search_code — GitHub MCP Tool Read-only

search_code (search code) is one of 10 tools on the GitHub MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.

by client

How to call search_code from your client

Claude Code GitHub search_code run in your project directory
Claude Desktop GitHub search_code ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Cursor GitHub search_code ~/.cursor/mcp.json
VS Code GitHub search_code .vscode/mcp.json
Zed GitHub search_code ~/.config/zed/settings.json
Windsurf GitHub search_code ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

Fastest route

claude mcp add --transport http github-mcp-server https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/

Other tools on this server

get_me
search_repositories
get_file_contents
list_issues
create_issue
list_pull_requests
create_pull_request
get_pull_request_diff
list_commits

Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.

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