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Arm MCP Server

Arm MCP Server is an MCP server that adds tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Official Arm MCP server for code migration, optimization, and Arm architecture guidance. It has 91 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with docker run -i --rm docker.io/armlimited/arm-mcp:2.4.0.

github.com/arm/mcp (opens in a new tab)

Install Arm MCP Server

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arm-mcp-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "docker.io/armlimited/arm-mcp:2.4.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio arm-mcp-server -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/armlimited/arm-mcp:2.4.0

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arm-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "docker.io/armlimited/arm-mcp:2.4.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "arm-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "docker.io/armlimited/arm-mcp:2.4.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

About Arm MCP Server

An MCP server providing AI assistants with tools and knowledge for Arm architecture development, migration, and optimization.

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What is Arm MCP Server?

Arm MCP Server is an MCP server that adds tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Official Arm MCP server for code migration, optimization, and Arm architecture guidance. It has 91 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with docker run -i --rm docker.io/armlimited/arm-mcp:2.4.0. The source code is at github.com/arm/mcp.

How do I install the Arm MCP Server MCP server?

Add the command docker run -i --rm docker.io/armlimited/arm-mcp:2.4.0 to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is Arm MCP Server free?

The server is open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.

Is Arm MCP Server actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Oct 6, 2026. The latest release is v3.2.0, published Oct 6, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.