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Pathmode

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github.com/pathmodeioDeveloper Tools3Updated 1w ago
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About Pathmode

Pathmode is an MCP server that checks which product decisions remain unresolved before a coding agent implements a request. Its deterministic preflight runs six checks without an account, API key, or model call, and can sync intent and evidence for teams.

Key features

  1. 01Six-check deterministic readiness assessment
  2. 02Zero-config use without model calls
  3. 03Specs stored as repository intent.md
  4. 04Team sync via PATHMODE_API_KEY

Use cases

  1. 01Find unresolved product choices before implementation
  2. 02Draft intent specifications from a coding request
  3. 03Reproduce a readiness verdict on a branch

MCP support

The MCP server gives coding agents access to Pathmode's intent preflight workflow. The repository README describes package installation and use through an MCP client.

#intent-engineering#claude-code#agent-skills#intent-compiler#product-development#mcp-server#dependency-graph#ai-agents#socratic

Configuration

Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.

mcp.json · Universal config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pathmodeio": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pathmode/mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PATHMODE_API_KEY": "<PATHMODE_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Run commandnpx -y @pathmode/mcp-server
Environment variables to set
PATHMODE_API_KEYSecretOptional: Your Pathmode API key for team features (dependency graph, workspace context). Get one from Settings > API Keys in the Pathmode app.

Local servers need a runtime on your machine (e.g. Node.js 18+). Config file locations differ by client; see your client’s docs.

Packages
npm@pathmode/mcp-server1.43.3

Tools

22

Saved tool list · updated 3w ago

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
statusstringNoFilter by status: draft, validated, approved, shipped, verified
include_evidencebooleanNoInline the actual evidence items (truncated) this intent cites. Default false — the default response carries only a fetch-free evidenceSummary to keep casual calls cheap.

Details

From the project README

@pathmode/mcp-server

Find the product decisions a request leaves open, before your coding agent builds. A deterministic preflight: six calibrated checks, keyless, no model call.

This repository dogfoods the same workflow: read its intent.md.

This repository is the issue tracker for the package, not its source. The server is developed in Pathmode's private monorepo and published to npm from there. This repo previously held a hand-copied snapshot of the source, which drifted several versions behind the published package. It no longer carries that copy, so there is nothing here to read out of date.

To read the code, unpack the published tarball:

npm pack @pathmode/mcp-server && tar -xzf pathmode-mcp-server-*.tgz

Install

Add to .mcp.json in your project root:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pathmode": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@pathmode/mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

No account and no API key. Specs live in intent.md in your repo, as plain markdown you own. Set PATHMODE_API_KEY to sync intent and evidence across a team.

See it work

Given one instruction, implement FN-412, in Fieldnote (a fictional billing app whose ticket asks for a Cancel plan button), an agent with this server wrote no product code. It found that the only cancel code in the repository was written for refunds and would take paid days away from every customer who cancels, drafted an intent.md with four open product choices, and stopped: preflight passed 6/6, still blocked by those choices. The recorded run lists every tool call, and npx -y @pathmode/cli preflight on that branch reproduces the verdict.

Links

Issues

Bug reports and feature requests belong in Issues. Include the output of npx @pathmode/mcp-server --version and the client you are running.

License

MIT

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