Md Redline MCP Server

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What is the Md Redline MCP server?

Md Redline MCP server is a locally run integration for AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. Inline review comments for markdown specs. Built-in MCP server hands feedback directly to your AI agent.

What the assistant can call

Once Md Redline is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • Two — way agent review over MCP: agents request your review, review your docs, and ask anchored questions
  • Hand — off prompt copying for one or multiple files
  • Multi — tab editing with session persistence and tab context menus
  • Real — time reload via SSE when files change externally
  • macOS — supported
  • Linux — supported; system file picker requires zenity
  • Windows — supported; system file picker uses PowerShell
  • Variable — Default
  • MD_REDLINE_BROWSER — OS default browser
  • MD_REDLINE_VITE_PORT — 5188
  • MD_REDLINE_HOME — your OS home directory
  • MD_REDLINE_REGISTRY_URL — public npm registry

Configuration and credentials

You will need one environment variable: MD_REDLINE_REGISTRY_URL. 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.

Setting it up

md-redline 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 browser automation 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. Md Redline's toolset — Two, Hand, Multi and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by dejuknow; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

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

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 Md Redline.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the md redline mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
Twoway agent review over MCP: agents request your review, review your docs, and ask anchored questions
Handoff prompt copying for one or multiple files
Multitab editing with session persistence and tab context menus
Realtime reload via SSE when files change externally
macOSsupported
Linuxsupported; system file picker requires zenity
Windowssupported; system file picker uses PowerShell
VariableDefault
MD_REDLINE_BROWSEROS default browser
MD_REDLINE_VITE_PORT5188
MD_REDLINE_HOMEyour OS home directory
MD_REDLINE_REGISTRY_URLpublic npm registry
MD_REDLINE_ALLOWED_HOSTSunset
ScriptsThe Scripts tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Md Redline MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "md-redline": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "md-redline"],
      "env": {
        "MD_REDLINE_REGISTRY_URL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
MD_REDLINE_REGISTRY_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Md Redline to Two.
  • Use Md Redline to Hand.
  • Use Md Redline to Multi.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Md Redline to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 14 tools (Two, Hand, Multi, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Md Redline directly.