Angular CLI MCP Server - get_best_practices tool is not provided

[sale1234]

Which @angular/* package(s) are the source of the bug?

Don't known / other

Is this a regression?

Yes

Description

I added mcp configuration for cursor IDE, as global rule:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "angular-cli": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@angular/cli", "mcp"]
    }
  }
}

following: https://angular.dev/ai/mcp, but get_best_practices tool is not provided, as you can see in the img:

Please provide a link to a minimal reproduction of the bug

No response

Please provide the exception or error you saw

Please provide the environment you discovered this bug in (run ng version)

Angular CLI: 20.2.1
Node: 22.16.0
Package Manager: npm 11.4.1
OS: win32 x64


Angular: 20.2.3
... common, compiler, compiler-cli, core, forms
... platform-browser, router

Package                      Version
------------------------------------
@angular-devkit/architect    0.2002.1
@angular-devkit/core         20.2.1
@angular-devkit/schematics   20.2.1
@angular/build               20.2.1
@angular/cli                 20.2.1
@schematics/angular          20.2.1
rxjs                         7.8.2
typescript                   5.8.3

Anything else?

No response

[clydin]

Is there a global version of the CLI installed? If so, can you provide the version of the global install?

[sale1234]

Is there a global version of the CLI installed? If so, can you provide the version of the global install?

Yes:
"dependencies": { "@angular/cli": { "version": "20.1.1", "overridden": false },

It is the same version as in package.json:
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[geromegrignon]

Hi @sale1234, that's normal in 20.1: 'best_practices' was exposed as a MCP Resource but that's a feature mostly only available in Claude products. Cursor only supports MCP Tool feature.
In 20.2 Angular exposes 'best_practices' as a tool too to improve the support.

[sale1234]

Hi @sale1234, that's normal in 20.1: 'best_practices' was exposed as a MCP Resource but that's a feature mostly only available in Claude products. Cursor only supports MCP Tool feature. In 20.2 Angular exposes 'best_practices' as a tool too to improve the support.

I undestand, thanks