code-index-mcp

MCP server by johnhuang316 · ★ 1k · updated 2 months ago

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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that helps large language models index, search, and analyze code repositories with minimal setup

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Install code-index-mcp

Choose your AI client and copy the config.

Add to claude_desktop_config.json — macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Then restart Claude.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "code-index-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector",
        "uv",
        "run",
        "code-index-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to Cursor

Or add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "code-index-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector",
        "uv",
        "run",
        "code-index-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Install in VS Code

Or add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.

{
  "servers": {
    "code-index-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector",
        "uv",
        "run",
        "code-index-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run in your terminal:

claude mcp add code-index-mcp -- npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv run code-index-mcp

Run the server directly:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv run code-index-mcp

Before you install: Install command taken from the project README. Check the README for any required environment variables.

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