MCP Gtags Server runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 164 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 18 Sep 2026.
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We read the source, 21 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df
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.
proc = subprocess.run(
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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.
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.
claude mcp add mcp-gtags-server -- uvx mcp-gtags-server
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-gtags-server": {
"args": [
"mcp-gtags-server"
],
"command": "uvx"
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.mcp-gtags-server]
command = "uvx"
args = ["mcp-gtags-server"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-gtags-server": {
"args": [
"mcp-gtags-server"
],
"command": "uvx"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-gtags-server": {
"args": [
"mcp-gtags-server"
],
"command": "uvx"
}
}
}
This one needs environment variables set before it will start:
GTAGS_MCP_ROOT (Optional pinned project root. Usually unnecessary: the server uses the client's workspace roots or auto-detects the repo from its working directory.), GTAGS_MCP_AUTO_SETUP (Set to 0 to disable the automatic user-space install of the gtags/ctags toolchain on first use.).
The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.
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