Knowing MCP Server

Self-adapting code intelligence engine. Observes its own graph density and adjusts retrieval strategy automatically. 38 edge types, 28 MCP tools, 263 equivalence classes, cryptographic proofs. Gets smarter with scale, not dumber. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with code intelligence, content addressed and merkle tree and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Go.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-07-08 · ★ 18 · #382 OF 945 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · Go servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Knowing

before you install - you'll need

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

Claude Code

claude mcp add blackwell-systems-knowing -- npx -y @blackwell-systems/knowing

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "blackwell-systems-knowing": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@blackwell-systems/knowing"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 @blackwell-systems/knowing - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@blackwell-systems)

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

03 · What Knowing can do

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

What you can build

An agent gets 1 documented tool, including untrack_repo.

The 1 tools it gives your agent

Extracted from the project's README - what knowing lets an agent do.

untrack_repo
- Evict all data for a repository (nodes, edges, files, snapshots, feedback, task memory, graph notes)

Latest releases

v0.15.1 · 2026-06-10

v0.15.1 · P@10 = 0.330 (302 tasks, 17 repos, 8 languages). 3.79x codegraph, 6.00x GitNexus, 22.0x grep. · What's new · GCF v2.0 Stable: gcf-go v1.0.0 with mandatory profile=graph header, edges=N count in header and…

v0.15.0 · 2026-06-04

See CHANGELOG.md for details. · Install · bash · brew install blackwell-systems/tap/knowing · go install github.com/blackwell-systems/knowing/cmd/knowing@v0.15.0

v0.13.0 · 2026-06-01

P@10 = 0.278 (308 tasks, 16 repos, 8 languages, cold start) · 3.20x codegraph (19K stars). 5.05x GitNexus. 5.35x Gortex. 18.5x grep. codebase-memory could not complete the benchmark (22/297 tasks in 60 min, P@10 =…

04 · Who maintains Knowing

knowing is maintained by blackwell-systems. We track 3 MCP servers from blackwell-systems - 3 actively maintained, 154 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Apr 2026. Full record: all servers from blackwell-systems.

  1. agent-lsp Orchestrates language servers into 65 code-intelligence tools across 31 languages, token-optimized. ★ 128
  2. gcf-proxy Drop-in MCP proxy. 71% fewer tokens. Session dedup compounds to 92%. Zero code changes. ★ 8

05 · Facts

repository
github.com/blackwell-systems/knowing
category
other - ranked #382 of 945 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-09-18.
registry
io.github.blackwell-systems/knowing (active, first published 2026-05-17 · 6 versions)
packages
npm:@blackwell-systems/knowing

06 · Knowing FAQ

What is Knowing?

Self-adapting code intelligence engine. Observes its own graph density and adjusts retrieval strategy automatically. 38 edge types, 28 MCP tools, 263 equivalence classes, cryptographic proofs. Gets smarter with scale, not dumber. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Knowing still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-07-08. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Knowing?

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

Does Knowing 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 Knowing

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