codegraph vs github-mcp-server
Two of the top mcp servers for developers, side by side: score, setup, license, activity and what each review found.
codegraph
Local code knowledge graph served to coding agents over MCP
github-mcp-server
MCP server exposing GitHub repos, issues, PRs and Actions to AI tools
| What we compare | codegraph | github-mcp-server |
|---|---|---|
| Score parts, out of 100 | ||
| Adoption | 92, widely used | 32, known |
| Freshness | 100, active | 100, active |
| Maintenance | 90, healthy | 85, healthy |
| Easy to run | 50, easy | 50, easy |
| Agent-ready | 85, ready | 0, none |
| Facts from GitHub and the README | ||
| Stars | 73.8k | 33.5k |
| License | MIT (permissive) | MIT (permissive) |
| Last commit | Oct 2026 | Oct 2026 |
| Last release | Oct 2026 | Oct 2026 |
| Language | C | Go |
| Docker | No | Yes |
| GPU | Not needed | Not needed |
| arm64 or Apple Silicon | Mentioned | Mentioned |
codegraph
CodeGraph indexes a project into a local graph of symbols, call edges and dependencies under `.codegraph/`, then exposes it to coding agents through an MCP server. Agents can fetch relevant source, call paths and change impact in one call instead of grepping and reading files. `codegraph install` wires it into Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI, opencode, Gemini CLI, Kiro, GitHub Copilot and others, and auto-sync keeps the index current.
Who it is for: Developers using AI coding agents on mid-to-large codebases
Strengths
- Runs locally; no Node.js needed, ships as a bundled installer or npm package
- One `codegraph install` configures MCP for nine named agents and IDEs
- Covers 30+ languages, including TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, Java, C#, Swift
- Watches files and updates the graph automatically; no manual re-index
Weaknesses
- README admits about 80% more retrieval context stays resident in long sessions
- Published benchmarks are the author's, on 7 repos with one question each
- No Docker or compose setup; install is via curl/PowerShell script or npm
- Hosted CodeGraph platform is a waitlist product, separate from this repo
- no GPU
github-mcp-server
Official GitHub MCP server, written in Go, that lets MCP hosts read code, manage issues and pull requests, inspect Actions runs and review security alerts. It runs either as a GitHub-hosted remote endpoint (api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/) or locally over stdio via the ghcr.io Docker image or a binary built with go build. Authentication is OAuth or a personal access token.
Who it is for: Developers wiring AI agents and IDE assistants to GitHub
Strengths
- Hosted remote endpoint needs no local install; local Docker image and Go build also available
- Supports OAuth login or PAT; PAT takes precedence when set
- Works with GitHub Enterprise Cloud (ghe.com) and Enterprise Server via GITHUB_HOST
- Install guides for VS Code, Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, Zed, Codex and others
Weaknesses
- Enterprise Server is not supported by the remote server; local server only
- Remote OAuth needs each host to configure a GitHub App or OAuth App
- Local Docker OAuth needs a fixed callback port (8085) published to loopback
- Only talks to GitHub; no other forges or providers
- no GPU
- Docker
- Needs GitHub API, Docker (optional)