stackexchange-mcp-server
io.github.cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-serverVersion 0.2.0Search Stack Exchange questions, fetch Q&A threads as markdown, look up tag FAQs and user profiles.
Status
Responds248 msAnswered our handshake without sign-in.- Last checked
- Nov 14, 2026, 14:48 UTC
- Latency
- 248 ms
- Remotes responding
- 1 of 1
- Sign-in
- No sign-in
- Hosting
- Hosted outside the EU (detected)
- Registry data as of
- Nov 14, 2026, 22:14 UTC
Data from the official MCP Registry, checked by run.zero. How we check
Connect
Streamable HTTP
https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcpResponds248 msNo sign-in
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http stackexchange-mcp-server https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcpClaude Desktop and claude.ai
Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
Name: stackexchange-mcp-server
Remote MCP server URL: https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcpCursor
{
"mcpServers": {
"stackexchange-mcp-server": {
"url": "https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}VS Code
code --add-mcp '{"name":"stackexchange-mcp-server","type":"http","url":"https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp"}'Streamable HTTP
npm: @cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server 0.2.0Package only
npm (npx)
claude mcp add stackexchange-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server@0.2.0Streamable HTTP
npm: @cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server 0.2.0Package only
npm (npx)
claude mcp add stackexchange-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server@0.2.0Built your own server? run.zero hosts MCP servers on European infrastructure.
Tools
5 tools
Read-only | Idempotent | Open world | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
stackexchange_get_tag_faqFetch the frequently asked questions for a tag on a Stack Exchange site — Stack Exchange's own "frequently asked" selection, returned in its order, not ranked by score; compare the scores yourself. Returns a question list without bodies; use stackexchange_get_thread to read the full body and answers for any result. Results past the pageSize cap are reachable with the `page` parameter. Use this tool to find the questions a community keeps coming back to on a topic (e.g. tag "javascript" on stackoverflow). Use stackexchange_search_questions for free-text search rather than tag-based browsing. | Not declared | Yes | Yes | Yes |
stackexchange_get_threadFetch a complete Q&A thread — question body and all answers, accepted answer first then sorted by score, rendered as clean markdown with fenced code blocks. Accepts a full Stack Exchange question URL, which is read from the site its host names (e.g. "https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/88490/how-do-i-use-a-heredoc"), or an integer question ID read from site (e.g. "11227809"). HTML is normalized to markdown automatically; attribution (author + link) included per CC BY-SA 4.0. Get question IDs from stackexchange_search_questions or stackexchange_get_tag_faq. | Not declared | Yes | Yes | Yes |
stackexchange_get_userFetch a Stack Exchange user profile by numeric user ID: reputation, badge counts, answer and question counts, account and last-access dates, and top tags by answer score. Useful for credibility context on an answer author — pass the authorUserId from any question or answer in stackexchange_get_thread output. Returns profile fields plus up to 10 top tags by answer score. | Not declared | Yes | Yes | Yes |
stackexchange_list_sitesEnumerate all sites in the Stack Exchange network — name, api_site_parameter, audience, and URL. The api_site_parameter value is what other tools accept as the `site` input (e.g. "stackoverflow", "superuser", "serverfault"). Results are fetched live and optionally filtered by name. Use this tool to discover valid site parameters before calling other stackexchange_* tools. | Not declared | Yes | Yes | No |
stackexchange_search_questionsSearch questions across a Stack Exchange site. Returns ranked questions with title, score, answer count, accepted status, tags, ask and last-activity dates, and a short excerpt of the question body — not the full body. Results supply question_id values for stackexchange_get_thread, which fetches the full question body and all answers. Results past the pageSize cap are reachable with the `page` parameter. Use the `site` parameter to target a specific community (e.g. "stackoverflow", "superuser", "unix"); call stackexchange_list_sites to discover valid site values. | Not declared | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Details
- Registry status
- Active
- Published
- Oct 28, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 28, 2026
- Website
- Not given
- Categories (suggested)
- Search and webSuggested categories are assigned automatically from the registry text and may be wrong. Verified operators can correct them.
- GDPR
- Not declared