Socraticode MCP Server

socraticode

MCP server for local codebase indexing, semantic search, and code dependency graphs.

3.1k 1.8k/wk 4 tools GitHub npm

No known CVEs

No license

Actively maintained

Last commit 9d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio

4 tools · ~202 tok

Grade A · 0.1% of 200K ctx

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "socraticode": {
      "args": [
        "/absolute/path/to/socraticode/dist/index.js"
      ],
      "command": "node"
    }
  }
}

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What Socraticode MCP Server does

"There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance." — Socrates

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Socraticode MCP Server safe to use?: Socraticode MCP Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install Socraticode MCP Server?: Socraticode MCP Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Socraticode MCP Server do?: Socraticode MCP Server provides 4 tools: search_codebase, get_file, get_dependency_graph, get_context_artifacts. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Socraticode MCP Server?: Socraticode MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is Socraticode MCP Server actively maintained?: Socraticode MCP Server is actively maintained — last commit was 9 days ago. It has 3,054 GitHub stars.

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"There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance." — Socrates

Your AI reads code. SocratiCode understands it.

The open-source codebase context engine: give any AI instant automated knowledge of your entire codebase (and infrastructure) — at scale, zero configuration, fully private, completely free.

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If SocratiCode has been useful to you, please ⭐ star this repo — it helps others discover it — and share it with your dev team and fellow developers!

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**One thing, done well: deep codebase

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Socraticode MCP Server safe to use?

Socraticode MCP Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.

How do I install Socraticode MCP Server?

Socraticode MCP Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can Socraticode MCP Server do?

Socraticode MCP Server provides 4 tools: search_codebase, get_file, get_dependency_graph, get_context_artifacts. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Socraticode MCP Server?

Socraticode MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.

Is Socraticode MCP Server actively maintained?

Socraticode MCP Server is actively maintained — last commit was 9 days ago. It has 3,054 GitHub stars.

SocratiCode

"There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance." — Socrates

Your AI reads code. SocratiCode understands it.

The open-source codebase context engine: give any AI instant automated knowledge of your entire codebase (and infrastructure) — at scale, zero configuration, fully private, completely free.

Kindly sponsored by Altaire Limited

🛡️ Need MCP governance together with codebase context? See our sibling project JanuScope — the local-first MCP policy proxy: tool blocking, SQL-mutation gate, PII redaction, audit, rate-limit.

If SocratiCode has been useful to you, please ⭐ star this repo — it helps others discover it — and share it with your dev team and fellow developers!

💬 Questions or just want to chat? Join us on Discord.

☁️ SocratiCode Cloud (private beta) — Hosted, shared team index built on the same engine as the open-source version, plus SSO, audit logs, branch-aware indexing, and VPC / air-gapped deployment options. The open-source core remains free forever. Request early access →

**One thing, done well: deep codebase

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