Octocode MCP Server

Connect Octocode to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. AI-powered code indexer with semantic search and knowledge graphs. The octocode mcp server is what makes that connection.

What the server does

Now your AI assistant can: ``` You: "Where is authentication handled?" AI: searches your codebase "Authentication is in src/middleware/auth.rs, which imports jwt.rs for token validation and calls user_store.rs for lookup."

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

• semantic_search — Find code by meaning — "authentication flow", "error handling", "database queries"
• view_signatures — View file structure — function signatures, class definitions, imports
• graphrag — Query relationships — "what calls this function?", "what does this module import?"
• structural_search — AST pattern matching — find .unwrap() calls, new instantiations, specific patterns
• lsp_goto_definition — Jump to a symbol's definition (requires --with-lsp)
• lsp_find_references — Find all usages of a symbol across the workspace (requires --with-lsp)
• lsp_hover — Type info and documentation for a symbol (requires --with-lsp)

Installation

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

Credentials and setup notes

Configuration is passed through the environment: VOYAGE_API_KEY, OPENROUTER_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY, JINA_API_KEY, GOOGLE_API_KEY. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

Where it fits

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Octocode's toolset — semantic_search, view_signatures, graphrag and 4 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by Muvon; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against Octocode's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Worth knowing first

• It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
• Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
• Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.