Zoekt MCP Server

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Zoekt MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 71 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 9 Apr 2026.

Fast indexed code search for AI agents, powered by Sourcegraph Zoekt.

Installs per day peak 51 · avg 18 · -60% w/w

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9 Apr 2026

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Python

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Zoekt MCP every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

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 zoekt-mcp -- uvx zoekt-mcp

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zoekt-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "zoekt-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.zoekt-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["zoekt-mcp"]

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zoekt-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "zoekt-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "zoekt-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "zoekt-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above: ZOEKT_URL (Base URL of the zoekt-webserver backend (defaults to http://localhost:6070)).

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Zoekt MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Zoekt MCP?

Zoekt 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 pypi package zoekt-mcp was installed 71 times last week.

How do I connect Zoekt MCP?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls zoekt-mcp straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.

How many people use Zoekt MCP?

The pypi package zoekt-mcp was installed 71 times in the last week. Week over week that is -60%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.

Is Zoekt MCP open source?

Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python and 2 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.