How do I install Codesearch?

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 Codesearch need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: GROQ_API_KEYS, TAVILY_KEYS, NV_KEY, SE_KEY, S2_KEY.

What transport does Codesearch use?

Codesearch runs locally over stdio.

When was Codesearch last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-09. Code, package, docs, paper and vulnerability search. 17 tools, keyless lanes.

Codesearch MCP server

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Local command

uvx skdev-codesearch-mcp==1.0.1

Credentials from the publisher

GROQ_API_KEYS — Optional. Groq keys for synthesis and query rewriting.
TAVILY_KEYS — Optional. Tavily search lane.
NV_KEY — Optional. NVIDIA embeddings for ranking.
SE_KEY — Optional. Stack Exchange key (10k/day instead of 300).
S2_KEY — Optional. Semantic Scholar key (1 RPS).

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

shClaude Code

1GROQ_API_KEYS=<secret> TAVILY_KEYS=<secret> NV_KEY=<secret> SE_KEY=<secret> S2_KEY=<secret> claude mcp add io.github.sk-dev-ai-codesearch -- uvx skdev-codesearch-mcp==1.0.1

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.sk-dev-ai-codesearch": {4      "command": "uvx",5      "args": [6        "skdev-codesearch-mcp==1.0.1"7      ],8      "env": {9        "GROQ_API_KEYS": "<secret>",10        "TAVILY_KEYS": "<secret>",11        "NV_KEY": "<secret>",12        "SE_KEY": "<secret>",13        "S2_KEY": "<secret>"14      }15    }16  }17}

claude_desktop_config.json

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Server facts

Local

Transport: stdio
Version: 1.0.1

Tools

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FAQ

Codesearch

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Questions

How do I install Codesearch?

Does Codesearch need an API key?

What transport does Codesearch use?

When was Codesearch last checked?

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