understand-quickly
local MCP serverunderstand-quickly is a local MCP server: Public registry of code-knowledge graphs for AI agents with schema validation and drift detection. Install it from npm as @looptech-ai/understand-quickly-mcp.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add understand-quickly -- npx -y @looptech-ai/understand-quickly-mcp
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"understand-quickly": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@looptech-ai/understand-quickly-mcp"
]
}
}
}What you need
- Runtime: Node.js 18+ (runs with npx).
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
Summary
Public registry of code-knowledge graphs for AI agents with schema validation and drift detection.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| understand-quickly | 48 | Local | No | npm |
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| Cathedral — Persistent Memory for AI Agents | 10 | Hosted | Yes | None |
Questions
No. The registry entry lists no keys or environment variables.
Node.js 18+ (runs with npx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
understand-quickly is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package @looptech-ai/understand-quickly-mcp.
Run: claude mcp add understand-quickly -- npx -y @looptech-ai/understand-quickly-mcp
Run: codex mcp add understand-quickly -- npx -y @looptech-ai/understand-quickly-mcp
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