kit-market-mcp 1.0.0

MCP Server for Kit Market - AI-powered code kit discovery and integration

Kit Market MCP Server

MCP Server for AI-powered code kit discovery and integration

Overview

Kit Market MCP Server allows AI agents (like Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) to:

• Search for code kits by keyword or description
• Browse available kits by category
• Get details about specific kits (README, examples, dependencies)
• Install kits directly into user projects

Installation

Option 1: Install from source

cd kits/mcp-server
pip install -e .

Option 2: Install dependencies only

pip install mcp pyyaml httpx

Configuration

For Claude Code

Add to your Claude Code MCP settings (~/.config/claude-code/settings.json or project .claude/settings.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kit-market": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "kit_market_mcp.server"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/your/project/kits/mcp-server/src",
      "env": {
        "KIT_MARKET_PATH": "/path/to/your/project/kits/market",
        "KIT_MARKET_MANIFEST": "/path/to/your/project/kits/manifest.yaml"
      }
    }
  }
}

For Claude Desktop

Add to Claude Desktop config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kit-market": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "kit_market_mcp.server"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/kits/mcp-server/src",
      "env": {
        "KIT_MARKET_PATH": "/path/to/kits/market",
        "KIT_MARKET_MANIFEST": "/path/to/kits/manifest.yaml"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

kit_search

Search for kits by keyword.

Input:
  - query: "monitoring service" (required)
  - group: "patterns" (optional)
  - limit: 5 (optional)

Output: List of matching kits with relevance scores

kit_list

List all available kits.

Input:
  - group: "patterns" (optional filter)

Output: All kits grouped by category

kit_info

Get detailed information about a kit.

Input:
  - kit_id: "patterns-watchdog" (required)
  - include_readme: true (optional)
  - include_examples: false (optional)

Output: Full kit details including README and examples

kit_install

Install a kit into your project.

Input:
  - kit_id: "patterns-watchdog" (required)
  - target_dir: "src/monitoring/" (required)
  - include_examples: false (optional)
  - include_tests: false (optional)

Output: Installation result with copied files and dependencies

Available Resources

kit://market/manifest

Complete manifest of all available kits (JSON format).

kit://market/{kit-id}/readme

README content for a specific kit (Markdown format).

Example Conversation

User: I need to add retry logic for API calls in my project

Claude: [Calls kit_search with query="retry API"]

Claude: I found these kits that might help:

1. **Retry with Backoff** (utilities-retry)
   Automatic retry mechanism with exponential backoff
   Score: 8.5

Would you like me to show more details about any of these?

User: Yes, show me utilities-retry

Claude: [Calls kit_info with kit_id="utilities-retry"]

Claude: Here's the details about the Retry kit...
   Would you like me to install it?

User: Yes, install it to src/utils/

Claude: [Calls kit_install with kit_id="utilities-retry", target_dir="src/utils/"]

Claude: Done! I've installed the retry kit. Here's how to use it...

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
KIT_MARKET_PATH	Path to kits market directory	kits/market
KIT_MARKET_MANIFEST	Path to manifest file	kits/manifest.yaml

Development

Run locally

cd kits/mcp-server/src
python -m kit_market_mcp.server

Test tools

# The server communicates via stdio, so for testing you can use MCP Inspector
# or integrate with Claude Code directly

Project Structure

kits/mcp-server/
├── README.md
├── pyproject.toml
└── src/
    └── kit_market_mcp/
        ├── __init__.py
        ├── server.py           # Main MCP server
        ├── storage/
        │   ├── __init__.py
        │   └── local.py        # Local filesystem storage
        └── tools/
            ├── __init__.py
            ├── search.py       # kit_search implementation
            ├── info.py         # kit_info implementation
            └── install.py      # kit_install implementation

Future Enhancements

• Remote storage backend (GitHub, S3)
• Kit publishing tool
• Kit versioning and updates
• Community ratings and reviews
• Kit dependencies resolution