nx-mcp MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol server implementation for Nx
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Published as nx-mcp on npm. Runs locally.
Known issues
29 problems reported by people outside the maintainer team. Issues filed by the project's own owners, members and collaborators are excluded — those are release checklists and internal refactors, not things that will go wrong for you. Showing 12.
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[Cursor 3.7.12] Nx Console fails to activate - TypeError: n.onDidReceiveFeedback is not a function
Current Behavior
Nx Console fails during extension activation in Cursor, causing the Projects sidebar to hang indefinitely on "Loading Nx workspace...".
On activation, the extension throws:
TypeError: n.onDidReceiveFeedback is not a function
Activation aborts before the Projects UI is wired up. The Nx Language Server and MCP server still start and successfully load the workspace, but the sidebar never receives workspace data.
This occurs on Nx Console 18.100.5 and **1
Read the thread · 2026-06-06 · closed · external user · 6 comments
Nx Console fails to activate when the same Nx workspace is opened from a different directory path
Current Behavior
Nx Console fails to activate when the same Nx workspace is opened from a different absolute directory path than the one it was originally initialized in.
Scenario:
- I have an Nx monorepo.
- The repository contents are periodically mirrored between directories using a PowerShell + robocopy
/MIRworkflow. - At different times, I work on the exact same repository contents from different root paths (e.g.,
R:\monorepoandC:\TEMP\monorepo).
If Nx Console was first initi
Read the thread · 2026-02-16 · closed · external user · 7 comments
100% CPU Usage
Current Behavior
Enabling the Nx Console extension in a new Nx project constantly uses 100% CPU.
No projects load in the Nx Console panel.
Expected Behavior
Not 100% CPU usage. Projects load in Nx Console panel.
Steps to Reproduce
- Open VS Code or Cursor
- H
Read the thread · 2025-12-12 · closed · external user · 12 comments
[Webstorm] various issues
Current Behavior
I installed the mcp server in webstorm and:
- it launched 2 processes
- with high memory usage
- closing WebStorm did not terminate these processes.
I don't know how I can provide more data
##Expected Behavior
For the MCP server to run without issues.
Steps to Reproduce
- click on the "install mcp server" notification inside the ide
Logs (Required)
I added #dev.nx.console:trace but I couldn't find any logs higher than INFO, anything about the mcp itself.
Read the thread · 2025-12-03 · open · external user · 6 comments
NX Console 18.74.5 hangs forever in Cursor 2
Current Behavior
On Windows 11, I have upgraded to Cursor 2, and bumped NX Console to 18.74.5. I hangs forever and is not able to list projects. The same version of NX Console works as expected in VSCode 1.105.1. and Kiro 0.5.0. I'm using NX 22.0.2. Downgrading to Nx Console 18.74.4 works in Cursor.
Expected Behavior
I expect it to list projects and be able to run tasks from the NX Console gui
Steps to Reproduc
Read the thread · 2025-10-31 · closed · external user · 31 comments
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Nested projects not shown in Projects tree view; visible in list view and PDV (regression)
Current Behavior
In the Nx Console PROJECTS panel using the tree viewing style (nxConsole.projectViewingStyle: "automatic", which resolves to tree), projects whose root directory is nested under another project's root are not displayed at all.
Our workspace has aggregator projects at e2es/parent-*, e.g. e2es/parent-d (root = e2es/parent-d) and many child projects nested beneath it, e.g. e2es/parent-d/child-a-e2e. The tree renders only the parent (parent-d-e2e) as a l
Read the thread · 2026-08-10 · open · external user · 0 comments
[nx-mcp] nx_project_details fails with Nx 22.7+ because it bypasses the dist/src fallback
Current Behavior
nx_project_details fails for every project when nx-mcp@0.25.0 is used
with a published Nx version whose internal JavaScript files are located under
nx/dist/src/**.
This is reproducible with Nx 23.0.1 and the node-modules Yarn linker. It is
not a Yarn PnP issue.
Other tools such as nx_workspace work, and the equivalent resolved CLI
command also works:
yarn nx show project <existing-project-name> --json
The failure appears to be caused by `find-matchi
Read the thread · 2026-07-25 · closed · external user · 0 comments
Allow disabling minimal mode when running MCP via VS Code extension
Description
Per this code:
It seems there is no way to use all the available tools when using the MCP server integration in VS Code.
Is it possible to add an option to disable minimal mode?
M
Read the thread · 2026-05-23 · open · external user · 5 comments
Supply Chain Attack on nrwl.angular-console - versions 18.94.0 and/or 18.95.0
Summary On May 18, 2026, versions 18.94.0 and/or 18.95.0 of nrwl.angular-console (Nx Console) were auto-installed by VS Code on my machine and executed a malicious payload that:
- Stole a GitHub OAuth token with workflow scope from VS Code's authentication store
- Used that token to push a malicious GitHub Actions workflow to two branches of a private repository, designed to exfiltrate all repository secrets
- Installed a persistent command-and-control (C2) backdoor on the machine as a m
Read the thread · 2026-05-20 · closed · external user · 2 comments
SECURITY: v18.95.0 executes obfuscated payload from dangling commit on nrwl/nx via npx on workspace activation
Summary
nrwl.angular-console v18.95.0 on the VS Code Marketplace executes npx -y github:nrwl/nx#558b09d7ad0d1660e2a0fb8a06da81a6f42e06d2 on workspace activation. The referenced commit is a dangling commit on nrwl/nx whose tree has been replaced with a 2-file obfuscated dropper. On my machine (2026-05-18, ~16:34 BST) this dropped a Python C2 backdoor + LaunchAgent. v18.94.0 is unaffected.
Evidence
1. Injected code in v18.95.0 main.js
js
var U0 = require("vscode"),
[Read the thread](https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/issues/3140) · 2026-05-18 · closed · external user · 1 comment
### Feature Request: Support nx_current_running_tasks_details / nx_current_running_task_output in standalone `npx nx mcp`
## Feature Request
### Current Behavior
The `nx_current_running_tasks_details` and `nx_current_running_task_output` MCP tools are only available when using Nx Console as the MCP host (e.g., via VSCode Copilot or Cursor). They are **not available** when using the standalone `npx nx mcp` server.
This means terminal-based AI tools (e.g., [OpenCode](https://github.com/nicepkg/opencode), Claude Code, or any MCP client connecting via stdio) cannot access running Nx TUI task logs — even when the TUI
[Read the thread](https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/issues/3097) · 2026-03-17 · open · external user · 2 comments
### Nx MCP server in OpenAI Codex cause RAM usage spike
### Current Behavior
I have the Nx MCP configured to work with Codex in VS Code on Windows 11. Whenever I open the Codex extension, a Node Javascript runtime gets spun up and instantly starts consuming 16-20 GB of RAM and close to like 90% CPU usage. Unknown why, but sometimes the memory usage just keeps climbing as well. My computer locks up and I have to do a hard reset more often than not.
### Expected Behavior
Using the Nx MCP server in VS Code does not cause a huge memory drain and Agen
[Read the thread](https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/issues/3070) · 2026-01-24 · open · external user · 3 comments
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