CodeCompass helps developers tackle legacy or existing codebases by giving AI coding assistants the context they need to deliver spot-on suggestions. Legacy code is tough for AI—it’s often messy…
CodeCompass is an MCP project maintained in the alvinveroy/codecompass repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “CodeCompass helps developers tackle legacy or existing codebases by giving AI coding assistants the context they need to deliver spot-on suggestions. Legacy code is tough…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The documented npm package is @alvinveroy/codecompass. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.
The example declares DEEPSEEK_API_KEY. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.
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{
"mcpServers": {
"codecompass": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@alvinveroy/codecompass@latest",
"/path/to/your/repo"
],
"env": {
"DEEPSEEK_API_KEY": "YOUR_DEEPSEEK_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| DEEPSEEK_API_KEY | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Check documentation |
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