arbor vs mcp-server-chart

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	arbor by Anandb71	mcp-server-chart by antvis
Stars	★ 117	★ 4,068
30d uses	—	10,239
Score	49	84
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Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsKnowledge Graph	AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	Rust	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

arbor · Summary

A graph-native code intelligence tool with 10 MCP tools for analyzing code dependencies and impact.

mcp-server-chart · Summary

A TypeScript MCP server for generating 26+ visualization charts using AntV, supporting multiple chart types and deployment options.

arbor · Use cases

Analyzing code impact before refactoring
Finding all callers and callees of a function
Blocking PRs with high architectural blast radius in CI/CD
Exploring code structure and dependencies visually

mcp-server-chart · Use cases

Data analysts creating visual reports from datasets
AI assistants generating custom charts based on user requests
Web applications embedding visualization capabilities via HTTP API

arbor · Install

Installation

CLI Installation

# Rust / Cargo
cargo install arbor-graph-cli

# Homebrew (macOS/Linux)
brew install Anandb71/tap/arbor

# Scoop (Windows)
scoop bucket add arbor https://github.com/Anandb71/arbor
scoop install arbor

# Docker
docker pull ghcr.io/anandb71/arbor:latest

MCP Integration

claude mcp add --transport stdio --scope project arbor -- arbor bridge
claude mcp list

Initialize a Project

cd your-project
arbor setup

Usage

# See what a function impacts
arbor refactor <symbol-name>

# Check impact of uncommitted changes
arbor diff

# Launch GUI
arbor gui

mcp-server-chart · Install

Installation

Install globally:

npm install -g @antv/mcp-server-chart

For Desktop Apps (e.g., Claude Desktop, VSCode):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-chart": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@antv/mcp-server-chart"]
    }
  }
}

For Windows:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-chart": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@antv/mcp-server-chart"]
    }
  }
}

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