What's Inherited MCP Server

git diff shows you code, and you read code. It also shows you three added lines in a CLAUDE.md, and you skim those, because they look like documentation. They are not documentation — they are…

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What is the What's Inherited MCP Server?

whats-inherited-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the stcmain/whats-inherited-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “git diff shows you code, and you read code. It also shows you three added lines in a CLAUDE.md, and you skim those, because they…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Installation

The documented npm package is whats-inherited-mcp. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.

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.

ToolWhat it does
inherited_summaryThe headline: everything in this checkout addressed to an agent. Start here
instruction_filesEvery CLAUDE.md/AGENTS.md/.cursorrules, its size and token cost, and what its @import lines pull in — including imports that resolve outside the repo
auto_run_commandsHook commands the checkout wires to agent events, and whether the script each references is inside the repo, outside it, or missing
declared_mcp_serversMCP servers the repo declares, which of them fetch code at launch, and filesystem paths they are granted outside the checkout
agent_extensionsSkills, slash commands and subagents the repo ships

How to install the What's Inherited MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "whats-inherited": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "whats-inherited-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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