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# cratesdotio-mcp
MCP server for interacting with [crates.io](https://crates.io).
This mcp tool can be useful to define rules on your AI agent in order to:
- Use always the latest version of a crate
- Retrieve the github repository of a crate
- Access brief description of what a crate does
- Access dependencies of a crate
## Tools
- `search_crates` - Search crates by name/keyword
- `get_crate_info` - Get crate details
- `get_crate_versions` - List published versions
- `get_crate_dependencies` - Show dependencies for a version
- `get_crate_documentation` - Get docs.rs links
## Installation
```bash
cargo build --release
```
## Running
### Stdio Mode (default)
```bash
./target/release/cratesdotio-mcp
```
### HTTP Mode
```bash
# Default port 3000
./target/release/cratesdotio-mcp --http
# Custom port
./target/release/cratesdotio-mcp --http 8080
```
### Docker
```bash
docker build -t cratesdotio-mcp .
# HTTP mode (custom port)
docker run -d -p 8080:8080 cratesdotio-mcp --http 8080
# Stdio mode
docker run -i cratesdotio-mcp
```
## MCP Configuration
Make sure that the mcp server is running **BEFORE** starting/configuring your AI agent in the editor: this will make sure that the initial session handshake is successful.
### HTTP (local or Docker)
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"crates-io": {
"serverUrl": "http://localhost:3000/sse"
}
}
}
```
### Stdio (local binary)
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"crates-io": {
"command": "/path/to/cratesdotio-mcp"
}
}
}
```
