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Add MCP server management module

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Assessment

Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
docker, shell, vscode

Research direction

Start by reading nix-darwin/modules/mcp-servers.nix, then review mcp/README.md and the examples for the supported installation types. Run mcp/test-server.sh and inspect mcp/manage-servers.sh; done means the documented server types, caching, secret injection, and VS Code configuration work as described.

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Description

enhancement

Summary

Implemented a comprehensive MCP (Model Context Protocol) server management system as a Nix-Darwin module.

Work Completed

  • Created nix-darwin/modules/mcp-servers.nix with support for multiple installation types
  • Support for binary, Docker, source code, and Git repository installations
  • Smart caching mechanism to avoid unnecessary rebuilds
  • Integration with 1Password for secret management via op run
  • Automatic VS Code configuration generation
  • All servers installed to ~/.mcp/servers/ with organized structure

Technical Details

  • Module uses content-based hashing for source builds
  • Docker images can be exported as tar files for offline use
  • Wrapper scripts handle environment setup and secret injection
  • VS Code settings automatically updated via Home Manager activation

Files Added

  • nix-darwin/modules/mcp-servers.nix - Main module implementation
  • mcp/README.md - Comprehensive documentation
  • mcp/examples/ - Example configurations for different server types
  • mcp/manage-servers.sh - Server management utility
  • mcp/test-server.sh - Testing utility

Related

Part of the dotfiles repository enhancement effort.

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1
Forks
0
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

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