ai-mind-map

<h1 align="center">🧠 AI Mind Map</h1> MCP Server that reduces AI coding agent token usage by 80-99% <a href="https://github.com/shdra06/ai-mind-map/actions/workflows/ci.yml"><img src="https://github.com/shdra06/ai-mind-map/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg" alt="CI"></a> <a href="https://github.com/shdra06/ai-mind-map/releases"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/shdra06/ai-mind-map?label=release" alt="Release"></a> <a href="LICENSE"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/license/shdra06/ai-mind-map" alt="License"></a> <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/ai-mind-map"><img src="https://img.shields.io/npm/v/ai-mind-map" alt="npm"></a> <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/ai-mind-map"><img src="https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/ai-mind-map" alt="npm downloads"></a> Stop wasting tokens re-reading your codebase. Give your AI agent a persistent memory.

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⚡ Install in One Command

npx ai-mind-map install

Auto-detects Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Antigravity, Zed, Continue.dev — configures all of them instantly. No config files. No manual setup. Just run and restart your agent.

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<a href="#-quick-start">Quick Start</a> • <a href="#-how-it-works">How It Works</a> • <a href="#-50-mcp-tools">All 50+ Tools</a> • <a href="#-connect-to-your-ai-agent">Connect</a> • <a href="#-cli-commands">CLI</a> • <a href="#-configuration">Config</a>

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❓ The Problem

Every time an AI coding agent (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Windsurf, Antigravity) processes a request, it re-reads your entire codebase from scratch. This wastes massive amounts of tokens:

Without AI Mind Map:
  ❌ Agent reads auth.ts        → 5,000 tokens
  ❌ Agent reads auth.ts AGAIN  → 5,000 tokens (same file!)
  ❌ Agent reads auth.ts AGAIN  → 5,000 tokens (still the same file!)
  Total: 15,000 tokens for 3 questions about ONE file

With AI Mind Map:
  ✅ mindmap_get_signature("authenticate")        → 50 tokens
  ✅ mindmap_get_signature("validateToken")        → 40 tokens  
  ✅ mindmap_trace_dependencies("authenticate")    → 100 tokens
  Total: 190 tokens — that's a 99% reduction

Industry research shows ~42% of all tokens consumed by AI coding agents are avoidable waste — repeated file reads, re-discovering architecture, re-debating settled decisions.

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✨ What AI Mind Map Does

AI Mind Map is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that gives your AI agent:

| Feature | What It Does | Token Savings | |---------|-------------|---------------| | 🗺️ Knowledge Graph | Parses your entire codebase into a queryable graph of functions, classes, and relationships | 99% | | 📝 Change Tracker | Knows exactly what changed since the AI's last session | 80% | | 🧠 Persistent Memory | Remembers architecture decisions, conventions, and context across sessions | 90% | | 🗜️ Smart Compression | Compresses build logs, test output, stack traces intelligently | 50-98% | | 📊 Progressive Loading | Loads only what's needed — signatures first, full code only when asked | 90% | | ⚡ Real-time Sync | File watcher keeps the graph updated as you code | Always fresh |

Inspired By The Best

This project combines proven techniques from:

| Source | Technique | Their Result | |--------|-----------|-------------| | codebase-memory-mcp | Knowledge Graph + SQLite | 99% reduction (120x fewer tokens) | | Aider | PageRank-based Repo Map | 90%+ reduction | | Mem0 | Persistent Memory with Decay | 3-4x cost reduction | | context-mode | Context Sandboxing + BM25 | 98% context reduction | | context-mem | Progressive Disclosure | 90%+ savings |

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🚀 Quick Start

Method 1: npx (Fastest — Zero Install)

# Run directly without installing anything
npx ai-mind-map install

# That's it. It auto-detects Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Antigravity, Zed, Continue.dev

Method 2: Global Install

npm install -g ai-mind-map

# Auto-detect and configure all your AI agents
ai-mind-map install

# Check everything is working
ai-mind-map doctor

Method 3: Clone (For Development)

git clone https://github.com/shdra06/ai-mind-map.git
cd ai-mind-map
npm install --legacy-peer-deps
npm run build
node dist/cli.js install

What `install` Does

✅ Scans your system for AI coding agents (Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Antigravity, Zed, Continue.dev)
✅ Writes MCP config to each agent's config file
✅ Deploys rules files so agents know about our 41 tools
✅ Runs diagnostics to verify everything works

Verify It Works

ai-mind-map doctor

Output: `` 🩺 AI Mind Map — Diagnostics ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ✔ Node.js v24.x (>= 18 required) ✔ SQLite In-memory test passed ✔ TypeScript Build dist/index.js exists ✔ Agents 3 detected, 3 configured ``

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🔌 Connect To Your AI Agent

Automatic (Recommended)

npx ai-mind-map install

This auto-detects all 7 agents and writes the config for you. Done.

What Gets Written

After running install, each agent's config file contains:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ai-mind-map": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "ai-mind-map"]
    }
  }
}

This tells the agent: "When you need MCP tools, run npx ai-mind-map". It downloads from npm on first use, then uses cache.

Manual Setup (If You Prefer)

If you want to configure manually, add this to your agent's config:

<details> <summary>Claude Code — <code>~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json</code></summary>

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ai-mind-map": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "ai-mind-map"]
    }
  }
}

</details>

<details> <summary>Cursor — <code>~/.cursor/mcp.json</code></summary>

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ai-mind-map": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "ai-mind-map"]
    }
  }
}

</details>

<details> <summary>VS Code — Settings JSON (<code>Ctrl+Shift+P</code> → "Open User Settings JSON")</summary>

{
  "mcp.servers": {
    "ai-mind-map": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "ai-mind-map"]
    }
  }
}

</details>

<details> <summary>Antigravity (Gemini) — <code>~/.gemini/config/mcp.json</code></summary>

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ai-mind-map": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "ai-mind-map"]
    }
  }
}

</details>

<details> <summary>Windsurf — Settings JSON</summary>

{
  "mcp.servers": {
    "ai-mind-map": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "ai-mind-map"]
    }
  }
}

</details>

<details> <summary>Any MCP-Compatible Agent</summary>

Command:   npx
Args:      -y ai-mind-map
Transport: stdio

</details>

💡 After configuring, restart your AI agent so it picks up the new MCP server.

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🔧 50+ MCP Tools

Once connected, your AI agent automatically gets all tools + a built-in guide telling it which tool to call first and when to use each one.

How AI Agents Discover Our Tools

AI Agent connects → Server sends 3 things:

1. ✅ instructions    → "Call mindmap_session_resume FIRST" (auto-loaded)
2. ✅ tools/list      → All 50 tools with descriptions + schemas (auto-loaded)
3. ✅ prompts/list    → Interactive guides (on request)

🌐 Client Compatibility

| Client | Works? | How AI Learns Our Tools | |--------|:------:|------------------------| | Claude Code / Desktop | ✅ | instructions + tools/list + prompts + rules file (CLAUDE.md) | | Cursor | ✅ | tools/list + rules file (.cursorrules) | | VS Code Copilot | ✅ | tools/list + rules file (.github/copilot-instructions.md) | | Windsurf | ✅ | tools/list + rules file (.windsurfrules) | | Antigravity (Gemini) | ✅ | tools/list + rules file (.agents/AGENTS.md) | | Zed | ✅ | tools/list + MCP config | | Continue.dev | ✅ | tools/list + MCP config | | Any MCP client | ✅ | tools/list (universal MCP spec) | | Ollama / LM Studio | ⚠️ | Not MCP clients natively — use via Continue.dev or Open WebUI | | Codex (OpenAI) | ⚠️ | Not MCP natively — requires MCP bridge |

Key: tools/list works with every MCP client. Rules files (CLAUDE.md, .cursorrules, etc.) are deployed by npx ai-mind-map install as a fallback for clients that don't honor the instructions field.

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⚡ Code Memory Engine (v1.4.0) — NEW

| Tool | What It Does | Token Savings | |------|-------------|:---:| | mindmap_session_resume ⭐⭐ | Resume from last session — returns what was worked on, what changed, project stats | 15-30K/session | | mindmap_session_start | Start tracking a new AI coding task | — | | mindmap_session_end | End session with summary for next agent | — | | mindmap_changelog ⭐ | Symbol-level diffs — added/modified/deleted functions since a time | 20-50K/session | | mindmap_hotspots | Most frequently changed files + symbols | 5-10K | | mindmap_digest ⭐ | Full project summary in <2000 tokens | 10-25K/session | | mindmap_file_digest ⭐ | Understand a file WITHOUT reading it | 3-10K/file | | mindmap_verify | Hash-based content verification — check if cached code is still valid | 3-10K/file |

🗺️ Knowledge Graph (6)

| Tool | What It Does | |------|-------------| | mindmap_search | Search codebase by function/class name or free text | | mindmap_get_structure | Project architecture overview in ~100 tokens | | mindmap_trace_dependencies | Trace call chains — who calls what | | mindmap_get_signature | Function signature without reading the file | | mindmap_find_references | Find everywhere a symbol is used | | mindmap_get_file_map | All symbols in a file with line ranges |

⭐ Smart Tools (3) — 99% Token Savings

| Tool | What It Does | |------|-------------| | mindmap_explain | Everything about a symbol in 1 call — signature, callers, callees, layer, blast radius, git history | | mindmap_git_changes | Git-aware symbol-level diffs — which functions changed, who's impacted | | mindmap_smart_search | Rich search — returns full context so AI never reads files |

🔍 Semantic Search (3)

| Tool | What It Does | |------|-------------| | mindmap_semantic_search | Search by meaning — "authentication", "error handling", "data validation" | | mindmap_semantic_stats | Vocabulary size, index coverage | | mindmap_synonyms | Programming synonym lookup |

📝 Change Tracking (3)

| Tool | What It Does | |------|-------------| | mindmap_what_changed | Summary of recent code changes | | mindmap_session_diff | What changed since last AI session | | mindmap_impact_analysis | Blast radius of a change |

🧠 Memory (5)

| Tool | What It Does | |------|-------------| | mindmap_recall | Retrieve relevant memories | | mindmap_remember | Store a fact or convention | | mindmap_get_decisions | Past architectural decisions | | mindmap_decide | Record a new decision | | mindmap_session_summary | Previous session summaries |

🔬 Advanced Analysis (7)

| Tool | What It Does | |------|-------------| | mindmap_query_graph | Cypher-like graph queries | | mindmap_dead_code | Detect unused functions | | mindmap_architecture | Full architecture overview | | mindmap_get_code_snippet | Read source by symbol name | | mindmap_search_code | Grep-like text search | | mindmap_list_projects | List indexed projects | | mindmap_health | System diagnostics |

🏗️ Flow Analysis (4)

| Tool | What It Does | |------|-------------| | mindmap_trace_flow | Trace behavioral flows through layers | | mindmap_interaction_map | Full interaction map of the codebase | | mindmap_classify_file | Classify a file's architectural layer | | mindmap_layer_overview | Layer distribution overview |

🔍 Debug (3)

| Tool | What It Does | |------|-------------| | mindmap_debug_changes | Detailed change analysis | | mindmap_file_before | File content before changes | | mindmap_file_history | Full file change history |

🧬 Self-Evolving (3)

| Tool | What It Does | |------|-------------| | mindmap_teach | AI teaches new patterns — persists per-project | | mindmap_get_learned | View all rules the system has learned | | mindmap_forget | Remove a learned rule |

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💻 CLI Commands

All commands work with npx (no install) or after global install (npm install -g ai-mind-map):

# Setup & Diagnostics
npx ai-mind-map install              # Auto-configure all AI agents
npx ai-mind-map doctor               # Check everything is working
npx ai-mind-map install --uninstall  # Remove configs from all agents

# Index & Search
npx ai-mind-map index /path/to/project  # Index a codebase
npx ai-mind-map search "authenticate"   # Search the knowledge graph
npx ai-mind-map trace "processOrder"    # Trace call chains

# Memory
npx ai-mind-map recall "authentication"  # Recall past knowledge
npx ai-mind-map remember "We use JWT"    # Store a convention

# Status
npx ai-mind-map status               # Show index stats
npx ai-mind-map changes              # Show recent changes

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⚙️ Configuration

Project-Level Config (Optional)

Create a .mindmap.json file in your project root to customize behavior:

{
  "languages": ["typescript", "python", "javascript"],
  "ignore": ["node_modules", "dist", "*.test.*", "coverage"],
  "tokenBudgets": {
    "graphResults": 2000,
    "changeSummary": 1000,
    "memoryRetrieval": 1500,
    "fileContent": 3000,
    "totalContext": 10000
  },
  "memory": {
    "maxMemories": 500,
    "decayRate": 0.95,
    "importanceThreshold": 0.1,
    "maxDecisions": 200
  },
  "compression": "moderate",
  "watchEnabled": true
}

CLI Options

node dist/index.js [options]

Options:
  --project-root <path>   Root of the project to index (default: auto-detect from git)
  --db-path <path>        SQLite database location (default: .mindmap/mindmap.db)
  --log-level <level>     debug | info | warn | error (default: info)

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🌐 Language Support

Tree-sitter AST parsing with automatic regex fallback:

| Language | AST Parsing | Regex Fallback | Extracts | |----------|:-----------:|:--------------:|----------| | JavaScript | ✅ | ✅ | Functions, classes, imports, exports | | TypeScript | ✅ | ✅ | + Interfaces, types, enums, decorators | | Python | ✅ | ✅ | Functions, classes, decorators, docstrings | | Java | ✅ | ✅ | Classes, methods, interfaces, annotations | | Go | ✅ | ✅ | Functions, structs, interfaces, methods | | Rust | ✅ | ✅ | Functions, structs, traits, impls, enums | | C/C++ | ✅ | ✅ | Functions, classes, structs, macros | | C# | ✅ | ✅ | Classes, methods, interfaces, properties | | Ruby | ✅ | ✅ | Classes, modules, methods, blocks | | PHP | ✅ | ✅ | Classes, functions, traits, namespaces | | Bash | ✅ | ✅ | Functions, variables, aliases | | CSS/HTML | ✅ | ✅ | Selectors, classes, IDs |

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🏗️ Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              AI Mind Map MCP Server                  │
│                                                       │
│  ┌─────────────────┐  ┌────────────────┐  ┌────────┐ │
│  │ Knowledge Graph  │  │ Change Tracker │  │ Memory │ │
│  │ ─────────────── │  │ ────────────── │  │ ────── │ │
│  │ Tree-sitter AST │  │ Chokidar Watch │  │  Mem0  │ │
│  │ SQLite + FTS5   │  │ Git Diff       │  │  Style │ │
│  │ PageRank        │  │ BM25 Search    │  │ Decay  │ │
│  └────────┬────────┘  └───────┬────────┘  └───┬────┘ │
│           │                   │                │      │
│  ┌────────┴───────────────────┴────────────────┴────┐ │
│  │              Context Engine                       │ │
│  │  Content-Aware Compression (9 types)              │ │
│  │  Progressive Disclosure (3 tiers)                 │ │
│  │  Token Budget Manager                             │ │
│  └──────────────────────┬────────────────────────────┘ │
│                         │                               │
│                  41 MCP Tools                           │
└─────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────┘
                          │ stdio
                ┌─────────┴──────────┐
                │   Your AI Agent    │
                │  Claude / Cursor / │
                │ Copilot / Windsurf │
                └────────────────────┘

How the Memory System Works

AI Mind Map uses a three-tier memory architecture (inspired by cognitive science):

| Layer | What | Token Cost | Lifespan | |-------|------|-----------|----------| | Working Memory | Current task context | Full price | This conversation | | Episodic Memory | Session summaries, recent decisions | On-demand retrieval | Days to weeks | | Semantic Memory | Codebase graph, architecture, conventions | Queried, never dumped | Permanent (with decay) |

Memories have importance scores that:

📈 Increase when accessed (+0.1 per access, capped at 1.0)
📉 Decay over time (configurable, default 5% per day)
🗑️ Get pruned when importance drops below threshold

This means frequently-useful memories stick around, while stale ones naturally fade.

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📊 Expected Token Savings

| Scenario | Without Mind Map | With Mind Map | Savings | |----------|:----------------:|:-------------:|:-------:| | Find a function signature | ~5,000 tokens | ~50 tokens | 99% | | Understand project structure | ~50,000 tokens | ~500 tokens | 99% | | Resume after session break | ~20,000 tokens | ~2,000 tokens | 90% | | Trace dependency chain | ~30,000 tokens | ~200 tokens | 99% | | Check what changed | ~10,000 tokens | ~500 tokens | 95% | | Compress build log | ~8,000 tokens | ~400 tokens | 95% |

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Here's how:

Fork the repo
Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature
Make your changes
Run the build: npm run build
Commit: git commit -m "Add amazing feature"
Push: git push origin feature/amazing-feature
Open a Pull Request

Development

# Watch mode (auto-recompile on changes)
npm run dev

# Type check without building
npx tsc --noEmit

# Run the server locally
node dist/index.js --project-root . --log-level debug

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📄 License

MIT — use it however you want. See LICENSE.

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🙏 Acknowledgments

Built on the shoulders of giants:

codebase-memory-mcp — Knowledge graph architecture (99% token reduction)
Aider — Repository map with PageRank ranking
Mem0 — Persistent memory with importance decay
context-mode — Context sandboxing with BM25
context-mem — Progressive disclosure patterns
CocoIndex — Incremental AST indexing
Repomix — Codebase compression techniques
Tree-sitter — Multi-language AST parsing
MCP Protocol — The standard that makes this possible

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⭐ Star this repo if it saves you tokens!

⚡ Install in One Command

❓ The Problem

✨ What AI Mind Map Does

Inspired By The Best

🚀 Quick Start

Method 1: npx (Fastest — Zero Install)

Method 2: Global Install

Method 3: Clone (For Development)

What install Does

Verify It Works

🔌 Connect To Your AI Agent

Automatic (Recommended)

What Gets Written

Manual Setup (If You Prefer)

🔧 50+ MCP Tools

How AI Agents Discover Our Tools

🌐 Client Compatibility

⚡ Code Memory Engine (v1.4.0) — NEW

🗺️ Knowledge Graph (6)

⭐ Smart Tools (3) — 99% Token Savings

🔍 Semantic Search (3)

📝 Change Tracking (3)

🧠 Memory (5)

🔬 Advanced Analysis (7)

🏗️ Flow Analysis (4)

🔍 Debug (3)

🧬 Self-Evolving (3)

💻 CLI Commands

⚙️ Configuration

Project-Level Config (Optional)

CLI Options

🌐 Language Support

🏗️ Architecture

How the Memory System Works

📊 Expected Token Savings

🤝 Contributing

Development

📄 License

🙏 Acknowledgments

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What `install` Does