Integrate Nx with your Coding Assistant

Nx provides deep integration with AI coding assistants through the Nx Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, giving your AI assistant comprehensive understanding of your monorepo structure, running processes, and development workflows.

Setup and Configuration

Automatic Setup with Nx Console

Make sure you have Nx Console installed in your editor, as it automatically exposes the Nx MCP server.

In VSCode, the MCP server is registered automatically without any further steps required by you. In Cursor or JetBrains IDEs, you will receive a notification to configure the MCP server. Read more under Setting up Nx MCP.

Manual Setup for Other AI Clients

For MCP-compatible clients like Claude Desktop, Cursor, or other AI assistants, add the following configuration:

mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "nx-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["nx-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

For Claude Code:

claude mcp add nx-mcp npx nx-mcp@latest

What This Integration Enables

The Nx AI integration provides your coding assistant with powerful capabilities:

• Workspace Structure Understanding - Deep architectural awareness of your monorepo, project relationships, and dependencies
• Real-time Terminal Integration - AI can read your terminal output, running processes, and error messages without copy-pasting
• CI Pipeline Context - Access to build failures, test results, and deployment status from your CI/CD processes
• Enhanced Code Generation - AI-powered generator suggestions and custom scaffolding with intelligent defaults
• Cross-project Impact Analysis - Understanding the implications of changes across your entire monorepo
• Autonomous Error Debugging - AI independently accesses context to help fix development issues

Learn more about why Nx and AI work so well together.