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# Supported Tools

hatch3r generates native configuration for 3 AI coding platforms from a single bundled canonical source.

:::info v1.9.0 scope cut
As of 1.9.0 hatch3r supports only Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot. Twelve adapters (aider, amazonq, amp, antigravity, cline, codex, gemini, goose, kiro, opencode, windsurf, zed) were removed in a hard cut. See the [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/hatch3r-dev/hatch3r/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md) for the full breaking-change list and migration notes.
:::

## Platform Overview

| Tool | Rules | Agents | Skills | Commands | MCP | Hooks |
|------|:-----:|:------:|:------:|:--------:|:---:|:-----:|
| **Cursor** | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| **GitHub Copilot** | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | -- |
| **Claude Code** | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |

**Legend:** **Y** = adapter emits files, **B** = bridge (content folded into instruction file), **--** = no platform support

## Output Paths

Each adapter generates files in the format its platform expects:

### Cursor

| Capability | Output Path |
|------------|-------------|
| Rules | `.cursor/rules/hatch3r-{id}.mdc` |
| Agents | `.cursor/agents/hatch3r-{id}.md` |
| Skills | `.cursor/skills/hatch3r-{id}/SKILL.md` |
| Commands | `.cursor/commands/hatch3r-{id}.md` |
| MCP | `.cursor/mcp.json` |

### GitHub Copilot

| Capability | Output Path |
|------------|-------------|
| Rules (always) | `.github/copilot-instructions.md` |
| Rules (scoped) | `.github/instructions/hatch3r-{id}.instructions.md` |
| Agents | `.github/agents/hatch3r-{id}.md` |
| Prompts | `.github/prompts/hatch3r-{id}.prompt.md` |
| MCP | `.vscode/mcp.json` |

### Claude Code

| Capability | Output Path |
|------------|-------------|
| Rules | `.claude/rules/hatch3r-{id}.md` |
| Agents | `.claude/agents/hatch3r-{id}.md` |
| Skills | `.claude/skills/hatch3r-{id}/SKILL.md` |
| Bridge | `CLAUDE.md` |
| MCP | `.mcp.json` |

For all platforms, see the full [Adapter Capability Matrix](../reference/adapter-capability-matrix).

## MCP Configuration

MCP server config location varies by tool:

| Tool | Config path |
|------|-------------|
| Cursor | `.cursor/mcp.json` |
| Cursor plugin | `mcp.json` (project root) |
| Claude Code | `.mcp.json` |
| Copilot / VS Code | `.vscode/mcp.json` |

Since 1.7.5 MCP is opt-in (default No during `init`). See the [MCP Setup guide](../guides/mcp-setup) for connecting servers and managing secrets.

## CLI Tools

Since 1.7.5, hatch3r ships a 29-tool CLI surface area as the token-efficient alternative to MCP. In v1.9.0 the per-tool skills were consolidated: five high-frequency tools (`ripgrep`, `jq`, `gh`, `fd`, `fzf`) retain standalone skill files, and the remaining 24 are sections of the consolidated `hatch3r-cli-toolbox` reference skill. Canonical content is emitted to all 3 supported adapters (Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot).

### Tier-1 (default-on, 10 tools)

| Tool | Probe | Purpose |
|------|-------|---------|
| ripgrep | `rg` | Fast recursive grep with sane defaults and gitignore awareness |
| fd | `fd` | User-friendly find replacement, gitignore-aware |
| jq | `jq` | JSON processor and query language |
| yq | `yq` | YAML processor (mikefarah Go implementation) |
| gh | `gh` | GitHub CLI — repos, issues, PRs, releases, gists |
| delta | `delta` | Syntax-highlighting git diff pager |
| bat | `bat` | cat clone with syntax highlighting and git integration |
| sd | `sd` | Intuitive sed replacement with literal string patterns |
| ast-grep | `sg` | Structural search and rewrite for code via AST patterns |
| zstd | `zstd` | Fast lossless compression with high ratio |

### Tier-2 (conditional, 11 tools)

Pre-checked when the matching trigger holds against the active project.

| Tool | Trigger | Purpose |
|------|---------|---------|
| Playwright | `web-project` | Browser automation, web testing, and UI interaction |
| duckdb | `data-project` | Embedded analytical database with first-class CSV/Parquet |
| qsv | `data-project` | Fast CSV toolkit (slice, search, join, stats, 80+ commands) — actively-maintained xsv successor |
| taplo | `rust-project` / `python-project` | TOML toolkit (format, lint, query) |
| glab | `gitlab-remote` | GitLab CLI — merge requests, issues, pipelines |
| az-devops | `azure-remote` | Azure DevOps work items, repos, pipelines via az CLI extension |
| Docker | `docker-detected` | Container runtime and CLI |
| llm | `ci-llm-project` | simonw/llm — invoke LLMs from the command line |
| fzf | `interactive-tty` | Interactive fuzzy finder for TTY pickers |
| lazygit | `interactive-tty` | Terminal UI for git with keyboard-driven workflows |
| difftastic | `interactive-tty` | Structural diff that understands syntax |

### Tier-3 (opt-in advanced, 8 tools)

Never pre-checked — opt in informed.

| Tool | Probe | Purpose |
|------|-------|---------|
| RTK | `rtk` | CLI output-compression proxy (⚠ pipe-output corruption — see skill) |
| Stagehand | `stagehand` | Browserbase Stagehand — AI-driven browser automation |
| aichat | `aichat` | Multi-provider LLM chat CLI with RAG and session memory |
| mods | `mods` | Charm mods — Unix-friendly LLM pipeline tool |
| Comby | `comby` | Structural search and replace across languages |
| miller | `mlr` | awk/sed/cut/join for CSV/TSV/JSON/Parquet streams |
| csvkit | `csvlook` | Python CSV toolkit (csvlook, csvsql, csvjoin, csvstat) |
| Podman | `podman` | Daemonless container engine, rootless by default |

See [CLI Tools](./cli-tools) for the decision tree, install commands per OS, and the trade-off discussion vs MCP.
