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Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
GITHUB_TOKENNoGitHub personal access token to raise the rate limit. Not required.

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

CapabilityDetails
tools
{
  "listChanged": false
}
prompts
{
  "listChanged": false
}
resources
{
  "subscribe": false,
  "listChanged": false
}
experimental
{}

Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

NameDescription
list_languagesA

List indexed languages (auto-discovered from the TheAlgorithms org) and excluded repos.

Returns {languages: [{language, repo, count, aliases}], excluded: [{repo, reason}]}. Use a returned language (or any alias) with the other tools.

list_categoriesA

List the algorithm categories with entry counts for a language (default: python).

search_algorithmsA

Search one language's algorithms by name/topic. Returns ranked {name, category, path, score}.

Feed a returned path (with the same language) to get_algorithm. language defaults to python and accepts aliases (cpp, js, ts, c++, ...). See list_languages.

get_categoryA

List every algorithm in one category (for a language) as {name, path}.

get_algorithmA

Fetch one algorithm by language + repo-relative path (e.g. path='sorts/merge_sort.py').

Returns {language, path, github_url, description, examples, line_count, source?}. Examples are extracted where the language has an in-file convention (Python doctests, Rust doc-tests), otherwise empty with a note. Set include_source=False for a cheap peek.

compareA

Find the same algorithm across languages — returns only REAL matches.

A per-language search scores 100-200 for a genuine match and well below for "nearest unrelated thing", so results are filtered to score >= min_score (default 90). Languages with no real match are listed in missing_in, so you can see at a glance which languages implement an algorithm and which don't. languages defaults to all indexed; pass a subset to narrow.

suggestA

Autocomplete algorithm names by prefix (Trie-backed typeahead).

Matches the start of the name or any word: 'dij' -> Dijkstra, 'search' -> Binary Search. Returns up to limit {name, category, path}. Fast O(prefix-length) lookup.

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

NameDescription

No prompts

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

NameDescription

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

A4.1/5.0

Scored across 7 tools

Disambiguation5/5

Each tool serves a distinct purpose: listing languages, listing categories, searching algorithms, getting category contents, fetching algorithm details, cross-language comparison, and autocomplete. No functional overlap.

Naming Consistency4/5

Most tools follow a verb_noun pattern (list_languages, get_algorithm, etc.). 'compare' is a single verb without a noun, creating a minor inconsistency, but the meaning is clear.

Tool Count5/5

Seven tools is well-scoped for an algorithms exploration server. Each tool adds distinct value without redundancy or bloat.

Completeness4/5

The toolset covers browsing (languages, categories), searching, fetching details, and cross-language comparison. Missing an endpoint to list all algorithms across languages, but the existing tools enable a coherent workflow.

Maintenance

ActivityInactive
ResponsivenessNo issues

Resources