johnhuang316/code-index-mcp

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that helps large language models index, search, and analyze code repositories with minimal setup observed · 2026-09-03

github.com/johnhuang316/code-index-mcp · Python · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-09-03

Health v2 · maintenance only

83/100

Activity 94
Release rhythm 95
Longevity 38

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

gap_med: 3.0
age_days: 534
days_rel: 37
days_push: 37
n_releases_24m: 49

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1005 stars · 121 forks observed · 2026-09-03

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that indexes, searches, and analyzes code repositories so LLM-based assistants can navigate codebases effectively. It is written in Python and runs locally via uvx with minimal setup.

Use cases

index a codebase so an AI assistant can search it
find all TypeScript files in a project via an LLM
search for authentication functions in a repo
analyze a specific source file with Claude
assist with code review and refactoring using AI
generate documentation from an existing codebase
debug and understand an unfamiliar repository with an AI assistant

When to choose

you use Claude Desktop, Codex CLI, or another MCP-compatible client and want it to understand your codebase
you need fast file search and code analysis tools exposed to an LLM with minimal setup
you want a lightweight, MIT-licensed local indexing server for AI coding workflows

When to avoid

you need a full hosted code search platform like Sourcegraph for teams
your project is not on a locally accessible filesystem
you do not use any MCP-compatible AI client

Facets

service · maturity active

search-engine mcp developer-tools parser developer-tools large-language-models python cross-platform cli code-indexing mcp-server code-analysis llm-tools code-navigation ai-agents

2 sources

readme: https://github.com/johnhuang316/code-index-mcp · fetched 2026-09-03 · f9e4c1a01baf
registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/code-index-mcp/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6e82d2ec6c24

Member repositories

Repository	Role	Health v2
johnhuang316/code-index-mcp	main	83

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="johnhuang316/code-index-mcp")

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