Go Development MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides comprehensive Go development tools for VS Code's AI features.

Features

This extension provides an MCP server with the following tools:

Documentation & Package Management

• Search Go Documentation - Search pkg.go.dev for Go packages
• Read Go Documentation - Read detailed documentation for specific packages
• Search within Documentation - Find specific content within package docs

GitHub Integration

• Search GitHub Code - Search for Go code across GitHub repositories
• Get GitHub Content - Retrieve file contents from GitHub repositories
• GitHub Repository Tree - Explore repository structure

Local Development

• Local File Search - Search through local Go files by content
• Directory Tree - Display project directory structure

Code Analysis & Validation

• Go Code Validation - Comprehensive static analysis using go vet, build checks, formatting validation, and module tidiness
• AST Analysis - Extract Go AST information and call graphs
• Package Dependencies - Analyze import dependencies in Go projects
• Markdown Scanning - Extract headings and structure from markdown files

How to Use

1. Install this extension
2. The MCP server will automatically be available to VS Code's AI features
3. Use AI chat features - the server provides context about Go development

Requirements

• VS Code with AI/Copilot features enabled
• Go development environment (for local file operations)

Architecture

The server is implemented in Go and provides stdio-based MCP protocol communication. It includes:

• Clean architecture with separated concerns
• Comprehensive testing
• Cross-platform binary support
• Intelligent output filtering for better token efficiency

Repository

Source code: https://github.com/fpt/go-dev-mcp

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.