What is forage?
forage is a MCP server by isaac-levine that self-improving tool discovery: searches registries, installs MCP servers as subprocesses without restarts, and persists tool knowledge across sessions. It is listed under Other and has 19 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | isaac-levine |
| Repository | isaac-levine/forage |
| Popularity | 19 GitHub stars |
| Category | Other |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #1,325 of 4,418 MCP servers; #221 in Other |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-02-21 |
| Stars this week | +1 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is forage safe to install?
forage scores 96/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 5 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 |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install forage?
- 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/isaac-levine/forage
- 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 forage -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http forage <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 forage for you:
Add the "forage" MCP server from https://github.com/isaac-levine/forage 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.