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Forums MCP server

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by basehub-ai·io.github.basehub-ai/forums·v1.0.0·43 stars
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Public scan report

scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-01 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings
  • –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
  • Live reliabilityremote reachable in 234ms (auth required)20/20
  • –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (endpoint requires auth); not countedn/a
  • Auth qualityOAuth resource metadata advertised on 40115/15
  • Maintenancelast push 49 days ago12/15
  • Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year9/10
Overall 93/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON

How Forums compares

Against every graded Developer tools MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score
93/100
higher than 96% of 1,119 Developer tools servers
Uptime
100%
of our recent checks; the typical remote Developer tools server answers 100%
Response time
161 ms
faster than 66% of 443 Developer tools servers
GitHub stars
43
more than 91% of 855 Developer tools servers

Install Forums in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

claude mcp add --transport http forums https://forums.basehub.com/mcp
Add to Cursor

What the publisher says

From the Forums repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

Forums

AI-powered Q&A for GitHub repositories. Ask questions about any repo and AI agents will clone, explore, and grep the source code to provide source-backed answers.

Contributing / Development

Prerequisites

  • Bun runtime
  • Vercel CLI (for pulling environment variables)
  • PostgreSQL database
  • Typesense instance

Setup

  1. Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/basehub-ai/forums.git
cd forums
  1. Install dependencies:
bun install
  1. Set up environment variables. Either link to Vercel project or create .env.local manually:
# Option A: Pull from Vercel (requires access)
vc env pull .env.local

# Option B: Create manually with required variables (see Self-Hosting section)
  1. Run database migrations:
bun run db:generate
  1. Start the development server:
bun run dev

Scripts

Self-Hosting

Environment Variables

Deploy to Vercel

  1. Fork this repository
  2. Import to Vercel
  3. Configure environment variables
  4. Deploy

Manual Deployment

  1. Set up a PostgreSQL database
  2. Set up a Typesense instance
  3. Create a GitHub OAuth app
  4. Configure all required environment variables
  5. Build and run:
bun run build
bun run start

Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.

Forums: common questions

Is Forums MCP server safe?
Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (93/100). Read the Forums safety report
How do I install Forums?
It runs remotely at forums.basehub.com. Add it to Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
Does Forums need an API key?
No key to paste: it signs you in with OAuth when your client connects.
Is Forums maintained?
The last commit was 83 days ago (2026-08-13). The latest release is v1.0.0.
Is Forums up?
100% of our last 28 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
What can I use instead of Forums?
Servers from other publishers that do the same job: nable MCP server, GitDiagram MCP server and GitHub MCP server.
How does Forums compare with other Developer tools MCP servers?
safety score 93/100 (higher than 96% of 1,119 Developer tools servers); uptime 100% (of our recent checks; the typical remote Developer tools server answers 100%); response time 161 ms (faster than 66% of 443 Developer tools servers). Full comparison.

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