AI Mate
AI development assistant MCP server for Symfony projects
What is AI Mate?
AI Mate is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, and VS Code to ai development assistant mcp server for symfony projects
AI development assistant MCP server for Symfony projects
This server falls under the Developer Tools category on MCPgee, the world's largest MCP server directory with 33,000+ servers.
Features
- AI development assistant MCP server for Symfony projects
Use Cases
Maintainer
Works with
Installation
Manual Installation
npx ai-mateConfiguration
Configuration Details
claude_desktop_config.json
Performance
Response Metrics
Resource Usage
How to Set Up and Use AI Mate
Symfony AI-Mate is a PHP-based MCP server that enables AI assistants like Claude to interact directly with Symfony applications during development. It exposes tools for inspecting the Symfony service container, browsing and searching the Symfony Profiler (request profiles, performance data, database queries, logs), and searching Monolog log files—giving AI assistants the runtime context they need to debug, optimize, and understand a live Symfony application. It is a development-only tool installed via Composer and started with a single 'mate serve' command.
Prerequisites
- PHP 8.1+ with Composer installed
- An existing Symfony application (any version supported by symfony/ai-mate)
- An MCP-compatible AI client: Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or any client that reads an mcp.json file
- The symfony/ai-mate package installed as a dev dependency in your Symfony project
Install symfony/ai-mate via Composer
Add AI-Mate as a development dependency in your Symfony project. This is a dev-only tool and should not be deployed to production.
composer require --dev symfony/ai-mateInitialize the Mate configuration
Run 'mate init' to create the mate/ directory with configuration files, the mate/src directory for custom extensions, and the mcp.json file that your AI client will use.
vendor/bin/mate init
composer dump-autoloadEnable optional extension bridges
Edit mate/extensions.php to enable the Symfony and Monolog bridge extensions. By default no vendor extensions are enabled for security.
<?php
// mate/extensions.php
return [
'symfony/ai-symfony-mate-extension' => ['enabled' => true],
'symfony/ai-monolog-mate-extension' => ['enabled' => true],
];Configure your MCP client
The mate init command generates an mcp.json file. Use the command shown below in your Claude Desktop or Claude Code config. The server starts via 'vendor/bin/mate serve'.
{
"mcpServers": {
"symfony-ai-mate": {
"command": "vendor/bin/mate",
"args": ["serve"]
}
}
}Start the MCP server and verify available tools
Start the server manually to verify everything is working, then list all discovered tools.
vendor/bin/mate serve
# In a separate terminal, list tools:
vendor/bin/mate mcp:tools:listAI Mate Examples
Client configuration
Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json or .mcp.json. Run from your Symfony project root so vendor/bin/mate is resolvable.
{
"mcpServers": {
"symfony-ai-mate": {
"command": "vendor/bin/mate",
"args": ["serve"]
}
}
}Prompts to try
Use these prompts in Claude Desktop or Claude Code while working on your Symfony project.
- "List all services registered in the Symfony container"
- "Show me the latest Symfony profiler profile"
- "Search the profiler for requests to /api/checkout that returned a 500 error"
- "Search the application logs for the last 50 ERROR level entries"
- "Find all log entries matching the regex 'TypeError.*OrderService'"
- "What PHP version and extensions are available in this environment?"Troubleshooting AI Mate
vendor/bin/mate serve fails with 'command not found' or autoload errors
Run 'composer dump-autoload' after 'mate init' to regenerate the autoloader. Ensure you are running the command from your Symfony project root where vendor/bin/mate exists.
Symfony profiler tools return no data or profiles
Ensure the Symfony profiler is enabled (it is enabled by default in dev environment via config/packages/dev/web_profiler.yaml). Configure 'ai_mate_symfony.profiler_dir' in mate/config.php to point to your var/cache/dev/profiler directory.
Monolog search tools cannot find log files
Set the 'ai_mate_monolog.log_dir' parameter in mate/config.php to the absolute path of your Symfony var/log directory. Verify the symfony/ai-monolog-mate-extension is enabled in mate/extensions.php.
Frequently Asked Questions about AI Mate
What is AI Mate?
AI Mate is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that ai development assistant mcp server for symfony projects It connects AI assistants to external tools and data sources through a standardized interface.
How do I install AI Mate?
Follow the installation instructions on the AI Mate GitHub repository. Clone the repo, install dependencies, and add the server config to your AI client.
Which AI clients work with AI Mate?
AI Mate works with all major MCP-compatible AI clients including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code (GitHub Copilot), Windsurf, and Cline.
Is AI Mate free to use?
Yes, AI Mate is open source and available under the MIT license. You can use it freely in both personal and commercial projects.
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