# Nx MCP server

> Give your AI assistant Nx workspace context: project graph, project details, generators and up-to-date Nx docs.

- Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/nx
- Connect: this is a local (stdio) server; install it on your machine (see Install). The listing link is a page, not an MCP endpoint.
- Type: local (stdio)
- Auth: no API key needed
- Category: [Developer Tools](https://mcp.tc/c/developer-tools)
- Vendor: Nx (Nrwl)
- Homepage: <https://nx.dev/docs/features/enhance-ai>
- Repository: <https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console>
- Package: npm `nx-mcp`

## About

Connects an AI assistant to an Nx or Lerna monorepo. It supplies workspace metadata such as the project graph and project details, information about available generators, and current Nx documentation, so the assistant can answer from the real structure of the repository.

Runs locally over stdio with npx using the nx-mcp package, and needs Node.js and an Nx workspace. No sign-in or API key is required. The same server also ships inside the Nx Console extension for VS Code and Cursor.

## What it can do

- Inspect the Nx project graph and project dependencies
- Read project details, targets and configuration
- Look up available generators and their options
- Search current Nx documentation
- Give the assistant workspace architecture context

## Example prompts

- "Which projects in this workspace depend on the shared-ui library?"
- "Show the targets and configuration for the checkout app."
- "Which generator should I use to add a new React library?"
- "Look up the Nx docs on caching and explain how to configure it."

## Install

### Claude Code

1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport stdio nx -- npx -y nx-mcp@latest
```

2. Start Claude Code and type `/mcp`. **nx** should show as connected.

Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project.

### Claude Desktop

1. Open **Settings → Developer → Edit Config**. It opens `claude_desktop_config.json`. Add:

`claude_desktop_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nx": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "nx-mcp@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

2. Save the file and restart Claude Desktop.

Needs Node.js on your computer. The file lives in `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/` on macOS and `%APPDATA%\Claude\` on Windows.

### Cursor

[Add to Cursor](<https://cursor.com/install-mcp?name=nx&config=eyJjb21tYW5kIjoibnB4IiwiYXJncyI6WyIteSIsIm54LW1jcEBsYXRlc3QiXX0%3D>) (opens Cursor)

Or add it by hand to `~/.cursor/mcp.json` (all projects) or `.cursor/mcp.json` (this project):

`mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nx": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "nx-mcp@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Needs Node.js on your computer.

### VS Code

[Install in VS Code](<https://vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=nx&config=%7B%22type%22%3A%22stdio%22%2C%22command%22%3A%22npx%22%2C%22args%22%3A%5B%22-y%22%2C%22nx-mcp%40latest%22%5D%7D>) (opens VS Code)

Or from a terminal:

```bash
code --add-mcp '{"name":"nx","type":"stdio","command":"npx","args":["-y","nx-mcp@latest"]}'
```

Or commit it to the repo in `.vscode/mcp.json`:

`.vscode/mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "nx": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "nx-mcp@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Needs Node.js on your computer.

### Devin Desktop

1. Add it to `~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json` (macOS and Linux) or `%APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json` (Windows):

`mcp_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nx": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "nx-mcp@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

2. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf.

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add nx -- npx -y nx-mcp@latest
```

Or edit `~/.codex/config.toml` directly:

`config.toml`:

```toml
[mcp_servers.nx]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "nx-mcp@latest"]
```

Needs Node.js on your computer.

### Gemini CLI

```bash
gemini mcp add nx npx -- -y nx-mcp@latest
```

This adds it to the current project. Add `-s user` to use it everywhere.

### Any client

Most clients that start local servers accept this shape:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nx": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "nx-mcp@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Zed puts servers under `context_servers` in its settings, with the same `command`, `args` and `env` fields.

Needs Node.js on your computer.

## Details

- Server version: 0.25.0
- Last checked: 2026-10-03
- Listed: 2026-10-03
- Updated: 2026-10-03

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