Name: cortex-works/cortex-works-minimal
Rating: 3.3 (1 reviews)
Author: cortex-works

cortex-works/cortex-works-minimal

Score: 57.9 Rank #5

A hyper-optimized MCP server that supercharges AI coding agents. Outperforms built-in IDE tools with AST-based precision editing and native OS control, drastically reducing LLM token consumption.

Overview

cortex-works/cortex-works-minimal is a Rust MCP server licensed under MIT. A hyper-optimized MCP server that supercharges AI coding agents. Outperforms built-in IDE tools with AST-based precision editing and native OS control, drastically reducing LLM token consumption. Topics: ai-agents, ai-coding, ast-parsing, cursor-ide, ide-tools, llm-tools, mcp, mcp-server, rust, token-optimization, vscode-copilot.

Ranked #5 out of 104 indexed tools.

In the top 5% of all indexed tools.

Actively maintained with commits in the last week.

Ecosystem

Rust MIT

ai-agentsai-codingast-parsingcursor-ideide-toolsllm-toolsmcpmcp-serverrusttoken-optimizationvscode-copilot

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Stars 15% 6

6 stars → early stage

Freshness 25% today

Last commit today → actively maintained

Issue Health 25% 50%

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Contributors 10% 1

1 contributor → solo project

Dependents 25% 0

No dependents → no downstream usage

Forks 0

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License MIT

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Stars: 6
Forks: 0
Open Issues: 0
Closed Issues: 0
Contributors: 1
Dependents: —
Language: Rust
License: MIT
Last Commit: today

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From the README

# cortex-works (minimal)

> **One binary. 14 tools. Built to make AI agents faster, cheaper, and more precise.**

`cortex-works-minimal` is a lean MCP server for AI-powered IDEs. It replaces slow, token-hungry IDE tooling with a disciplined surface of 14 surgical tools — covering repo mapping, symbol analysis, structural editing, semantic search, filesystem work, and bounded shell execution.

✅ **Cross-platform tested:** macOS, Windows, and Ubuntu (other Linux distros may work too).

```bash
cargo build --release -p cortex-mcp
./target/release/cortex-mcp   # wire to your IDE via MCP stdio
```

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## Why Agents Perform Better Here

Standard IDE tools expose the filesystem as a flat text surface. Agents waste tokens reading full files to find the three lines they need, burning context on boilerplate and build artifacts that should never appear in a prompt.

`cortex-works` is designed around the opposite principle: **return exactly what the agent needs, nothing more.**

### Token Effici

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