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GhostPaw Grimoire MCP server

Name: GhostPaw Grimoire
Author: GhostPawJS

io.github.GhostPawJS · Updated today

Local procedural knowledge with spells, notes, and revision history.

At a glance

GhostPaw Grimoire is an MCP server in the Dev Tools & Git category. It runs locally over stdio via `npx -y @ghostpaw/grimoire`, and declares no required credentials. It exposes 11 tools, including search_grimoire, review_grimoire and inspect_grimoire_item. It scores A (83/100) on the MCP Skills Hub health score as of Oct 28, 2026.

Source 2

One-click install

VS Code VS Code Insiders Cursor

Opens your editor and pre-fills the config. Your editor will ask before adding it.

How to install GhostPaw Grimoire in your AI client

Setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, Cline and VS Code — copy-paste ready.

How to install GhostPaw Grimoire in Claude CodeAnthropic's agentic CLI

Add the server

bash

claude mcp add grimoire -- npx -y @ghostpaw/grimoire

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Verify it's connected
bash
```
claude mcp list
```
Sharing it with your team?
Add `--scope project` to write it to .mcp.json in the repository root, which you can commit (with the secrets left as environment variables).
Use it in a session
Ask Claude to use the tools this server exposes (e.g. search_grimoire, review_grimoire, inspect_grimoire_item). It discovers them automatically.

How to install GhostPaw Grimoire in Claude DesktopDesktop app (MCP config)

Open your MCP config
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Add this server

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grimoire": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ghostpaw/grimoire"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop
The tools appear under the 🔌 menu once the app reloads.

How to install GhostPaw Grimoire in CursorAI-first code editor

Create / edit .cursor/mcp.json in your project

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grimoire": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ghostpaw/grimoire"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Enable it
Cursor Settings → MCP → toggle the server on. Tools become available to the Composer/Agent.

How to install GhostPaw Grimoire in Codex CLIOpenAI coding agent

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml

toml

[mcp_servers.grimoire]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@ghostpaw/grimoire"]

Run Codex
Codex loads MCP servers from config.toml on startup and exposes their tools to the agent.

How to install GhostPaw Grimoire in WindsurfCodeium's agentic IDE

Edit ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grimoire": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ghostpaw/grimoire"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Reload
Windsurf → Cascade → refresh MCP servers. Cascade can now call the tools.

How to install GhostPaw Grimoire in ClineVS Code autonomous agent

Open Cline → MCP Servers → Configure
Adds to cline_mcp_settings.json.

Add the server

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grimoire": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ghostpaw/grimoire"
      ]
    }
  }
}

How to install GhostPaw Grimoire in VS CodeCopilot / MCP support

Create .vscode/mcp.json

json

{
  "servers": {
    "grimoire": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ghostpaw/grimoire"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Start it
VS Code shows a ▶ Start action above the server entry. Agent mode (Copilot Chat) can then use the tools.

What does GhostPaw Grimoire need from you?

Configuration only — Declares config values but no credentials.

GHOSTPAW_GRIMOIRE_GIT_DIRoptionalEnvironment variable
Git history directory (default: <ROOT>/.grimoire-git)
GHOSTPAW_GRIMOIRE_ROOToptionalEnvironment variable
Spells directory (default: ~/.ghostpaw/grimoire/)
GHOSTPAW_GRIMOIRE_DBoptionalEnvironment variable
SQLite database path (default: ~/.ghostpaw/grimoire.db)

Pass secrets through your shell environment rather than committing them into a config file.

What tools does GhostPaw Grimoire expose? (11)

Taken from the project's README — the server itself was not queried, so check its docs for the exact schemas.

search_grimoireSearch spells by name or description
review_grimoireDashboard views: chapters, health, resonance, notes, drafts, validation, provenance
inspect_grimoire_itemDetailed inspection of one spell: tier, resonance, validation, provenance, history
inscribe_spellCreate a new spell in the grimoire
update_spellWrite new content to an existing spell, leaving it uncommitted for `hone_spell`
hone_spellSeal pending changes into a git commit, advancing rank; optionally distill absorbed notes
manage_spellShelve, unshelve, move, delete, repair, or rollback a spell
drop_noteDrop an observation note for later cataloguing
manage_draftSubmit, approve, or dismiss proposed spells
run_catalogueFull maintenance pass: staleness, dormancy, oversizing, note routing, health
scout_skillsScout, search, adopt, and update spells from external sources

What the code can do

Read from the published package source — never executed. Parsed 6 of 6 source files.

This server can run other programs on your machine, read and write files and make network requests.

How it was published

Published by a verified CI identity (github trusted publishing) rather than a personal token.
Has a provenance attestation tying this artifact to the commit it was built from.
1 npm maintainer — a single point of compromise · last published by GitHub Actions.

Maintainer of this package and think something here is wrong? Tell us and we'll correct it.

Before you install

Signals gathered from the source repo and package registry — not a safety verdict.

What it can reach

Runs code on your machine — Executes as a local process with your user's permissions, including filesystem access.
Downloads at launch — The package is fetched from its registry each run unless you pin a version.

Last commit today — Actively maintained.
2 GitHub stars — Very little community usage so far.

Client compatibility

Claude Code: NativeClaude Desktop: NativeCursor: NativeCodex CLI: NativeWindsurf: NativeCline: NativeVS Code: Native

Health score

A · 83

Maintenance, adoption, transparency and packaging — not a safety audit. How this is calculated

Maintenance30%100%
Last commit 0 days ago.
Adoption20%14%
2 stars.
Transparency20%100%
4/4: ✓ public source repo, ✓ declared license, ✓ documentation, ✓ discoverable tool list.
Provenance15%100%
Package and registry entry point at the same repository.
Packaging15%100%
Publishes a pinned version (0.6.1).

Documentation

Full README

@ghostpaw/grimoire

Agent skills as SKILL.md folders, every improvement sealed as a git commit you can roll back.

A procedural knowledge engine for Node.js, built on Git, SQLite, and the filesystem.

Grimoire treats spells (learned procedures), evidence, versioning, and health as one coherent model instead of separate systems. It ships as a single prebundled blob with zero runtime dependencies, designed for two audiences at once: human developers working directly in code, and LLM agents operating through a structured soul / tools / skills runtime.

Install

Release binary (default)

The installers verify the archive against SHA256SUMS before installing. The Unix lines below install the latest release to ~/.local/bin and add that directory to PATH for the current shell only; they do not edit ~/.profile or any other file. The Windows installer updates the user PATH. Choose the line for your target.

Linux x64:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GhostPawJS/grimoire/main/install.sh | sh -s -- --target linux-x64 && export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"

Linux arm64:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GhostPawJS/grimoire/main/install.sh | sh -s -- --target linux-arm64 && export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"

macOS arm64:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GhostPawJS/grimoire/main/install.sh | sh -s -- --target darwin-arm64 && export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"

macOS x64:

Excerpt — the full document is on GitHub.

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