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shinpr/mcp-local-rag

Name: shinpr/mcp-local-rag
Author: Various

Local-first RAG server for developers. Semantic + keyword search for code and technical docs. Works with MCP or CLI. Fully private, zero setup.

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About shinpr/mcp-local-rag

Local-first RAG server for developers. Performs semantic and keyword search over code and technical documents. Runs as an MCP server or CLI tool with zero setup and full data privacy.

Best for

Developers who need private, local search over code and docs without external dependencies.

Use cases

Search codebases locally without sending data to the cloud
Query technical documentation using natural language
Integrate RAG capabilities into MCP-compatible development tools

Notes

290 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-05-23. Licensed MIT.

Pros

Fully private, no data leaves the machine
Zero setup, works out of the box
Supports both MCP and CLI interfaces

Cons

Limited to local resources, may not handle very large datasets efficiently
Small community with 290 stars, fewer integrations and extensions
Relies on local compute, can be slower than cloud alternatives for complex queries

Key facts

What we have checked

Not checked yet. Dated facts such as prices, releases and repository activity appear here once we have confirmed them from a source.

How to use

How to set it up

As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.

Install

npx mcp-local-rag ingest ./docs/

Tools exposed

sync_start
sync_status
ingest_file
ingest_data
query_documents
read_chunk_neighbors
list_files
delete_file
BASE_DIR
BASE_DIRS
DB_PATH
CACHE_DIR
HF_ENDPOINT
MAX_FILE_SIZE
MODEL_NAME
CHUNK_MIN_LENGTH
EMBED_TITLE_PREFIX
EMBED_HEADING_PREFIX
RAG_DEVICE
RAG_DTYPE

Clients the listing names (not checked here)

Claude Code, Cursor

Example client config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "local-rag": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-local-rag"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BASE_DIR": "/path/to/your/documents"
      }
    }
  }
}

Install

Add shinpr/mcp-local-rag to your client

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Claude Code

Config checked

Run in your terminal (runs on your computer)

claude mcp add --transport stdio shinpr-mcp-local-rag -- npx -y mcp-local-rag@0.23.1

Version 0.23.1 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Claude Code's config docs

Claude Desktop

Config checked

Add to claude_desktop_config.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shinpr-mcp-local-rag": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-local-rag@0.23.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Version 0.23.1 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Claude Desktop's config docs

Cursor

Config checked

Add to .cursor/mcp.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shinpr-mcp-local-rag": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-local-rag@0.23.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Version 0.23.1 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Cursor's config docs

VS Code

Config checked

Add to .vscode/mcp.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "servers": {
    "shinpr-mcp-local-rag": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-local-rag@0.23.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Version 0.23.1 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against VS Code's config docs

Codex

Config checked

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml (runs on your computer)

[mcp_servers.shinpr-mcp-local-rag]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mcp-local-rag@0.23.1"]

Version 0.23.1 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Codex's config docs

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Works with

What shinpr/mcp-local-rag connects to

5 clients, each with how we know and when we checked.

Works with	Type	How we know	Checked
Claude Code	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.23.1Config checked	24 Oct 2026Claude Code docs
Claude Desktop	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.23.1Config checked	24 Oct 2026Claude Desktop docs
Cursor	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.23.1Config checked	24 Oct 2026Cursor docs
VS Code	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.23.1Config checked	24 Oct 2026VS Code docs
Codex	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.23.1Config checked	24 Oct 2026Codex docs

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Anything LLMThis is an alternative to it	Open source	Named in the listing	Not dated
privateGPTThis is an alternative to it	App	Named in the listing	Not dated

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