Fossick MCP Server

Prospect across all of GitHub from your AI agent. Find libraries, discover gems, search code patterns, and read real production code - across 200M+ repos, PyPI, and npm. Its 7 documented tools cluster into read & search, repo. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting API integration tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-04-13 · ★ 3 · #184 OF 250 MAINTAINED API INTEGRATION · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Fossick

before you install - you'll need

GITHUB_TOKEN

Environment variables documented in the project's README - it lists which are required and which have defaults.

Claude Code

claude mcp add lipdog-fossick-mcp -- uvx fossick-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lipdog-fossick-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "fossick-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

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

pypi package fossick-mcp - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

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

03 · What Fossick can do

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

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Fossick lets an agent do.

read & search

6 tools - e.g. Discover repositories by topic, stars, language, recency, or trending. Pass multiple query phrasings in one call for better recall.; Direct lookup on PyPI or npm by package name. Returns version…

search_repos · search_packages · get_file · find_symbol · list_tags · search_code

Repo

1 tool - e.g. Browse a repo's file layout with depth and glob filtering.

repo_tree

Latest releases

v0.1.2 · 2026-04-13

Fossick is an MCP server for prospecting across all of GitHub from your AI agent - find libraries, drill into repos, and search code patterns across 200M+ repos plus PyPI and npm. · This is the first public release.…

04 · Who maintains Fossick

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

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/lipdog/fossick-mcp
category: API integration - ranked #184 of 250 actively-maintained API integration servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.Lipdog/fossick (active, first published 2026-04-13)
packages: pypi:fossick-mcp

06 · Fossick FAQ

Is Fossick still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-04-13. We re-verify nightly.

What can Fossick do?

Its README documents 7 tools, including search_repos, search_packages, repo_tree.

How do I install Fossick?

Run `uvx fossick-mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (GITHUB_TOKEN) to set first. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Fossick run locally?

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

07 · Alternatives to Fossick

Alternatives to Fossick

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