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Octocode MCP - AI Context Platform

local MCP server

Octocode MCP - AI Context Platform is a local MCP server: AI code research platform. Search, analyze, and extract insights from any GitHub repository. Install it from npm as octocode-mcp.

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add octocode-mcp -e GITHUB_TOKEN=... -- npx -y octocode-mcp

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

Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients

Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "octocode-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "octocode-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.

What you need

  • Runtime: Node.js 18+ (runs with npx).
  • MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
  • Environment variables: GITHUB_TOKEN

Summary

AI code research platform. Search, analyze, and extract insights from any GitHub repository.

Octocode MCP - AI Context Platform vs similar servers

ServerStarsTypeAPI keyRuntime
Octocode MCP - AI Context Platform944LocalYesnpm
Nimrod Research256HostedYesNone
Firecrawl MCP Server7,526LocalYesnpm
Zotero MCP5,183LocalYespypi
exa5,056HostedNoNone

Questions

It reads one environment variable: GITHUB_TOKEN. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.

Node.js 18+ (runs with npx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.

Octocode MCP - AI Context Platform is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package octocode-mcp.

Run: claude mcp add octocode-mcp -e GITHUB_TOKEN=... -- npx -y octocode-mcp

Run: codex mcp add octocode-mcp --env GITHUB_TOKEN=... -- npx -y octocode-mcp

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