How do I install Pyright?

Pyright is a local plugin. Install it using PyPI package: mcp-pyright and add the generated configuration snippet to your AI app's MCP config file. Then restart your AI app.

What AI apps work with Pyright?

Pyright uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and works with any MCP-compatible AI app, including Claude, ChatGPT / Codex, Gemini, Copilot, Cursor, and more.

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Pyright MCP Server

by Daedalus

Developer ToolsUse Caution4.5MCP RegistryLocal

Free

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MCP server that exposes Pyright language server functionality

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MCP server that exposes Pyright language server functionality

Security Report

4.5

Use Caution4.5High Risk

Valid MCP server (4 strong, 4 medium validity signals). 5 known CVEs in dependencies (1 critical, 3 high severity) Package registry verified. Imported from the Official MCP Registry.

8 files analyzed · 6 issues found

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Shell Command Execution

Runs commands on your machine. Be cautious — only use if you trust this plugin.

file_system

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How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-daedalus-mcp-pyright": {
      "args": [
        "mcp-pyright"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

Documentation

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From the project's GitHub README.

mcp-pyright

MCP server that exposes Pyright language server functionality

mcp-name: io.github.daedalus/mcp-pyright

Install

pip install mcp-pyright

Usage

The MCP server can be used with any MCP-compatible client. It exposes the following tools:

Type Checking

from mcp_pyright import mcp

# Run type checking
result = check_types(code="x: int = 'hello'")

Get Hover Information

# Get type information at position
result = get_hover(code="x: int = 1", position=0)

Get Completions

# Get code completions
result = get_completions(code="prin", position=4)

Get Definition

# Find definition location
result = get_definition(code="def foo(): pass\nfoo()", position=15)

Find References

# Find all references
result = find_references(code="x = 1\nx", position=5)

Get Document Symbols

# Get all symbols in document
result = get_document_symbols(code="class Foo: pass\ndef bar(): pass")

Format Code

# Format Python code
result = format_code(code="x=1\ny=2")

Development

git clone https://github.com/daedalus/mcp-pyright.git
cd mcp-pyright
pip install -e ".[test]"

# run tests
pytest

# format
ruff format src/ tests/

# lint
ruff check src/ tests/

# type check
mypy src/

License

MIT

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How to Install

Documentation

mcp-pyright

Install

Usage

Type Checking

Get Hover Information

Get Completions

Get Definition

Find References

Get Document Symbols

Format Code

Development

License

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