JetBrains IDE MCP

MCP service at http://localhost:64342/sse (sse) with 21 tools.

Requirements

mh CLI must be installed. If not available, install with:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vaayne/mcphub/main/scripts/install.sh | sh

Usage

List tools: mh list -u http://localhost:64342/sse -t sse Get tool details: mh inspect -u http://localhost:64342/sse -t sse <tool-name> Invoke tool: mh invoke -u http://localhost:64342/sse -t sse <tool-name> '{"param": "value"}'

Notes

Run inspect before invoking unfamiliar tools to get full parameter schema
Timeout: 30s default, use --timeout <seconds> to adjust
The IDE must be running with the MCP plugin active for this to work

Tools

Tool	Description
`buildProject`	Triggers building of the project, returns build errors. Use after edits to validate changes.
`createNewFile`	Creates a new file at the specified path, optionally with initial content.
`executeRunConfiguration`	Run a specific run configuration and wait for completion.
`findFilesByGlob`	Search for files matching a glob pattern (e.g. `*/.txt`).
`findFilesByNameKeyword`	Search for files by name keyword (case-insensitive).
`getAllOpenFilePaths`	Get paths of all currently open files in the editor.
`getFileProblems`	Analyze a file for errors and warnings using IDE inspections.
`getFileTextByPath`	Read file contents by project-relative path.
`getProjectDependencies`	Get list of all project dependencies.
`getProjectModules`	Get list of all modules with their types.
`getRepositories`	Get list of VCS roots in the project.
`getRunConfigurations`	Get available run configurations with details.
`getSymbolInfo`	Get Quick Documentation info for a symbol at position.
`listDirectoryTree`	Get tree representation of a directory structure.
`openFileInEditor`	Open a file in the IDE editor.
`permissionPrompt`	Handle permission prompts.
`reformatFile`	Apply code formatting rules to a file.
`renameRefactoring`	Rename a symbol with full project-wide refactoring.
`replaceTextInFile`	Replace text in a file with find/replace options.
`searchInFilesByRegex`	Search project files using regex pattern.
`searchInFilesByText`	Search project files for text substring.

mcp-jetbrains-ide

JetBrains IDE MCP

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