rename_symbol

MCP tool from Mcpls by bug-ops

Workspace-wide rename with full reference tracking

How to use it

rename_symbol is exposed by the Mcpls MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the rename_symbol tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

Install Mcpls

$cargo install mcpls

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Other tools in Mcpls (19)

format_document

Apply language-specific formatting rules

get_cached_diagnostics

Fast access to push-based diagnostics from LSP server

get_code_actions

Quick fixes, refactorings, and source actions at a position

get_completions

Context-aware suggestions that respect types and scope

Jump to where a symbol is defined — across files, across crates

get_diagnostics

Real compiler errors and warnings, not guesses

get_document_symbols

Structured outline — functions, types, constants, imports

Type signatures, documentation, inferred types at any position

get_incoming_calls

Find all callers of a function (who calls this?)

get_inlay_hints

Inferred type/parameter annotations an editor would render inline

get_outgoing_calls

Find all callees of a function (what does this call?)

Every usage of a symbol in your workspace

get_server_logs

Debug LSP issues with internal log messages

get_server_messages

User-facing messages from the language server

get_signature_help

Parameter info and active signature while typing a call

go_to_implementation

Jump to implementations of a trait method or interface member

go_to_type_definition

Jump to the type definition of an expression, distinct from getdefinition for variable bindings

prepare_call_hierarchy

Get callable items at a position for call hierarchy

workspace_symbol_search

Find symbols by name across the entire workspace