code-to-tree

# Table of Contents - [MCP Server: code-to-tree](#orgf542482) - [Using code-to-tree](#org862e7dc) - [Configure MCP Clients](#orge54fa87) - [Building (Windows)](#org48a8180) - [Building (macOS)](#orgbaa740e) <a id="orgf542482"></a> # MCP Server: code-to-tree The code-to-tree server's goals are: 1. Give LLMs the capability of **accurately** converting source code into AST(Abstract Syntax Tree), regardless of language. 2. One **standalone** binary should be everything the MCP client needs. These goals imply: 1. The underlying syntax parser should be **versatile** enough. Here we choose [tree-sitter](https://github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter), and languages are: C, C++, Rust, Ruby, Go, Java, Python. 2. The server should be able to carry all capabilities within itself, imposing **minimum** software dependencies on the end user's machine. Here we choose [mcpc](https://github.com/micl2e2/mcpc). **Screenshots:** <img src="./chathistory.png" width="450px" /><img src="./wholeast.png" width="200px" /> The above screenshots are obtained by asking the question specified in `q.md`. (**IMPORTANT NOTE**: LLMs have no responsibility of generating the identical result for the same question, you will likely get a completely different style or content. The screenshots or questions provided here are just for the reference) <a id="org862e7dc"></a> # Using code-to-tree Before everthing, you need to have the code-to-tree executable on your machine (`code-to-tree.exe` for Windows, `code-to-tree` for macOS), you can download at GitHub release [page](https://github.com/micl2e2/code-to-tree/releases) or build it yourself. Once downloaded, you configure your MCP clients to install it, check the section *"Configure MCP Clients"* for more details. <a id="orge54fa87"></a> # Configure MCP Clients Here we use Claude as the example. ## Windows In your Claude configuration (`C:\Users\YOUR_NAME\AppData\Roaming\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`), specify the location of `code-to-tree.exe`: { "mcpServers": { "code-to-tree": { "command": "C:\\path\\to\\code-to-tree.exe" } } } ## macOS In your Claude configuration, (`~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`) specify the location of `code-to-tree` { "mcpServers": { "code-to-tree": { "command": "/path/to/code-to-tree" } } } <a id="org48a8180"></a> # Building (Windows) ## 1. Prepare environment 1. download & install MSYS2. 2. open application "MSYS2 MINGW64" 3. run `pacman -S make gcc git` ## 2. Prepare tree-sitter libraries Here we need to compile and install tree-sitter and all related grammars. Clone them: git clone https://github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter git clone https://github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter-c git clone https://github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter-cpp git clone https://github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter-rust git clone https://github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter-ruby git clone https://github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter-go git clone https://github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter-java Compile and install them: cd tree-sitter && OS=1 make install cd tree-sitter-c && OS=1 make install cd tree-sitter-cpp && OS=1 make install cd tree-sitter-rust && OS=1 make install cd tree-sitter-ruby && OS=1 make install cd tree-sitter-go && OS=1 make install cd tree-sitter-java && OS=1 make install ## 3. Build code-to-tree Install mcpc: git clone https://github.com/micl2e2/mcpc cd mcpc && make install Compile code-to-tree: cd mcpc/example/code-to-tree CFLAGS="-I/usr/local/include -L/usr/local/lib" make # Check the binary file code-to-tree.exe # Remember the binary's location pwd # Assume the output is: /c/path/to/code-to-tree.exe <a id="orgbaa740e"></a> # Building (macOS) ## 1. Prepare environment 1. Xcode Command Line Tools ## 2. Prepare tree-sitter libraries Here we need to compile and install tree-sitter and all related grammars. Clone them: git clone https://github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter git clone https://github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter-c git clone https://github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter-cpp git clone https://github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter-rust git clone https://github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter-ruby git clone https://github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter-go git clone https://github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter-java Compile and install them: cd tree-sitter && make install cd tree-sitter-c && make install cd tree-sitter-cpp && make install cd tree-sitter-rust && make install cd tree-sitter-ruby && make install cd tree-sitter-go && make install cd tree-sitter-java && make install ## 3. Build code-to-tree Install mcpc: git clone https://github.com/micl2e2/mcpc cd mcpc && make install Compile code-to-tree: cd mcpc/example/code-to-tree make # Check the binary file ./code-to-tree # Remember the binary's location pwd # Assume the output is: /path/to/code-to-tree