Ivygrep MCP Server

Turn coding tasks into bounded, branch-aware context. Search, indexing, and context generation run locally. Optional model profiles download pinned assets on first use.

People who work with code intelligence, coding agents and developer tools and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Rust.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-15 · ★ 6 · #188 OF 229 MAINTAINED CODING AGENT · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · Rust servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Ivygrep

Claude Desktop

Settings → Extensions → Install, then select the https://github.com/bvolpato/ivygrep/releases/download/v1.2.16/ivygrep-mcp-v1.2.16.mcpb .mcpb bundle

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 Claude Desktop extension (.mcpb bundle)

license MIT - declared in the repository

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

03 · What Ivygrep can do

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

Latest releases

v1.2.16 · 2026-09-15

Upgrade notes · Existing indexes rebuild once on first use for index format v30. · The Web UI requires the session token on loopback listeners too. Open the URL that ig --web prints; a bare returns 401. · v1.2.15 was…

v1.2.14 · 2026-09-10

Fixed · Symbol definitions, references, and callers preserve Unicode identifiers, including combining marks and qualified names, instead of dropping or conflating them. Existing dollar-sigil aliases remain supported.…

v1.2.12 · 2026-08-20

Security · Upgraded the Hugging Face HTTP dependency chain to eliminate RUSTSEC-2026-0258 from the inherited h2 dependency. · Fixed · CLI search, task context, and MCP now preserve brace-alternative globs, mixed path…

04 · Who maintains Ivygrep

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

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/bvolpato/ivygrep
website: https://bvolpato.github.io/ivygrep/integrations/mcp.html
category: coding agent - ranked #188 of 229 actively-maintained coding agent servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-15)
registry: io.github.bvolpato/ivygrep (active, first published 2026-07-19 · 9 versions)
packages: mcpb:https://github.com/bvolpato/ivygrep/releases/download/v1.2.16/ivygrep-mcp-v1.2.16.mcpb

06 · Ivygrep FAQ

What is Ivygrep?

Turn coding tasks into bounded, branch-aware context. Search, indexing, and context generation run locally. Optional model profiles download pinned assets on first use.

Is Ivygrep still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-15 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

07 · Alternatives to Ivygrep

Alternatives to Ivygrep

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