Wechat Devtools MCP

微信开发者工具 2.x 自 2026-08-18 起为官方 Stable（1.06 已下架），IDE 内建 MCP Server（47 个原子工具）。两者互补，不是替代：. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with Wechat and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-04 · ★ 140 · #15 OF 168 MAINTAINED DEVELOPER TOOLS · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Wechat Devtools MCP

before you install - you'll need

Set WECHAT_DEVTOOLS_CLI, WECHAT_PROJECT_PATH before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add watertian-wechat-devtools-mcp -- uvx wechat-devtools-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "watertian-wechat-devtools-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "wechat-devtools-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

pypi package wechat-devtools-mcp - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.WaterTian is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Wechat Devtools MCP can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Limitations (from the README)

[!WARNING] 曾用 pip install 装过旧版的，先 pip uninstall wechat-devtools-mcp，否则旧路径优先于 uv。 ≤0.9.10 与 mcp SDK ≥2.0 不兼容（报 ModuleNotFoundError: mcp.server.fastmcp），请升到 ≥0.9.11。

Latest releases

v0.9.18 · 2026-09-04

Highlights · Windows 2.x verified end-to-end on a real machine (Windows 11, DevTools Stable 2.02.2608060): four smoke rounds at 19/19 plus the full pytest suite. The installer was also unpacked statically to confirm…

v0.9.17 · 2026-09-04

Highlights · DevTools 2.x is now the official Stable channel (since 2026-08-18; 1.06 withdrawn from the download page). This release passed a full real-machine regression on Stable 2.02.2608060, covering every action…

v0.9.16 · 2026-08-27

Highlights · 长页面截图全面修复 · 固定区域识别重写：从「找没变的」改为「找会动的」 · 旧判据逐行比对两张截图、「没变」即判为固定区，这要求固定元素像素级稳定。但半透明/毛玻璃导航栏会透出下方滚动内容、滚动时加阴影、状态栏还带跳变的时钟 - - 任一情况都从第 0 行判负并返回 0，导航栏被当作内容拼进每一段。 · 新判据利用两张图之间已知的滚动距离：能按 delta…

04 · Who maintains Wechat Devtools MCP

wechat-devtools-mcp is maintained by watertian. We track 2 MCP servers from watertian - 1 actively maintained, 140 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Mar 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/watertian/wechat-devtools-mcp
category: developer tools - ranked #15 of 168 actively-maintained developer tools servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 8 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-04)
registry: io.github.WaterTian/wechat-devtools-mcp (active, first published 2026-03-10 · 43 versions)
packages: pypi:wechat-devtools-mcp

06 · Wechat Devtools MCP FAQ

What is Wechat Devtools MCP?

Is Wechat Devtools MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-04 and it shipped 8 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Wechat Devtools MCP?

Run `uvx wechat-devtools-mcp`. The README documents 2 environment variables (WECHAT_DEVTOOLS_CLI, WECHAT_PROJECT_PATH) to set first. Set WECHAT_DEVTOOLS_CLI, WECHAT_PROJECT_PATH before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Wechat Devtools MCP run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

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