elide mcp gives AI agents tools to build projects, run code and trace programs inside a project, over stdio.
Terminal
bash
elide mcp
elide mcp --project PATH
Start it in a project directory, or pass --project PATH. To search these docs and report problems, connect the
docs MCP server too.
Configure a client
json
{
"mcpServers": {
"elide": { "command": "elide", "args": ["mcp"] }
}
}
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Tools
| Tool | Does |
|---|---|
build/inspect | List the project’s build tasks and their options without running them. |
build/run | Start a build in the background and return a buildId. |
build/status | Report the state of a build by buildId. |
build/cancel | Cancel a running build. |
run/file | Run a file in any supported language. |
run/snippet | Run inline code in any supported language. |
insight/run | Run a script with an Insights script attached and return its events. |
elide | Run any elide command. |
Resources
| URI | Contains |
|---|---|
elide://advice/builtin | Common commands and behavior. |
elide://insights/api | TypeScript definitions for the Insights API. |
The project’s elide.pkl | The project manifest. |
HTTP mode
elide mcp --mode http (default address localhost:8125) serves the legacy HTTP+SSE transport, not Streamable HTTP,
with a token from ELIDE_MCP_TOKEN (random if unset). Prefer stdio.