Contextweaver (wchiway) MCP Server

🧵 A codebase context engine woven for AI agents Semantic Code Retrieval for AI Agents - Hybrid Search • Graph Expansion • Token-Aware Packing. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with ai coding assistant, ast and code indexing and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-06-13 · ★ 2 · #173 OF 229 MAINTAINED CODING AGENT · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Contextweaver (wchiway)

before you install - you'll need

Set EMBEDDINGS_API_KEY, EMBEDDINGS_BASE_URL, EMBEDDINGS_MODEL, EMBEDDINGS_MAX_CONCURRENCY, EMBEDDINGS_DIMENSIONS, RERANK_API_KEY, RERANK_BASE_URL, RERANK_MODEL, RERANK_TOP_N, CW_SEARCH_WVEC, CW_SEARCH_WLEX, CW_SEARCH_RERANK_TOP_N before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add wchiway-contextweaver-mcp -- npx -y @chiway/contextweaver

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wchiway-contextweaver-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@chiway/contextweaver"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 @chiway/contextweaver - the @chiway scope differs from the repo owner (wchiway); confirm it's the project's official package

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

03 · What Contextweaver (wchiway) can do

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

Latest releases

v1.5.4 · 2026-06-13

ContextWeaver v1.5.4 · ContextWeaver v1.5.4 Stable Release · Highlights · New config command – manage environment variables directly from the CLI. · Dependency vulnerability fixes – updated package dependencies to…

v1.5.3 · 2026-06-06

ContextWeaver v1.5.3 · ContextWeaver v1.5.3 Stable Release · Highlights · Fixed database schema: Added end_line to the semantic_symbols primary key, improving data integrity for semantic symbol tracking. · Improved…

v1.5.2 · 2026-06-03

ContextWeaver v1.5.2 · Installation · bash · npm install -g @chiway/contextweaver · or · pnpm add -g @chiway/contextweaver

04 · Who maintains Contextweaver (wchiway)

contextweaver is maintained by wchiway. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Mar 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/wchiway/contextweaver-mcp
category: coding agent - ranked #173 of 229 actively-maintained coding agent servers as of 2026-09-18.
registry: io.github.wchiway/contextweaver (active, first published 2026-06-06 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:@chiway/contextweaver

06 · Contextweaver (wchiway) FAQ

What is Contextweaver (wchiway)?

Is Contextweaver (wchiway) still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-06-13. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Contextweaver (wchiway)?

Run `npx -y @chiway/contextweaver`. The README documents 12 environment variables (EMBEDDINGS_API_KEY, EMBEDDINGS_BASE_URL, EMBEDDINGS_MODEL…) to set first. Set EMBEDDINGS_API_KEY, EMBEDDINGS_BASE_URL, EMBEDDINGS_MODEL, EMBEDDINGS_MAX_CONCURRENCY, EMBEDDINGS_DIMENSIONS, RERANK_API_KEY, RERANK_BASE_URL, RERANK_MODEL, RERANK_TOP_N, CW_SEARCH_WVEC, CW_SEARCH_WLEX, CW_SEARCH_RERANK_TOP_N before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Contextweaver (wchiway) 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 Contextweaver (wchiway)

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