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gen-understand MCP

A community MCP server that parses codebases to provide factual analysis of changes, including call graphs, control flow, side effects, and test coverage, without relying on AI model guesses. It supports Go, Python, TypeScript, Java, and COBOL.

Package and access

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gen-understand MCP logo, by hpdkhoaCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by hpdkhoa
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What you can do with it

  • Review code changes for potential breakages and side effects
  • Generate call graphs and control flow graphs for architecture understanding
  • Check if tests reach specific code sections
  • Analyze code growth and branch complexity

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.2.0
mcp-registry: io.github.hpdkhoa/gen-understand@0.2.0Source repository
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Packages and installation

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gen-understand 0.2.0

npm
gen-understand package definition
{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "gen-understand",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "packageArguments": [
    {
      "name": "--root",
      "type": "named",
      "default": ".",
      "valueHint": "path",
      "description": "The project to understand"
    }
  ],
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "UNDERSTAND_MCP_BINARY",
      "description": "Path of a local understand-mcp binary; skips the download, for offline machines"
    },
    {
      "name": "UNDERSTAND_MCP_CACHE",
      "description": "Folder for the downloaded binary; defaults to the user cache folder"
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gen-understand-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "gen-understand@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNDERSTAND_MCP_BINARY": "<YOUR_UNDERSTAND_MCP_BINARY>",
        "UNDERSTAND_MCP_CACHE": "<YOUR_UNDERSTAND_MCP_CACHE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gen-understand-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "gen-understand@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNDERSTAND_MCP_BINARY": "<YOUR_UNDERSTAND_MCP_BINARY>",
        "UNDERSTAND_MCP_CACHE": "<YOUR_UNDERSTAND_MCP_CACHE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "gen-understand-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "gen-understand@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNDERSTAND_MCP_BINARY": "<YOUR_UNDERSTAND_MCP_BINARY>",
        "UNDERSTAND_MCP_CACHE": "<YOUR_UNDERSTAND_MCP_CACHE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gen-understand-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "gen-understand@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNDERSTAND_MCP_BINARY": "<YOUR_UNDERSTAND_MCP_BINARY>",
        "UNDERSTAND_MCP_CACHE": "<YOUR_UNDERSTAND_MCP_CACHE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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