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Code Research MCP Server

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A Model Context Protocol server that provides tools for searching and accessing programming resources across multiple platforms. This server integrates with popular developer platforms to help LLMs find relevant code examples, documentation, and packages.

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What is Code Research MCP Server?

The Code Research MCP Server is a tool designed to help LLMs find relevant programming resources. It integrates with platforms like Stack Overflow, MDN Web Docs, GitHub, npm, and PyPI to provide comprehensive search capabilities for code examples, documentation, and packages.

How to use Code Research MCP Server?

The server can be installed either via Smithery or manually. After installation, configure your MCP settings file (VSCode or Claude Desktop) to include the server. The server provides various tools, such as search_stackoverflow, search_mdn, search_github, search_npm, search_pypi, and search_all, each with specific parameters for querying the integrated platforms.

Key features of Code Research MCP Server

  • Integrated Platforms (Stack Overflow, MDN, GitHub, npm, PyPI)

  • Comprehensive search tools for various programming resources

  • Cached results to reduce API load and improve performance

  • Error handling and rate limit management

  • Debugging tools with MCP Inspector

Use cases of Code Research MCP Server

  • Helping LLMs find relevant code examples for code generation

  • Providing documentation snippets for code understanding

  • Discovering and utilizing relevant packages for software development

  • Troubleshooting programming issues with Stack Overflow answers

  • Quickly accessing web development documentation from MDN

FAQ from Code Research MCP Server

What platforms are integrated?

Stack Overflow, MDN Web Docs, GitHub, npm, and PyPI are integrated.

How is the server installed?

The server can be installed via Smithery or manually by cloning the repository and configuring MCP settings.

Are search results cached?

Yes, results are cached for 1 hour to reduce API load.

What is the MCP Inspector?

The MCP Inspector is a debugging tool for monitoring requests and responses, tracing tool execution, and viewing error stack traces.

How can I contribute to the project?

Fork the repository, create a feature branch, commit your changes, push to the branch, and create a Pull Request.