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Installation

Install Eidetic using Node package managers or by building from source using Cargo.

Install the pre-compiled binary wrapper globally using npm:

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npm install -g eidetic-mcp

Via Cargo (From Source)

If you prefer to build from source, you can use Cargo:

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git clone https://github.com/mcxross/eidetic.git 
cd eidetic 
cargo install --path .

Agent Integration

Eidetic features a built-in auto-setup command to easily inject itself into the configuration files of popular coding agents.

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eidetic setup <agent>

Supported agents include:

  • claude - Claude Code CLI
  • claude-desktop - Claude Desktop App
  • cursor (or pi) - Cursor IDE
  • vscode - Visual Studio Code
  • opencode - OpenCode
  • gemini-cli - Gemini CLI
  • codex - OpenAI Codex CLI

Example Setup

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eidetic setup cursor

This will automatically parse your ~/.cursor/mcp.json file, safely merge Eidetic as an available MCP server, and point the agent to the exact Eidetic executable path.

Start the MCP server manually (usually handled automatically by your agent):

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eidetic serve