Nexus MCP Claude Desktop Server

🚀 Nexus MCP Bridge for VSCode

A lightweight bridging extension that enables Claude Desktop to connect to your VSCode workspace via the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

✨ Features

• Low Memory Usage: Designed to be lightweight and efficient.
• Auto-start: Can automatically start when VSCode launches.
• Status Bar Integration: Easily view and control the bridge status.
• File System Access: Allows Claude to read and write files in the workspace.
• Directory Management: Create directories and list their contents.
• Security Control: Configure accessible paths.

🤔 Why Use This Bridge?

If you're using Claude Desktop and VSCode, this bridge allows you to:

1. Reduce Memory Usage: It's lightweight and efficient.
2. Stay in VSCode: No need to switch context to other applications.
3. Protect Your System: Only expose directories you explicitly allow.

📦 Installation

1. Install the extension from the VSIX file.
2. Configure settings (optional).
3. If configured correctly, the bridge will start automatically; otherwise, you can start it manually.

🛠️ Configuration for Claude Desktop

In Claude Desktop, configure your claude_desktop_config.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nexus-bridge": {
      "url": "http://localhost:3000/mcp",
      "disabled": false,
      "alwaysAllow": [
        "get_system_info",
        "read_file",
        "write_file",
        "create_directory",
        "list_directory",
        "get_project_status"
      ]
    }
  }
}

⚙️ Configuration

You can configure this extension in the VSCode settings:

{
  "nexusMcpBridge.port": 3000,
  "nexusMcpBridge.startOnLaunch": true,
  "nexusMcpBridge.allowedPaths": [
    "/path/to/your/project",
    "/path/to/another/project"
  ]
}

💻 Commands

• Start Nexus MCP Bridge: Start the MCP server.
• Stop Nexus MCP Bridge: Stop the MCP server.
• Toggle Nexus MCP Bridge: Turn the server on/off via the status bar.

📄 About

A lightweight extension for connecting Claude Desktop and VSCode.

github.com/wesnermichel

📄 License

MIT