Index MCP Server

MCP instruction indexing server for AI assistant governance: search, CRUD, validation, usage.

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What is the Index MCP Server?

MCP instruction indexing server for AI assistant governance: search, CRUD, validation, usage.

What the server does

Index Server is a central knowledge base that AI agents connect to via the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Agents search, read, and contribute knowledge that persists across sessions and repositories — building a governed catalog with versioning, audit trails, and approval workflows. An optional admin dashboard provides real-time monitoring of catalog health, usage analytics, and drift detection.

  • MCP protocol compliance — — Full JSON-RPC 2.0 over stdio with schema validation
  • 50+ tools — for search, CRUD, governance, analytics, messaging, and feedback
  • Semantic search — — Optional embedding-based similarity search (HuggingFace models)
  • Bootstrap security — — Mutations gated until human confirmation on fresh installs
  • Cross-repo knowledge promotion — — Validate locally, then promote proven patterns to the shared catalog
  • Governance workflows — — Ownership, versioning, approval status, and deterministic governance hashing

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Maintainer setup documentation.

How to install the Index MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "index": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@jagilber-org/index-server"],
      "env": {
        "INDEX_SERVER_DIR": "your-value",
        "INDEX_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL": "your-value",
        "INDEX_SERVER_SEMANTIC_ENABLED": "your-value",
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
INDEX_SERVER_DIRFilesystem location the server is allowed to use.Optional
INDEX_SERVER_LOG_LEVELConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
INDEX_SERVER_SEMANTIC_ENABLEDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
GITHUB_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • “Use Index to Prompts.”
  • “Use Index to Resources.”
  • “Use Index to Cross.”

Frequently asked questions

MCP instruction indexing server for AI assistant governance: search, CRUD, validation, usage. Confirm the tools offered by your installed version in the connected client. Tool availability and permissions depend on the server and account configuration.