Grepai Mcp Claude

This connects GrepAI's semantic code search to Claude Code through MCP, giving the AI assistant tools to search your codebase, trace call graphs, and check index status. Setup is literally one command: `claude mcp add grepai -- grepai mcp-serve`. The compact mode is smart, cutting token usage by 80% by returning terse JSON instead of full content. You'll want this if you're already running GrepAI with Ollama embeddings and want Claude to actually understand your project structure instead of just reading files linearly. Works best with `grepai watch` running in the background to keep the index fresh. The multi-project workspace support is handy if you're bouncing between frontend and backend repos.

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Install

$ npx -y skills add yoanbernabeu/grepai-skills --skill grepai-mcp-claude --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

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GrepAI MCP Integration with Claude Code

This skill covers integrating GrepAI with Claude Code using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

When to Use This Skill

Setting up GrepAI in Claude Code
Enabling semantic search for AI coding assistant
Configuring MCP server for Claude
Troubleshooting Claude Code integration

What is MCP?

Model Context Protocol (MCP) allows AI assistants to use external tools. GrepAI provides an MCP server that gives Claude Code:

Semantic code search
Call graph analysis
Index status monitoring

Prerequisites

GrepAI installed
Ollama running (or other embedding provider)
Project indexed (grepai watch)
Claude Code installed

Quick Setup

One command to add GrepAI to Claude Code:

claude mcp add grepai -- grepai mcp-serve

That's it! Claude Code can now use GrepAI tools.

Manual Configuration

If you prefer manual setup, add to Claude Code's MCP config:

Location

macOS/Linux: ~/.claude/mcp.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\mcp.json

Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grepai": {
      "command": "grepai",
      "args": ["mcp-serve"]
    }
  }
}

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Details

Repository: github.com/yoanbernabeu/grepai-skills
Category: AI & Agent Building
First seen: Jun 3, 2026