# cargo-mcp

> Model Context Protocol server for Cargo operations

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/cargo-mcp/claim

## Declared
- version: 0.1.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:cargo-mcp

### Description (declared)

# Cargo MCP Server

A [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) server that provides tools for running Cargo commands. This server allows AI agents to interact with Rust projects through Cargo, enabling automated builds, tests, documentation generation, and more.

## Features

The server provides the following Cargo tools:

- **`cargo_build`** - Build a Rust project with Cargo
- **`cargo_test`** - Run tests for a Rust project
- **`cargo_run`** - Run a Rust binary
- **`cargo_check`** - Check a project for errors without building
- **`cargo_clippy`** - Run Clippy linter
- **`cargo_fmt`** - Format Rust code using rustfmt
- **`cargo_doc`** - Generate documentation
- **`cargo_clean`** - Clean build artifacts
- **`cargo_tree`** - Display dependency tree
- **`cargo_update`** - Update dependencies in Cargo.lock
- **`cargo_bench`** - Run benchmarks

## Installation

### Prerequisites

- Python 3.8 or higher
- Rust and Cargo installed on your system
- Access to install Python packages

### Install from source

1. Clone this repository:
```bash
git clone <repository-url>
cd cargo-mcp
```

2. Install the package:
```bash
pip install -e .
```

## Usage

### With Claude Desktop

Add the server to your `claude_desktop_config.json`:

**MacOS**: `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`  
**Windows**: `%APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cargo-mcp": {
      "command": "cargo-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### With other MCP clients

The server can be used with any MCP-compatible client. Start the server using:

```bash
cargo-mcp
```

### Testing with MCP Inspector

You can test the server using the MCP Inspector:

```bash
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector cargo-mcp
```

## Tool Documentation

### cargo_build

Build a Rust project with Cargo.

**Parameters:**
- `release` (boolean, optional): Build in release mode with optimizations
- `features` (array, optional): List of features to activate
- `target`…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.package-management (0.859, derived)
- dev.version-control (0.791, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/cargo-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T11:29:40.609Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/cargo-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/cargo-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:cargo-mcp