MCP server

Stackexchange

io.github.cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Search Stack Exchange questions, fetch Q&A threads as markdown, look up tag FAQs and user profiles.

Source

At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

Not verified

Status

Working at last check

Tools

5

Token cost

About 2,242 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http stackexchange-mcp-server https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.stackexchange-mcp-server]
url = "https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"stackexchange-mcp-server":{"httpUrl":"https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"stackexchange-mcp-server":{"url":"https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"stackexchange-mcp-server":{"type":"http","url":"https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add stackexchange-mcp-server https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"stackexchange-mcp-server","server_url":"https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"stackexchange-mcp-server","server_url":"https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp"}

Tools

• stackexchange_get_tag_faq ~456 tokens
  Fetch the highest-voted answered questions for a tag on a Stack Exchange site — the canonical "best answers in X" list. 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` p
• stackexchange_get_thread ~556 tokens
  Fetch 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 an integer question ID or a full Stack Exchange question URL (e.g. "https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11227809/why-is-processing-a-so
• stackexchange_get_user ~302 tokens
  Fetch 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_threa
• stackexchange_list_sites ~210 tokens
  Enumerate 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
• stackexchange_search_questions ~718 tokens
  Search 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

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