Paparats – Local Semantic Code Search MCP Server

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Paparats – Local Semantic Code Search MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 241 installs a week from npm. Last commit 3 Sep 2026.

Local-first semantic code search across all your repos. Private context for AI coding assistants.

Installs per day peak 313 · avg 59 · -48% w/w

a month agotoday

241

Installs / week

npm · @paparats/cli

Stars

0 open issues

3 Sep 2026

Last commit

0 releases in 90 days

MIT

License

TypeScript

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.

Runs an external command packages/cli/src/commands/doctor.ts:22, packages/cli/src/commands/edit.ts:64, packages/cli/src/commands/install.ts:54 и ещё 3

    execSync(command, { stdio: 'ignore', timeout: 3000 });

Builds a file path from a variable packages/cli/src/config.ts:274, packages/indexer/src/repo-manager.ts:39, packages/server/src/config.ts:425 и ещё 1

      if (fs.existsSync(path.join(projectDir, file)) && !seen.has(lang)) {

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.

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.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add paparats-mcp -- npx -y @paparats/cli

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paparats-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@paparats/cli"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.paparats-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@paparats/cli"]

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paparats-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@paparats/cli"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paparats-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@paparats/cli"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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Paparats – Local Semantic Code Search MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Paparats – Local Semantic Code Search MCP?

Paparats – Local Semantic Code Search MCP 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 npm package @paparats/cli was installed 241 times last week.

How do I connect Paparats – Local Semantic Code Search MCP?

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 @paparats/cli straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.

How many people use Paparats – Local Semantic Code Search MCP?

The npm package @paparats/cli was installed 241 times in the last week. Week over week that is -48%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.

Is Paparats – Local Semantic Code Search MCP open source?

Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript and 11 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.