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Compiler Explorer

remote (hosted) MCP server

Compiler Explorer is a remote (hosted) MCP server: Compile code with thousands of compilers, inspect the assembly, and share godbolt.org links. Connect any MCP client to https://godbolt.org/mcp.

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http compiler-explorer https://godbolt.org/mcp

Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.

Claude Desktop

Open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste https://godbolt.org/mcp.

Cursor & other clients

Add to .cursor/mcp.json or your client's MCP config.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "compiler-explorer": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://godbolt.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

What you need

  • Runtime: Nothing, it's hosted.
  • MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over streamable HTTP.

Summary

Compile code with thousands of compilers, inspect the assembly, and share godbolt.org links

Compiler Explorer vs similar servers

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Compiler Explorer19KHostedNoNone
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Semiotic2,707HostedNoNone

Questions

No. The registry entry lists no keys or environment variables.

Only an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor. Compiler Explorer is hosted, so there is nothing to install.

Compiler Explorer is a remote (hosted) MCP server served at https://godbolt.org/mcp.

Run: claude mcp add --transport http compiler-explorer https://godbolt.org/mcp

Run: codex mcp add compiler-explorer --url https://godbolt.org/mcp

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