Connect Claude Code to Vim/Neovim - query state, execute commands, search help, record macros
Connect Vim to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. Connect Claude Code to Vim/Neovim - query state, execute commands, search help, record macros. The vim mcp server is what makes that connection.
Simple MCP (Model Context Protocol) integration for Vim and Claude Code.
For a detailed overview, see vim-mcp overview.
The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:
Demo — For more, check out the demo wiki pageOverview — For a detailed overview, see vim-mcp overviewPrerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this serverSetup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.
+channel feature OR Neovim 0.5+ - Node.js 18+ - Unix domain socket support (Linux/macOS) - File system write access to /tmp directory - claude code / claude desktop or similar tools that support MCPAmong the developer tooling 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. Vim's toolset — Demo, Overview, Prerequisites — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by iggredible; 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.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Demo | For more, check out the [demo wiki page](https://github.com/iggredible/vim-mcp/wiki/Demo) |
| Overview | For a detailed overview, see [vim-mcp overview](doc/vim-mcp-overview.md). |
| Prerequisites | The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server. |
If npm link failed:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"vim-mcp": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/some/path/.vim/plugged/vim-mcp/server/bin/vim-mcp"]
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
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