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stackoverflow-mcp-server

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Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

Name	Required	Description	Default
`RETRY_AFTER_MS`	No	Delay after hitting rate limit	2000
`RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MS`	No	Rate limit window in milliseconds	60000
`MAX_REQUEST_PER_WINDOW`	No	Maximum requests per rate limit window	30
`STACK_EXCHANGE_API_KEY`	Yes	Stack Exchange API key required for higher request quota

Instructions

Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.

This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.

Capabilities

Features and capabilities supported by this server

Protocol revision2025-11-25

Capability	Details
`tools`	{ "listChanged": false }
`prompts`	{ "listChanged": false }
`resources`	{ "subscribe": false, "listChanged": false }
`experimental`	{}

Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

Name	Description
advanced_searchA	Advanced search for Stack Overflow questions with many filter options. Args: query (Optional[str]): Free-form search query tags (Optional[List[str]]): List of tags to filter by excluded_tags (Optional[List[str]]): List of tags to exclude min_score (Optional[int]): Minimum score threshold title (Optional[str]): Text that must appear in the title body (Optional[str]): Text that must appear in the body answers (Optional[int]): Minimum number of answers has_accepted_answer (Optional[bool]): Whether questions must have an accepted answer views (Optional[int]): Minimum number of views url (Optional[str]): URL that must be contained in the post user_id (Optional[int]): ID of the user who must own the questions is_closed (Optional[bool]): Whether to return only closed or open questions is_wiki (Optional[bool]): Whether to return only community wiki questions is_migrated (Optional[bool]): Whether to return only migrated questions has_notice (Optional[bool]): Whether to return only questions with post notices from_date (Optional[datetime]): Earliest creation date to_date (Optional[datetime]): Latest creation date sort_by (Optional[str]): Field to sort by (activity, creation, votes, relevance) include_comments (Optional[bool]): Whether to include comments in results response_format (Optional[str]): Format of response ("json" or "markdown") limit (Optional[int]): Maximum number of results to return ctx (Context): The context is passed automatically by the MCP Returns: str: Formatted search results
search_by_queryB	Search Stack Overflow for questions matching a query. Args: query (str): The search query tags (Optional[List[str]]): Optional list of tags to filter by (e.g., ["python", "pandas"]) excluded_tags (Optional[List[str]]): Optional list of tags to exclude min_score (Optional[int]): Minimum score threshold for questions title (Optional[str]): Text that must appear in the title body (Optional[str]): Text that must appear in the body has_accepted_answer (Optional[bool]): Whether questions must have an accepted answer answers (Optional[int]): Minimum number of answers sort_by (Optional[str]): Field to sort by (activity, creation, votes, relevance) include_comments (Optional[bool]): Whether to include comments in results response_format (Optional[str]): Format of response ("json" or "markdown") limit (Optional[int]): Maximum number of results to return ctx (Context): The context is passed automatically by the MCP Returns: str: Formatted search results
search_by_errorA	Search Stack Overflow for solutions to an error message Args: error_message (str): The error message to search for language (Optional[str]): Programming language (e.g., "python", "javascript") technologies (Optional[List[str]]): Related technologies (e.g., ["react", "django"]) excluded_tags (Optional[List[str]]): Optional list of tags to exclude min_score (Optional[int]): Minimum score threshold for questions has_accepted_answer (Optional[bool]): Whether questions must have an accepted answer answers (Optional[int]): Minimum number of answers include_comments (Optional[bool]): Whether to include comments in results response_format (Optional[str]): Format of response ("json" or "markdown") limit (Optional[int]): Maximum number of results to return ctx (Context): The context is passed automatically by the MCP Returns: str: Formatted search results
get_questionA	Get a specific Stack Overflow question by ID. `Args: question_id (int): The Stack Overflow question ID include_comments (Optional[bool]): Whether to include comments in results response_format (Optional[str]): Format of response ("json" or "markdown") ctx (Context): The context is passed automatically by the MCP Returns: str: Formatted question details`
analyze_stack_traceA	Analyze a stack trace and find relevant solutions on Stack Overflow. Args: stack_trace (str): The stack trace to analyze language (str): Programming language of the stack trace excluded_tags (Optional[List[str]]): Optional list of tags to exclude min_score (Optional[int]): Minimum score threshold for questions has_accepted_answer (Optional[bool]): Whether questions must have an accepted answer answers (Optional[int]): Minimum number of answers include_comments (Optional[bool]): Whether to include comments in results response_format (Optional[str]): Format of response ("json" or "markdown") limit (Optional[int]): Maximum number of results to return ctx (Context): The context is passed automatically by the MCP Returns: str: Formatted search results

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

Name	Description
No prompts

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

Name	Description
No resources

Deploy Server

One endpoint for every MCP toolRayrun runs every MCP server behind one URL and holds the credentials. Each call is decided per client, tool, and argument, then recorded.ray.runAd

TDQS

A3.6/5.0

Scored 2026-06-12 13:46 across 5 tools

Disambiguation4/5

Tools have distinct purposes: advanced_search for comprehensive filtering, search_by_query for simpler queries, search_by_error for errors, analyze_stack_trace for stack traces, and get_question for specific retrieval. There is some overlap between advanced_search and search_by_query, but descriptions clearly differentiate them.

Naming Consistency5/5

All tool names follow a consistent snake_case verb_noun pattern (e.g., advanced_search, get_question, search_by_error). No mixing of conventions, making it easy to predict naming for hypothetical additional tools.

Tool Count4/5

5 tools is slightly below average but appropriate for a focused search-only server. Each tool covers a key use case (general search, error search, stack trace analysis, specific question retrieval). Could benefit from one more tool (e.g., for answers) but current count is reasonable.

Completeness3/5

Covers main search scenarios well, including advanced filtering, error messages, and stack traces. However, lacks tools for retrieving answers separately or exploring tags/users. The presence of two very similar search tools (advanced_search vs search_by_query) suggests slight redundancy rather than full coverage.

Maintenance

ActivityInactive

ResponsivenessNo issues

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