| name | k-mechanic |
| description | Context for Mechanic - the WoW addon development hub. Covers the CLI, MCP server, dashboard, in-game modules, and MechanicLib. Load this for deep understanding of Mechanic tooling. Triggers: mechanic, mech, cli, mcp, dashboard, tools, development hub.
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Mechanic Development Hub
Mechanic is the unified platform for WoW addon development, providing CLI tools, MCP integration, a web dashboard, and in-game diagnostics.
Architecture
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Mechanic Desktop │
│ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ │
│ │ CLI (mech) │ │ MCP Server │ │ Dashboard │ │
│ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ │
└─────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────┘
│ SavedVariables Sync
┌─────────────────────────▼───────────────────────────┐
│ !Mechanic Addon │
│ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ │
│ │ Console │ │ Errors │ │ Tests │ │
│ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
MCP Tools (Use These First)
MANDATORY: ALWAYS use MCP tools directly instead of the shell.
| Task | MCP Tool |
|---|
| Env Status | env.status() |
| Get Addon Output | addon.output(agent_mode=true) |
| Lint Addon | addon.lint(addon="MyAddon") |
| Format Addon | addon.format(addon="MyAddon") |
| Run Tests | addon.test(addon="MyAddon") |
| Sync Addon | addon.sync(addon="MyAddon") |
| Search APIs | api.search(query="*Spell*") |
Components
CLI (mech)
Command-line interface for all operations:
mech lint <addon> - Run Luacheckmech format <addon> - Run StyLuamech test <addon> - Run Busted testsmech release <addon> <version> "<message>" - Full release workflow
MCP Server
Exposes 53 AFD commands as MCP tools for AI agents. All functionality available via mech call <command> is also available as MCP tools.
Dashboard
Web UI at http://localhost:5173:
- Real-time SavedVariables sync
- Reload trigger button
- Error/test/console log viewer
In-Game Modules
The !Mechanic addon provides:
- Console - Aggregated print output from all registered addons
- Errors - BugGrabber integration for Lua error capture
- Tests - In-game test results from MechanicLib tests
- Inspect - Frame inspector for UI debugging
- API Bench - Performance testing for WoW APIs
MechanicLib Integration
Addons register with Mechanic via MechanicLib:
local ML = LibStub("MechanicLib")
ML:RegisterAddon("MyAddon", {
version = "1.0.0",
Print = function(...) ML:Print("MyAddon", ...) end,
})
Routing Logic
