# LabMCP A collection of Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers written in Go. ## MCP Servers ### NixOS Options (`nixos-options`) Search and query NixOS configuration options across multiple nixpkgs revisions. Designed to help Claude (and other MCP clients) answer questions about NixOS configuration. ### Home Manager Options (`hm-options`) Search and query Home Manager configuration options across multiple home-manager revisions. Designed to help Claude (and other MCP clients) answer questions about Home Manager configuration. ### Shared Features - Full-text search across option names and descriptions - Query specific options with type, default, example, and declarations - Index multiple revisions (by git hash or channel name) - Fetch module source files - Support for PostgreSQL and SQLite backends ## Installation ### Using Nix Flakes ```bash # Build the packages nix build git+https://git.t-juice.club/torjus/labmcp#nixos-options nix build git+https://git.t-juice.club/torjus/labmcp#hm-options # Or run directly nix run git+https://git.t-juice.club/torjus/labmcp#nixos-options -- --help nix run git+https://git.t-juice.club/torjus/labmcp#hm-options -- --help ``` ### From Source ```bash go install git.t-juice.club/torjus/labmcp/cmd/nixos-options@latest go install git.t-juice.club/torjus/labmcp/cmd/hm-options@latest ``` ## Usage ### As MCP Server (STDIO) Configure in your MCP client (e.g., Claude Desktop): ```json { "mcpServers": { "nixos-options": { "command": "nixos-options", "args": ["serve"], "env": { "NIXOS_OPTIONS_DATABASE": "sqlite:///path/to/nixos-options.db" } }, "hm-options": { "command": "hm-options", "args": ["serve"], "env": { "HM_OPTIONS_DATABASE": "sqlite:///path/to/hm-options.db" } } } } ``` Alternatively, if you have Nix installed, you can use the flake directly without installing the packages: ```json { "mcpServers": { "nixos-options": { "command": "nix", "args": ["run", "git+https://git.t-juice.club/torjus/labmcp#nixos-options", "--", "serve"], "env": { "NIXOS_OPTIONS_DATABASE": "sqlite:///path/to/nixos-options.db" } }, "hm-options": { "command": "nix", "args": ["run", "git+https://git.t-juice.club/torjus/labmcp#hm-options", "--", "serve"], "env": { "HM_OPTIONS_DATABASE": "sqlite:///path/to/hm-options.db" } } } } ``` ### As MCP Server (HTTP) Both servers can run over HTTP with Server-Sent Events (SSE) for web-based MCP clients: ```bash # Start HTTP server on default address (127.0.0.1:8080) nixos-options serve --transport http hm-options serve --transport http # Custom address and CORS configuration nixos-options serve --transport http \ --http-address 0.0.0.0:8080 \ --allowed-origins https://example.com # With TLS nixos-options serve --transport http \ --tls-cert /path/to/cert.pem \ --tls-key /path/to/key.pem ``` HTTP transport endpoints: - `POST /mcp` - JSON-RPC requests (returns `Mcp-Session-Id` header on initialize) - `GET /mcp` - SSE stream for server notifications (requires `Mcp-Session-Id` header) - `DELETE /mcp` - Terminate session ### CLI Examples **Index a revision:** ```bash # NixOS options - index by channel name nixos-options index nixos-unstable # Home Manager options - index by channel name hm-options index hm-unstable # Index by git hash nixos-options index e6eae2ee2110f3d31110d5c222cd395303343b08 # Index without file contents (faster, disables get_file tool) nixos-options index --no-files nixos-unstable hm-options index --no-files release-24.11 ``` **List indexed revisions:** ```bash nixos-options list hm-options list ``` **Search for options:** ```bash # NixOS options nixos-options search nginx nixos-options search -n 10 postgresql # Home Manager options hm-options search git hm-options search -n 10 neovim ``` **Get option details:** ```bash nixos-options get services.nginx.enable hm-options get programs.git.enable ``` **Delete an indexed revision:** ```bash nixos-options delete nixos-23.11 hm-options delete release-23.11 ``` ## Configuration ### Environment Variables | Variable | Description | Default | |----------|-------------|---------| | `NIXOS_OPTIONS_DATABASE` | Database connection string for nixos-options | `sqlite://nixos-options.db` | | `HM_OPTIONS_DATABASE` | Database connection string for hm-options | `sqlite://hm-options.db` | ### Database Connection Strings **SQLite:** ```bash export NIXOS_OPTIONS_DATABASE="sqlite:///path/to/database.db" export NIXOS_OPTIONS_DATABASE="sqlite://:memory:" # In-memory ``` **PostgreSQL:** ```bash export NIXOS_OPTIONS_DATABASE="postgres://user:pass@localhost/nixos_options?sslmode=disable" ``` ### Command-Line Flags The database can also be specified via the `-d` or `--database` flag: ```bash nixos-options -d "postgres://localhost/nixos" serve hm-options -d "sqlite://my.db" index hm-unstable ``` ## MCP Tools Both servers provide the following tools: | Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | `search_options` | Search for options by name or description | | `get_option` | Get full details for a specific option | | `get_file` | Fetch source file contents from the repository | | `index_revision` | Index a revision | | `list_revisions` | List all indexed revisions | | `delete_revision` | Delete an indexed revision | ## NixOS Modules NixOS modules are provided for running both MCP servers as systemd services. ### nixos-options ```nix { inputs.labmcp.url = "git+https://git.t-juice.club/torjus/labmcp"; outputs = { self, nixpkgs, labmcp }: { nixosConfigurations.myhost = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem { system = "x86_64-linux"; modules = [ labmcp.nixosModules.nixos-options-mcp { services.nixos-options-mcp = { enable = true; indexOnStart = [ "nixos-unstable" ]; }; } ]; }; }; } ``` ### hm-options ```nix { inputs.labmcp.url = "git+https://git.t-juice.club/torjus/labmcp"; outputs = { self, nixpkgs, labmcp }: { nixosConfigurations.myhost = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem { system = "x86_64-linux"; modules = [ labmcp.nixosModules.hm-options-mcp { services.hm-options-mcp = { enable = true; indexOnStart = [ "hm-unstable" ]; }; } ]; }; }; } ``` ### Module Options Both modules have similar options. Shown here for `nixos-options-mcp` (replace with `hm-options-mcp` for Home Manager): | Option | Type | Default | Description | |--------|------|---------|-------------| | `enable` | bool | `false` | Enable the service | | `package` | package | from flake | Package to use | | `database.type` | enum | `"sqlite"` | `"sqlite"` or `"postgres"` | | `database.name` | string | `"*.db"` | SQLite database filename | | `database.connectionString` | string | `""` | PostgreSQL connection URL (stored in Nix store) | | `database.connectionStringFile` | path | `null` | Path to file with PostgreSQL connection URL (recommended for secrets) | | `indexOnStart` | list of string | `[]` | Revisions to index on service start | | `user` | string | `"*-mcp"` | User to run the service as | | `group` | string | `"*-mcp"` | Group to run the service as | | `dataDir` | path | `/var/lib/*-mcp` | Directory for data storage | | `http.address` | string | `"127.0.0.1:808x"` | HTTP listen address | | `http.endpoint` | string | `"/mcp"` | HTTP endpoint path | | `http.allowedOrigins` | list of string | `[]` | Allowed CORS origins (empty = localhost only) | | `http.sessionTTL` | string | `"30m"` | Session timeout (Go duration format) | | `http.tls.enable` | bool | `false` | Enable TLS | | `http.tls.certFile` | path | `null` | TLS certificate file | | `http.tls.keyFile` | path | `null` | TLS private key file | | `openFirewall` | bool | `false` | Open firewall for HTTP port | ### PostgreSQL Example Using `connectionStringFile` (recommended for production with sensitive credentials): ```nix { services.nixos-options-mcp = { enable = true; database = { type = "postgres"; # File contains: postgres://user:secret@localhost/nixos_options?sslmode=disable connectionStringFile = "/run/secrets/nixos-options-db"; }; indexOnStart = [ "nixos-unstable" ]; }; # Example with agenix or sops-nix for secret management # age.secrets.nixos-options-db.file = ./secrets/nixos-options-db.age; } ``` ## Development ```bash # Enter development shell nix develop # Run tests go test ./... # Run benchmarks go test -bench=. ./internal/database/... # Build go build ./cmd/nixos-options go build ./cmd/hm-options ``` ## License MIT