mcp-adr-analysis-server

Name: mcp-adr-analysis-server Review
Item: mcp-adr-analysis-server
Rating: 3.1
Author: Aaron Matthews

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ADR analysis automates extraction of architectural rationale and decision history from your codebase, reducing onboarding friction and ensuring design decisi…

A sophisticated Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for analyzing Architectural Decision Records (ADRs) and providing deep architectural insights to AI agents.

Extract decision rationale from ADR files to brief new team members
Audit architectural consistency across microservices and service boundaries
Generate architecture documentation from legacy decision records

33 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeNo code needed

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

ADR analysis automates extraction of architectural rationale and decision history from your codebase, reducing onboarding friction and ensuring design decisions survive team turnover.

Best for

Architects and senior engineers who need to audit or document existing architectural decisions embedded in code repositories.

Works in

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Source

https://github.com/tosin2013/mcp-adr-analysis-server

By tosin2013

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop AppOpen the Customize panel in the sidebar → browse connectors → search and add. Works in Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and Claude Chat.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into a Claude Code conversation. Claude will run it for you.

Command

claude mcp add mcp-adr-analysis-server -- npx -y mcp-adr-analysis-server

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First thing to try

Once it’s connected, paste this into Claude:

Help me extract decision rationale from ADR files to brief new team members

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars33Contributors6Last updated2026-08-11LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-08-11 · scanner vattempted-no-data

Data & Access

Data processingPrompts sent to Anthropic API. Enterprise/Team plans exclude training.

Community Pulse Active

Discussed on Hacker News, Reddit

MCP ADR Analysis Server — Hacker News · 1 pts
ADR based development — Reddit · 1 pts

2 mentions across 2 sources

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

catalog_hygiene stale-eval refresh: Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 33 GitHub stars; 6 contributors; last commit 7d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

2/5

Reliability

4/5

Security

4/5

Overall score3.15 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedAug 2026

catalog_hygiene stale-eval refresh: Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 33 GitHub stars; 6 contributors; last commit 7d ago; license MIT.

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