Code Context Engine

Overview

Code Context Engine is a Model Context Protocol server that indexes your codebase and enables AI to search through it intelligently instead of re-reading entire files. This approach delivers 94% token savings by letting AI assistants query your code context as callable tools rather than requiring manual copy-pasting between applications.

The server runs locally on your machine using the Python package code-context-engine, installed via uvx. No authentication or credentials are needed—it works out of the box by speaking MCP over stdio. The latest release is v0.4.13, published under the MIT license with source code available at elara-labs/code-context-engine on GitHub, where the project has 407 stars.

Code Context Engine is listed in the Development category on mcp.site and works with all MCP clients including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, and Zed. If you maintain this project, claim your listing to verify ownership and keep the information up to date.

Installation

// claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "code_context_engine": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "code-context-engine"
      ]
    }
  }
}