Sublime Bridge FAQs

Question 1

What is Sublime Bridge?

Accepted Answer

Sublime Bridge is a Sublime Text 4 package that exposes your unsaved editor buffers via an in-process MCP server over local HTTP, enabling external tools and clients to interact with them.

Question 2

What kind of buffer information and actions does it provide?

Accepted Answer

It provides HTTP endpoints to list all open unsaved buffers (including ID, title, dirty status, syntax, preview), read the current live text content of a specific buffer by ID, and force-close an unsaved buffer, discarding its contents.

Question 3

Does Sublime Bridge require any external servers or dependencies?

Accepted Answer

No, Sublime Bridge is fully in-process and self-contained within Sublime Text 4. It establishes local HTTP endpoints directly from Sublime's Python runtime, requiring no separate Node.js or other external MCP server.

Question 4

What are the primary use cases for Sublime Bridge?

Accepted Answer

You can use it to read temporary scratch notes, integrate with AI clients for summarization or refinement of drafts, clean up working tabs by closing consumed buffers, and build lightweight editor automations without saving temporary files to disk.

Question 5

How do I install Sublime Bridge?

Accepted Answer

Sublime Bridge supports installation via Package Control (upon approval) or through manual installation by copying the package files into your Sublime Text 4 'Packages' directory. Detailed manual installation steps are provided in the README.

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