codebase-memory-mcp

Name: codebase-memory-mcp Review
Item: codebase-memory-mcp
Rating: 3.8
Author: Aaron Matthews

Connector Development Solid

High-performance code intelligence MCP server. Indexes codebases into a persistent knowledge graph — average repo in milliseconds. 155 languages, sub-ms queries, 99% fewer tokens. Single static binary, zero dependencies.

Ask Claude to find all database query functions across your entire codebase instantly.
Generate documentation by querying code patterns and dependencies without re-reading files.
Identify security vulnerabilities by searching for unsafe API usage across 155 languages.

2,452 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeNo code needed

Why it matters

Reduces token spend and latency in AI-assisted code analysis by 99%, enabling teams to index large codebases once and query them efficiently without repeated full-codebase scans.

Best for

Engineering teams using Claude for code generation, refactoring, or documentation across multi-language repositories.

Works in

Claude Code Claude Cowork Claude Chat

Source

https://github.com/DeusData/codebase-memory-mcp

By DeusData

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop AppOpen the Customize panel in the sidebar → browse connectors → search and add. Works in Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and Claude Chat.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into a Claude Code conversation. Claude will run it for you.

Command

claude mcp add codebase-memory-mcp -- npx -y codebase-memory-mcp

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars2,452Last updated2026-05-20LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-05-20 · scanner v1

Data & Access

Data processingPrompts sent to Anthropic API. Enterprise/Team plans exclude training.

Community Pulse Active

Discussed on Hacker News, Reddit

I built the fastest code intelligence MCP server — indexes Linux kernel in 3 min — Reddit · 82 pts
MCP server that indexes codebases into a knowledge graph — 120x token reduction — Reddit · 73 pts
Which token optimizer would you recommend ? — Reddit · 50 pts

20 mentions across 2 sources

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 2,452 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

4/5

Versatility

5/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.85 / 5.00 SolidEvaluatedMay 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 2,452 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

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