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Being a remote server, there is no local install. You register the endpoint with your client, authorise it once, and the tools appear.
Once Grasp is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:
Supply — chain integrity** — local checks (no network): npm lockfile sha512 integrity field coverage, go.sum alongside go.mod, Cargo.lock alongsideCapability — GraspIDE — InstallJetBrains — JetBrains Marketplace — search Grasp in Settings → PluginsRaycast — Raycast Store — or search Grasp in the Raycast extension storeZed — Zed Extensions — or search grasp in Zed → ExtensionsBrowser — InstallChrome — Chrome Web StoreFirefox — Firefox Add-ons — ID: grasp@ashforde.orgSafari — GitHub Releases — see sideload instructionsChannel — StatusCursor — Add grasp-mcp-server to ~/.cursor/mcp.jsonYou will need one environment variable: GRASP_NVD_API_KEY. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.
This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Grasp's toolset — Supply, Capability, IDE and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by ashfordeou; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against Grasp's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Supply | chain integrity** — local checks (no network): npm lockfile sha512 integrity field coverage, go.sum alongside go.mod, Cargo.lock alongside Cargo.toml, --hash= pinning in requirements.txt. |
| Capability | Grasp |
| IDE | Install |
| JetBrains | [JetBrains Marketplace](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/31362-grasp--code-architecture-visualizer) — search **Grasp** in Settings → Plugins |
| Raycast | [Raycast Store](https://www.raycast.com/ashfordeOU/grasp) — or search **Grasp** in the Raycast extension store |
| Zed | [Zed Extensions](https://zed.dev/extensions?query=grasp) — or search **grasp** in Zed → Extensions |
| Browser | Install |
| Chrome | [Chrome Web Store](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/grasp-%E2%80%94-code-architecture/pipmlammandfhfbodllcjolgeolkhapj) |
| Firefox | [Firefox Add-ons](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/grasp-code-architecture) — ID: grasp@ashforde.org |
| Safari | [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/ashfordeOU/grasp/releases) — see [sideload instructions](#safari-sideload) |
| Channel | Status |
| Cursor | Add grasp-mcp-server to ~/.cursor/mcp.json |
| Windsurf | MCP config |
| Continue | continue-provider package |
{
"mcpServers": {
"grasp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "grasp-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"GRASP_NVD_API_KEY": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| GRASP_NVD_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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