What is ApeRAG?
ApeRAG is a MCP server by apecloud that rAG platform combining Graph RAG, vector search and full-text search for building knowledge graphs and context engineering. It is listed under Knowledge & memory and has 1,322 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | apecloud |
| Repository | apecloud/ApeRAG |
| Popularity | 1,322 GitHub stars |
| Category | Knowledge & memory |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #155 of 4,418 MCP servers; #11 in Knowledge & memory |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-09-12 |
| Stars this week | +1 |
| Runs | Locally and in the cloud |
| Language | Python |
Is ApeRAG safe to install?
ApeRAG scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install ApeRAG?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/apecloud/ApeRAG
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add aperag -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http aperag <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs ApeRAG for you:
Add the "ApeRAG" MCP server from https://github.com/apecloud/ApeRAG to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.