VIVATLAS — Claude Code MCP server: what it does, how to install
Indexes tools, agents, and MCP servers across your Git repositories. Helps you locate the right utility by task description directly through your AI assistant.
Open on GitHubWhat VIVATLAS does
VIVATLAS aggregates scattered coding skills, agents, and servers from GitHub or Gitea into a structured index. Badges and sponsor buttons get discarded automatically. The system reviews repository documentation and builds cards with three levels of summary: a single line, an overview for humans, and technical details. When a project lacks media, the engine generates an abstract patterned cover.
Search pairs standard full-text matching with vector embeddings. You can describe an objective in plain phrasing, and the service surfaces relevant entries with concise rationales. It runs strictly as a read-only process. Because of that, your remote repositories will never receive unexpected commits or branch changes.
The backend deploys on your own hardware, such as a home NAS or a local machine. It connects to agents via MCP or a direct REST API. Users can push new entries through a web view, an Android application, or browser add-ons for Chrome and Firefox. Multi-user accounts keep shared collections distinct from private workspaces.
What it helps with
- locate stored utilities by describing the target task
- consolidate scattered agents and MCP tools from GitHub and Gitea
- query a private tool index directly inside model conversations
- filter out build badges when parsing repository graphics
Example prompts for the agent
- Search my VIVATLAS catalogue for an MCP server that audits website accessibility
- Which tools in my index can scrape pages and handle dynamic tables?
- Check my saved agents for a utility that generates architecture diagrams
How to install VIVATLAS
Install
The MCP registry has no launch command for it: see the repository README
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to add an MCP server to Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Gemini CLI and more
Questions about VIVATLAS
How to set up VIVATLAS with Claude Code?
VIVATLAS runs locally and interfaces through the MCP protocol or a REST API. Configuration parameters and setup instructions are documented in docs/MCP.md within the repository.
What does VIVATLAS do?
It indexes your repositories, skills, and agents into searchable cards. Combined full-text and semantic retrieval allows an AI assistant to fetch suitable tools based on what you want to build.
Does VIVATLAS write any data back to Git repositories?
No, the tool operates exclusively in read-only mode when scanning GitHub and Gitea. It parses README files and repository metadata without modifying code or pushing commits.
