Gread MCP
Gread is an open-source MCP server that provides AI agents with access to the source code and documentation of all public GitHub repositories. It supports both Skill and MCP integration, automatically recognizes documentation repositories, and offers efficient access to codebases with rapid response times after initial indexing.
Endpoint and access
No sign-in to connect and list tools. Individual tools may still need a vendor account, credentials, or permissions; check the documented prerequisites.
https://api.gread.dev/mcpWhat its tools do
5 tools, grouped by the hints the server advertises. Hints are self-declared, not verified behavior.
Not annotated (5)
Checks and signals
Each line is separate evidence, not a trust score.
- Passed Endpoint answered the live check ·
- Availability 1 of 1 checks passed in 30 days
What you can do with it
- Access source code of public GitHub repositories
- Retrieve documentation for open-source libraries
- List directory trees for efficient codebase reading
- Integrate with coding agents like Cursor and Copilot
Source and maintenance
- Maintenance checked
Protocol and capabilities
- Server
- gread-mcp 1.0.0
- MCP protocol negotiated in check
- 2025-11-25
- Tools
- 5 advertised
- Resources
- Not advertised
- Resource templates
- Not advertised
- Prompts
- Not advertised
{
"tools": {
"listChanged": true
}
}Tools
5 advertised
search_repos
Search for GitHub repositories by name, description, or topic keywords using the GitHub Search API.
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"required": [
"q"
],
"properties": {
"q": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Keyword to search in repository names, descriptions, or topics"
}
}
}view_repo
View repository basic information and its directory structure. Includes corresponding documentation repo if available.
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"required": [
"name"
],
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+\\/[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+$",
"description": "Full name of the repository (owner/name)"
}
}
}list_tree
List the directory tree of a specific path in a repository with customizable depth and traversal limits.
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"required": [
"name"
],
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+\\/[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+$",
"description": "Full name of the repository (owner/name)"
},
"maxDepth": {
"type": "number",
"default": 3,
"description": "Maximum depth into the directory structure to list."
},
"maxPerDir": {
"type": "number",
"default": 40,
"description": "Maximum number of items to display per directory level."
},
"targetDir": {
"type": "string",
"default": "",
"description": "Target directory path to inspect. Leaves empty to search from root."
}
}
}read_code
Retrieve the raw source code of specified files from within a known repository.
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"required": [
"name",
"paths"
],
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+\\/[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+$",
"description": "Full name of the repository (owner/name)"
},
"paths": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "An array of precise file paths within the repository"
}
}
}search_code
Perform a fast git grep inside the repository, allowing regex matching by default or substring search.
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"required": [
"name",
"query"
],
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+\\/[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+$",
"description": "Full name of the repository (owner/name)"
},
"path": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Directory or file path to limit the search scope"
},
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Search pattern or query to pass to git grep"
},
"ignoreCase": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Ignore case distinctions in both the PATTERN and the input files (-i)"
},
"contextLines": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Print num lines of output context (-C)"
},
"fixedStrings": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Use fixed strings for patterns (don’t interpret pattern as a regex) (-F)"
},
"extendedRegexp": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Use extended regular expressions (-E)"
}
}
}Prompts
Not advertised
Resources
Not advertised
90-day uptime
A lightweight connection check about every six hours, sampled on hosts with many listings. It shows the server answered, not that its tools work.
- 2026-11-07: 1 of 1 checks answered
30-day availability
Aggregated from read-only remote checks; this is not a tool-execution or security guarantee.
- Successful checks
- 1 of 1 (100%)
- Average latency
- 541 ms
- 95th percentile latency
- 541 ms
Maintenance history
Public check and source-refresh events. Editorial and ownership records remain private.
- · probe · passed · 541 ms · metadata changed · 5 tool(s)
Connect from your client
Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http gread-mcp https://api.gread.dev/mcpCodex
codex mcp add gread-mcp --url https://api.gread.dev/mcpCursor
{
"mcpServers": {
"gread-mcp": {
"url": "https://api.gread.dev/mcp"
}
}
}Cline
{
"mcpServers": {
"gread-mcp": {
"type": "streamableHttp",
"url": "https://api.gread.dev/mcp",
"disabled": false
}
}
}VS Code
{
"servers": {
"gread-mcp": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.gread.dev/mcp"
}
}
}Gemini CLI
gemini mcp add --transport http gread-mcp https://api.gread.dev/mcpClaude Desktop
https://api.gread.dev/mcpWindsurf
{
"mcpServers": {
"gread-mcp": {
"serverUrl": "https://api.gread.dev/mcp"
}
}
}Let your agent find its tools
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