Stackexchange MCP Server

@cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server Search Stack Exchange questions, fetch complete Q&A threads as clean markdown, browse tag FAQs, and look up user profiles via MCP. STDIO or Streamable HTTP. Its README documents 5 tools, including stackexchange_search_questions, stackexchange_get_thread, stackexchange_get_tag_faq.

People connecting this server to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-22 · ★ 2 · #294 OF 848 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

Apache-2.0 · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Stackexchange MCP Server

before you install - you'll need

Set MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_LOG_LEVEL before connecting. STACKEXCHANGE_API_KEY is optional or environment-specific per the README.

Claude Code

claude mcp add cyanheads-stackexchange-mcp-server --transport http https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cyanheads-stackexchange-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-08-25

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 local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions · remote - your agent's requests go to stackexchange.caseyjhand.com

endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

npm package @cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@cyanheads)

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

03 · What Stackexchange MCP Server can do

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

The 5 tools it gives your agent

Extracted from the project's README - what stackexchange-mcp-server lets an agent do.

stackexchange_search_questions: - Search questions across a Stack Exchange site with full-text query, tag filters, score threshold, and sort order
stackexchange_get_thread: - Fetch a complete Q&A thread - question body and all answers as clean markdown, accepted answer first
stackexchange_get_tag_faq: - Fetch the highest-voted answered questions for a tag - the canonical "best answers in X" list
stackexchange_get_user: - Fetch a user profile by ID: reputation, badge counts, top tags by answer score, and account metadata
stackexchange_list_sites: - Enumerate all Stack Exchange network sites and their api_site_parameter values

Latest releases

v0.1.10 · 2026-08-22

SDK v2 and bounded Stack Exchange requests · Protocol revision 2026-07-28 now works alongside 2025 clients, with strict inputs and interoperable error schemas. · Stack Exchange requests use a 30-second whole-exchange…

v0.1.9 · 2026-07-17

Truncated enrichment gating and accepted-answer completeness · Result-completeness signaling across search_questions, get_tag_faq, and get_thread. · Fixed: · truncated enrichment on search_questions, get_tag_faq, and…

v0.1.8 · 2026-07-17

search_questions sort/minScore corrections · Two related bugs in the sort/min computation for stackexchange_search_questions. · Fixed: · "newest" now translates to the creation sort Stack Exchange expects - SE rejected…

04 · Who maintains Stackexchange MCP Server

stackexchange-mcp-server is maintained by cyanheads. We track 125 MCP servers from cyanheads - 124 actively maintained, 1,730 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Dec 2024. Full record: all servers from cyanheads.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server
category: other - ranked #294 of 848 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-22)
registry: io.github.cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server (active, first published 2026-06-05 · 10 versions)
packages: npm:@cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server · npm:@cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server

06 · Stackexchange MCP Server FAQ

Is Stackexchange MCP Server still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-22 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Stackexchange MCP Server do?

Its README documents 5 tools, including stackexchange_search_questions, stackexchange_get_thread, stackexchange_get_tag_faq.

How do I install Stackexchange MCP Server?

Run `npx -y @cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server`. The README documents 3 environment variables (MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_LOG_LEVEL, STACKEXCHANGE_API_KEY) to set first. Set MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_LOG_LEVEL before connecting. STACKEXCHANGE_API_KEY is optional or environment-specific per the README. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Stackexchange MCP Server require authentication?

No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-08-25; you can connect without credentials.

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