bazel-mcp MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol server that exposes Bazel build system capabilities to AI assistants.

Local serverstdio

What is the bazel-mcp Server?

bazel-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the saeid-rez/bazel-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Model Context Protocol server that exposes Bazel build system capabilities to AI assistants”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using uvx. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

Tool	What it does
bazel_query	Run arbitrary bazel query expressions
bazel_cquery	Run configured bazel cquery expressions (select() and platforms)
bazel_aquery	Run action bazel aquery expressions (compiler flags, commands)
list_targets	List targets in a package or subtree
get_deps	Direct or transitive dependencies of a target
get_rdeps	Reverse dependencies within a scope
show_target_info	Rule definition via query --output=build
find_affected_targets	Find targets affected by changed files
bazel_build	Run bazel build with structured failure diagnostics
bazel_test	Run bazel test with structured target and failed-case results
bazel_run	Run bazel run with arguments, environment variables, and working directory controls
explain_build_file	Read BUILD file contents for analysis

How to install the bazel-mcp Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bazel": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/saeid-rez/bazel-mcp",
        "bazel-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.