Pare

Overview

Pare provides a suite of MCP servers that wrap common developer tools (git, npm, docker, test runners, etc.) and return clean, schema-validated JSON instead of raw terminal text. This eliminates the need for fragile string parsing while significantly reducing token consumption. The servers offer both human-readable text and structured JSON content, allowing agents to work with reliable, typed data that's consistent across platforms, tool versions, and locales.

Try asking AI

After installing, here are 5 things you can ask your AI assistant:

• git:status

  Get structured git status information

  Try:What files are modified in my git repository?Try:Show me the current git status
• git:log

  Get structured git commit history

  Try:Show me the last 5 commits with detailsTry:What changes were made in the last commit?
• git:diff

  Get structured git diff output

  Try:Show me the differences between the current and staged filesTry:What changed in src/index.ts?
• git:show

  Get structured information about a specific commit

  Try:Show me details about commit abc123Try:What changes were introduced in the last commit?
• npm:install

  Get structured output from npm install

  Try:Install the project dependenciesTry:What packages were installed?
• npm:test

  Get structured output from npm test

  Try:Run the project testsTry:Did all tests pass?
• docker:build

  Get structured output from docker build

  Try:Build the Docker imageTry:Show me the build steps and results
• test:run

  Get structured output from test runners

  Try:Run the test suiteTry:Which tests failed and why?
• lint:run

  Get structured output from linters

  Try:Lint the codeTry:What linting errors exist?
• k8s:get

  Get structured output from kubectl get

  Try:Show me all pods in the current namespaceTry:What is the status of my deployment?
• infra:plan

  Get structured output from terraform plan

  Try:Show me the infrastructure changesTry:What resources will be created or destroyed?
• security:scan

  Get structured output from security scanners

  Try:Scan for vulnerabilitiesTry:What security issues were found?

Note: Tool names inferred from category table and examples. No explicit tool listing in README.

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Installation

# Quick setup (non-interactive)
npx @paretools/init --client claude-code --preset web

# Add agent rules to your project
cat node_modules/@paretools/init/rules/CLAUDE.md >> CLAUDE.md

# Validate installation
npx @paretools/init doctor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pare-git": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@paretools/git"]
    },
    "pare-npm": {
      "command": "npx", 
      "args": ["-y", "@paretools/npm"]
    }
  }
}

FAQ

How does Pare reduce token usage?

Pare transforms verbose CLI output into structured JSON, which is typically 46-95% more compact than raw terminal text. For example, a 'docker build' command that outputs 373 raw tokens only produces 20 tokens when processed through Pare.

Can I select which tools to register?

Yes, you can filter tools using environment variables like PARE_GIT_TOOLS=status,log or PARE_TOOLS=git:status,npm:install to limit which tools are available to the agent.

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