Socraticode MCP server
io.github.giancarloerra/socraticode·v1.16.1·3.3k starsMCP server for enterprise local codebase indexing, semantic search, and code dependency graphs.
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3.3k stars3.0k downloads/wk
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Socraticode tools
No tool declarations could be read from the package source. They show once the server is installed.
How Socraticode compares
Against every graded Web search MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 83/100
- higher than 70% of 3,470 Web search servers
- GitHub stars
- 3,336
- more than 95% of 1,786 Web search servers
- Downloads a week
- 2,973
- more than 95% of 827 Web search servers with a package
Release history: 4 versions in the registry since 2026-09-16, latest 2026-10-15, typically one every 8 days.
Install Socraticode in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
Runs npx -y socraticode on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.
claude mcp add socraticode -- npx -y socraticode
What the publisher says
From the Socraticode repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
SocratiCode
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"There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance." — Socrates
Your AI reads code. SocratiCode understands it.
The open-source codebase context engine: give any AI instant automated knowledge of your entire codebase (and infrastructure) — at scale, zero configuration, fully private, completely free.
Kindly sponsored by Altaire Limited
🛡️ Need MCP governance together with codebase context? See our sibling project JanuScope — the local-first MCP policy proxy: tool blocking, SQL-mutation gate, PII redaction, audit, rate-limit.
If SocratiCode has been useful to you, please ⭐ star this repo — it helps others discover it — and share it with your dev team and fellow developers!
💬 Questions or just want to chat? Join us on Discord.
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Grade history
- 2026-09-19restoreC → Bscore 83
Socraticode: common questions
- Is Socraticode MCP server safe?
- Mostly: it is graded B (83/100). Read the Socraticode safety report
- How do I install Socraticode?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Socraticode need an API key?
- Yes. The registry entry asks for
OPENAI_API_KEY,GOOGLE_API_KEY,OLLAMA_API_KEY,LMSTUDIO_API_KEYand 2 more. - Is Socraticode maintained?
- The last commit was 24 days ago (2026-10-10). The latest release is v1.16.1.
- What can I use instead of Socraticode?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Arxiv MCP server, Octocode MCP server and Crg MCP server. Compare all Socraticode alternatives.
- How does Socraticode compare with other Web search MCP servers?
- safety score 83/100 (higher than 70% of 3,470 Web search servers); github stars 3,336 (more than 95% of 1,786 Web search servers); downloads a week 2,973 (more than 95% of 827 Web search servers with a package). Full comparison.
Alternatives to Socraticode
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- ArxivSearch arXiv papers, download full text, semantic search, citation graphs, and alerts via MCP.not reviewedWidely usedA
- not reviewedEstablishedA
- CrgToken-efficient code review knowledge graph: semantic search and call-graph resolution.not reviewedEstablishedB
Shodh MemoryCognitive memory for AI agents — semantic search, Hebbian learning, knowledge graphs.not reviewedEstablishedC- CodeseekerGraph-powered code intelligence with semantic search and knowledge graph for AI assistantsnot reviewedGrowingC
