aidex-mcp 1.5.1 → 1.5.2

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 All notable changes to AiDex will be documented in this file.
 
+## [1.5.2] - 2026-02-01
+
+### Fixed
+- **`aidex setup` for Claude Code**: Uses `claude mcp add --scope user` instead of editing settings.json directly
+- Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf still use JSON config editing
+
 ## [1.5.1] - 2026-01-31
 
 ### Fixed

package/build/commands/setup.d.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * AiDex Setup - Auto-register as MCP server in AI clients
  *
- * Supports: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf
+ * Supports: Claude Code (via CLI), Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf
  */
 export declare function setupMcpClients(): void;
 export declare function unsetupMcpClients(): void;

package/build/commands/setup.js

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 /**
  * AiDex Setup - Auto-register as MCP server in AI clients
  *
- * Supports: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf
+ * Supports: Claude Code (via CLI), Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf
  */
 import { existsSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'fs';
 import { join } from 'path';
 import { homedir, platform } from 'os';
+import { execSync } from 'child_process';
 // ============================================================
-// MCP Server Entry
+// MCP Server Entry (for JSON-based clients)
 // ============================================================
 const AIDEX_MCP_ENTRY = {
     command: 'aidex',
@@ -20,16 +21,19 @@ function getClients() {
     const home = homedir();
     const plat = platform();
     const clients = [];
-    // Claude Code
+    // Claude Code - uses its own CLI for MCP management
     clients.push({
+        type: 'cli',
         name: 'Claude Code',
-        configPath: join(home, '.claude', 'settings.json'),
-        detectDir: join(home, '.claude')
+        detectCmd: 'claude --version',
+        addCmd: ['claude', 'mcp', 'add', '--scope', 'user', 'aidex', '--', 'aidex'],
+        removeCmd: ['claude', 'mcp', 'remove', '--scope', 'user', 'aidex']
     });
-    // Claude Desktop
+    // Claude Desktop - JSON config
     if (plat === 'win32') {
         const appData = process.env.APPDATA || join(home, 'AppData', 'Roaming');
         clients.push({
+            type: 'json',
             name: 'Claude Desktop',
             configPath: join(appData, 'Claude', 'claude_desktop_config.json'),
             detectDir: join(appData, 'Claude')
@@ -37,6 +41,7 @@ function getClients() {
     }
     else if (plat === 'darwin') {
         clients.push({
+            type: 'json',
             name: 'Claude Desktop',
             configPath: join(home, 'Library', 'Application Support', 'Claude', 'claude_desktop_config.json'),
             detectDir: join(home, 'Library', 'Application Support', 'Claude')
@@ -44,19 +49,22 @@ function getClients() {
     }
     else {
         clients.push({
+            type: 'json',
             name: 'Claude Desktop',
             configPath: join(home, '.config', 'Claude', 'claude_desktop_config.json'),
             detectDir: join(home, '.config', 'Claude')
         });
     }
-    // Cursor
+    // Cursor - JSON config
     clients.push({
+        type: 'json',
         name: 'Cursor',
         configPath: join(home, '.cursor', 'mcp.json'),
         detectDir: join(home, '.cursor')
     });
-    // Windsurf
+    // Windsurf - JSON config
     clients.push({
+        type: 'json',
         name: 'Windsurf',
         configPath: join(home, '.codeium', 'windsurf', 'mcp_config.json'),
         detectDir: join(home, '.codeium', 'windsurf')
@@ -64,7 +72,29 @@ function getClients() {
     return clients;
 }
 // ============================================================
-// Config Read/Write
+// CLI helpers
+// ============================================================
+function isCmdAvailable(cmd) {
+    try {
+        execSync(cmd, { stdio: 'pipe', timeout: 5000 });
+        return true;
+    }
+    catch {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+function runCmd(args) {
+    try {
+        const output = execSync(args.join(' '), { stdio: 'pipe', timeout: 10000 }).toString().trim();
+        return { success: true, output };
+    }
+    catch (err) {
+        const msg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+        return { success: false, error: msg };
+    }
+}
+// ============================================================
+// JSON Config Read/Write
 // ============================================================
 function readJsonConfig(filePath) {
     try {
@@ -92,83 +122,113 @@ function writeJsonConfig(filePath, data) {
     }
 }
 // ============================================================
-// Setup / Unsetup
+// Setup
 // ============================================================
+function setupCliClient(client) {
+    if (!isCmdAvailable(client.detectCmd)) {
+        return { status: `  - ${client.name} (not installed)`, registered: false };
+    }
+    const result = runCmd(client.addCmd);
+    if (result.success) {
+        return { status: `  ✓ ${client.name}`, registered: true };
+    }
+    else {
+        return { status: `  ✗ ${client.name} (${result.error})`, registered: false };
+    }
+}
+function setupJsonClient(client) {
+    if (!existsSync(client.detectDir)) {
+        return { status: `  - ${client.name} (not installed)`, registered: false };
+    }
+    let data;
+    if (existsSync(client.configPath)) {
+        const config = readJsonConfig(client.configPath);
+        if (!config.success || !config.data) {
+            return { status: `  ✗ ${client.name} (${config.error})`, registered: false };
+        }
+        data = config.data;
+    }
+    else {
+        data = {};
+    }
+    if (!data.mcpServers || typeof data.mcpServers !== 'object') {
+        data.mcpServers = {};
+    }
+    data.mcpServers.aidex = { ...AIDEX_MCP_ENTRY };
+    const writeResult = writeJsonConfig(client.configPath, data);
+    if (!writeResult.success) {
+        return { status: `  ✗ ${client.name} (${writeResult.error})`, registered: false };
+    }
+    return { status: `  ✓ ${client.name} (${client.configPath})`, registered: true };
+}
 export function setupMcpClients() {
     const clients = getClients();
-    const results = [];
     let registered = 0;
     console.log('\nAiDex MCP Server Registration');
     console.log('==============================\n');
     for (const client of clients) {
-        // Check if client is installed (detect directory exists)
-        if (!existsSync(client.detectDir)) {
-            results.push({ client: client.name, status: 'skipped', configPath: client.configPath });
-            console.log(`  - ${client.name} (not installed)`);
-            continue;
-        }
-        // Read existing config or start with empty object
-        let data;
-        if (existsSync(client.configPath)) {
-            const config = readJsonConfig(client.configPath);
-            if (!config.success || !config.data) {
-                results.push({ client: client.name, status: 'error', configPath: client.configPath, message: config.error });
-                console.log(`  ✗ ${client.name} (${config.error})`);
-                continue;
-            }
-            data = config.data;
-        }
-        else {
-            data = {};
-        }
-        if (!data.mcpServers || typeof data.mcpServers !== 'object') {
-            data.mcpServers = {};
-        }
-        data.mcpServers.aidex = { ...AIDEX_MCP_ENTRY };
-        const writeResult = writeJsonConfig(client.configPath, data);
-        if (!writeResult.success) {
-            results.push({ client: client.name, status: 'error', configPath: client.configPath, message: writeResult.error });
-            console.log(`  ✗ ${client.name} (${writeResult.error})`);
-            continue;
-        }
-        registered++;
-        results.push({ client: client.name, status: 'registered', configPath: client.configPath });
-        console.log(`  ✓ ${client.name} (${client.configPath})`);
+        const result = client.type === 'cli'
+            ? setupCliClient(client)
+            : setupJsonClient(client);
+        console.log(result.status);
+        if (result.registered)
+            registered++;
     }
     console.log(`\nRegistered AiDex with ${registered} client(s).\n`);
     if (registered > 0) {
         console.log('Restart your AI client(s) to activate AiDex.\n');
     }
 }
+// ============================================================
+// Unsetup
+// ============================================================
+function unsetupCliClient(client) {
+    if (!isCmdAvailable(client.detectCmd)) {
+        return { status: `  - ${client.name} (not installed)`, removed: false };
+    }
+    const result = runCmd(client.removeCmd);
+    if (result.success) {
+        return { status: `  ✓ Removed from ${client.name}`, removed: true };
+    }
+    else {
+        return { status: `  - ${client.name} (not registered)`, removed: false };
+    }
+}
+function unsetupJsonClient(client) {
+    if (!existsSync(client.detectDir)) {
+        return { status: `  - ${client.name} (not installed)`, removed: false };
+    }
+    if (!existsSync(client.configPath)) {
+        return { status: `  - ${client.name} (not registered)`, removed: false };
+    }
+    const config = readJsonConfig(client.configPath);
+    if (!config.success || !config.data) {
+        return { status: `  ✗ ${client.name} (${config.error})`, removed: false };
+    }
+    const data = config.data;
+    const servers = data.mcpServers;
+    if (!servers || !servers.aidex) {
+        return { status: `  - ${client.name} (not registered)`, removed: false };
+    }
+    delete servers.aidex;
+    const writeResult = writeJsonConfig(client.configPath, data);
+    if (!writeResult.success) {
+        return { status: `  ✗ ${client.name} (${writeResult.error})`, removed: false };
+    }
+    return { status: `  ✓ Removed from ${client.name}`, removed: true };
+}
 export function unsetupMcpClients() {
     const clients = getClients();
     let removed = 0;
     console.log('\nAiDex MCP Server Unregistration');
     console.log('================================\n');
     for (const client of clients) {
-        if (!existsSync(client.configPath)) {
-            console.log(`  - ${client.name} (not installed)`);
-            continue;
-        }
-        const config = readJsonConfig(client.configPath);
-        if (!config.success || !config.data) {
-            console.log(`  ✗ ${client.name} (${config.error})`);
-            continue;
-        }
-        const data = config.data;
-        const servers = data.mcpServers;
-        if (!servers || !servers.aidex) {
-            console.log(`  - ${client.name} (not registered)`);
-            continue;
-        }
-        delete servers.aidex;
-        const writeResult = writeJsonConfig(client.configPath, data);
-        if (!writeResult.success) {
-            console.log(`  ✗ ${client.name} (${writeResult.error})`);
-            continue;
-        }
-        removed++;
-        console.log(`  ✓ Removed from ${client.name}`);
+        const result = client.type === 'cli'
+            ? unsetupCliClient(client)
+            : unsetupJsonClient(client);
+        console.log(result.status);
+        if (result.removed)
+            removed++;
     }
     console.log(`\nUnregistered AiDex from ${removed} client(s).\n`);
 }

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "aidex-mcp",
-  "version": "1.5.1",
+  "version": "1.5.2",
   "description": "MCP Server providing persistent code indexing for Claude Code",
   "main": "build/index.js",
   "bin": {