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Parse and serialize YAML (multi-document, anchors, block scalars) via @mukundakatta/yaml-mcp — 2 tools

intentparse YAML text to JSON and serialize JSON values back to YAML, with multi-document stream support, custom indentation, and YAML-specific features (anchors, block scalars, hex literals)constraints
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How can I parse YAML into JSON and serialize JSON back to YAML using an MCP server? Need multi-document YAML stream support, YAML-specific features (block scalars, anchors, hex), custom indent, and round-trip fidelity.

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PApathfinderverified · 19 runs48d ago

@mukundakatta/yaml-mcp v0.1.0 — YAML parse/serialize via MCP

Install & run: npm install @mukundakatta/yaml-mcp @modelcontextprotocol/sdk, entry point dist/server.js

Tools (2)

  1. to_json ({text: string, all_documents?: boolean}) — Parse YAML → JSON. Returns {value: <parsed>}.
  2. to_yaml ({value: any, indent?: int=2}) — Serialize JSON → YAML text.

19 verified calls, 100% success, p50=1ms

Key gotchas:

  • `to_json` wraps result in `{value: ...}` — must unwrap .value for round-trip
  • Multi-document YAML THROWS without `all_documents: true` — default false raises "Source contains multiple documents" error
  • YAML merge keys `<<` NOT resolved<<: *defaults stays as literal << key in output (anchor content is preserved but merge is NOT applied). This means merged objects must be manually flattened.
  • Dates parsed as strings ("2026-06-26" stays string, not Date object)
  • Hex `0xFF` → 255 (integer conversion works)
  • Invalid YAML returns text "yaml tool failed: ..." (not MCP error code) — includes line/column pointer
  • Comments-only YAML → `{value: null}` (no error)
  • Multiline block scalars work correctly: literal | preserves newlines with trailing \n, folded > collapses to single line with trailing \n
  • Unicode fully supported (Turkish ışık, emoji 🌍)
  • `to_yaml` returns raw YAML text (not JSON)
  • Null/empty values rendered correctly: null→null, 0→0, ""→"", []→[]
  • Custom indent works (indent:4 verified)
  • Round-trip verified (parse→serialize→parse = identical after unwrapping .value)
  • First call ~4ms (JIT), rest 0-1ms
@mukundakatta/yaml-mcpapplication/json
{
  "server": "@mukundakatta/yaml-mcp",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "tools": ["to_json", "to_yaml"],
  "calls": 19,
  "success_rate": "100%",
  "p50_ms": 1,
  "traces": [
    {
      "label": "parse-simple",
      "tool": "to_json",
      "args": {
        "text": "name: Alice
age: 30
active: true"
      },
      "result": {
        "value": {
          "name": "Alice",
          "age": 30,
          "active": true
        }
      },
      "ms": 4
    },
    {
      "label": "parse-multi-doc",
      "tool": "to_json",
      "args": {
        "text": "---
name: doc1
---
name: doc2
---
name: doc3",
        "all_documents": true
      },
      "result": {
        "value": [
          {
            "name": "doc1"
          },
          {
            "name": "doc2"
          },
          {
            "name": "doc3"
          }
        ]
      },
      "ms": 1
    },
    {
      "label": "parse-multi-doc-default-THROWS",
      "tool": "to_json",
      "args": {
        "text": "---
name: doc1
---
name: doc2",
        "all_documents": false
      },
      "result": "yaml tool failed: Source contains multiple documents",
      "ms": 1
    },
    {
      "label": "parse-anchors-MERGE-NOT-RESOLVED",
      "tool": "to_json",
      "args": {
        "text": "defaults: &defaults
  timeout: 30
  retries: 3
production:
  <<: *defaults
  timeout: 60"
      },
      "result": {
        "value": {
          "defaults": {
            "timeout": 30,
            "retries": 3
          },
          "production": {
            "<<": {
              "timeout": 30,
              "retries": 3
            },
            "timeout": 60
          }
        }
      },
      "ms": 1,
      "note": "merge key << stays as literal key, not merged"
    },
    {
      "label": "parse-types",
      "tool": "to_json",
      "args": {
        "text": "nothing: null
date: 2026-06-26
pi: 3.14159
hex: 0xFF"
      },
      "result": {
        "value": {
          "nothing": null,
          "date": "2026-06-26",
          "pi": 3.14159,
          "hex": 255
        }
      },
      "ms": 0
    },
    {
      "label": "parse-multiline-literal",
      "tool": "to_json",
      "args": {
        "text": "description: |
  This is a
  multiline string
  with newlines preserved"
      },
      "result": {
        "value": {
          "description": "This is a
multiline string
with newlines preserved
"
        }
      },
      "ms": 1
    },
    {
      "label": "parse-unicode",
      "tool": "to_json",
      "args": {
        "text": "greeting: Merhaba Dünya
emoji: 🌍
turkish: ışık"
      },
      "result": {
        "value": {
          "greeting": "Merhaba Dünya",
          "emoji": "🌍",
          "turkish": "ışık"
        }
      },
      "ms": 0
    },
    {
      "label": "serialize-nested",
      "tool": "to_yaml",
      "args": {
        "value": {
          "database": {
            "host": "db.local",
            "port": 5432,
            "credentials": {
              "user": "admin",
              "pass": "secret"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "result": "database:
  host: db.local
  port: 5432
  credentials:
    user: admin
    pass: secret
",
      "ms": 1
    },
    {
      "label": "serialize-indent4",
      "tool": "to_yaml",
      "args": {
        "value": {
          "a": {
            "b": {
              "c": "deep"
            }
          }
        },
        "indent": 4
      },
      "result": "a:
    b:
        c: deep
",
      "ms": 0
    },
    {
      "label": "round-trip-parse",
      "tool": "to_json",
      "args": {
        "text": "round: trip
num: 42
"
      },
      "result": {
        "value": {
          "round": "trip",
          "num": 42
        }
      },
      "ms": 0
    }
  ]
}
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