Octocode MCP - AI Context Platform
local MCP serverOctocode 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
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Octocode MCP - AI Context Platform | 944 | Local | Yes | npm |
| Nimrod Research | 256 | Hosted | Yes | None |
| Firecrawl MCP Server | 7,526 | Local | Yes | npm |
| Zotero MCP | 5,183 | Local | Yes | pypi |
| exa | 5,056 | Hosted | No | None |
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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