Astrbot
AI Agent Assistant & development framework that integrates lots of IM platforms, LLMs, plugins and AI feature, and can be your openclaw alternative. ✨
What is Astrbot?
Astrbot is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, and VS Code to ai agent assistant & development framework that integrates lots of im platforms, llms, plugins and ai feature, and can be your openclaw alternative. ✨
AI Agent Assistant & development framework that integrates lots of IM platforms, LLMs, plugins and AI feature, and can be your openclaw alternative. ✨
This server falls under the Business Applications category on MCPgee, the world's largest MCP server directory with 33,000+ servers.
Features
- AI Agent Assistant & development framework that integrates l
Use Cases
Maintainer
Works with
Installation
Manual Installation
npx astrbotConfiguration
Configuration Details
claude_desktop_config.json
Performance
Response Metrics
Resource Usage
How to Set Up and Use Astrbot
AstrBot MCP is an MCP server that exposes the AstrBot development documentation and hook inventory as searchable tools, enabling AI coding assistants to look up AstrBot's plugin API, hook definitions, and developer references during coding sessions. AstrBot itself is a multi-platform AI agent framework that integrates with QQ, WeChat, Discord, Telegram, and other messaging platforms — and this MCP server makes it much faster to develop AstrBot plugins by giving your AI assistant direct access to the right documentation without manual lookups.
Prerequisites
- Python 3.10 or later installed
- Git to clone both the astrbot-mcp and AstrBot-Skill repositories
- An MCP-compatible client such as Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code with MCP support
- pip for installing Python dependencies
Create a workspace directory and clone both repositories
AstrBot MCP requires the AstrBot-Skill repository to be available alongside it for documentation and hook inventory data.
mkdir astrbot-workspace && cd astrbot-workspace
git clone https://github.com/EterUltimate/AstrBot-Skill.git
git clone https://github.com/EterUltimate/astrbot-mcp.gitInstall Python dependencies
Navigate into the astrbot-mcp directory and install the required packages.
cd astrbot-mcp
pip install -r requirements.txtReview and adjust the configuration file
Open config.yaml and verify the paths point to the AstrBot-Skill repository. Paths can be relative (from config.yaml location) or absolute.
# config.yaml (default values shown)
docs:
base_path: ../AstrBot-Skill/skill-astrbot-dev/references
hooks:
generator_script: ../AstrBot-Skill/scripts/generate_hook_inventory.py
output_path: ../AstrBot-Skill/skill-astrbot-dev/.tmp/hook_inventory
server:
transport: stdio
sse:
host: localhost
port: 3000Test the server manually
Start the server once from the command line to confirm it launches without errors before wiring it into your MCP client.
cd astrbot-mcp
python server.pyAdd the server to your MCP client configuration
Configure your MCP client to launch the AstrBot MCP server automatically using the Python interpreter.
{
"mcpServers": {
"astrbot": {
"command": "python",
"args": ["/absolute/path/to/astrbot-workspace/astrbot-mcp/server.py"]
}
}
}Astrbot Examples
Client configuration
Full MCP client config for AstrBot MCP server using absolute paths (replace with your actual workspace path).
{
"mcpServers": {
"astrbot": {
"command": "python",
"args": ["/home/user/astrbot-workspace/astrbot-mcp/server.py"]
}
}
}Prompts to try
Prompts that use the get_doc, list_docs, search_docs, and get_hook_inventory tools exposed by AstrBot MCP.
- "List all available AstrBot documentation files"
- "Search the AstrBot docs for how to handle incoming message events in a plugin"
- "Get the full hook inventory and show me all hooks related to message processing"
- "Retrieve the documentation for the AstrBot plugin lifecycle and summarize the key lifecycle methods"
- "Find all hooks that fire when a user sends a command, and show their signatures"Troubleshooting Astrbot
server.py fails to start with FileNotFoundError for docs or hooks paths
The paths in config.yaml are resolved relative to the config.yaml file location. Ensure the AstrBot-Skill repository is cloned at the same level as astrbot-mcp (both inside astrbot-workspace). Alternatively, switch to absolute paths in config.yaml to eliminate ambiguity.
MCP client shows 'no tools available' after connecting to AstrBot MCP
Verify Python 3.10+ is the interpreter being used. Run 'python --version' in the same environment. Also confirm that 'pip install -r requirements.txt' completed without errors — missing packages will cause the server to start but not register its tools.
get_hook_inventory returns empty results
The hook inventory is generated by the script at hooks.generator_script. Run the generator manually first: 'python ../AstrBot-Skill/scripts/generate_hook_inventory.py' and confirm it creates files at hooks.output_path. Restart the MCP server after running the generator.
Frequently Asked Questions about Astrbot
What is Astrbot?
Astrbot is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that ai agent assistant & development framework that integrates lots of im platforms, llms, plugins and ai feature, and can be your openclaw alternative. ✨ It connects AI assistants to external tools and data sources through a standardized interface.
How do I install Astrbot?
Follow the installation instructions on the Astrbot GitHub repository. Clone the repo, install dependencies, and add the server config to your AI client.
Which AI clients work with Astrbot?
Astrbot works with all major MCP-compatible AI clients including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code (GitHub Copilot), Windsurf, and Cline.
Is Astrbot free to use?
Yes, Astrbot is open source and available under the AGPL-3.0 license. You can use it freely in both personal and commercial projects.
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