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chuk-mcp-code-raptor

by chrishayuk

chuk-mcp-code-raptor

Deep code intelligence for MCP — an MCP server that gives AI agents semantic understanding of codebases via RAPTOR hierarchical indexing and code property graphs.

Pure intelligence, no filesystem. This server only provides capabilities the client doesn't already have — semantic search, dependency graphs, hierarchical context, AST-aware symbol lookup.

Python 3.11+ License

What It Does

Every MCP client (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) already has file reading, text search, and shell access. This server adds the intelligence layer on top:

What clients have

What this server adds

Keyword search (grep)

Semantic search — "how does auth work" finds the right code across abstraction levels

File reading

Hierarchical context — where a symbol sits in the architecture, what it affects

Symbol grep

AST-aware symbol lookup — knows the difference between a class and a function with the same name

Manual exploration

Dependency graphs — what imports what, data flow, blast radius analysis

Nothing

Project detection — auto-detect language, framework, test runner, package manager

Nothing

Code outline — symbols with signatures, line numbers, docstrings

Related MCP server: GraphRagMCP V2

Tools

10 tools across 5 groups. All return structured Pydantic JSON, not raw file contents.

Session — Project Selection (1 tool)

Tool

Description

set_project

Set the active project directory and build the index. Falls back to CODE_RAPTOR_PROJECT env var if no path given. Must be called before other tools.

Orient — Project Awareness (2 tools)

Tool

Description

get_project_info

Detect language, framework, package manager, test framework, entry points

get_outline

Show symbols in a file or directory with line numbers, signatures, docstrings

Find — Search & Discovery (3 tools)

Tool

Description

search_semantic

Semantic code search across RAPTOR hierarchy levels. Supports max_results, token_budget

find_symbol

Find a class, function, or method by name. Optional kind filter

find_references

Find everywhere a symbol is used — imports, calls, data flow

Understand — Context & Relationships (2 tools)

Tool

Description

get_context

Hierarchical context — where a symbol sits in the architecture, related components, impact scope

get_dependencies

Import and data-flow graph — what a symbol depends on and what depends on it

Maintenance — Index Management (2 tools)

Tool

Description

reindex

Full index rebuild after major changes

reindex_file

Incremental update after editing a single file

All intelligence tools are read-only (readOnlyHint=True). Session and maintenance tools are idempotent (idempotentHint=True).

Installation

# Install from PyPI
uv pip install chuk-mcp-code-raptor

# Or clone and install from source
git clone https://github.com/chrishayuk/chuk-mcp-code-raptor.git
cd chuk-mcp-code-raptor
uv sync --dev

Using pip

pip install chuk-mcp-code-raptor

Optional dependencies

# Local embeddings (sentence-transformers, recommended)
pip install "chuk-mcp-code-raptor[embeddings-local]"

# OpenAI embeddings
pip install "chuk-mcp-code-raptor[embeddings-openai]"

# Anthropic summarization (Phase 2)
pip install "chuk-mcp-code-raptor[summarization-anthropic]"

Usage

With mcp-cli (uv)

Add to your server_config.json or ~/.mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "code-raptor": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "--directory", "/path/to/chuk-mcp-code-raptor", "chuk-mcp-code-raptor"],
      "type": "stdio"
    }
  }
}

Then in the chat, call set_project to choose a codebase:

💬 You: set_project to /path/to/my/repo then tell me the architecture

With Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "code-raptor": {
      "command": "chuk-mcp-code-raptor",
      "env": {
        "CODE_RAPTOR_PROJECT": "/path/to/your/project"
      }
    }
  }
}

With CODE_RAPTOR_PROJECT set, call set_project() (no argument) to auto-initialize from the env var.

Standalone

# STDIO mode (default, for MCP clients)
python -m chuk_mcp_code_raptor

# HTTP mode (for web access)
python -m chuk_mcp_code_raptor http

From Python

from chuk_mcp_code_raptor.config import ServerConfig
from chuk_mcp_code_raptor.state import ServerState, set_state
from chuk_mcp_code_raptor.tools.find import search_semantic

# Initialize the index
config = ServerConfig(target_repo="/path/to/project")
state = ServerState(config=config)
await state.initialize()
set_state(state)

# Semantic search
result = await search_semantic("how does authentication work")

Examples

Four runnable demos in the examples/ directory:

# Tool registration and schema inspection
uv run examples/server_demo.py

# Agent workflow with hardcoded data (no indexing required)
uv run examples/agent_workflow_demo.py

# Full indexing pipeline — creates a project, indexes it, calls all 9 tools
uv run examples/live_indexing_demo.py

# MCP protocol interaction via ToolRunner
uv run examples/mcp_client_demo.py

Demo

What it shows

server_demo.py

Tool registration, schemas, MCP hints

agent_workflow_demo.py

How an agent would use the tools in sequence

live_indexing_demo.py

Full RAPTOR + CPG pipeline on a realistic project

mcp_client_demo.py

MCP protocol calls through ToolRunner

Development

Setup

git clone https://github.com/chrishayuk/chuk-mcp-code-raptor.git
cd chuk-mcp-code-raptor
uv sync --dev

Running Tests

make test          # Run tests
make test-cov      # Run tests with coverage
make coverage-report  # Show coverage report

Code Quality

make lint          # Run linters (ruff)
make format        # Auto-format code
make typecheck     # Run type checking (mypy)
make security      # Run security checks (bandit)
make check         # Run all checks (lint + typecheck + security + test)

Building

make build         # Build package
make version       # Show current version
make bump-patch    # Bump patch version
make publish       # Create tag and trigger automated release

Architecture

src/chuk_mcp_code_raptor/
├── __init__.py
├── __main__.py              # python -m chuk_mcp_code_raptor
├── server.py                # MCP server instance, tool registration
├── config.py                # ServerConfig (Pydantic)
├── state.py                 # ServerState — holds index, CPG, RAPTOR builder
├── constants.py             # All enums and constants (no magic strings)
├── protocols.py             # Structural typing protocols
├── models/                  # Pydantic models for tool I/O
│   ├── orient.py            # ProjectInfo, SymbolInfo, OutlineResult
│   ├── find.py              # SemanticMatch, SymbolMatch, ReferenceLocation
│   ├── understand.py        # HierarchyContext, DependencyGraph
│   └── maintenance.py       # ReindexResult, FileReindexResult
├── tools/                   # Tool handlers (pure async functions)
│   ├── session.py           # set_project
│   ├── orient.py            # get_project_info, get_outline
│   ├── find.py              # search_semantic, find_symbol, find_references
│   ├── understand.py        # get_context, get_dependencies
│   └── maintenance.py       # reindex, reindex_file
├── indexing/                # Index pipeline
│   ├── pipeline.py          # Orchestration: scan → chunk → embed → RAPTOR → CPG
│   ├── scanner.py           # Project detection (language, framework, tests)
│   ├── converters.py        # chuk-code-raptor ↔ Pydantic adapters
│   └── providers/
│       ├── embeddings.py    # EmbeddingProvider protocol + implementations
│       └── summarization.py # SummarizationProvider protocol (Phase 2)
└── utils/
    ├── async_bridge.py      # run_sync() — wraps sync calls in executor
    ├── paths.py             # Path resolution and validation
    ├── subprocess.py        # Async subprocess runner
    └── diff.py              # Unified diff generation

Design Principles

  • Async native — every I/O-touching function is async def

  • Pydantic native — all data boundaries use typed models, not raw dicts

  • No magic strings — every repeated string is an enum or constant

  • Composable — tools don't know about transport, indexing doesn't know about MCP

  • Pure intelligence — no file reading, no shell, no git — only what clients can't do themselves

Dependencies

Package

Role

chuk-mcp-server

MCP framework (@tool decorator, transports, ToolRunner)

chuk-code-raptor

RAPTOR hierarchy, CPG, chunking engine, intelligent search

pydantic

Data validation and serialization

tree-sitter-python

Python AST parsing

Roadmap

See ROADMAP.md for the full phased delivery plan.

  • Phase 0 — Scaffold (complete)

  • Phase 1 — Working Intelligence (complete)

  • Phase 1.5 — MCP Client Integration (complete)

  • Phase 2 — LLM Summarization

  • Phase 3 — File Watching & Persistence

  • Phase 4 — Production Hardening

License

Apache License 2.0 — see LICENSE for details.

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