BuildThisNow MCP

The Claude Code knowledge base in your AI assistant. One tool, one call, exact answers.

122 expert guides on hooks, agents, CLAUDE.md, MCP servers, models, memory, context, planning, and more — served as focused sections, not full documents, so your context stays lean.

Quick Start

Add to your AI tool's MCP config and you're done:

Claude Code

~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "buildthisnow": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "buildthisnow-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "buildthisnow": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "buildthisnow-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

VS Code (Copilot)

VS Code settings.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "buildthisnow": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": ["-y", "buildthisnow-mcp@latest"]
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.windsurf/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "buildthisnow": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "buildthisnow-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

How It Works

One tool: buildthisnow_docs. Ask a specific question, get the exact answer.

"How do I set up a PostToolUse hook that auto-formats files with Prettier?"
→ Returns the exact code snippet from Hooks Guide > Auto-Format section (~150 tokens)

"How should I structure CLAUDE.md as an orchestration layer?"
→ Returns the orchestration vs onboarding comparison from CLAUDE.md Mastery (~300 tokens)

"Best practices for sub-agent design and task distribution"
→ Returns key patterns from Sub-Agent Design + Task Distribution (~400 tokens)

No browsing. No multi-step search. One call, best answer, minimal context cost.

Be Specific

The tool is optimized for precise questions:

| Query | Quality | |-------|---------| | "How do I auto-format files after Claude writes them?" | Great | | "What's the difference between Plan Mode and Auto-Planning?" | Great | | "Show me exit code patterns for hooks" | Great | | "Tell me about hooks" | Too vague | | "Everything about Claude Code" | Too broad |

What's Inside

| Topic | Guides | |-------|--------| | Getting Started | Installation, first project, what is Claude Code | | Setup & Config | Terminal, sandboxing, settings reference | | Development | Git, code review, permissions, worktrees, feedback loops | | Agents | Sub-agents, teams, orchestration, async, custom agents | | Mechanics | CLAUDE.md, memory, context, skills, planning, sessions | | Performance | Speed, deep thinking, fast mode, efficiency | | MCP Servers | Basics, browser, search tools, custom integrations | | Hooks | Lifecycle, permissions, cross-platform, self-validating | | IDE Extensions | VS Code, Cursor, keybindings, statusline | | Claude Models | Every model + when to use which | | Real Examples | Idea-to-SaaS, distribution agents, self-evolving hooks |

How It's Different From Context7

Context7 serves docs for any library — generic chunking, keyword matching, large responses.

BuildThisNow serves one knowledge base with hand-crafted routing:

• Concept map routes "auto-format" directly to the right section of the right guide
• Section-level retrieval returns ~200 tokens instead of ~5000
• Hybrid search (concept map + TF-IDF) beats pure keyword matching on precision
• Every response is a curated answer, not a search result dump

Development

git clone https://github.com/buildthisnow/buildthisnow-mcp.git
cd buildthisnow-mcp

npm install
npm run build:content   # reads blog MDX → generates content/ JSON
npm run build           # compiles TypeScript

License

MIT