Getting Started

Quick Start Guide

Get kit-dev-mcp running in under 2 minutes

Prerequisites

  • Python 3.8+ installed
  • MCP-compatible AI assistant (Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code, VS Code)
  • GitHub token (optional, for private repos)

Step 1: Install Kit

pip install "cased-kit>=2.0.0"

Installs Kit with all features including MCP server support.

Step 2: Configure Your AI Assistant

Cursor IDE Configuration

Add to your Cursor settings:

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "kit-dev": {
        "command": "uvx",
        "args": ["--from", "cased-kit", "kit-dev-mcp"],
        "env": {
          "OPENAI_API_KEY": "sk-...",              // For get_code_summary (or use ANTHROPIC_API_KEY)
          "KIT_GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_..."            // Optional: for private repos
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Option 1: Click "Install into Cursor" above for automatic setup
Option 2: Manually add the configuration above to your Cursor settings

Step 3: Test Your Setup

Start a conversation with your AI and test these commands:

Using Kit, open my project
Using Kit, show me the file structure
Using Kit, extract symbols from the main file

If these work, you're all set! Your AI now has access to Kit's powerful code intelligence tools.

What's Next?

Optimize with System Prompts

Configure your AI to automatically use Kit tools

docs/system-prompts

Explore Available Tools

Learn about all the tools at your disposal

tools

Repository Management

Work with local and remote repositories

docs/repository

Documentation Research

Multi-source documentation aggregation

docs/research

You're Ready to Build!

Your AI assistant now has access to Kit's powerful code intelligence. Start building with better context!