
Automating tasks that require knowledge of your system's configuration
FAQ from DevEnvInfoServer
What is MCP?
What is MCP?
MCP stands for Model Context Protocol. It's a protocol that allows code editors like Cursor to communicate with external servers to gather information about the development environment.
How does DevEnvInfoServer communicate with Cursor?
How does DevEnvInfoServer communicate with Cursor?
DevEnvInfoServer uses the stdio transport to communicate with Cursor through standard input and output streams.
What kind of information does DevEnvInfoServer collect?
What kind of information does DevEnvInfoServer collect?
DevEnvInfoServer collects a wide range of information, including system information, development environment details, Python-specific information, package manager details, configuration files, installed applications, system performance metrics, and more.
Do I need to approve tool execution in Cursor?
Do I need to approve tool execution in Cursor?
By default, Cursor will ask for your approval before executing any MCP tool. You can enable "YOLO Mode" in Cursor's MCP settings to allow automatic tool execution without approval prompts, but use this mode with caution.
Can I explicitly instruct Cursor to use DevEnvInfoServer tools?
Can I explicitly instruct Cursor to use DevEnvInfoServer tools?
Yes, you can explicitly instruct the Agent to use these tools by referring to them by name or description in your prompts.