# Nx MCP (MCP server)

> Nx MCP is an MCP server that adds productivity tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. A Model Context Protocol server implementation for Nx. It has 1,412 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y nx-mcp.

A Model Context Protocol server implementation for Nx. The Nx MCP server gives LLMs deep access to your monorepo’s structure: project relationships, file mappings, runnable tasks, ownership info, tech stacks, Nx generators, and even Nx documentation. With this context, LLMs can generate code tailored to your stack, understand the impact of a change, and apply modifications across connected files with precision.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console |
| GitHub stars | 1,412 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: nx-mcp |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | yes |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Productivity |
| Latest release | intellij-v1.61.0 (Oct 5, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.nrwl/nx-mcp |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nx-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "nx-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport stdio nx-mcp -- npx -y nx-mcp
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nx-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "nx-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "nx-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "nx-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

## Tools

- `nx_docs`: Returns documentation sections relevant to user queries about Nx
- `nx_current_running_tasks_details`: Lists currently running Nx TUI processes and task statuses
- `nx_current_running_task_output`: Returns terminal output for specific running tasks
- `nx_visualize_graph`: Visualizes the Nx graph (requires running IDE instance)
- `nx_available_plugins`: Lists available Nx plugins from the core team and local workspace plugins
- `nx_workspace_path`: Returns the path to the Nx workspace root
- `nx_workspace`: Returns readable representation of project graph and nx.json configuration
- `nx_project_details`: Returns complete project configuration in JSON format for a given project
- `nx_generators`: Returns list of generators relevant to user queries
- `nx_generator_schema`: Returns detailed JSON schema for a specific Nx generator
- `ci_information`: Retrieves CI pipeline execution information for the current branch or a specific Nx Cloud URL.
- `ci_task_output`: Retrieves terminal output for a specific failed CI task, using a runId from ciinformation or resolving it from the…
- `update_self_healing_fix`: Apply, reject, or request a rerun for a self-healing CI fix from Nx Cloud

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