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Octocode

Octocode is an MCP server that adds search and knowledge tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. AI-powered code indexer with semantic search and knowledge graphs. It has 481 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with npx -y @muvon/octocode.

github.com/Muvon/octocode (opens in a new tab)

Install Octocode

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "octocode": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@muvon/octocode"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio octocode -- npx -y @muvon/octocode

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "octocode": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@muvon/octocode"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "octocode": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@muvon/octocode"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

Tools (7)

Parsed from the Tools section of the README; check the repository for the current list.

  • semantic_search

    Find code by meaning — "authentication flow", "error handling", "database queries"

  • view_signatures

    View file structure — function signatures, class definitions, imports

  • graphrag

    Always-on file/symbol graph — search nodes, inspect relationships, and find paths without indexing

  • structural_search

    AST pattern matching — find .unwrap() calls, new instantiations, specific patterns

  • lsp_goto_definition

    Jump to a symbol's definition (requires --with-lsp)

  • lsp_find_references

    Find all usages of a symbol across the workspace (requires --with-lsp)

  • lsp_hover

    Type info and documentation for a symbol (requires --with-lsp)

About Octocode

Give your AI assistant a brain for your codebase. Octocode transforms your project into a navigable knowledge graph that Claude, Cursor, and other AI agents can search, understand, and navigate.

  • ai
  • cli
  • code-search
  • developer-tools
  • graphrag
  • mcp-server
  • rag
  • semantic-search
  • doc-search
  • embeddings

FAQ

Octocode FAQ

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What is Octocode?

Octocode is an MCP server that adds search and knowledge tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. AI-powered code indexer with semantic search and knowledge graphs. It has 481 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with npx -y @muvon/octocode. The source code is at github.com/Muvon/octocode.

How do I install the Octocode MCP server?

Add the command npx -y @muvon/octocode to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is Octocode free?

The server is open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.

Is Octocode actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Oct 6, 2026. The latest release is 0.26.5, published Oct 6, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.