---
title: "jcodemunch-mcp"
type: "tool"
slug: "jgravelle-jcodemunch-mcp"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/tools/jgravelle-jcodemunch-mcp"
github_url: "https://github.com/jgravelle/jcodemunch-mcp"
homepage_url: "https://jcodemunch.com/"
stars: 1997
forks: 302
primary_language: "Python"
license: "Other"
archived: false
categories: ["data-retrieval", "developer-tools"]
tags: ["github", "mcp-server", "ai-coding", "code-intelligence", "ast", "claude-code", "ai-tools"]
updated_at: "2026-07-12T05:05:15.722441+00:00"
---

# jcodemunch-mcp

> Cut AI token costs 95%+ on code exploration through precise symbol-level GitHub code retrieval

A high-efficiency MCP (Model Context Protocol) server leveraging tree-sitter AST for accurate, token-optimized coding assistance and retrieval.

## Facts

- Repository: https://github.com/jgravelle/jcodemunch-mcp
- Homepage: https://jcodemunch.com/
- Stars: 1,997 · Forks: 302 · Open issues: 1 · Watchers: 17
- Primary language: Python
- License: Other
- Last pushed: 2026-07-10T21:08:21+00:00

## Trust & health

_Signals computed from public GitHub metadata. Not a security guarantee._

- Maintenance: Very active (computed 2026-07-11T11:51:23.964Z)
- Security scan: No lockfile (0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium, 0 low) · last scan 2026-07-12T04:02:39.359Z
- Full report: [trust report](/tools/jgravelle-jcodemunch-mcp/trust.md) · [JSON](https://www.graphcanon.com/api/graphcanon/tools/jgravelle-jcodemunch-mcp/trust)

## Categories

- [Data & Retrieval](/categories/data-retrieval.md)
- [Developer Tools](/categories/developer-tools.md)

## Tags

github, mcp-server, ai-coding, code-intelligence, ast, claude-code, ai-tools

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_+ 2 more not listed._

## Adoption goal

jcodemunch-mcp is a high-efficiency MCP server that uses tree-sitter AST for precise, symbol-level GitHub code retrieval. It aims to provide coding assistance and retrieval with significant token cost savings.

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

- JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/tools/jgravelle-jcodemunch-mcp`](/api/graphcanon/tools/jgravelle-jcodemunch-mcp)
- LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
- Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt)

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