Code Cartographer MCP Server

Asking an LLM to "analyze this repo" loses context halfway through, hallucinates findings, and leaves no artifact the next session can pick up. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting coding agent tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-25 · ★ 3 · #41 OF 194 MAINTAINED CODING AGENT · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Code Cartographer

before you install - you'll need

The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.

Claude Code

claude mcp add huginnindustries-codecartographer -- npx -y codecartographer-pi

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "huginnindustries-codecartographer": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "codecartographer-pi"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package codecartographer-pi - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

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

03 · What Code Cartographer can do

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

Latest releases

v0.16.0 · 2026-08-18

The field-test round. Immediately after 0.15.0 shipped, the same 7-phase deepseek-harness analysis was re-run on a fresh worktree through the published binary - this time with the driving chat as orchestrator - and the…

v0.15.0 · 2026-08-17

The orchestrator round. A real 7-phase MCP-driven run (deepseek-harness) followed the workspace GUIDE's first-run role interview, correctly declined the orchestrator role - its user had asked one chat to drive every…

v0.14.1 · 2026-08-16

Fixed · Tools whose payload is prose returned nothing usable to MCP clients that read structuredContent in preference to content (#94). codecarto_next returned {phase, forced} and no phase prompt, making the pipeline…

04 · Who maintains Code Cartographer

CodeCartographer is maintained by huginnindustries. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Apr 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/huginnindustries/codecartographer
website: https://codecarto.dev/
category: coding agent - ranked #41 of 194 actively-maintained coding agent servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-18)
registry: io.github.HuginnIndustries/codecartographer (active, first published 2026-07-22 · 7 versions)
packages: npm:codecartographer-pi

06 · Code Cartographer FAQ

What is Code Cartographer?

Asking an LLM to "analyze this repo" loses context halfway through, hallucinates findings, and leaves no artifact the next session can pick up. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Code Cartographer still maintained?

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

How do I install Code Cartographer?

Run `npx -y codecartographer-pi`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Code Cartographer run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Code Cartographer

Alternatives to Code Cartographer

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Pairs well with

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