generate_snapshot_batch

MCP tool from Mason by adrianczuczka

Map step — returns one batch of files for the assistant to summarize.

How to use it

Project documentation lists generate_snapshot_batch for the Mason MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), then check which tools your installed version makes available. Tool availability can depend on configuration and credentials. A server handshake does not verify this tool’s behavior. See the full listing for setup details.

Install Mason

$npx -p mason-context mason-mcp

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Other tools in Mason (17)

analyze_project

Git stats — hot files, stale dirs, commit conventions.

export_to_confluence

Sync the concept map to Confluence as PM-readable wiki pages.

full_analysis

One-shot orientation for unmapped projects: structure + samples + tests + git.

get_code_samples

Smart file previews selected by architectural role.

get_context

First call for any task or bug. Matching features + files + tests + blast radius + freshness + recorded decisions, in one call.

get_impact

Call before editing a file. Traces what's affected — co-change history + references + related tests.

get_snapshot

First call for any architecture question. Loads the concept map — feature → file lookup — in one LLM-free call.

mason_check_drift

Feature-level staleness report — what changed since the snapshot, and whether to refresh incrementally or rebuild.

mason_complete_init

Marks the project as initialized once the playbook is done.

mason_init

Start here. Returns the Map-Reduce setup playbook. Idempotent.

mason_set_confluence

Configure Confluence credentials — two-step: list spaces, then persist.

reduce_snapshot

Reduce step — returns every partial + instructions to merge into a unified map.

save_decision

Record knowledge the code can't express — failed approaches, deprecations, conventions. Git-committed, PR-reviewed, drift-checked.

save_partial_snapshot

Persists the partial map for one batch.

save_snapshot

Persist the final unified map. Clears partials.

save_verification

Record verification verdicts — failures flag entries for re-mapping until fixed.

verify_snapshot

Spot-check map correctness — sampled entries + file skeletons for the assistant to judge, least-recently-verified first.