lorenzo-cambiaghi/LynxMCP

Overview

LynxMCP is an MCP server for semantic code search. It runs entirely locally and uses AST-aware chunking, hybrid BM25 and dense retrieval, and a code knowledge graph to index and query code.

Best for

Best for
Developers building local, privacy-preserving code search tools or agent integrations.

Use cases

• Find code by meaning rather than exact text
• Explore code dependencies and relationships through a knowledge graph
• Give local code search capabilities to AI agents or IDE tools

How to use

Tested with

Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf

Notes

LynxMCP is an MCP server for semantic code search. It runs entirely locally and uses AST-aware chunking, hybrid BM25 and dense retrieval, and a code knowledge graph to index and query code.

9 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-09-02. Licensed Apache-2.0.

Use cases

• Find code by meaning rather than exact text
• Explore code dependencies and relationships through a knowledge graph
• Give local code search capabilities to AI agents or IDE tools

Pros

• Fully local, keeping code private and offline-capable
• Combines lexical and semantic retrieval for balanced results
• Uses AST to preserve code structure and boundaries

Cons

• Very early project with minimal community adoption
• Requires Python setup and configuration
• Performance on large codebases is not yet proven

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