Socraticode

io.github.giancarloerra/socraticode · v1.16.2

MCP server for enterprise local codebase indexing, semantic search, and code dependency graphs.

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Terminal

claude mcp add socraticode -e EMBEDDING_PROVIDER=<EMBEDDING_PROVIDER> -e OPENAI_API_KEY=<OPENAI_API_KEY> -e GOOGLE_API_KEY=<GOOGLE_API_KEY> -e OLLAMA_URL=<OLLAMA_URL> -e EMBEDDING_MODEL=<EMBEDDING_MODEL> -e EMBEDDING_DIMENSIONS=<EMBEDDING_DIMENSIONS> -e OLLAMA_MODE=<OLLAMA_MODE> -e OLLAMA_API_KEY=<OLLAMA_API_KEY> -e LMSTUDIO_URL=<LMSTUDIO_URL> -e LMSTUDIO_API_KEY=<LMSTUDIO_API_KEY> -e LMSTUDIO_ALLOW_MISSING_MODEL_LISTING=<LMSTUDIO_ALLOW_MISSING_MODEL_LISTING> -e LITELLM_URL=<LITELLM_URL> -e LITELLM_API_KEY=<LITELLM_API_KEY> -e LITELLM_SEND_DIMENSIONS=<LITELLM_SEND_DIMENSIONS> -e QDRANT_MODE=<QDRANT_MODE> -e QDRANT_URL=<QDRANT_URL> -e QDRANT_API_KEY=<QDRANT_API_KEY> -- npx -y [email protected]

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "socraticode": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EMBEDDING_PROVIDER": "<EMBEDDING_PROVIDER>",
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "<OPENAI_API_KEY>",
        "GOOGLE_API_KEY": "<GOOGLE_API_KEY>",
        "OLLAMA_URL": "<OLLAMA_URL>",
        "EMBEDDING_MODEL": "<EMBEDDING_MODEL>",
        "EMBEDDING_DIMENSIONS": "<EMBEDDING_DIMENSIONS>",
        "OLLAMA_MODE": "<OLLAMA_MODE>",
        "OLLAMA_API_KEY": "<OLLAMA_API_KEY>",
        "LMSTUDIO_URL": "<LMSTUDIO_URL>",
        "LMSTUDIO_API_KEY": "<LMSTUDIO_API_KEY>",
        "LMSTUDIO_ALLOW_MISSING_MODEL_LISTING": "<LMSTUDIO_ALLOW_MISSING_MODEL_LISTING>",
        "LITELLM_URL": "<LITELLM_URL>",
        "LITELLM_API_KEY": "<LITELLM_API_KEY>",
        "LITELLM_SEND_DIMENSIONS": "<LITELLM_SEND_DIMENSIONS>",
        "QDRANT_MODE": "<QDRANT_MODE>",
        "QDRANT_URL": "<QDRANT_URL>",
        "QDRANT_API_KEY": "<QDRANT_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "socraticode": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EMBEDDING_PROVIDER": "<EMBEDDING_PROVIDER>",
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "<OPENAI_API_KEY>",
        "GOOGLE_API_KEY": "<GOOGLE_API_KEY>",
        "OLLAMA_URL": "<OLLAMA_URL>",
        "EMBEDDING_MODEL": "<EMBEDDING_MODEL>",
        "EMBEDDING_DIMENSIONS": "<EMBEDDING_DIMENSIONS>",
        "OLLAMA_MODE": "<OLLAMA_MODE>",
        "OLLAMA_API_KEY": "<OLLAMA_API_KEY>",
        "LMSTUDIO_URL": "<LMSTUDIO_URL>",
        "LMSTUDIO_API_KEY": "<LMSTUDIO_API_KEY>",
        "LMSTUDIO_ALLOW_MISSING_MODEL_LISTING": "<LMSTUDIO_ALLOW_MISSING_MODEL_LISTING>",
        "LITELLM_URL": "<LITELLM_URL>",
        "LITELLM_API_KEY": "<LITELLM_API_KEY>",
        "LITELLM_SEND_DIMENSIONS": "<LITELLM_SEND_DIMENSIONS>",
        "QDRANT_MODE": "<QDRANT_MODE>",
        "QDRANT_URL": "<QDRANT_URL>",
        "QDRANT_API_KEY": "<QDRANT_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "socraticode": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EMBEDDING_PROVIDER": "<EMBEDDING_PROVIDER>",
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "<OPENAI_API_KEY>",
        "GOOGLE_API_KEY": "<GOOGLE_API_KEY>",
        "OLLAMA_URL": "<OLLAMA_URL>",
        "EMBEDDING_MODEL": "<EMBEDDING_MODEL>",
        "EMBEDDING_DIMENSIONS": "<EMBEDDING_DIMENSIONS>",
        "OLLAMA_MODE": "<OLLAMA_MODE>",
        "OLLAMA_API_KEY": "<OLLAMA_API_KEY>",
        "LMSTUDIO_URL": "<LMSTUDIO_URL>",
        "LMSTUDIO_API_KEY": "<LMSTUDIO_API_KEY>",
        "LMSTUDIO_ALLOW_MISSING_MODEL_LISTING": "<LMSTUDIO_ALLOW_MISSING_MODEL_LISTING>",
        "LITELLM_URL": "<LITELLM_URL>",
        "LITELLM_API_KEY": "<LITELLM_API_KEY>",
        "LITELLM_SEND_DIMENSIONS": "<LITELLM_SEND_DIMENSIONS>",
        "QDRANT_MODE": "<QDRANT_MODE>",
        "QDRANT_URL": "<QDRANT_URL>",
        "QDRANT_API_KEY": "<QDRANT_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.

Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

Name	Description
`EMBEDDING_PROVIDER` Optional	Embedding provider to use: ollama (default), openai, google, lmstudio, or litellm
`OPENAI_API_KEY` Optional, secret	API key for OpenAI embeddings (required only when EMBEDDING_PROVIDER=openai)
`GOOGLE_API_KEY` Optional, secret	API key for Google embeddings (required only when EMBEDDING_PROVIDER=google)
`OLLAMA_URL` Optional	URL of the Ollama server (default: auto-detected; Docker-managed or http://localhost:11434)
`EMBEDDING_MODEL` Optional	Embedding model name (defaults per provider; required for lmstudio and litellm)
`EMBEDDING_DIMENSIONS` Optional	Embedding vector dimensions (defaults per provider; required for lmstudio and litellm)
`OLLAMA_MODE` Optional	Ollama mode: auto (default), docker, or external
`OLLAMA_API_KEY` Optional, secret	Optional API key for authenticated Ollama proxies. Remote endpoints require HTTPS; loopback HTTP is supported.
`LMSTUDIO_URL` Optional	LM Studio OpenAI-compatible base URL (default: http://localhost:1234/v1)
`LMSTUDIO_API_KEY` Optional, secret	Optional API key when LM Studio authentication is enabled
`LMSTUDIO_ALLOW_MISSING_MODEL_LISTING` Optional	Allow compatible embedding servers without a models endpoint to be probed directly
`LITELLM_URL` Optional	LiteLLM OpenAI-compatible base URL (default: http://localhost:4000/v1)
`LITELLM_API_KEY` Optional, secret	LiteLLM master or virtual API key (required when EMBEDDING_PROVIDER=litellm)
`LITELLM_SEND_DIMENSIONS` Optional	Forward the dimensions parameter through LiteLLM when explicitly enabled
`QDRANT_MODE` Optional	Qdrant mode: managed (default, Docker-managed) or external (user-provided instance)
`QDRANT_URL` Optional	Full URL for remote/cloud Qdrant (e.g. https://xyz.cloud.qdrant.io:6333). Only needed when QDRANT_MODE=external
`QDRANT_API_KEY` Optional, secret	API key for remote Qdrant instance. Only needed when QDRANT_MODE=external

Details

Package	`[email protected]` (NPM, stdio)
First published	5 Nov 2026
Last updated	5 Nov 2026
Registry name	`io.github.giancarloerra/socraticode`

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