midos

mcp
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Purpose
This MCP server provides a curated knowledge API and skill library for AI agents. It connects to a local knowledge base to offer semantic search capabilities and 68 distinct tools across compatible AI coding assistants.

Security Assessment
The overall risk is rated as Low. The automated code scan of 12 files found no dangerous patterns, no hardcoded secrets, and no requests for dangerous permissions. The tool does not appear to execute arbitrary shell commands. It is designed to run locally, binding its HTTP server to localhost (`127.0.0.1`) by default to prevent external exposure. It also includes a built-in API key management system for tiered local access control. The only network consideration is the optional HTTP/SSE server modes, which developers should secure if exposing remotely.

Quality Assessment
The project is actively maintained, with its most recent code push happening today. It uses a permissive MIT license and features excellent, comprehensive documentation with clear setup instructions. However, community trust and visibility are currently very low. With only 5 GitHub stars, the tool is extremely new or hasn't seen widespread adoption yet. This means potential edge cases or bugs might not be thoroughly vetted by a broader user base.

Verdict
Safe to use, though its low community adoption means you are acting as an early adopter relying primarily on the creator's active maintenance.
SUMMARY

Curated Knowledge API for AI Agents — 68 MCP tools, 200+ skill packs, 46K chunks, semantic search over 670K vectors, 5-layer validation pipeline. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Cline, Windsurf.

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midos-mcp

MidOS MCP Community Library — Knowledge, Skills, and Research as MCP tools.

Install once, connect to any AI client.

Install

pip install midos-mcp

Requirement: MidOS knowledge base must be available locally. Set the MIDOS_ROOT environment variable to point to your MidOS installation directory (the one containing knowledge/ and modules/).

export MIDOS_ROOT=/path/to/midos

Quick Start

# Start server (stdio — default for Claude Code, Cursor, etc.)
midos-mcp serve

# Start with HTTP transport
midos-mcp serve --http

# Generate config for your AI client
midos-mcp config --generate claude
midos-mcp config --generate cursor

# Check health
midos-mcp health

Commands

midos-mcp serve

Start the MCP server with your preferred transport.

midos-mcp serve              # stdio (default)
midos-mcp serve --http       # Streamable HTTP on 127.0.0.1:8419
midos-mcp serve --sse        # Legacy SSE transport
midos-mcp serve --http --host 0.0.0.0 --port 9000
Flag Transport Use Case
--stdio stdio Claude Code, Cursor, Cline (default)
--http Streamable HTTP Web clients, remote access
--sse Server-Sent Events Legacy clients

midos-mcp config

Generate ready-to-paste JSON config for any supported MCP client.

midos-mcp config --generate claude    # Claude Desktop / Claude Code
midos-mcp config --generate cursor    # Cursor IDE
midos-mcp config --generate cline     # Cline (VS Code)
midos-mcp config --generate windsurf  # Windsurf IDE
midos-mcp config --generate continue  # Continue.dev
midos-mcp config --generate zed       # Zed Editor
midos-mcp config --generate opencode  # OpenCode
midos-mcp config --generate http      # Generic HTTP client

# Write to file
midos-mcp config --generate claude -o mcp-config.json

midos-mcp health

Check server health: knowledge base stats, vector store status, dependencies.

midos-mcp health          # Human-readable output
midos-mcp health --json   # JSON output for scripts

midos-mcp keys

Manage API keys for tiered access control.

midos-mcp keys generate --name "my-app" --tier dev
midos-mcp keys list
midos-mcp keys revoke midos_sk_abc

Tiers: dev (free), pro ($10/mo), admin.

Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable Default Description
MIDOS_ROOT auto-detect Path to MidOS installation (required)
MIDOS_HOST 127.0.0.1 HTTP server bind host
MIDOS_PORT 8419 HTTP server bind port
MIDOS_TRANSPORT stdio Default transport

Root Detection

The server locates the MidOS knowledge base:

  1. MIDOS_ROOT environment variable (recommended)
  2. Auto-detect: walks up from package location looking for CLAUDE.md + knowledge/
  3. Fallback: current working directory

If you installed via pip, auto-detect won't find the knowledge base. Either:

# Option A: Clone the repo and point to it
git clone https://github.com/MidOSresearch/midos.git
export MIDOS_ROOT=./midos

# Option B: Point to an existing MidOS directory
export MIDOS_ROOT=/path/to/your/midos

Verify with midos-mcp health — it shows the detected root and knowledge counts.

Supported Clients

Client Config File Transport
Claude Desktop claude_desktop_config.json stdio
Claude Code .mcp.json stdio
Cursor .cursor/mcp.json stdio
Cline cline_mcp_settings.json stdio
Windsurf ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json stdio
Continue.dev ~/.continue/config.json stdio
Zed ~/.config/zed/settings.json stdio
OpenCode opencode.json SSE

Optional Dependencies

# Vector store support (LanceDB + embeddings)
pip install midos-mcp[vector]

# Development tools
pip install midos-mcp[dev]

What's Inside

MidOS exposes 68 MCP tools across 2 tiers:

Tier Tools Access
Dev 34 tools Free — no API key needed, full content, 500 queries/month
Pro 68 tools $10/mo — security ops, AOTC, orchestration, maker write ops

Capabilities

  • Knowledge — Search 46K+ curated chunks across all domains (full content, no truncation)
  • Skills — 119 reusable patterns across 16+ technology stacks
  • EUREKA — 383 validated improvements with measured ROI
  • Truth — 50 verified patches and corrections
  • SOTA — 140 state-of-the-art convergence ceilings
  • Vector Search — Semantic search via LanceDB + Gemini embeddings (3072-d)

Rate Limits

Tier Queries/month Content
Dev 500 Full content (no truncation)
Pro 100,000 Full content + AOTC + ops packs

Invalid or expired API keys silently fall back to Dev tier.

Requirements

  • Python 3.10+
  • FastMCP 2.x
  • MidOS knowledge base (local)

License

MIT

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