AssistAI FAQs

Question 1

What is AssistAI?

Accepted Answer

AssistAI is an Eclipse IDE plugin that transforms your entire development environment into an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server. This enables external AI agents like Claude Code or OpenAI Codex to interact directly with your Java projects using native Eclipse APIs.

Question 2

Which AI agents or clients are compatible with AssistAI?

Accepted Answer

AssistAI is compatible with any MCP-enabled client that supports MCP over Streamable HTTP, including popular agents like Claude Code, Claude Desktop, OpenAI Codex, and other custom MCP clients, connecting via a secure bearer token.

Question 3

Why use AssistAI for AI agent interaction with Eclipse?

Accepted Answer

Direct file system edits by AI agents can break Eclipse's workspace integrity. AssistAI routes all operations through native Eclipse APIs, ensuring incremental compilation, real-time error updates, robust refactorings, and local history are preserved, maintaining a consistent and reliable development environment.

Question 4

What operations can AI agents perform through AssistAI?

Accepted Answer

AI agents can perform a wide range of actions, including reading/navigating code, creating/editing files, applying diffs, running Eclipse's refactoring engine, executing builds and JUnit tests, searching, running/debugging applications, and accessing context like editor selections or console output.

Question 5

How can I guide AI agents using AssistAI and Eclipse?

Accepted Answer

AssistAI provides MCP tools that let agents retrieve context directly from your Eclipse session. By opening files, selecting code, or viewing console output in Eclipse, you can guide agents, allowing them to access precise information (e.g., `getEditorSelection`, `getConsoleOutput`) and work more effectively.

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