# nvim-mcp

> MCP server for AI-assisted control of Neovim via msgpack-RPC

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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/nvim-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Paul Burgess
- homepage: https://github.com/paulburgess1357/nvim-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/paulburgess1357/nvim-mcp
- version: 1.1.1
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:nvim-mcp

### Description (declared)

# nvim-mcp

[![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/nvim-mcp)](https://pypi.org/project/nvim-mcp/)

[![nvim-mcp MCP server](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/paulburgess1357/nvim-mcp/badges/card.svg)](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/paulburgess1357/nvim-mcp)

An [MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) server that gives AI agents first-class access to your running Neovim session. It connects through Neovim's native msgpack-RPC socket — no plugins required.

Works with Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and any MCP-compatible client.

_Before you connect an agent to Neovim, please read [Working safely](#working-safely)._

## What agents can do

- **See what you see** — editor mode, working directory, open buffers, window layout, cursor context, folds, selections, marks, and diagnostics.
- **Edit buffers in memory** — find-and-replace or full rewrites with immediate feedback and full undo support. Nothing touches disk until you save.
- **Run any Vim command** — `:w`, `:e`, `:vsplit`, macros, or anything else you could type at the command line.
- **Send keystrokes** — navigate, enter insert mode, trigger mappings.
- **Query LSP diagnostics** — errors, warnings, and hints across one buffer or the whole session.
- **Annotate code with highlights and virtual text** — colored line highlights and inline/above/below text notes that never touch the buffer's real content.
- **Work with multiple instances** — auto-discovers running sessions and connects to the right one. See [multiple instances](docs/MULTIPLE_INSTANCES.md).

Anything you can do in Neovim, the agent can too. See the [full tool reference](docs/TOOLS.md) for details.

## Demos

<details open>
<summary>Using nvim-mcp across two terminals</summary>

<video src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6de3f7a4-9c12-4a2f-96d9-d02d21935d37"></video>

</details>

<details>
<summary>Using nvim-mcp with a terminal inside Neovim</summary>

<video src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/93fd17a6-0f93-48db-8428-d1cba51e…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.terminal (0.871, derived)
- content.writing (0.802, derived)
- dev.docs-lookup (0.791, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/nvim-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T08:25:48.609Z)

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