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Sensegrep MCP Server

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Sensegrep runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 176 installs a week from npm. Last commit 16 Aug 2026.

Semantic + structural code search MCP server for AI-native development.

Installs per day peak 210 · avg 29 · +88% w/w
a month agotoday
176
Installs / week
npm · @sensegrep/mcp
1
Stars
5 open issues
16 Aug 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
Apache-2.0
License
TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 19 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.

  execSync(`"${tsc}" -p "${packagePath(name, 'tsconfig.json')}"`, {
  return path.join(rootDir, 'packages', name, ...parts);

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 sensegrep -- npx -y @sensegrep/mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sensegrep": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sensegrep/mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.sensegrep]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@sensegrep/mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sensegrep": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sensegrep/mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sensegrep": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sensegrep/mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: SENSEGREP_ROOT (Root directory to index and search. Defaults to current working directory.), SENSEGREP_PROVIDER (Embeddings provider: gemini, openai, or bedrock.), GEMINI_API_KEY (Required only when SENSEGREP_PROVIDER=gemini.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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Sensegrep — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Sensegrep?
Sensegrep 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 @sensegrep/mcp was installed 176 times last week.
How do I connect Sensegrep?
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 @sensegrep/mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Sensegrep?
The npm package @sensegrep/mcp was installed 176 times in the last week. Week over week that is +88%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Sensegrep open source?
Yes — it is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, written in TypeScript, 1 stars on GitHub and 5 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.