# Build (MCP server)

> 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 138 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @paretools/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.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/Dave-London/Pare |
| GitHub stars | 138 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: @paretools/build; npm: @paretools/cargo; npm: @paretools/docker; npm: @paretools/git |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Developer tools |
| Latest release | @paretools/test@0.22.2 (Aug 19, 2026) |
| Last commit | Aug 19, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.Dave-London/build |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```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

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

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```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)

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

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

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