| title | Movi MCP For Claude Code |
|---|---|
| description | Wire Movi MCP v1 into Claude Code when you want local-first review-safe file organization with MCP instead of direct file mutation. |
Movi already has a real Claude Code story today:
- Category: review-first local AI file organizer
- Hotness hook: stdio-first MCP for Claude Code
- Outcome: let Claude Code help with manifest review, rule drafting, and dry-run previews while keeping real execution behind the same human review boundary
In plain language: Claude Code can help with the planning desk, but it still does not get to walk into the warehouse and move boxes on its own.
Claude Code is a good current fit because Movi already ships:
- a local-first stdio MCP server
- review-safe tools that mirror the current app workflow
- no direct file-move shortcut for agents
- allowlisted docs resources so an agent can read the safety rules before acting
This is not “future roadmap” wording. It is the current shipped MCP boundary.
Use Claude Code with Movi when you want it to:
- inspect a messy batch before creating work
- read review queues, reports, and manifests
- draft overlay-safe edits
- preview reusable rules before applying them to the overlay
- queue a dry-run apply preview for a human to inspect later
Do not describe the current Claude Code integration as:
- a hosted API platform
- autonomous file organization
- agent-driven execute mode
- a backdoor around
apply
apply.execute is intentionally absent from Movi MCP v1.
Claude Code already exposes a first-party MCP management command, so the shortest current route is:
claude mcp add movi -- bash /absolute/path/to/movi-organizer/tooling/runtime/run_mcp_stdio.shIf you want to inspect or remove the entry later:
claude mcp list
claude mcp remove moviIf your Claude Code setup wants the raw stdio shape instead of the helper command, the portable core is:
{
"name": "movi",
"command": "bash",
"args": ["/absolute/path/to/movi-organizer/tooling/runtime/run_mcp_stdio.sh"]
}If you prefer an installed entrypoint, use movi-mcp when it is available in your environment.