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Build is an MCP server that adds developer tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Structured build tool output (tsc, generic commands) as typed JSON diagnostics. It has 139 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @paretools/build.

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Install Build

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Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "build": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@paretools/build"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio build -- npx -y @paretools/build

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "build": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@paretools/build"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "build": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@paretools/build"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 Build

Reliable, structured CLI output for AI agents — no more parsing fragile terminal text. Pare provides MCP servers that wrap common developer tools (git, npm, docker, test runners, etc.) and return clean, schema-validated JSON instead of raw terminal text. Agents get typed data they can act on directly, without brittle string parsing.

  • ai-coding
  • developer-tools
  • mcp
  • mcp-server
  • structured-output
  • token-efficiency
  • typescript
  • ai-tools
  • claude
  • cursor

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FAQ

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Still curious? Email info@appsgit.com.

How do I install the Build MCP server?

Add the command npx -y @paretools/build 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 Build free?

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

Is Build actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Oct 19, 2026. The latest release is @paretools/test@0.23.3, published Oct 19, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months.