@paretools/make

Structured, token-efficient task runner output for AI agents. Wraps Make and Just with typed JSON output.

Part of the Pare suite of MCP servers.

Tools (2)

| Tool | Description | | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | | run | Run a make/just target, returns exit code, stdout, stderr, duration | | list | List available targets with descriptions |

Auto-detects whether to use just (if Justfile present) or make (if Makefile present). Can be overridden per-call.

Quick Start

npx -y @paretools/make

Add to your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pare-make": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@paretools/make"]
    }
  }
}

Example

list output:

{
  "targets": [
    { "name": "build", "description": "Build the project" },
    { "name": "test", "description": "Run all tests" },
    { "name": "clean" }
  ],
  "total": 3,
  "tool": "just"
}

Prerequisites

• GNU Make and/or Just

Compatible Clients

Works with any MCP-compatible client: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code / GitHub Copilot, Cline, Roo Code, Zed, Continue.dev, Gemini CLI, OpenAI Codex

Links

• Pare monorepo
• MCP protocol

License

MIT