MCP Setup CLI

A command-line tool to set up the Model Context Protocol (MCP) Memory Server for Cursor IDE.

Features

• ✨ Local Installation: Installs MCP Memory Server as a project dependency
• 🔍 Smart Project Detection: Automatically detects project type, frameworks, and patterns
• 📝 Project Rules: Generates tailored rules based on your codebase
• 💾 Memory Management: Creates a local memory file and backup utilities
• ⚙️ Auto Configuration: Sets up Cursor IDE with optimal settings
• 🚀 Interactive UI: User-friendly command line interface with progress indicators

Installation

You can install the package globally:

npm install -g mcp-setup-cli

Or use it directly with npx:

npx mcp-setup-cli

Usage

Basic Usage

Navigate to your project directory and run:

mcp-setup

This will:

1. Install MCP Memory Server locally in your project
2. Analyze your project structure
3. Configure Cursor IDE
4. Generate project-specific rules
5. Set up a memory file and utilities

Options

mcp-setup --help

Available options:

• -v, --verbose: Show detailed output
• -y, --yes: Skip confirmation prompts
• --version: Show version information

What Gets Installed

The setup process creates:

In Your Project

• .mcp/: Directory for memory storage and utilities

  • ai_memory.json: The memory file
  • backups/: Directory for memory backups
  • backup-memory.js: Utility for creating backups
  • memory-explorer.js: Simple web viewer for memory entries

• .cursor/rules/: Directory for Cursor rules

  • project-rules.mdc: Main project rules
  • Additional rules based on detected patterns

In Your package.json

New npm scripts:

• mcp: Start the MCP Memory Server
• mcp:backup: Create a backup of the memory file
• mcp:explore: Start the memory explorer web interface

In Cursor IDE

• Configuration to use the local MCP Memory Server
• Optimized AI settings

After Installation

1. Restart Cursor IDE
2. Run npm run mcp to start the MCP Memory Server
3. Start coding with enhanced AI assistance!

Supported Project Types

Automatically detects and configures for:

• React / Next.js
• Vue / Nuxt.js
• Angular
• Node.js (Express, Koa, etc.)
• Python (Django, Flask, FastAPI)
• And more!

How It Works

1. Project Analysis: Scans your project to identify frameworks, patterns, and structures
2. Local Installation: Installs the MCP Memory Server as a dev dependency
3. Configuration: Sets up Cursor IDE to use the local server
4. Rule Generation: Creates tailored rules based on detected patterns
5. Memory Setup: Initializes a memory file with project context
6. Utilities: Creates backup and exploration tools

License

MIT

Contributing

Contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for details.