treesitter-mcp 2.1
MCP server for code analysis using Tree-sitter
Requires Python: >=3.10
Keywords: ast, cli, code-analysis, mcp, tree-sitter

# Tree-sitter MCP Server

An MCP server that uses Tree-sitter to parse and analyze code.

## What it does

- Parse files and get their AST
- Extract functions and variables
- Build call graphs
- Find where functions/variables are used
- Run custom Tree-sitter queries
- List imports/includes
- Extract source code for specific line/column ranges

## Install

Requires Python 3.10+.

```bash
# Install directly
uv pip install treesitter-mcp

# Or clone and install
git clone https://github.com/pwno-io/treesitter-mcp.git
cd treesitter-mcp
uv pip install -e .
```

This installs both `treesitter-mcp` and `ts-cli` entry points.

Or run without installing:
```bash
uvx treesitter-mcp
```

## Running

### As an MCP server (default)
For use with Claude Desktop or other MCP clients:
```bash
treesitter-mcp
```

See `docs/MCP_USAGE.md` for how to configure.

### Standalone CLI (ts-cli)
Run analysis directly from the terminal:
```bash
ts-cli path/to/file.py
ts-cli path/to/file.py --ast --max-depth 2
ts-cli path/to/file.py --find-function main --include-source
ts-cli --supported-languages
```

Use `--output-file` to write results to JSON files instead of stdout.

### HTTP mode
For testing or manual use:
```bash
treesitter-mcp --http --port 8000 --host 127.0.0.1
```

### Limiting tools
Only expose certain tools with `--tools`:
```bash
treesitter-mcp --http --port 8000 --tools treesitter_analyze_file,treesitter_get_ast
```

Or via URL query param: `http://127.0.0.1:8000?tools=treesitter_analyze_file,treesitter_get_ast`

 Tools available:
 - `treesitter_analyze_file` - Basic analysis
 - `treesitter_get_ast` - Full AST
 - `treesitter_get_call_graph` - Function calls
 - `treesitter_find_function` - Find function definitions
 - `treesitter_find_variable` - Find variables
 - `treesitter_get_source_for_range` - Extract source code for a range
 - `treesitter_get_supported_languages` - What's supported
 - `treesitter_get_node_at_point` - AST node at a line/column
 - `treesitter_get_node_for_range` - AST node for a range
 - `treesitter_cursor_walk` - Walk tree with context
 - `treesitter_run_query` - Custom Tree-sitter queries
 - `treesitter_find_usage` - Find symbol usages
 - `treesitter_get_dependencies` - Extract imports/includes

If you don't specify `--tools`, everything is exposed.

### Writing output to file

All tools support an optional `output_file` parameter. When provided, the tool
writes its result directly to the specified file (as pretty-printed JSON) instead
of returning it. This is useful for large outputs like ASTs that could cause
context overload in agents.

Example:
```python
# Returns result to file, minimal response to agent
treesitter_get_ast(file_path="large_file.py", output_file="~/output/ast.json")
# Returns: {"status": "written", "output_file": "/home/user/output/ast.json", "bytes_written": 123456}
```

The tool will:
- Automatically create parent directories if they don't exist
- Expand `~` to your home directory
- Warn (to stderr) if overwriting an existing file
- Return a minimal confirmation dict on success, or an error dict if writing fails

### Including source code in results

The `treesitter_find_function` and `treesitter_find_variable` tools support an
optional `include_source` parameter. When set to `True`, each matched symbol
includes its source code in the result:

```python
treesitter_find_function(file_path="server.py", name="main", include_source=True)
# Returns: {"query": "main", "matches": [{"name": "main", ..., "source": "def main():\n    ..."}]}
```

## Language support

| Language | analyze_file | get_ast | get_call_graph | find_function | find_variable | find_usage | get_dependencies |
|----------|--------------|---------|----------------|---------------|---------------|------------|------------------|
| C        | ✅          | ✅     | ✅            | ✅           | ✅           | ✅        | ✅              |
| C++      | ✅          | ✅     | ✅            | ✅           | ✅           | ✅        | ✅              |
| Python   | ✅          | ✅     | ✅            | ✅           | ✅           | ✅        | ✅              |
| JavaScript | ✅        | ✅     | ✅            | ✅           | ✅           | ✅        | ✅              |
| TypeScript | ✅        | ✅     | ✅            | ✅           | ✅           | ✅        | ✅              |
| Go       | ✅          | ✅     | ✅            | ✅           | ✅           | ✅        | ✅              |
| Java     | ✅          | ✅     | ✅            | ✅           | ✅           | ✅        | ✅              |
| PHP      | ✅          | ✅     | ✅            | ✅           | ✅           | ✅        | ✅              |
| Rust     | ✅          | ✅     | ✅            | ✅           | ✅           | ✅        | ✅              |
| Ruby     | ✅          | ✅     | ✅            | ✅           | ✅           | ✅        | ✅              |

### File extensions

| Language | Extensions |
|----------|------------|
| C        | `.c` |
| C++      | `.cpp`, `.cc`, `.cxx`, `.h`, `.hpp` |
| Python   | `.py` |
| JavaScript | `.js`, `.jsx`, `.mjs`, `.cjs` |
| TypeScript | `.ts`, `.tsx`, `.cts`, `.mts` |
| Go       | `.go` |
| Java     | `.java` |
| PHP      | `.php`, `.phtml` |
| Rust     | `.rs` |
| Ruby     | `.rb` |

## Docs

- [API Reference](docs/API.md)
- [MCP Server Usage](docs/MCP_USAGE.md)
- [Architecture](docs/ARCHITECTURE.md)