Stackexchange MCP Server

@cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server Search Stack Exchange questions, fetch complete Q&A threads as clean markdown, browse tag FAQs, and look up user profiles via MCP. STDIO or Streamable HTTP. Its README documents 5 tools, including stackexchange_search_questions, stackexchange_get_thread, stackexchange_get_tag_faq.

People who work with cyanheads, stackexchange and stackoverflow and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-10 · ★ 2 · #275 OF 945 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

Apache-2.0 · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Stackexchange MCP Server

before you install - you'll need

Set MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_LOG_LEVEL before connecting. STACKEXCHANGE_API_KEY is optional or environment-specific per the README.

Claude Code

claude mcp add cyanheads-stackexchange-mcp-server --transport http https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cyanheads-stackexchange-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/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

https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-09-17

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 · remote - your agent's requests go to stackexchange.caseyjhand.com

endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

npm package @cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@cyanheads)

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

03 · What Stackexchange MCP Server can do

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

The 5 tools it gives your agent

Extracted from the project's README - what stackexchange-mcp-server lets an agent do.

stackexchange_search_questions: - Search questions across a Stack Exchange site with full-text query, tag filters, score threshold, and sort order
stackexchange_get_thread: - Fetch a complete Q&A thread - question body and all answers as clean markdown, accepted answer first
stackexchange_get_tag_faq: - Fetch the highest-voted answered questions for a tag - the canonical "best answers in X" list
stackexchange_get_user: - Fetch a user profile by ID: reputation, badge counts, top tags by answer score, and account metadata
stackexchange_list_sites: - Enumerate all Stack Exchange network sites and their api_site_parameter values

Latest releases

v0.1.14 · 2026-09-10

Search excerpts no longer leak raw markdown · stackexchange_search_questions excerpts drop blockquote markers and reference-definition lines, and flatten [text][label] to its text only when the body defines a matching…

v0.1.13 · 2026-09-10

paging, opt-in comments, and declared error contracts · stackexchange_search_questions / stackexchange_get_tag_faq: add page input, reach results past the pageSize cap (#18) · stackexchange_get_thread: opt-in…

v0.1.12 · 2026-09-10

Full site pagination, recovery hints, and post dates · List sites now walks every page instead of stopping after two, with a truncation notice if the ceiling is hit (#15) · Recovery hints declared on tool errors now…

04 · Who maintains Stackexchange MCP Server

stackexchange-mcp-server is maintained by cyanheads. We track 125 MCP servers from cyanheads - 119 actively maintained, 1,816 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Dec 2024. Full record: all servers from cyanheads.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server
category: other - ranked #275 of 945 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 9 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-10)
registry: io.github.cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server (active, first published 2026-06-05 · 14 versions)
packages: npm:@cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server · npm:@cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server

06 · Stackexchange MCP Server FAQ

Is Stackexchange MCP Server still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-10 and it shipped 9 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Stackexchange MCP Server do?

Its README documents 5 tools, including stackexchange_search_questions, stackexchange_get_thread, stackexchange_get_tag_faq.

How do I install Stackexchange MCP Server?

Run `npx -y @cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server`. The README documents 3 environment variables (MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_LOG_LEVEL, STACKEXCHANGE_API_KEY) to set first. Set MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_LOG_LEVEL before connecting. STACKEXCHANGE_API_KEY is optional or environment-specific per the README. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Stackexchange MCP Server require authentication?

No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-09-17; you can connect without credentials.

07 · Alternatives to Stackexchange MCP Server

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