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:

Edit your Claude for Desktop configuration file:
- macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
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.
Restart Claude for Desktop.

Available Tools

search

Basic search with ripgrep:

Pattern: error
Path: ./src

advanced-search

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

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security – no known vulnerabilities

license - permissive license

quality - confirmed to work

local-only server

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

Tools

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

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