BACH CodeCommander MCP Server - install & status [2026]

01 · Install BACH CodeCommander

Claude Code

claude mcp add lukisch-bach-codecommander-mcp -- npx -y bach-codecommander-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lukisch-bach-codecommander-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "bach-codecommander-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 MIT - declared in the repository

npm package bach-codecommander-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

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

03 · What BACH CodeCommander can do

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

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can sort & deduplicate Python imports per PEP 8, detect unused imports, duplicates, circular import risks, run isolated Python runtime imports with timeouts, __init__.py analysis, and circular-import hints, and scan files for emojis with codepoint info.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what BACH CodeCommander lets an agent do.

Fix

3 tools - e.g. Repair broken JSON (BOM, trailing commas, comments, single quotes); Fix Mojibake / double-encoded UTF-8 (27+ patterns); Repair broken German umlauts (70+ patterns, HTML entities, escapes)

cc_fix_json · cc_fix_encoding · cc_fix_umlauts

Analyze

2 tools - e.g. Full code analysis: classes, functions, imports, LOC, complexity; Detailed method analysis: params, decorators, visibility, data flow, BACH guardrails

cc_analyze_code · cc_analyze_methods

Generate

2 tools - e.g. Generate third-party license file (npm/pip); Generate Python functions, classes, dataclasses, CLI stubs, tests, exceptions, and modules from templates

cc_generate_licenses · cc_generate_python_code

Extract

1 tool - e.g. Extract Python classes/functions as separate text blocks, optionally including pycutter-style inline content

cc_extract_classes

Organize

1 tool - e.g. Sort & deduplicate Python imports per PEP 8

cc_organize_imports

Diagnose

1 tool - e.g. Detect unused imports, duplicates, circular import risks

cc_diagnose_imports

Runtime

1 tool - e.g. Run isolated Python runtime imports with timeouts, __init__.py analysis, and circular-import hints

cc_runtime_import_diagnose

Validate

1 tool - e.g. Validate JSON with detailed error position and context

cc_validate_json

Latest releases

v1.3.16 · 2026-07-23

[1.3.16] - 2026-07-24 · Fixed · Correct FileCommander (46) and CodeCommander (22) tool counts in the ecosystem family table; counts now verified against the live MCP tools/list surface. · Align the McpServer runtime…

v1.3.15 · 2026-07-23

[1.3.15] - 2026-07-24 · Changed · Include llms.txt in the files array of package.json for npm package distribution. · Update llms.txt Last-checked metadata to 2026-07-06. · Changed · Unified the ellmos-ai ecosystem…

v1.3.9 · 2026-05-17

Added · Comprehensive test suite with 137 tests covering all 17 tools (vitest) · Cross-platform compatibility verified on Windows, macOS, and Linux · Development/Testing section in README.md and README_de.md

04 · Who maintains BACH CodeCommander

BACH CodeCommander is maintained by lukisch. We track 3 MCP servers from lukisch - 3 actively maintained, 9 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Feb 2026. Full record: all servers from lukisch.

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05 · Facts

repository: github.com/lukisch/bach-codecommander-mcp
website: https://github.com/lukisch/bach-codecommander-mcp
category: other - ranked #364 of 848 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 2 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-07-23)
registry: io.github.lukisch/bach-codecommander-mcp (active, first published 2026-02-17 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:bach-codecommander-mcp

06 · BACH CodeCommander FAQ

Is BACH CodeCommander still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-24 and it shipped 2 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can BACH CodeCommander do?

With this server connected, an agent can sort & deduplicate Python imports per PEP 8, detect unused imports, duplicates, circular import risks, run isolated Python runtime imports with timeouts, __init__.py analysis, and circular-import hints, and scan files for emojis with codepoint info.

How do I install BACH CodeCommander?

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

Does BACH CodeCommander 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 BACH CodeCommander

Alternatives to BACH CodeCommander

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