searchcode MCP MCP server

An official MCP server by searchcode that provides code intelligence for LLMs. It allows agents to analyze, search, and retrieve code from any public git repository without cloning. Features include code analysis for complexity and security, full-text search, file retrieval, and directory tree inspection, enabling efficient code understanding and due diligence.

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No sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-05Operated by searchcode

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://api.searchcode.com/v1/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Analyze a new codebase for tech stack and complexity
Scan public repositories for hardcoded secrets
Search code using boolean queries and regex
Retrieve specific files or symbols by name

Tools advertised by the last live check:

code_analyze
code_search
code_get_file
code_file_tree
code_get_files
code_get_findings
code_find_usages

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers a Streamable HTTP server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http searchcode-mcp https://api.searchcode.com/v1/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).

Codex configuration

codex mcp add searchcode-mcp --url https://api.searchcode.com/v1/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable searchcode-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "searchcode-mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.searchcode.com/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure). The type must be streamableHttp for a remote HTTP server.

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "searchcode-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://api.searchcode.com/v1/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start searchcode-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "searchcode-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.searchcode.com/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.

Gemini CLI configuration

gemini mcp add --transport http searchcode-mcp https://api.searchcode.com/v1/mcp

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "searchcode-mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.searchcode.com/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "searchcode-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://api.searchcode.com/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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