Is io.github.p1va/symbols safe to use?

io.github.p1va/symbols has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.

How do I install io.github.p1va/symbols?

io.github.p1va/symbols supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can io.github.p1va/symbols do?

io.github.p1va/symbols provides 9 tools: outline, inspect, search, references, call_hierarchy and 4 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with io.github.p1va/symbols?

io.github.p1va/symbols is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.

Is io.github.p1va/symbols actively maintained?

io.github.p1va/symbols is recently maintained — last commit was 80 days ago. It has 3 GitHub stars.

io.github.p1va/symbols

@p1va/symbols

MCP server to read, inspect and troubleshoot codebase symbols

3 98/wk 9 tools GitHub npm

No known CVEs

No license

Maintained

Last commit 80d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio

9 tools · ~425 tok

Grade A · 0.2% of 200K ctx

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Developer Tools

Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-p1va-symbols": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@p1va/symbols"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What io.github.p1va/symbols does

Read, inspect and navigate through codebase symbols by connecting to Language Servers.

Test This Server

Run this in your terminal to verify the server starts. Then let us know if it worked — your result helps other developers.

npx -y '@p1va/symbols' 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"

After testing, let us know if it worked:

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Why this score

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Score breakdown

84/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

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−16

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Compatibility

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Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

Checked @p1va/symbols against OSV.dev.

Inventory

Tools (9)

Click any tool to inspect its schema.

~425 tokens total

Inventory

Resources (3)

language-servers profiles

returns the configured language servers along with their state

language-servers://profiles

language-servers profile detail

returns a more detailed view of one language server

language-servers://profiles/{name}

language-servers profile logs

returns the Language Server logs for troubleshooting

language-servers://profiles/{name}/logs

Inventory

Prompts (2)

install-language-server

installs, configures, validates, or troubleshoots a language-server profile for the current workspace

language-server-navigation

guides symbol inspection, references, rename, diagnostics, and search through Language Server tools before falling back to text search

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is io.github.p1va/symbols safe to use?: io.github.p1va/symbols has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install io.github.p1va/symbols?: io.github.p1va/symbols supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can io.github.p1va/symbols do?: io.github.p1va/symbols provides 9 tools: outline, inspect, search, references, call_hierarchy and 4 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with io.github.p1va/symbols?: io.github.p1va/symbols is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is io.github.p1va/symbols actively maintained?: io.github.p1va/symbols is recently maintained — last commit was 80 days ago. It has 3 GitHub stars.

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Developer Tools

Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-p1va-symbols": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@p1va/symbols"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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Read me

What io.github.p1va/symbols does

Read, inspect and navigate through codebase symbols by connecting to Language Servers.

Test This Server

Run this in your terminal to verify the server starts. Then let us know if it worked — your result helps other developers.

npx -y '@p1va/symbols' 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"

After testing, let us know if it worked:

README

Symbols MCP

Read, inspect and navigate through codebase symbols by connecting to Language Servers.

Introduction

By connecting to a Language Server of choice this MCP server makes it easy and efficient for coding agents to explore and navigate the codebase and its dependencies. The server offers a minimal set of tools, resources and skills intended to be simple to use and light on the model's context.

Tools

outline: returns an outline of code symbols in a file, optionally with a small code snippet
inspect: returns docs, declaration and implementation locations for a symbol, including third-party ones
search: returns matching symbols across the codebase
references: finds all references of a symbol across the codebase
call_hierarchy: returns incoming and outgoing call relationships for a callable symbol
rename: renames all references of a symbol across the codebase
diagnostics: returns active diagnostics in a given file
completion: returns contextual completions at a given location
reload: reloads the effective config and reapplies it to currently running language servers

Resources

language-servers://profiles: returns the configured language servers along with their state.
language-servers://profiles/{name}: returns a more detailed view of one language server.
language-servers://profiles/{name}/logs: returns the Language Server logs for troubleshooting.

Skills

install-language-server: installs, configures, validates, or troubleshoots a language-server profile for the current workspace.
language-server-navigation: guides symbol inspection, references, rename, diagnostics, and search through Language Server tools before falling back to text search.

Installation

Agent Installation

Install the MCP Server, Agent Skills via Plugins and Extensions and then ask the agent to install any relevant language server for the codebase.

Gemini

Add Extension: gemini extensions install p1va/symbols
Ask Gemini: Please install the language servers relevant to this codebase

Codex

Add MCP Server: codex mcp add language-servers -- npx -y @p1va/symbols@latest start
Add Language Server Skills: npx skills add p1va/symbols -a codex
Ask Codex: Please install the language servers relevant to this codebase

Manual Installation

For manual configuration and language servers examples see here.

Development

pnpm lint outputs the lint violations
pnpm lint:fix attempts to fix lint violations
pnpm format formats the codebase
pnpm dev starts in development mode
pnpm build runs the linter and build
pnpm start starts the built artifacts
pnpm test:unit runs the unit tests
pnpm test:integration:{language id} runs the integration tests for a given language

Release

pnpm sync:skills to mirror .agents/skills/ into:
- skills/ for the Gemini Extension
- plugins/symbols/skills/ for the Codex Plugin.
pnpm version patch to bump the version and create the tag. Then:
- pnpm sync:version to update plugin and extension manifests.
- git push --follow-tags to push the commit and tag.

Loading README…

Scored, not listed

Why this score

Five weighted categories — click any category to see the underlying evidence.

Score breakdown

84/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−16

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

Checked @p1va/symbols against OSV.dev.

Inventory

Tools (9)

Click any tool to inspect its schema.

~425 tokens total

Inventory

Resources (3)

language-servers profiles

returns the configured language servers along with their state

language-servers://profiles

language-servers profile detail

returns a more detailed view of one language server

language-servers://profiles/{name}

language-servers profile logs

returns the Language Server logs for troubleshooting

language-servers://profiles/{name}/logs

Inventory

Prompts (2)

install-language-server

installs, configures, validates, or troubleshoots a language-server profile for the current workspace

language-server-navigation

guides symbol inspection, references, rename, diagnostics, and search through Language Server tools before falling back to text search

Community

Reviews

Be the first to review

Have you used this server?

Share your experience — it helps other developers decide.

How easy was setup?Did it work reliably?How was the documentation?

Frequently Asked Questions

Is io.github.p1va/symbols safe to use?: io.github.p1va/symbols has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install io.github.p1va/symbols?: io.github.p1va/symbols supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can io.github.p1va/symbols do?: io.github.p1va/symbols provides 9 tools: outline, inspect, search, references, call_hierarchy and 4 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with io.github.p1va/symbols?: io.github.p1va/symbols is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is io.github.p1va/symbols actively maintained?: io.github.p1va/symbols is recently maintained — last commit was 80 days ago. It has 3 GitHub stars.