Code Research MCP Server
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The Code Research MCP Server provides tools for searching and accessing programming resources across multiple platforms. It 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?
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that integrates with Stack Overflow, MDN Web Docs, GitHub, npm, and PyPI to provide comprehensive search capabilities for programming resources. It offers a suite of tools to search these platforms and return relevant code examples, documentation, and packages.
How to use Code Research MCP Server?
The server can be installed via Smithery or manually by cloning the repository, installing dependencies, and configuring the MCP settings in your development environment (VSCode or Claude Desktop). Once installed, you can use the provided tools like search_stackoverflow, search_mdn, search_github, search_npm, search_pypi, and search_all by sending requests with appropriate query parameters.
Key features of Code Research MCP Server
Integrated Platforms: Stack Overflow, MDN Web Docs, GitHub, npm, PyPI
Comprehensive Search Tools:
search_stackoverflow,search_mdn,search_github,search_npm,search_pypi,search_allCaching: Results are cached for 1 hour to reduce API load
Error Handling: Robust error handling with API-specific messages and rate limit handling
Use cases of Code Research MCP Server
Assisting LLMs in finding relevant code examples for code generation
Providing developers with quick access to documentation and packages
Enabling comprehensive search across multiple platforms for programming resources
Improving the accuracy and relevance of code-related search results
FAQ from Code Research MCP Server
What platforms are integrated with the Code Research MCP Server?
What platforms are integrated with the Code Research MCP Server?
The server integrates with Stack Overflow, MDN Web Docs, GitHub, npm, and PyPI.
How do I install the Code Research MCP Server?
How do I install the Code Research MCP Server?
You can install it via Smithery or manually by cloning the repository, installing dependencies, and configuring the MCP settings in your development environment.
What is the caching strategy used by the server?
What is the caching strategy used by the server?
Results are cached for 1 hour using node-cache, with separate cache keys per query/limit combination and platform-specific strategies.
How does the server handle errors?
How does the server handle errors?
The server implements robust error handling with API-specific error messages, rate limit handling for GitHub API, and graceful fallbacks for service unavailability.
Can I contribute to the Code Research MCP Server?
Can I contribute to the Code Research MCP Server?
Yes, you can contribute by forking the repository, creating a feature branch, committing your changes, pushing to the branch, and creating a Pull Request.