Development Environment MCP Server
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Multi-platform environment detection MCP server for VS Code Copilot integration
Details
- License
- MIT license
Explore
- Automatic Environment Detection: Detects Windows, Linux, macOS, and Raspberry Pi environments
- Shell-Aware Command Syntax: Provides correct terminal command syntax for PowerShell, Bash, Zsh
- VS Code Integration: Seamless integration with GitHub Copilot and VS Code tasks
- Cross-Platform: Works across Windows, Linux, and macOS development environments
- Extensible: Easy to extend with new tools and environment detection logic
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides intelligent environment detection and command syntax assistance for cross-platform development workflows.
pip install dev-environment-mcp
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/dev-environment-mcp.git
cd dev-environment-mcp
pip install -e .
dev-env-mcp detect-environment --format summary
User: "Run the tests"
Copilot: (detects Windows PowerShell) "python -m pytest test/"
User: "Run the tests"
Copilot: (detects Linux) "python3 -m pytest test/"
User: "Set environment variable"
Copilot: (Windows) "$env:PYTHONPATH = 'c:\dev\project'"
Copilot: (Linux) "export PYTHONPATH=/home/user/project"
Detects current OS, shell, hardware, and provides environment context.
Parameters:
- format (string): Output format - "json", "summary", "copilot"
- DEV_ENV_MCP_CONFIG: Path to custom configuration file
- DEV_ENV_MCP_LOG_LEVEL: Logging level (DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR)
- DEV_ENV_MCP_CACHE_TTL: Cache TTL for environment detection (seconds)
Create a dev-env-mcp.json config file:
{
"detection": {
"cache_ttl": 300,
"enable_hardware_detection": true,
"custom_environments": {
"my-docker": {
"detect_command": "cat /.dockerenv",
"shell": "bash",
"python_cmd": "python3"
}
}
},
"commands": {
"custom_operations": {
"my-build": {
"windows": "msbuild /p:Configuration=Release",
"linux": "make build",
"macos": "xcodebuild -configuration Release"
}
}
}
}
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/dev-environment-mcp.git
cd dev-environment-mcp
pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest test/
```
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides intelligent environment detection and command syntax assistance for cross-platform development workflows.
Features
- Automatic Environment Detection: Detects Windows, Linux, macOS, and Raspberry Pi environments
- Shell-Aware Command Syntax: Provides correct terminal command syntax for PowerShell, Bash, Zsh
- VS Code Integration: Seamless integration with GitHub Copilot and VS Code tasks
- Cross-Platform: Works across Windows, Linux, and macOS development environments
- Extensible: Easy to extend with new tools and environment detection logic
Quick Start
Installation
```bash
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