Stackexchange MCP Server
Search Stack Exchange questions, fetch Q&A threads as markdown, look up tag FAQs and user profiles.
Connect it
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
URL: https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcpSettings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
Create connector with URL: https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"stackexchange-mcp-server": {
"url": "https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}claude mcp add --transport http stackexchange-mcp-server https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp{
"servers": {
"stackexchange-mcp-server": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"stackexchange-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server@0.1.16"
]
}
}
}claude mcp add stackexchange-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server@0.1.165 tools, verified live
stackexchange_list_sitesread-onlyEnumerate all sites in the Stack Exchange network â 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.
stackexchange_search_questionsread-onlySearch 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 â 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` p
stackexchange_get_tag_faqread-onlyFetch the highest-voted answered questions for a tag on a Stack Exchange site â 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` parameter. Use this tool to find the authoritative community resources on a topic (e.g. tag "javasc
stackexchange_get_userread-onlyFetch 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 â 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.
stackexchange_get_threadread-onlyFetch a complete Q&A thread â 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-sorted-array-faster" or "11227809"). HTML is normalized to markdown automatically; attribution (auth
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