# Rime

> An MCP server for NixOS users.

- **Type:** MCP server
- **Install:** `agentstack add mcp-lukasl-dev-rime`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [lukasl-dev](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/lukasl-dev)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Integrations](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/integrations)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [lukasl-dev](https://github.com/lukasl-dev)
- **Source:** https://github.com/lukasl-dev/rime

## Install

```sh
agentstack add mcp-lukasl-dev-rime
```

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

## About

# rime

    
        
    
    
        
    

A minimal [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) server for Nix tooling, written in Rust.

## Tools

❄️ Nix

- `nix_evaluate`: Evaluate a Nix expression.
- `nix_log`: Get build log for an installable.
- `nix_packages_search`: Search packages in an installable.
- `nix_packages_why_depends`: Show why a package depends on another.
- `nix_flakes_show`: Show a flake's outputs.
- `nix_flakes_metadata`: Show flake metadata.
- `nix_config_check`: Run `nix config check`.
- `nix_config_show`: Run `nix config show`.
- `nix_manual_list`: List Markdown files in the Nix manual.
- `nix_manual_read`: Read a Markdown file from the Nix manual.
- `nixpkgs_options_search`: Search for Nixpkgs options in nixpkgs for a specific ref.

❄️ NixOS

- `nixos_wiki_search`: Search the NixOS wiki.
- `nixos_wiki_read`: Read a page from the NixOS wiki.
- `nixos_channels`: List available NixOS channels with their status.

🏠 Home Manager

- `home_manager_options_search`: Search Home Manager options.

🌑 nvf

- `nvf_options_search`: Search [nvf](https://github.com/notashelf/nvf) options for a specific ref.
- `nvf_manual_list`: List files in the nvf manual for a specific ref.
- `nvf_manual_read`: Read a file from the nvf manual for a specific ref.

📦 Nixhub

- `nixhub_package_versions`: Get version history for a package via [nixhub](https://nixhub.io).

🔍 General Tools

- `manix_search`: Search docs with [manix](https://github.com/mlvzk/manix).

## Getting Started

### Prerequisites

Ensure `nix` is installed and available on your `PATH`.

### Build & Run

```bash
# Build
nix build .#rime

# Run (Stdio)
./result/bin/rime stdio

# Run (HTTP)
./result/bin/rime http --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8080
```

## Usage

OpenAI Codex

Add to `~/.codex/config.toml`:

```toml
[mcp_servers.rime]
command = "/path/to/rime"
args = ["stdio"]
```

opencode

Add to `~/.config/opencode/config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcp": {
    "rime": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": ["/path/to/rime", "stdio"],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

Claude Code

```bash
claude mcp add rime -- /path/to/rime stdio
```

Gemini Code

Add to `~/.gemini/settings.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rime": {
      "command": "/path/to/rime",
      "args": ["stdio"]
    }
  }
}
```

VSCode

Add to `.vscode/mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "rime": {
      "command": "/path/to/rime",
      "args": ["stdio"]
    }
  }
}
```

Zed

Add to `settings.json`:

```json
{
  "context_servers": {
    "rime": {
      "command": "/path/to/rime",
      "args": ["stdio"]
    }
  }
}
```

## Credits

- [manix](https://github.com/mlvzk/manix)
- [nixhub](https://nixhub.io/)
- [nvf](https://github.com/notashelf/nvf)
- [mcp-nixos](https://github.com/utensils/mcp-nixos)

## Source & license

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

- **Author:** [lukasl-dev](https://github.com/lukasl-dev)
- **Source:** [lukasl-dev/rime](https://github.com/lukasl-dev/rime)
- **License:** MIT

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

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **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

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/mcp-lukasl-dev-rime
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/lukasl-dev
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

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