set_base_directory
Point at a different project
How to use it
set_base_directory is exposed by the FileScopeMCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the set_base_directory tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
FULL FILESCOPEMCP LISTINGOther tools in FileScopeMCP (16)
Find circular dependency chains
Drop files/patterns from tracking (destructive)
Find all symbols that a named symbol calls (TS/JS call graph)
Find all symbols that call a named symbol (TS/JS call graph)
Top files by importance score with dependency counts
Resolve a symbol name to file + line range; supports prefix match via trailing
Louvain-clustered file groups by import coupling
Cycles involving a specific file
Everything about a file: summary, concepts, change impact, exports, deps, staleness
Files changed since a timestamp or git SHA
Full file tree (no args) or flat top-N by importance (with maxItems)
Queue files for LLM summarization via the broker
Search file metadata across symbols, summaries, purpose, and paths
Manually set a file's importance score (0-10)
Manually set or override a file's LLM summary
Broker connection, queue depth, LLM progress, watcher state