What is Aidevtools

AIDevTools is a collection of tools designed to enhance AI-powered software development workflows, featuring the Sidekick MCP server for process management and notifications.

Use cases

Use cases include managing AI agent processes, monitoring system performance, and integrating AI workflows into existing development pipelines.

How to use

To use AIDevTools, install the Sidekick MCP server using the provided installation script, and then integrate it with compatible AI systems like Claude Code for process management.

Key features

Key features include high-performance process management, notification capabilities, and compatibility with MCP-compatible AI systems, providing enterprise-grade reliability.

Where to use

AIDevTools can be used in software development environments that leverage AI technologies, particularly in projects requiring efficient process management and notifications.

AIDevTools

MCP servers and tools for AI-powered development.

Components

🚀 Sidekick

Process management and notification MCP server for AI agents.

Features:

• Spawn and manage long-running processes
• Real-time output streaming with ring buffers
• Interactive process control (stdin/stdout/stderr)
• Audio notifications (macOS)
• TUI mode for visual process monitoring
• Cross-platform: Linux, macOS, Windows

Install:

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eliezedeck/AIDevTools/main/sidekick/install.sh | bash

Usage:

# TUI mode (default)
sidekick

# Stdio mode for Claude Desktop
sidekick --sse=false

# Add to Claude Desktop
claude mcp add sidekick ~/.local/bin/sidekick

🌉 StdioBridge

Proxy between stdio-based MCP clients and SSE-based MCP servers.

Features:

• Connect Claude Desktop to SSE-only MCP servers
• Automatic tool discovery and proxying
• Transparent request/response forwarding

Install:

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eliezedeck/AIDevTools/main/stdiobridge/install.sh | bash

Usage:

# Bridge to an SSE server
stdiobridge --sse-url http://localhost:5050/sse

# Add to Claude Desktop
claude mcp add my-sse-server ~/.local/bin/stdiobridge --args "--sse-url" "http://localhost:5050/sse"

Requirements

• Go 1.23+ (for building from source)
• Claude Desktop or other MCP-compatible clients

Building from Source

git clone https://github.com/eliezedeck/AIDevTools.git
cd AIDevTools

# Build sidekick
cd sidekick && go build

# Build stdiobridge
cd ../stdiobridge && go build

API Reference

Sidekick Tools

Process Management:

• spawn_process - Start a new process with options
• spawn_multiple_processes - Launch multiple processes
• get_partial_process_output - Get incremental output (tail -f)
• get_full_process_output - Get all output in memory
• send_process_input - Send stdin input
• list_processes - List all tracked processes
• kill_process - Terminate a process
• get_process_status - Get detailed process info

Notifications (macOS):

• notifications_speak - Play sound and speak text (max 50 words)

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.