How do I install ContextSmith?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does ContextSmith need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: CTXSMITH_ROOT.

What transport does ContextSmith use?

ContextSmith runs locally over stdio.

When was ContextSmith last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-09. Give your coding agent the right code: graph + hybrid search, packed into a token budget. Local.

ContextSmith MCP server

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The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Local command

uvx contextsmith==0.1.1

Credentials from the publisher

CTXSMITH_ROOT — Repository to index and answer from (default: the working directory)

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1CTXSMITH_ROOT=<value> claude mcp add io.github.rahulsankhla312-contextsmith -- uvx contextsmith==0.1.1

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.rahulsankhla312-contextsmith": {4      "command": "uvx",5      "args": [6        "contextsmith==0.1.1"7      ],8      "env": {9        "CTXSMITH_ROOT": "<value>"10      }11    }12  }13}

claude_desktop_config.json

Local · pypiPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Local

Transport: stdio
Version: 0.1.1
API key

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

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ContextSmith

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How do I install ContextSmith?

Does ContextSmith need an API key?

What transport does ContextSmith use?

When was ContextSmith last checked?

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