Neovim MCP Server

MCP server that enables Claude to control Neovim using the Model Context Protocol

A server that allows Claude Desktop and MCP clients to control the Neovim text editor. Provides buffer management, cursor navigation, Vim command execution, text editing, and search-and-replace functionality to enable AI-assisted code editing and text processing.

Author: bigcodegen

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GitHub

Install: npx -y @bigcodegen/mcp-neovim-server

Key Features

• Socket-based Neovim connection and control
• Buffer management and file switching
• Cursor position and editor state retrieval
• Vim command and shell command execution
• Regex-supported search and replace
• Project-wide grep search capability

Use Cases

• AI-assisted code editing — Apply Claude's code suggestions directly to Neovim for efficient code modifications and refactoring.
• Large-scale text processing — Automate batch text replacement and regex-based search across multiple files with AI assistance.
• Code analysis and searching — Search entire projects with grep to analyze code dependencies and help Claude understand codebase structure.
• Real-time editor operations — Automate cursor navigation and buffer switching for optimized editing workflows.