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stackexchange mcp server MCP

v0.2.0 changelog · 6

io.github.cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server

Search Stack Exchange questions, fetch Q&A threads as markdown, look up tag FAQs and user profiles.

transport:streamable-http runtime:npm tools:5

Target client

run in your project directory

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

setup guides: Claude Code Claude Desktop Cursor VS Code Zed Windsurf Cline Gemini CLI Grok ChatGPT Claude.ai LangChain

Adds it for this project only. Append --scope user to make it available everywhere. Claude Code docs

stackexchange_list_sites

stackexchange list sites

stackexchange_search_questions

stackexchange search questions

stackexchange_get_tag_faq

stackexchange get tag faq

stackexchange_get_user

stackexchange get user

stackexchange_get_thread

stackexchange get thread

All 5 tools, one page each

1 resource you attach as context

Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. Check the server's own documentation before granting access.