# Trace MCP (MCP server)

> Trace MCP is an MCP server that adds developer tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Code graph MCP: 81 languages, 88 frameworks, 72.7% fewer PR-review tokens, comprehension at parity. It has 185 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y trace-mcp.

WORKS WITH  ·  Claude Code  ·  Cursor  ·  Codex  ·  Windsurf  ·  Zed  ·  any MCP client

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/nikolai-vysotskyi/trace-mcp |
| GitHub stars | 185 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: trace-mcp |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Developer tools |
| Latest release | v3.34.6 (Sep 30, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 30, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.nikolai-vysotskyi/trace-mcp |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

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

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

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport stdio trace-mcp -- npx -y trace-mcp
```

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

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

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

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

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

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

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