Make CoPilot an Interactive Programmer MCP Server

What is Make CoPilot an Interactive Programmer?

Make CoPilot an Interactive Programmer is a VS Code extension that gives AI assistants like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and other MCP-compliant agents access to Calva's Clojure tools. It is built for Clojure developers who want to use AI for interactive, REPL-driven programming directly from their editor.

How to use Make CoPilot an Interactive Programmer?

Install VS Code, the Calva extension, and the Calva Backseat Driver extension. Connect Calva to your Clojure or ClojureScript project. Then ask Copilot to use the REPL—it works with zero configuration for Copilot and Cursor. For other AI harnesses, you need to configure an MCP server per project. You can also task subagents to investigate and implement code in parallel.

Key features of Make CoPilot an Interactive Programmer

• Evaluate Code – access the Clojure REPL to evaluate code on any active session
• Structural editing – insert, replace, and format top-level forms with bracket balancing
• Bracket Balancer – helps the model maintain correct bracket balance (powered by Parinfer)
• Symbol info lookup – retrieve doc strings, argument info, and more for any symbol
• clojuredocs.org lookup – fetch docs, examples, and see also info for core symbols
• Skills – discoverable, specialized instructions for the AI agent to use tools effectively

Use cases of Make CoPilot an Interactive Programmer

• AI-assisted REPL-driven development: ask Copilot to investigate and evaluate code in real time
• Refactoring Clojure code using structural editing tools with automatic formatting
• Exploring libraries via symbol and clojuredocs.org lookups
• Running parallel subagents to research and implement multiple features simultaneously