nihalxkumar/arch-mcp

**Disclaimer:** Unofficial community project, not affiliated with Arch Linux.
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that bridges AI assistants with the Arch Linux ecosystem. Enables intelligent, safe, and efficient access to the Arch Wiki, AUR, and official repositories for AI-assisted Arch Linux usage on Arch and non-Arch systems.
Leverage AI to get digestible, structured results that are ready for follow up questions and actions.
📖 Complete Documentation with Comfy Guides
Sneak Peak into what's available
Using VS Code Sonnet 3.5 for Safe Installation from AUR
Asking Claude Code Sonnet 4.5 for fedora equivalent command
Resources (URI-based Access)
Direct access to Arch ecosystem data via custom URI schemes:
Documentation & Search
| URI Scheme | Example | Returns |
| ------------- | ------------------------------- | ---------------------------- |
| archwiki:// | archwiki://Installation_guide | Markdown-formatted Wiki page |
Package Information
| URI Scheme | Example | Returns |
| ------------------ | -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| archrepo:// | archrepo://vim | Official repository package details |
| aur://*/info | aur://yay/info | AUR package metadata (votes, maintainer, dates) |
| aur://*/pkgbuild | aur://yay/pkgbuild | Raw PKGBUILD with safety analysis |
System Packages (Arch only)
| URI Scheme | Example | Returns |
| ----------------------------- | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------ |
| pacman://installed | pacman://installed | System installed packages list |
| pacman://orphans | pacman://orphans | Orphaned packages |
| pacman://explicit | pacman://explicit | Explicitly installed packages |
| pacman://groups | pacman://groups | All package groups |
| pacman://group/* | pacman://group/base-devel | Packages in specific group |
| pacman://database/freshness | pacman://database/freshness | Package database sync status |
System Monitoring & Logs
| URI Scheme | Example | Returns |
| -------------------------- | -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| system://info | system://info | System information (kernel, memory, uptime) |
| system://disk | system://disk | Disk space usage statistics |
| system://services/failed | system://services/failed | Failed systemd services |
| system://logs/boot | system://logs/boot | Recent boot logs |
| pacman://log/recent | pacman://log/recent | Recent package transactions |
| pacman://log/failed | pacman://log/failed | Failed package transactions |
News & Updates
| URI Scheme | Example | Returns |
| ------------------------- | ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| archnews://latest | archnews://latest | Latest Arch Linux news |
| archnews://critical | archnews://critical | Critical news requiring manual intervention |
| archnews://since-update | archnews://since-update | News since last system update |
Configuration
| URI Scheme | Example | Returns |
| ------------------ | ------------------ | ---------------------------------- |
| config://pacman | config://pacman | Parsed pacman.conf configuration |
| config://makepkg | config://makepkg | Parsed makepkg.conf configuration |
| mirrors://active | mirrors://active | Currently configured mirrors |
| mirrors://health | mirrors://health | Mirror configuration health status |
Tools (Executable Functions)
Package Search & Information
| Tool | Description | Platform |
| --------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | -------- |
| search_archwiki | Query Arch Wiki with ranked results | Any |
| search_aur | Search AUR (relevance/votes/popularity/modified) | Any |
| get_official_package_info | Get official package details (hybrid local/remote) | Any |