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CICADA MCP server

by wende·io.github.wende/cicada·v0.6.4·41 stars
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Code intelligence MCP server for 17+ programming languages.

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Public scan report

scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-09-28 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

1 medium
  • Code scan168 source files scanned20/25
  • –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 8 days ago15/15
  • Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10

Findings (1)

  • mediumsubprocess with shell=Trueexec.shell-true
    cicada_mcp-0.6.4/cicada/languages/typescript/indexer.py: …: Command uses list-form arguments (not shell=True), # so no command injection ris…
Overall 85/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON

How CICADA compares

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

Safety score
85/100
higher than 70% of 48,255 servers
GitHub stars
41
more than 93% of 28,688 servers

Install CICADA in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

claude mcp add cicada -- uvx cicada-mcp
Add to Cursor

What the publisher says

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

CICADA

[!WARNING]

⚠️ Disclaimer — Today's AI agents operate completely differently from when this project was conceived. In current benchmarks, using a code intelligence tool yields little to no advantage for frontier models. CICADA is discontinued, and I'd advise against using it or any other "code intelligence" tool.

Code Intelligence: Contextual Analysis, Discovery, and Attribution

Context compaction for AI code assistants – Give your AI structured, token-efficient access to 17+ languages including Elixir, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Rust, and more.

Up to 50% less waiting · Up to 70% less tokens · Up to 99% less explanations to do

Tighter context = Better Quality

Quick Install · Security · Developers · AI Assistants · Docs

Why CICADA?

The core problem: AI code assistants waste context on blind searches. Grep dumps entire files when you only need a function signature, leaving less room for actual reasoning.

The Context Compaction Approach

Instead of raw text dumps, CICADA gives your AI structured, pre-indexed knowledge:

What You Get

  • AST-level indexing – Module/function/class definitions with signatures, specs, docs
  • 17+ language support – Elixir, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Rust, Go, Java, Kotlin, Scala, C/C++, Ruby, C#, Visual Basic, Dart, PHP, Erlang (beta)
  • Complete call-site tracking – Aliases, imports, dynamic references across all supported languages
  • Semantic search – Find code by concept with keyword extraction or embeddings (Ollama integration)
  • Git + PR attribution – Surface why code exists, not just what
  • Dependency analysis – Bidirectional tracking (what calls this, what does this call)
  • Automatic language detection – Works seamlessly across polyglot codebases

Install

# 1. Install uv (if needed)
# curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
uv tool install cicada-mcp

# In your repo
cicada claude   # or: cicada cursor, cicada vs, cicada gemini, cicada codex, cicada opencode, cicada zed

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.

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

CICADA: common questions

Is CICADA MCP server safe?
Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (85/100). Read the CICADA safety report
How do I install CICADA?
It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
Does CICADA need an API key?
Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
Is CICADA maintained?
The last commit was 45 days ago (2026-09-20). The latest release is v0.6.4.
How does CICADA compare with other MCP servers?
safety score 85/100 (higher than 70% of 48,255 servers); github stars 41 (more than 93% of 28,688 servers). Full comparison.