Agentmako MCP Server

agentmako is a local-first codebase intelligence engine for AI coding tools. It gives agents like Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, and local harnesses a compact Reef-first tool surface for understanding a project before they edit it. Mako indexes your repo, builds local SQLite-backed facts, tracks diagnostics and review notes, and answers evidence-backed questions instead of making the agent orchestrate broad tool chains…

People connecting coding agent tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-07-26 · ★ 51 · #52 OF 194 MAINTAINED CODING AGENT · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

Apache-2.0 · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Agentmako

Claude Code

claude mcp add drhalto-agentmako -- npx -y agentmako

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "drhalto-agentmako": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "agentmako"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

npm package agentmako - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.drhalto is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Agentmako can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v0.5.0 · 2026-07-02

The live map now claims only what it can back. This release eliminates the false positives that made findings noisy, and adds method-level code intelligence - validated end-to-end by dogfooding against a large real…

v0.4.3 · 2026-06-29

Changed · Leaner reef_ask compact output: long finding rule prose is clipped to a lead · snippet and debug provenance metadata is dropped from ranked items (full text · and provenance remain available via evidenceMode…

v0.4.2 · 2026-06-28

Fixed · Trimmed the MCP server instructions back under Claude Code's · MAX_MCP_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH (2048) cap. The 0.4.1 instructions were 2258 · characters, so Claude Code silently truncated the tail when loading…

04 · Who maintains Agentmako

agentmako is maintained by drhalto. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Apr 2026.

05 · Facts

repository
github.com/drhalto/agentmako
category
coding agent - ranked #52 of 194 actively-maintained coding agent servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence
5 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-07-02)
registry
io.github.drhalto/agentmako (active, first published 2026-04-29)
packages
npm:agentmako

06 · Agentmako FAQ

What is Agentmako?

agentmako is a local-first codebase intelligence engine for AI coding tools. It gives agents like Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, and local harnesses a compact Reef-first tool surface for understanding a project before they edit it. Mako indexes your repo, builds local SQLite-backed facts, tracks diagnostics and review notes, and answers evidence-backed questions instead of making the agent orchestrate broad tool chains…

Is Agentmako still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-07-26 and it shipped 5 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Agentmako?

Run `npx -y agentmako`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Agentmako run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Agentmako

Alternatives to Agentmako

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