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 517 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)
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Install Octocode
Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.
Claude Desktop
{
"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/octocodeCursor
{
"mcpServers": {
"octocode": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@muvon/octocode"
]
}
}
}Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.
VS Code
{
"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_searchFind code by meaning — "authentication flow", "error handling", "database queries"
view_signaturesView file structure — function signatures, class definitions, imports
graphragAlways-on file/symbol graph — search nodes, inspect relationships, and find paths without indexing
structural_searchAST pattern matching — find .unwrap() calls, new instantiations, specific patterns
lsp_goto_definitionJump to a symbol's definition (requires --with-lsp)
lsp_find_referencesFind all usages of a symbol across the workspace (requires --with-lsp)
lsp_hoverType 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
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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 25, 2026. The latest release is 0.28.1, published Oct 25, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months.