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gen-system Understand

io.github.hpdkhoa/gen-understand · v0.2.0

Parser facts about a codebase: architecture, call graphs, control flow, effects, beliefs

Connect Runs on your machine

Terminal
claude mcp add gen-understand -e UNDERSTAND_MCP_BINARY=<UNDERSTAND_MCP_BINARY> -e UNDERSTAND_MCP_CACHE=<UNDERSTAND_MCP_CACHE> -- npx -y [email protected]
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gen-understand": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNDERSTAND_MCP_BINARY": "<UNDERSTAND_MCP_BINARY>",
        "UNDERSTAND_MCP_CACHE": "<UNDERSTAND_MCP_CACHE>"
      }
    }
  }
}
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gen-understand": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNDERSTAND_MCP_BINARY": "<UNDERSTAND_MCP_BINARY>",
        "UNDERSTAND_MCP_CACHE": "<UNDERSTAND_MCP_CACHE>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "gen-understand": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNDERSTAND_MCP_BINARY": "<UNDERSTAND_MCP_BINARY>",
        "UNDERSTAND_MCP_CACHE": "<UNDERSTAND_MCP_CACHE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.

Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

NameDescription
UNDERSTAND_MCP_BINARY
Optional
Path of a local understand-mcp binary; skips the download, for offline machines
UNDERSTAND_MCP_CACHE
Optional
Folder for the downloaded binary; defaults to the user cache folder

Details

Package[email protected] (NPM, stdio)
First published12 Oct 2026
Last updated12 Oct 2026
Registry nameio.github.hpdkhoa/gen-understand

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