What is local_faiss_mcp?
local_faiss_mcp is a MCP server by nonatofabio that local FAISS vector database for RAG with document ingestion (PDF, TXT, MD, DOCX), semantic search, re-ranking and CLI tools for indexing and querying. It is listed under Knowledge & memory and has 36 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | nonatofabio |
| Repository | nonatofabio/local_faiss_mcp |
| Popularity | 36 GitHub stars |
| Category | Knowledge & memory |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #1,009 of 4,418 MCP servers; #102 in Knowledge & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-04-24 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Python |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux |
Is local_faiss_mcp safe to install?
local_faiss_mcp 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 local_faiss_mcp?
- 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/nonatofabio/local_faiss_mcp
- 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 local-faiss-mcp -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http local-faiss-mcp <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 local_faiss_mcp for you:
Add the "local_faiss_mcp" MCP server from https://github.com/nonatofabio/local_faiss_mcp 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.