# Arbor

> Graph-native code intelligence that replaces embedding-based RAG with deterministic program understanding.

- **Type:** MCP server
- **Install:** `agentstack add mcp-anandb71-arbor`
- **Verified:** Pending review
- **Seller:** [Anandb71](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/anandb71)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [AI & ML](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/ai-and-ml)
- **Latest version:** 1.0.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [Anandb71](https://github.com/Anandb71)
- **Source:** https://github.com/Anandb71/arbor
- **Website:** https://getarbor.dev/

## Install

```sh
agentstack add mcp-anandb71-arbor
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# Arbor

**Graph-native intelligence for codebases.**

Know what breaks *before* you break it.

  
  
  
  
  
  

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## Table of Contents

- [The Arbor Philosophy](#the-arbor-philosophy)
- [Why Arbor](#why-arbor)
- [What you get](#what-you-get)
- [Visual tour](#visual-tour)
- [Quickstart](#quickstart)
- [Installation options](#installation-options)
- [MCP integration](#mcp-integration)
- [Language support](#language-support)
- [Architecture and docs](#architecture-and-docs)
- [Git-aware CI workflows](#git-aware-ci-workflows)
- [Release channels](#release-channels)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
- [Contributors](#contributors)
- [Security](#security)
- [License](#license)

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## The Arbor Philosophy

Arbor is rooted in three unwavering principles, listed in strict order of priority. Every architectural decision is measured against this hierarchy:

1. **Consumer First**: Tooling must be beautiful, intuitive, and instantly useful out of the box. The developer experience triumphs over all other metrics.
2. **Accessibility Second**: Deep AI intelligence and graph analysis should never be gatekept. Our tooling is built to work seamlessly across language ecosystems and run deterministically on any machine.
3. **Affordability Next**: We ruthlessly optimize for minimal computational overhead. From edge laptops to giant monoliths, graph exploration should have zero-friction adoption.

For comprehensive details on our approach, read our [PHILOSOPHY.md](PHILOSOPHY.md).

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## Why Arbor

Most AI code tooling treats code as text retrieval.

Arbor builds a **semantic dependency graph** and answers execution-aware questions:

- *If I change this symbol, what breaks?*
- *Who calls this function, directly and transitively?*
- *What is the shortest architectural path between these two nodes?*

You get deterministic, explainable impact analysis instead of approximate keyword matches.

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## What you get

- **Blast radius analysis**: See exactly which files and modules will be affected by a change (complete with depth confidence levels) before you ever press save.
- **Graph-backed symbol resolution**: Accurately tracks dependencies across files and entire language boundaries automatically.
- **Agent-native MCP (v2.3.0)**: 15 MCP tools — surgical traversal, security auditing, and architectural explanation tools. Exposes graph resources (`arbor://graph/stats`, `arbor://graph/entry-points`, `arbor://graph/hotspots`) and standard spec compliance annotations for zero-reprompt agent chaining.
- **Built-in Agent Workflows (`arbor agent`)**: Local autonomous agents for PR reviews, codebase onboarding guides, and architectural guardrail checks.
- **Unified Tooling (CLI + GUI + MCP)**: Native desktop GUI, a blazing fast CLI, and Claude/AI Model Context Protocol integration all utilizing the exact same core analytical reasoning engine.
- **Git-aware risk gating**: Block pull-requests automatically in your CI/CD if a PR introduces a dangerously high architectural blast radius.
- **Lightning fast incremental indexing**: Sub-second background cache updates instantly tracking your code edits in real-time.

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## Visual tour

  

  

For a full-screen recording of the workflow, see [media/recording-2026-01-13.mp4](media/recording-2026-01-13.mp4).

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## Quickstart

```bash
# 1) Install the Arbor CLI globally via Cargo
cargo install arbor-graph-cli

# 2) Initialize Arbor and build the dependency graph for your codebase
cd your-project
arbor setup

# 3) See EVERYTHING a function touches before you break it
arbor refactor 

# 4) Run safety checks (Great for CI/CD or before committing)
arbor diff  # See what your uncommitted git changes impact
arbor check --max-blast-radius 30  # Fail the checks if your changes break more than 30 nodes

# 5) Run autonomous agent workflows
arbor agent review   # Analyze git changes for architecture and risk violations
arbor agent onboard  # Generate a codebase onboarding guide for new developers
arbor agent guard    # Real-time architectural safety gate

# 6) Launch the visual interface to intuitively explore your code's architecture
arbor gui
```

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## Installation options

Use whichever channel fits your environment:

```bash
# Rust / Cargo
cargo install arbor-graph-cli

# Homebrew (macOS/Linux)
brew install Anandb71/tap/arbor

# Scoop (Windows)
scoop bucket add arbor https://github.com/Anandb71/arbor
scoop install arbor

# npm wrapper (cross-platform)
npx @anandb71/arbor-cli

# Docker
docker pull ghcr.io/anandb71/arbor:latest
```

No-Rust installers:

- macOS/Linux: `curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Anandb71/arbor/main/scripts/install.sh | bash`
- Windows PowerShell: `irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Anandb71/arbor/main/scripts/install.ps1 | iex`

For pinned/versioned installs, see [docs/INSTALL.md](docs/INSTALL.md).

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## MCP integration

Arbor includes a real MCP server via `arbor bridge` (stdio transport). **v2.1.0 adds 10 tools** — 6 surgical tools for precise graph traversal and 4 broad tools for architectural analysis.

### Claude Code quick install

```bash
claude mcp add --transport stdio --scope project arbor -- arbor bridge
claude mcp list
```

### Available tools

**Surgical (v2.1.0):** `list_entry_points` · `get_callers` · `get_callees` · `search_symbols` · `get_file_graph` · `get_node_detail`

**Broad:** `get_logic_path` · `analyze_impact` · `find_path` · `get_knowledge_path`

All tools return a standard envelope with `suggested_next_tool` + `suggested_next_args` so agents can chain calls without re-prompting.

### Multi-client setup

- Full guide: [docs/MCP_INTEGRATION.md](docs/MCP_INTEGRATION.md)
- Ready templates: [`templates/mcp/`](templates/mcp/)
- Bootstrap scripts:
  - `scripts/setup-mcp.sh`
  - `scripts/setup-mcp.ps1`

### Registry verification (authoritative)

- Registry name: `io.github.Anandb71/arbor`
- Official API lookup: https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0.1/servers?search=io.github.Anandb71/arbor

> [!NOTE]
> `github.com/mcp` search UI may lag indexing. Use the official registry API lookup above as source of truth.

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## Language support

Arbor supports production parsing and graph analysis across major ecosystems:

- Rust
- TypeScript / JavaScript
- Python
- Go
- Java
- C / C++
- C# (Native Tree-sitter)
- Dart
- Kotlin (fallback parser)
- Swift (fallback parser)
- Ruby (fallback parser)
- PHP (fallback parser)
- Shell (fallback parser)

Detailed parser notes and expansion guidance:

- [docs/ADDING_LANGUAGES.md](docs/ADDING_LANGUAGES.md)
- [docs/ARCHITECTURE.md](docs/ARCHITECTURE.md)

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## Architecture and docs

Start here when you need deeper internals:

- [docs/QUICKSTART.md](docs/QUICKSTART.md)
- [docs/ARCHITECTURE.md](docs/ARCHITECTURE.md)
- [docs/GRAPH_SCHEMA.md](docs/GRAPH_SCHEMA.md)
- [docs/PROTOCOL.md](docs/PROTOCOL.md)
- [docs/MCP_INTEGRATION.md](docs/MCP_INTEGRATION.md)
- [docs/ROADMAP.md](docs/ROADMAP.md)

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## Git-aware CI workflows

Arbor supports pre-merge risk checks and change gating:

```bash
arbor diff --markdown
arbor check --max-blast-radius 30 --markdown
arbor summary
```

Use the repository GitHub Action for CI integration:

```yaml
name: Arbor Check
on: [pull_request]

jobs:
  arbor:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0 # needed for full diff comparison
      
      - uses: Anandb71/arbor@v2.3.0
        with:
          command: check . --max-blast-radius 30 --markdown
          comment-on-pr: true # posts/updates report directly on the PR
          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
```

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## Release channels

Automated release distribution includes:

- GitHub Releases (platform binaries)
- crates.io
- GHCR container images
- npm wrapper package
- VS Code Marketplace / Open VSX extension channels
- Homebrew + Scoop

Runbook: [docs/RELEASING.md](docs/RELEASING.md)

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## Contributing

Contributions are welcome.

- Start with: [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)
- Code of conduct: [CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
- Security policy: [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md)
- Good first tasks: [docs/GOOD_FIRST_ISSUES.md](docs/GOOD_FIRST_ISSUES.md)

For local development:

```bash
cargo build --workspace
cargo test --workspace
```

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## Contributors

    
        
  
    
        
  
    
        
  
    
        
  
    
        
  
    
        
  
    
        
  

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## Security

Arbor is local-first by design:

- No mandatory data exfiltration
- Offline-capable workflows
- Open-source code paths

Report vulnerabilities via [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md).

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## License

MIT — see [LICENSE](LICENSE).

## Source & license

This open-source MCP server is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [Anandb71](https://github.com/Anandb71)
- **Source:** [Anandb71/arbor](https://github.com/Anandb71/arbor)
- **License:** MIT
- **Homepage:** https://getarbor.dev/

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v1.0.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** yes
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **1.0.0** — security scan: flagged — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

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