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Cairn

io.github.luckyjackluo/cairn · v0.2.0

Local-first file-organization tools for your AI agent: tag, query, and digest a folder. No cloud.

Connect Runs on your machine

Terminal
claude mcp add cairn -e CAIRN_WORKSPACE=<CAIRN_WORKSPACE> -- uvx cairn-mcp-server==0.2.0
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cairn": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "cairn-mcp-server==0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CAIRN_WORKSPACE": "<CAIRN_WORKSPACE>"
      }
    }
  }
}
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cairn": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "cairn-mcp-server==0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CAIRN_WORKSPACE": "<CAIRN_WORKSPACE>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "cairn": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "cairn-mcp-server==0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CAIRN_WORKSPACE": "<CAIRN_WORKSPACE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Tools

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

Environment variables

NameDescription
CAIRN_WORKSPACE
Optional
Path to the folder Cairn operates on. If unset, defaults to the current working directory. You can also pass --workspace on the command line instead.

Details

Package[email protected] (PYPI, stdio)
First published17 Jul 2026
Last updated17 Jul 2026
Registry nameio.github.luckyjackluo/cairn

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