Hide Mcp
What is Hide Mcp
hide-mcp is a headless MCP server designed for the Hide IDE, providing essential tools for file management and command-line operations.
Use cases
Use cases for hide-mcp include remote development setups, automated scripting tasks, and environments where a graphical interface is not feasible or necessary.
How to use
To use hide-mcp, configure it in the Claude Desktop application by specifying the server command and arguments in the configuration file. Install the necessary dependencies and run the server using the provided commands.
Key features
Key features of hide-mcp include a text editor for file viewing and editing with features like line numbers, file creation, and edit history, as well as a persistent Bash shell supporting common Linux/Python packages.
Where to use
hide-mcp can be used in software development environments, particularly for projects that require a headless IDE setup for file manipulation and command execution.
Clients Supporting MCP
The following are the main client software that supports the Model Context Protocol. Click the link to visit the official website for more information.
Overview
What is Hide Mcp
hide-mcp is a headless MCP server designed for the Hide IDE, providing essential tools for file management and command-line operations.
Use cases
Use cases for hide-mcp include remote development setups, automated scripting tasks, and environments where a graphical interface is not feasible or necessary.
How to use
To use hide-mcp, configure it in the Claude Desktop application by specifying the server command and arguments in the configuration file. Install the necessary dependencies and run the server using the provided commands.
Key features
Key features of hide-mcp include a text editor for file viewing and editing with features like line numbers, file creation, and edit history, as well as a persistent Bash shell supporting common Linux/Python packages.
Where to use
hide-mcp can be used in software development environments, particularly for projects that require a headless IDE setup for file manipulation and command execution.
Clients Supporting MCP
The following are the main client software that supports the Model Context Protocol. Click the link to visit the official website for more information.
Content
Hide MCP server
A MCP server for Hide – headless IDE.
Components
Tools
The server implements two tools adapted from Anthropic’s computer-use-demo:
Text Editor
For viewing and editing files. Features file viewing with line numbers, directory listing, file creation, string replacement with exact matching, line insertion, and edit history.
Bash
A persistent bash shell with support for common Linux/Python packages, background processes and automatic output truncation.
Quickstart
Install
Claude Desktop
On MacOS: ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Development/Unpublished Servers Configuration
``` "mcpServers": { "hide-mcp": { "command": "uv", "args": [ "--directory", "/path/to/hide-mcp", "run", "hide-mcp" ] } } ```Published Servers Configuration
``` "mcpServers": { "hide-mcp": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "hide-mcp" ] } } ```Development
Building and Publishing
To prepare the package for distribution:
- Sync dependencies and update lockfile:
uv sync
- Build package distributions:
uv build
This will create source and wheel distributions in the dist/ directory.
- Publish to PyPI:
uv publish
Note: You’ll need to set PyPI credentials via environment variables or command flags:
- Token:
--tokenorUV_PUBLISH_TOKEN - Or username/password:
--username/UV_PUBLISH_USERNAMEand--password/UV_PUBLISH_PASSWORD
Packaging
To package the service into a standalone executable:
uv run pyinstaller hide-mcp.spec
This will create a standalone executable in the dist/ directory.
Debugging
Since MCP servers run over stdio, debugging can be challenging. For the best debugging
experience, we strongly recommend using the MCP Inspector.
You can launch the MCP Inspector via npm with this command:
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv --directory /path/to/hide-mcp run hide-mcp
Upon launching, the Inspector will display a URL that you can access in your browser to begin debugging.
Dev Tools Supporting MCP
The following are the main code editors that support the Model Context Protocol. Click the link to visit the official website for more information.
