Gnosis MCP

Stop pasting files into context. Your AI agent searches your local docs instead. 5–10× fewer tokens per lookup. 92 % Hit@5 on real dev docs. Zero cloud dependencies. Its 9 documented tools cluster into read & search, upsert, delete, update.

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

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-20 · ★ 27 · #44 OF 183 MAINTAINED DOCUMENTATION · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Gnosis MCP

before you install - you'll need

Set GNOSIS_MCP_DATABASE_URL, GNOSIS_MCP_SEARCH_FUNCTION, GNOSIS_MCP_CHUNKS_TABLE before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add nicholasglazer-gnosis-mcp -- uvx gnosis-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nicholasglazer-gnosis-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "gnosis-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 gnosis-mcp - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

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

03 · What Gnosis MCP can do

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

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can search by keyword or hybrid semantic+keyword, retrieve a full document by path, find linked/related documents (multi-hop, relation type filtering), and search indexed git commit history.

Capability map

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

read & search

6 tools - e.g. Search by keyword or hybrid semantic+keyword; Retrieve a full document by path; Find linked/related documents (multi-hop, relation type filtering)

search_docs · get_doc · get_related · search_git_history · get_context · get_graph_stats

Upsert

1 tool - e.g. Create or replace a document

upsert_doc

delete

1 tool - e.g. Remove a document and its chunks

delete_doc

update

1 tool - e.g. Change title, category, tags

update_metadata

Latest releases

v0.14.1 · 2026-08-20

v0.13.3 · 2026-04-19

v0.11.2 · 2026-04-19

04 · Who maintains Gnosis MCP

Gnosis MCP is maintained by nicholasglazer. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Feb 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/nicholasglazer/gnosis-mcp
category: documentation - ranked #44 of 183 actively-maintained documentation servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 1 release in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-20)
registry: io.github.nicholasglazer/gnosis (active, first published 2026-02-19 · 16 versions)
packages: pypi:gnosis-mcp

06 · Gnosis MCP FAQ

Is Gnosis MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-20 and it shipped 1 release in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Gnosis MCP do?

How do I install Gnosis MCP?

Run `uvx gnosis-mcp`. The README documents 3 environment variables (GNOSIS_MCP_DATABASE_URL, GNOSIS_MCP_SEARCH_FUNCTION, GNOSIS_MCP_CHUNKS_TABLE) to set first. Set GNOSIS_MCP_DATABASE_URL, GNOSIS_MCP_SEARCH_FUNCTION, GNOSIS_MCP_CHUNKS_TABLE before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Gnosis MCP 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 Gnosis MCP

Alternatives to Gnosis MCP

Maintained documentation servers if Gnosis MCP isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Gnosis MCP doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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