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CodeCortex Context Engine MCP Server

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CodeCortex Context Engine runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 2 072 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 7 Sep 2026.

Context intelligence for AI coding agents: navigation, impact, memory, guarded edits.

Installs per day peak 854 · avg 296
a month agotoday
2 072
Installs / week
pypi · codecortex-context-engine
5
Stars
4 open issues
7 Sep 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
Apache-2.0
License
Python

What the code does

We read the source, 20 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

In the project's build, not in the package

Found in continuous integration, deployment or infrastructure files, or in a neighbouring package of the same monorepo. None of this is installed when you add the server: it describes how the project is built and released. We list it because a leaked key in a build pipeline is still a real problem, but it is not something this server does on your machine.

Builds a database query by concatenation .github/workflows/swebench-codecortex-ab.yml:47
    name: Select benchmark instances
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    outputs:
      instance_ids: ${{ steps.select.outputs.instance_ids }}

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add codecortex-context-engine -- uvx codecortex-context-engine
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codecortex-context-engine": {
      "args": [
        "codecortex-context-engine"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.codecortex-context-engine]
command = "uvx"
args = ["codecortex-context-engine"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codecortex-context-engine": {
      "args": [
        "codecortex-context-engine"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codecortex-context-engine": {
      "args": [
        "codecortex-context-engine"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

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CodeCortex Context Engine — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for CodeCortex Context Engine?
CodeCortex Context Engine runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the pypi package codecortex-context-engine was installed 2 072 times last week.
How do I connect CodeCortex Context Engine?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls codecortex-context-engine straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use CodeCortex Context Engine?
The pypi package codecortex-context-engine was installed 2 072 times in the last week. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is CodeCortex Context Engine open source?
Yes — it is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, written in Python, 5 stars on GitHub and 4 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.