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Code Context vs Marginalia
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Local code search for AI coding agents: hybrid keyword + semantic + SQL over an index in your repo.
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Marginalia MCP — independent web search over a non-commercial, non-SEO index.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours Code Context (91/100 against 77). Marginalia is hosted and callable through the gateway; Code Context runs on your own machine. Code Context has noticeably more public adoption.
| Code Context | Marginalia | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A91/100 | B77/100 |
| Adoption | Growing | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 31 | 0 |
| Downloads / week | 70 | – |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | No | Yes |
| Tools | 3 | 37 |
| Write actions | — | 3 |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-21 | 2026-09-19 |
| Category | SEO | SEO |