# Repowise

Repowise indexes code, call relationships, Git history, tests, and docs so an agent can answer questions about a repository. Use it when an agent needs to trace a change or find unused code.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 7891
- Author: repowise-dev
- License: AGPL-3.0 · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/repowise-dev/repowise
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/repowise

## What it does

Repowise builds a local repository index containing code, a call graph, Git history, tests, documentation, and design decisions. An MCP-connected agent can inspect the project overview, trace dependencies on a file, or ask which areas a change may affect. The index is built once and updated on commits.

Graph analysis, code health, test information, and dead-code checks make no LLM calls. Running `repowise serve` requires Node 20+ and downloads the UI on first launch. That requirement matters if you plan to run the server and dashboard locally. Add the server to Claude Code with `claude mcp add repowise -- uvx repowise`.

## Requirements
- Needs: Python and uv (commands run via uvx)

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI**
```bash
claude mcp add repowise -- uvx repowise
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from repowise <command>

### Codex

**Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add repowise -- uvx repowise
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from repowise <command>

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "repowise": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "repowise"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from repowise <command>

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "repowise": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "repowise"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from repowise <command>

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add repowise uvx repowise
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from repowise <command>

## When to use it
- trace which parts of a project call a function
- check what a file change may affect
- find unused code
- give an agent an overview of a repository

## Example prompts
- Use Repowise to summarize this repository.
- Ask Repowise what could be affected by changing `src/auth.py`.
- Use Repowise to find unused code in this project.

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