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Create and execute IDE run configurations for MPS root nodes via MPS MCP — Java Application for `IMainClass` / `ClassConcept` with `main`, JUnit Tests for `ITestCase`. Use when launching DSL `main`-like roots, plain BaseLanguage `ClassConcept` mains, or MPS test cases from a node; reusing or replacing an existing run config; diagnosing `ClassNotFoundException`, `compileInMPS=false`, or "not runnable through this tool" failures.

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Running MPS Root Nodes

This skill covers the path from "an MPS root node exists in a model" to "a green IDE run / red stack trace in my hand," using only MCP tools. It targets user-level artifacts (DSL main-like roots, plain ClassConcept mains, test cases) — not launching MPS itself (the MPS / MPS (2nd inst.) configs are a different topic, see AGENTS.md or CLAUDE.md).

Critical Directives

  • execute_run_configuration and get_run_configurations are provided both by MPS and IDEA. Use the ones provided by MPS for running MPS nodes/tests.
  • mps_mcp_create_run_configuration accepts root nodes only, and only three shapes: implements IMainClass, implements ITestCase, or is a ClassConcept with a qualifying static main. Pointing it at a method body or other non-root yields the non-root rejection. See references/runnable-shapes.md for the exact predicate and producer precedence.
  • MAKE the module, not just the model, before running. Model MAKE regenerates source_gen but does not always compile into classes_gen; running launches bytecode, so a stale classes_gen silently runs old code. See references/compile-before-run.md.
  • Keep configurationName stable across iterations. The tool replaces the existing config of the same <type>.<name> rather than creating duplicates — idempotent setup is the goal. Use distinct names only when you actually want parallel configs.
  • Do not silently flip compileInMPS=false to true. Compile.None and JPS-compile settings are usually intentional (sandbox modules, externally-built modules, packaged libraries). Confirm with the user; otherwise take the IDEA MCP file-path fallback.
  • Prefer the source-root path over generated-Java entry points. Source-root configs survive regeneration; file-path configs against source_gen only work while classes_gen is fresh.
  • MPS MCP execute_run_configuration / get_run_configurations do not surface run points under source_gen. Use the IDEA MCP variants when you need a filePath+line launcher for generated Java.
  • Reuse before you create. If the user already has a working run config, prefer get_run_configurations() + execute_run_configuration by its existing name — duplicates are pointless.

Common Workflow

End-to-end pattern for "I changed a DSL root, run it":

  1. mps_mcp_alter_nodes MAKE on the module of the DSL root, rebuild: true.
  2. mps_mcp_create_run_configuration on the DSL root with a stable configurationName (the generated class FQN is a good default for IMainClass; leave blank for ClassConcept to match the IDE gutter's Class <ClassName> default).
  3. execute_run_configuration (of MPS MCP, not IDEA's) by name with waitForExit: true and a generous timeout.
  4. On Could not find or load main class, step 1 didn't reach classes_gen — re-run it.

Keep the configuration name stable across iterations so step 2 idempotently overwrites itself rather than littering the IDE with duplicates.

Related Skills

  • mps-baselanguage — when the runnable root is a plain ClassConcept you authored or need to inspect (main method shape, BaseLanguage editing).
  • mps-aspect-generator — when stale or wrong generated Java is the root cause of an execution failure.
  • mps-bugfix — when an execution failure points back at the generator or model rather than the launcher.

Reference Index

  • Open references/runnable-shapes.md when you need to confirm whether a concept is launchable, look up the exact main predicate or compileInMPS gate, or interpret a "not runnable through this tool" / "compileInMPS=false" refusal.
  • Open references/create-and-execute.md when you need the exact mps_mcp_create_run_configuration / execute_run_configuration / get_run_configurations call shape, naming and replacement semantics, or the difference between MPS MCP and IDEA MCP variants.
  • Open references/classconcept-and-fallbacks.md when a ClassConcept run path doesn't fire — compileInMPS=false, missing main, ambiguous duplicates — and you need the IDEA MCP file-path fallback or the persisted-XML structure of the node-aware Java Application config.
  • Open references/compile-before-run.md when the run fails with ClassNotFoundException, you're deciding between module MAKE and model MAKE, or output disagrees with edited source.
  • Open references/decision-matrix.md for the at-a-glance situation→approach table covering every supported launch path.
  • Open references/common-failures.md for the symptom→cause→fix table covering every published error and its remediation.