Coding Assistant

🚀 Coding Assistant Server

The Coding Assistant Server is a server based on MCP (Model Context Protocol) that enhances the capabilities of the Cline programming agent. It provides intelligent code suggestions, reduces hallucinations, and records knowledge bases by loading project documents and detecting technologies used in the codebase.

🚀 Quick Start

The Coding Assistant Server is a server based on the MCP (Model Context Protocol), which enhances the functionality of the Cline programming agent. This server can provide intelligent code suggestions, reduce hallucinations, and record knowledge bases by loading project documents and detecting the technologies used in the codebase.

✨ Features

• Code Suggestions: Provide context-aware code suggestions based on your code snippets and project documentation.
• Documentation Integration: Load and vectorize documentation files in the docs directory or load documentation from the provided URLs.
• Technology Detection: Automatically detect the programming languages, frameworks, and libraries used in the project.
• Automatic Documentation Retrieval: Find and add official documentation links for the detected technologies to the knowledge base.
• Project Path Automation: Read the project_path.txt file to seamlessly integrate with the current project in Cline.
• Multiple Documentation Sources: Accept multiple documents and links to enrich the knowledge base.

📦 Installation

Installation via Smithery

To automatically install the Coding Assistant Server via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install coding-assistant-server --client cline

Prerequisites

• Node.js v14 or higher
• npm v6 or higher
• OpenAI API Key

Installation Steps

1. Clone the repository

   git clone [repository-url]
   

2. Navigate to the project directory

   cd coding-assistant-server
   

3. Install dependencies

   npm install
   

4. Set environment variables
   • Create a .env file in the root directory.
   • Add your OpenAI API key:

     OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key_here
     

5. Build the project

   npm run build
   

💻 Usage Examples

Starting the Server

Start the Coding Assistant MCP server:

node build/index.js

Integration with Cline

1. Update MCP settings
   • Edit your MCP settings configuration file (e.g., cline_mcp_settings.json) to include the Coding Assistant Server:

     {
       "mcpServers": {
         "coding-assistant": {
           "command": "node",
           "args": ["/path/to/coding-assistant-server/build/index.js"],
           "env": {
             "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your_openai_api_key_here"
           }
         }
       }
     }
     

2. Set the project path
   • Create or update the project_path.txt file in the coding-assistant-server directory and add the absolute path of the current project:

     /path/to/your/project
     

3. Restart Cline
   • Restart Cline or reload the MCP settings to connect to the Coding Assistant Server.

Using the Tool

get_suggestions Tool

Provide code suggestions based on the provided code context.

Example Usage:

Cline uses a tool on the coding-assistant MCP server:

get_suggestions

Get code suggestions based on the provided code context

Parameters

{
    "codeContext": {
      "code": "function helloWorld() { console.log('Hello, world!'); }",
      "language": "JavaScript"
    }
  }

Response

{
  "suggestions": [
    {
      "source": "example.txt",
      "content": "# Coding Assistant Documentation\n\nThis is an example documentation file for the Coding Assistant Server. You can add more documentation files here for the server to use.\n"
    }
  ]
}