LocalNest MCP
A local-first MCP server that provides AI agents with safe codebase access through file discovery, hybrid lexical-semantic search, and project introspection. It features durable local memory and semantic indexing while keeping all data and processing entirely on your local machine.
Install
npx -y localnest-mcp
Paste the configuration above into your MCP client config (claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop) and restart the client.
{
"mcpServers": {
"localnest": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"localnest-mcp"
],
"env": {
"MCP_MODE": "<MCP_MODE>",
"PROJECT_ROOTS": "<PROJECT_ROOTS>",
"LOCALNEST_CONFIG": "<LOCALNEST_CONFIG>",
"LOCALNEST_DB_PATH": "<LOCALNEST_DB_PATH>",
"LOCALNEST_EMBED_DIMS": "<LOCALNEST_EMBED_DIMS>",
"LOCALNEST_INDEX_PATH": "<LOCALNEST_INDEX_PATH>",
"LOCALNEST_EMBED_MODEL": "<LOCALNEST_EMBED_MODEL>",
"LOCALNEST_INDEX_BACKEND": "<LOCALNEST_INDEX_BACKEND>"
}
}
}
}Paste the configuration above into your MCP client config (claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop) and restart the client.
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