What is srclight?
srclight is a MCP server by srclight that code indexing with SQLite FTS5, tree-sitter and embeddings for symbol search, call graphs, git intelligence and hybrid semantic search. It is listed under Developer tools and has 57 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | srclight |
| Repository | srclight/srclight |
| Popularity | 57 GitHub stars |
| Category | Developer tools |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #815 of 4,418 MCP servers; #200 in Developer tools |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-14 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Python |
Is srclight safe to install?
srclight 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 srclight?
- 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/srclight/srclight
- 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 srclight -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http srclight <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 srclight for you:
Add the "srclight" MCP server from https://github.com/srclight/srclight 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.