Codealive MCP

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People who need coding agent tools inside Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-16 · ★ 88 · #133 OF 194 MAINTAINED CODING AGENT · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Codealive MCP

before you install - you'll need

Set CODEALIVE_API_KEY, CODEALIVE_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS, CODEALIVE_MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS before connecting.

Docker

docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/codealive-ai/codealive-mcp:3.0.3

Claude Desktop - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codealive-ai-codealive-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/codealive-ai/codealive-mcp:3.0.3"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Using another client? Same JSON, different key

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Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as container (OCI image) - can be sandboxed away from your filesystem

license MIT - declared in the repository

registry namespace io.github.CodeAlive-AI is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Codealive MCP can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v3.0.3 · 2026-07-21

CodeAlive MCP Server v3.0.3 · Deployment Options · Docker Container (Local) · bash · docker run --rm -i -e CODEALIVE_API_KEY=your-key ghcr.io/codealive-ai/codealive-mcp:v3.0.3 · MCP Registry · json · { · "name"…

v3.0.2 · 2026-07-15

CodeAlive MCP Server v3.0.2 · Deployment Options · Docker Container (Local) · bash · docker run --rm -i -e CODEALIVE_API_KEY=your-key ghcr.io/codealive-ai/codealive-mcp:v3.0.2 · MCP Registry · json · { · "name"…

v3.0.1 · 2026-07-15

CodeAlive MCP Server v3.0.1 · Deployment Options · Docker Container (Local) · bash · docker run --rm -i -e CODEALIVE_API_KEY=your-key ghcr.io/codealive-ai/codealive-mcp:v3.0.1 · MCP Registry · json · { · "name"…

04 · Who maintains Codealive MCP

codealive-mcp is maintained by codealive-ai. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Apr 2025.

05 · Facts

repository
github.com/codealive-ai/codealive-mcp
category
coding agent - ranked #133 of 194 actively-maintained coding agent servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence
6 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-07-21)
registry
io.github.CodeAlive-AI/codealive-mcp (active, first published 2025-09-26 · 14 versions)
packages
oci:ghcr.io/codealive-ai/codealive-mcp:3.0.3

06 · Codealive MCP FAQ

What is Codealive MCP?

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Is Codealive MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-16 and it shipped 6 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Codealive MCP?

Run `docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/codealive-ai/codealive-mcp:3.0.3`. The README documents 3 environment variables (CODEALIVE_API_KEY, CODEALIVE_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS, CODEALIVE_MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS) to set first. Set CODEALIVE_API_KEY, CODEALIVE_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS, CODEALIVE_MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

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