practices mcp server

Enhance AI interactions with standardized development practices

The Practices MCP Server is a specialized MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that enables AI assistants like Claude to help you implement consistent development practices across your projects and teams.

? What Does This MCP Server Do?

This server empowers AI assistants with the ability to:

• Manage Git Branches - Create and validate standardized branch names that follow your conventions
• Handle Versioning - Check and update version numbers across multiple files consistently
• Prepare Pull Requests - Generate standardized PR descriptions and validate readiness
• Integrate with Tools - Connect with GitHub and Jira to automate workflows

? Natural Language Interaction

Simply ask Claude using natural language:

"Create a new feature branch for ticket PMS-123 about user authentication"

"Check if our version numbers are consistent across the project"

"Prepare a pull request for my current branch with a standardized description"

The MCP server provides Claude with the context and tools to understand and execute these requests properly according to your project's configuration.

? How It Works

1. AI + MCP Server Collaboration: The Practices MCP Server provides tools and resources that Claude can utilize to help with development workflows
2. Contextual Understanding: The server provides Claude with your project's specific configurations and conventions
3. Intelligent Assistance: Claude can then interpret your natural language requests and use the appropriate MCP tools to help you follow best practices

Behind the Scenes

While you interact through natural language, the server provides structured tools for:

• Validating branch names against configurable patterns
• Detecting branch information and issue references
• Checking version consistency across files
• Generating standardized PR descriptions
• Automating Jira and GitHub interactions

?️ Configuration

The server adapts to your project's specific needs through a .practices.yaml configuration file, which defines:

• Your preferred branching strategy (GitFlow, GitHub Flow, etc.)
• Version file locations and patterns
• Jira and GitHub integration settings
• PR description templates

? Getting Started

1. Installation

# Install with uv (recommended)
uv tool install mcp_server_practices

2. Configure Claude

Add the server to your Claude configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "practices": {
      "command": "practices",
      "args": ["server"],
      "disabled": false,
      "autoApprove": [
        "validate_branch_name",
        "get_branch_info",
        "validate_version"
      ]
    }
  }
}

3. Start Interacting

Now you can simply ask Claude to help you follow your development practices:

• "Create a feature branch for ticket PMS-123"
• "Is my current branch name valid?"
• "Check if versions are consistent across our files"
• "Bump our minor version for the new release"
• "Generate a PR description for my current branch"

? Documentation

• User Guide - Detailed usage with natural language examples
• Configuration Guide - Customizing the server for your projects
• CLI Reference - Direct command-line usage (for advanced users)
• Developer Documentation - Extending the server

? Support and Contributing

Issues and pull requests are welcome! See our contributing guidelines for more information.

? License

MIT