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Ndlovu MCP Server

Manual code reviews are time-consuming and often miss the opportunity to combine static analysis with contextual, human-friendly feedback. This

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What is the Ndlovu MCP server?

Manual code reviews are time-consuming and often miss the opportunity to combine static analysis with contextual, human-friendly feedback. This project was created to experiment with MCP tooling that gives AI assistants access to a. The ndlovu mcp server wraps that behind the Model Context Protocol, so an assistant can use it rather than through you.

What it actually does

A Gemini-CLI (for now), powered code review assistant that runs as a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server.

  • Automates the busywork of gathering diffs and lint results from local, uncommitted changes
  • Streams that context into the Gemini CLI so the model can focus on actionable insights
  • Returns a structured JSON review that fits naturally into MCP-compatible clients

Adding it to your client

Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at npm on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.

Configuration

  • Node.js 18 or later (ES modules and AbortSignals are used throughout). - npm (installed with Node.js). - Git (used to collect local diffs). - Google Gemini CLI (gemini) installed and authenticated. See the Gemini quickstart for setup instructions.

When to reach for it

Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Caveats

  • 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.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the ndlovu mcp server does with a few real requests.

How to install the Ndlovu MCP server

{
     "mcpServers": {
       "ndlovu-code-reviewer": {
         "command": "node",
         "args": ["/absolute/path/to/ndlovu-code-reviewer/dist/index.js"],
         "cwd": "/absolute/path/to/ndlovu-code-reviewer"
       }
     }
   }

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

  • Node.js 18 or later (ES modules and AbortSignals are used throughout). - npm (installed with Node.js). - Git (used to collect local diffs). - Google Gemini CLI (gemini) installed and authenticated. See the Gemini quickstart for setup instructions.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Ndlovu to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Ndlovu directly.

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