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Vim MCP Server

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Vim MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 32 installs a week from npm. Last commit 27 Sep 2025.

Connect Claude Code to Vim/Neovim - query state, execute commands, search help, record macros

Installs per day peak 26 · avg 7 · -8% w/w
a month agotoday
32
Installs / week
npm · vim-mcp
3
Stars
0 open issues
27 Sep 2025
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
JavaScript

What the code does

We read the source, 2 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

A tool parameter reaches a dangerous call

A value the model can set ends up inside a file or shell call. That is not a flaw by itself — for a terminal server it is the job — but it is where things go wrong when it is not.

A tool parameter reaches a file or shell call list_vim_instances.instance_id → server/index.js:65
      fs.writeFileSync(PREFERENCE_PATH, instanceId);
Evidence

Things with no honest explanation: a promise that contradicts the code, code that runs at install time while hiding what it does, data leaving the machine.

Runs a command on install [пакет] package.json:1
postinstall: chmod +x ./bin/vim-mcp.js

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

A tool parameter here reaches a dangerous call

That is not a flaw by itself — but it is where things go wrong when it is not the job. We re-read this code on every release. Watch it and you hear from us the day another one appears.

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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 vim-mcp -- npx -y vim-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vim-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "vim-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.vim-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "vim-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vim-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "vim-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vim-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "vim-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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Vim MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Vim MCP?
Vim MCP 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 vim-mcp was installed 32 times last week.
How do I connect Vim MCP?
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 vim-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Vim MCP?
The npm package vim-mcp was installed 32 times in the last week. Week over week that is -8%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Vim MCP open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in JavaScript and 3 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.