Grep▌
by vercel
Use Grep to search GitHub code with queries or regex, filter by language, repository, and file path for precise results.
Issue search queries and retrieve code snippets from GitHub that match specific patterns or regular expressions, filtered by language, repository, and file path.
github stars
★ —
best for
- / Developers searching codebases for patterns
- / System administrators analyzing log files
- / Content creators finding text across multiple files
capabilities
- / Search files for text patterns using regex
- / Search recursively through directories
- / Get context lines before and after matches
- / Perform case-insensitive searches
- / Limit maximum number of matches
- / Search for fixed strings (non-regex)
what it does
Exposes your system's grep command through MCP, letting you search for patterns in files and directories using regular expressions. Supports common grep options like case-insensitive matching and recursive searching.
about
Grep is an official MCP server published by vercel that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Use Grep to search GitHub code with queries or regex, filter by language, repository, and file path for precise results. This server exposes 1 tool that AI clients can invoke during conversations and coding sessions.
how to install
You can install Grep in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server supports remote connections over HTTP, so no local installation is required.
license
MIT
Grep is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
FAQ
- What is the Grep MCP server?
- Grep is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.
- How do MCP servers relate to agent skills?
- Skills are reusable instruction packages (often SKILL.md); MCP servers expose live capabilities. Teams frequently combine both—skills for workflows, MCP for APIs and data. See explainx.ai/skills and explainx.ai/mcp-servers for parallel directories.
- How are reviews shown for Grep?
- This profile displays 10 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.5 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.
Ratings
4.5★★★★★10 reviews- ★★★★★Shikha Mishra· Oct 10, 2024
Grep is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
- ★★★★★Piyush G· Sep 9, 2024
We evaluated Grep against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
- ★★★★★Chaitanya Patil· Aug 8, 2024
Useful MCP listing: Grep is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
- ★★★★★Sakshi Patil· Jul 7, 2024
Grep reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.
- ★★★★★Ganesh Mohane· Jun 6, 2024
I recommend Grep for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.
- ★★★★★Oshnikdeep· May 5, 2024
Strong directory entry: Grep surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.
- ★★★★★Dhruvi Jain· Apr 4, 2024
Grep has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.
- ★★★★★Rahul Santra· Mar 3, 2024
According to our notes, Grep benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
- ★★★★★Pratham Ware· Feb 2, 2024
We wired Grep into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
- ★★★★★Yash Thakker· Jan 1, 2024
Grep is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.