Delimit — API Governance For AI Coding Assistants
Let agents enforce API policies, catch breaking changes, and share cross-model context before you ship API updates.
Overview
Delimit MCP Server is a MCP server for the Ship phase that brings API governance, breaking-change checks, and policies to AI coding assistants.
What is this MCP server?
- API governance tailored for AI coding assistants
- Breaking-change awareness for evolving APIs
- Policy enforcement and cross-model context
- delimit-cli npm package version 4.1.38 with stdio transport
- Separate repo delimit-mcp-server focused on governance vs base Delimit workspace
- Server version 4.1.38
- npm package delimit-cli
Community signal: 19 GitHub stars.
What problem does it solve?
AI-assisted API edits often ship breaking changes because assistants lack governed contract context.
Who is it for?
Solo builders maintaining public or partner APIs with Delimit governance already in play.
Skip if: Pure frontend or static-site projects with no API surface to govern.
What do I get? / Deliverables
After install, agents can consult Delimit governance and policy data while changing APIs.
- Governance-aware MCP tools for assistants
- Policy and breaking-change context during API edits
- Cross-model API context via Delimit
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How it compares
API governance MCP layer, not a replacement for OpenAPI lint-only CLI tools.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is io.github.delimit-ai/delimit-mcp-server for?
Developers using Delimit who want coding agents to respect API policies and breaking-change rules during implementation.
When should I use io.github.delimit-ai/delimit-mcp-server?
Use it in Ship review before merging or releasing API changes that assistants helped author.
How do I add io.github.delimit-ai/delimit-mcp-server to my agent?
Install delimit-cli from npm per the delimit-mcp-server repo, link your Delimit governance workspace, and register stdio MCP in your agent config.