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Reuse Before Generate MCP Server

io.github.aradar46/reuse-before-generate
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Reuse Before Generate runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 161 installs a week from npm. Last commit 24 Jul 2026.

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Installs per day peak 498 · avg 31 · -79% w/w
a month agotoday
161
Installs / week
npm · reuse-before-generate
2
Stars
0 open issues
24 Jul 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add reuse-before-generate -- npx -y reuse-before-generate
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reuse-before-generate": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "reuse-before-generate"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.reuse-before-generate]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "reuse-before-generate"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reuse-before-generate": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "reuse-before-generate"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reuse-before-generate": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "reuse-before-generate"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

Reuse Before Generate — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Reuse Before Generate?
Reuse Before Generate runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package reuse-before-generate was installed 161 times last week.
How do I connect Reuse Before Generate?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls reuse-before-generate straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Reuse Before Generate?
The npm package reuse-before-generate was installed 161 times in the last week. Week over week that is -79%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Reuse Before Generate open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript and 2 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.