mcp-language-server
Provides MCP enabled clients with semantic tools for code understanding and manipulation
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Decision brief
The mcp-language-server offers MCP enabled clients access to functions such as get definition, references, rename, and diagnostics.
Good fit when
- Use when working on projects that leverage the Model Context Protocol for enhanced code understanding and manipulation capabilities.
- Select if your development environment supports or requires the Language Server Protocol, and you need features specific to MCP.
Avoid when
- Avoid it if your workflow does not support or require the Model Context Protocol.
- Do not use when working in environments that mandate using a language server not based on Go, since mcp-language-server is written in Go.
Observed Jul 16, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts
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Maintenance and security
Full trust report- Maintenance
- Slowing (202d since push)
- As of Sep 20, 2026
- Provenance
- Not a fork · Personal account
- As of Sep 20, 2026
- Security (OSV)
- No MCP manifest
- As of Jul 11, 2026
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Install
go get github.com/isaacphi/mcp-language-serverSimilar tools
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Evidence and technical details
Sourced facts, taxonomy, compatibility claims, README excerpt, and machine-readable endpoints.
Overview
The mcp-language-server is built in Go and supports functions such as get definition, references, rename, and diagnostics through the Model Context Protocol, adhering to the Language Server Protocol.
Capability facts
- Languages
- go
Source: github.language · Sep 20, 2026
Categories
Compatibility
Sourced claims from the README excerpt - not unsourced marketing copy.
Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Sep 20, 2026)
<p><strong>Install pyright</strong>: <code>npm install -g pyright</code></p>Source link
Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Sep 20, 2026)
<summary>Python (pyright)</summary>Source link
Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Sep 20, 2026)
ur MCP client</strong>: This will be different but similar for each client. For Claude Desktop, add the following to <code>~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktoSource link
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README
MCP Language Server This is an MCP server that runs and exposes a language server to LLMs. Not a language server for MCP, whatever that would be. Demo helps MCP enabled clients navigate codebases more easily by giving them access semantic tools like get definition, references, re...
For agents
This page has a .md twin and JSON over the API.