Data Structure Protocol MCP Server

Your agent re-reads the same codebase every session. **DSP fixes that.**

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What is the Data Structure Protocol MCP server?

Data Structure Protocol MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on Data Structure Protocol directly instead of describing what you should do. Your agent re-reads the same codebase every session. DSP fixes that..

What the assistant can call

Once Data Structure Protocol is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • CLI — keeping dsp-cli.py aligned with the spec
  • Documentation — examples, workflow guides, comparisons
  • Agent — Install
  • Cursorcursor.com/downloadsdocs
  • Codex — curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/k-kolomeitsev/data-structure-protocol/main/install.sh \
  • Brownfield — First-class
  • Overhead — Low
  • Concept — What it is
  • Entity — A node in the graph. Either an Object (module/file/class/config/external dep) or a Function (function/method/handler)
  • UID — Stable identifier (obj-<8hex>, func-<8hex>). File paths are attributes, not identity — entities survive renames and moves
  • imports — Outgoing edges — what this entity uses, with a why for each connection
  • shared — Public API of an object — what it exposes to consumers

Setting it up

@anthropic-ai/claude-code on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.

Choosing this one

Among the knowledge and memory options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Data Structure Protocol's toolset — CLI, Documentation, Agent and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by k-kolomeitsev; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Before you rely on it

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • With 14 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Data Structure Protocol.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the data structure protocol mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
CLIkeeping dsp-cli.py aligned with the spec
Documentationexamples, workflow guides, comparisons
AgentInstall
Cursor[cursor.com/downloads](https://www.cursor.com/downloads) — [docs](https://docs.cursor.com)
Codexcurl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/k-kolomeitsev/data-structure-protocol/main/install.sh \
BrownfieldFirst-class
OverheadLow
ConceptWhat it is
EntityA node in the graph. Either an **Object** (module/file/class/config/external dep) or a **Function** (function/method/handler)
UIDStable identifier (obj-<8hex>, func-<8hex>). File paths are attributes, not identity — entities survive renames and moves
importsOutgoing edges — what this entity uses, with a why for each connection
sharedPublic API of an object — what it exposes to consumers
TOCPer-root table of contents listing all entities of that root's zone; membership follows root scopes automatically
HookWhat it does

How to install the Data Structure Protocol MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "data-structure-protocol": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@anthropic-ai/claude-code"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Data Structure Protocol to CLI.
  • Use Data Structure Protocol to Documentation.
  • Use Data Structure Protocol to Agent.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Data Structure Protocol to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 14 tools (CLI, Documentation, Agent, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Data Structure Protocol directly.