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About Grep

Hosted MCP endpoint for searching indexed public GitHub repositories and returning matching code snippets, with query filters such as language, repository, and file path.

What you can use it for

  • Find code examples and matching patterns across public GitHub repositories.
  • Filter code searches by language, repository, and file path.
Connection and setup
Hosting
hosted
Transport
Streamable HTTP
Endpoint
https://mcp.grep.app
Authentication
No authentication documented.

Requirements

  • The cited publisher instructions configure the public MCP endpoint without credentials.

Setup steps

  1. Connect to https://mcp.grep.app using the documented authentication method.
  2. The cited publisher instructions configure the public MCP endpoint without credentials.
Tools 1

The hosted Grep MCP exposes one tool, searchGitHub, for searching public GitHub repositories. Endpoint: https://mcp.grep.app.

  • searchGitHub

    Search public GitHub code and return relevant matching snippets.

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Limitations and notes
  • Search coverage is public GitHub code indexed by Grep; it is not a general web search service.
Original sources
  • official tool reference

    Vercel’s official announcement describes the hosted Grep endpoint and code search capability; the exact registered tool is searchGitHub.

  • official documentation

    Vercel’s official announcement describes the hosted Grep endpoint and code search capability; the exact registered tool is searchGitHub.

Documentation checked 2026-10-28T13:15:00.000Z. Connection has not been runtime tested.