Cortex MCP server

by VBlackJack·io.github.VBlackJack/cortex·v2026.909.4

Local multi-client RAG server over the Model Context Protocol.

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cortex_freshness
Report freshness read-only; include per-file entries only on request.
cortex_list_sections
List included sections and first-level directories requiring policy opt-in. Use this when the user asks what sections exist, or before calling cortex_search/cortex_sync with a section filter.
cortex_search
Search the internal knowledge base using semantic similarity. Use this tool whenever the user asks about anything that may be documented in their local knowledge base. Supports French and English queries. `top_k` is clamped to the 1-10 range; larger values return 10 results. Defaults to multilingual vector retrieval; hybrid and rerank are explicit alternatives.
cortex_sync
Trigger an incremental sync of the knowledge base index. If section is provided, only that section is synced. Sections are selected by the configured allowlist - use cortex_list_sections to see included and out-of-policy directories. Returns file/chunk publication, removal, skip and error counters.

scanner v0.1.5 · 2026-09-19 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings

Code scan61 source files scanned25/25
–Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
–Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
Maintenancelast push 10 days ago15/15
Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10

Overall 92/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.Rubric Appeal a finding JSON

claude mcp add cortex -- uvx cortex-local-rag

Is Cortex MCP server safe?: Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (92/100). Read the Cortex safety report
How do I install Cortex?: It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor config from the install section.
Does Cortex need an API key?: No secret keys are declared. It reads 1 setting from the environment.
Is Cortex maintained?: The last commit was 10 days ago (2026-09-09). The latest release is v2026.909.4.
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