Axiom Context MCP server

This extension provides a Model Context Server for Axiom, designed to work with the Zed AI assistant. It allows your Zed editor to access and utilize Axiom's capabilities for AI-assisted coding and text generation.

Installation

The Axiom Context Server extension needs to be properly configured in your Zed editor to function correctly. The extension works by connecting to an axiom-mcp executable that needs to be available on your system.

Prerequisites

• Zed editor installed on your system
• Access to the axiom-mcp executable

Configuration

To set up the Axiom Context Server, you'll need to update your Zed settings.json file with the appropriate configuration:

{
  "context_servers": {
    "axiom-mcp": {
      "settings": {},
      "command": {
        "cmd": "/path/to/axiom-mcp",
        "args": ["--config", "/path/to/your/config.txt"]
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration Options

You can customize the following settings:

• cmd: The full path to your axiom-mcp executable
• args: Additional arguments to pass to the executable, such as a config file path

Default Behavior

If you don't specify a custom command in your settings, the extension will look for an axiom-mcp executable in your current working directory.

Usage

Once configured, the Axiom Context Server works in the background when you use the Zed AI assistant. The extension provides context from your code to the Axiom model, enabling it to generate more relevant and accurate responses.

To use the extension:

1. Ensure your configuration is correct in settings.json
2. Open Zed editor and activate the AI assistant
3. The Axiom Context Server will automatically provide relevant context to the AI assistant

The extension handles the communication between Zed and the Axiom model, making the integration seamless from the user perspective.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "axiom-mcp" '{"command":"axiom-mcp","args":[]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "axiom-mcp": {
            "command": "axiom-mcp",
            "args": []
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "axiom-mcp": {
            "command": "axiom-mcp",
            "args": []
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect