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xmp4 — Semantic code knowledge for your stack

MCP serverVerified domain · example4.aiRemote● LiveFree to try

OSS libs in your stack, really used: source, tests, callers. C#, Java, TS, Python, Rust, PHP+.

Install

Remote server: your requests and data go to mcp.example4.ai. Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http xmp4-semantic-code-knowledge-for-your-st https://mcp.example4.ai/mcp · Claude app: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector.

What it can do

The tools this server listed when we connected to it, in its own words.

  • xmp4_callees — Find direct callees (methods called by) a symbol in a project. Navigate step-by-step by calling xmp4_callees again on interesting results.
  • xmp4_callers — Find direct callers of a symbol in a project. Navigate step-by-step by calling xmp4_callers again on interesting results.
  • xmp4_deps — List external dependencies of a project.
  • xmp4_grep — Server-side regex text search over indexed project source files. Free tier: requires file_path (single file). Premium tier (XMP4_PREMIUM_GRE
  • xmp4_guide — Usage guide for xmp4 tools — read this first to learn the correct workflow
  • xmp4_hierarchy — Get type hierarchy (base, interfaces, derived) for a symbol in a project.
  • xmp4_info — Get detailed information about a symbol in a project.
  • xmp4_outline — Get outline (all symbols) for a file in a project.
  • xmp4_projects — Search and browse projects by language and name. Use this first to discover projects, then use other tools with the repo name.
  • xmp4_search — Search symbols in a project. Use xmp4_projects first to find the project identifier.
  • xmp4_server — Get server information, version, and capabilities
  • xmp4_source — Extract source code for a symbol in a project.
  • xmp4_symbol_at — LSP-style position→symbol lookup. Given (file_path, line, column) returns the symbol whose occurrence covers that cursor position. line is 1
  • xmp4_tests_for — Find direct tests that exercise a given symbol (direct callers filtered to test-file candidates per language pattern: CSharp/Java/PHP: *Test
  • xmp4_usages — Find all usages/references of a symbol in a project.
  • xmp4_view — Read a raw file excerpt from an indexed project by line range. Use after xmp4_search/xmp4_outline locates the region of interest, or to expa

KitScout test notes

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