# Context MCP (MCP server)

> Context MCP is an MCP server that adds database tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Self-hosted MCP server for your documentation. It has 84 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with npx -y contextmcp.

Self-hosted MCP server for your documentation. Index your documentation from across the sources and serve it via the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and REST API.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/dodopayments/context-mcp |
| GitHub stars | 84 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: contextmcp |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | yes |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Databases |
| Latest release | v0.6.0 (Sep 1, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 22, 2026 |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "context-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "contextmcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport stdio context-mcp -- npx -y contextmcp
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "context-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "contextmcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "context-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "contextmcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

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