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MCP Ripgrep Server

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local-only server

The server can only run on the client’s local machine because it depends on local resources.

Integrations

  • Provides specific configuration support for macOS users, with documented paths for Claude for Desktop configuration and installation instructions for ripgrep via Homebrew.

  • Integrates with Node.js environment to run the ripgrep search functionality, enabling the MCP server to execute high-performance text searches across the filesystem.

MCP Ripgrep Server

An MCP server that provides ripgrep (rg) search capabilities to any MCP client such as Claude.

Overview

This server provides a Model Context Protocol (MCP) interface for the powerful ripgrep search tool. It enables Claude AI and other MCP-compatible clients to perform high-performance text searches across files on your system.

Prerequisites

  • Node.js (v18 or higher)
  • ripgrep (rg) command installed and available in your PATH. Install it with brew install ripgrep on macOS.

Usage with Claude for Desktop

To use this MCP server with Claude for Desktop:

  1. Edit your Claude for Desktop configuration file:
    • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
    • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
  2. Add the following to your configuration:
    { "mcpServers": { "ripgrep": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "mcp-ripgrep@latest"] } } }
    Replace /path/to/mcp-ripgrep with the absolute path to where you cloned this repository.
  3. Restart Claude for Desktop.

Available Tools

Basic search with ripgrep:

Pattern: error Path: ./src

More advanced search with additional options:

Pattern: function Path: ./src FixedStrings: true FileType: ts IncludeHidden: false

count-matches

Count occurrences of a pattern:

Pattern: TODO Path: ./src CountLines: true

list-files

List files that would be searched without actually searching them:

Path: ./src FileType: js

list-file-types

List all supported file types in ripgrep.

Security Considerations

This MCP server executes shell commands using the ripgrep tool. While efforts have been made to safely escape arguments, use caution when providing input as it runs commands on your machine.

License

MIT

This server cannot be installed

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Provides ripgrep search capabilities to MCP clients like Claude, allowing high-performance text searches across files on your system.

  1. Overview
    1. Prerequisites
      1. Usage with Claude for Desktop
        1. Available Tools
          1. search
          2. advanced-search
          3. count-matches
          4. list-files
          5. list-file-types
        2. Security Considerations
          1. License