Hosted MCP server · #16 most used on Smithery

Gread

nitrofire-q/gread

Gives your AI access to the source code of all public github repos. - Plug and Play: Compatible with all popular coding agents and MCP clients, ready to use out of the box - Skill and MCP: Both Skill and MCP are provided, connect with either option - Docs Integration: Automatically recognizes docs repo and provides them along with the main repo when accessed

Git & GitHub Docs & writing

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Uses: 21k
Tools: 5
Runs: Hosted
Listed: 6mo ago

Get started

Add it to your agent

npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install nitrofire-q/gread --client claude

Swap --client claude for cursor, vscode, windsurf or another client. The CLI asks for any required settings.

claude mcp add --transport http gread https://server.smithery.ai/nitrofire-q/gread/mcp

A hosted server: nothing to install. Run /mcp in Claude Code to sign in if it asks.

[mcp_servers.gread]
url = "https://server.smithery.ai/nitrofire-q/gread/mcp"

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gread": {
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/nitrofire-q/gread/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json.

{
  "servers": {
    "gread": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/nitrofire-q/gread/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json.

gemini mcp add --transport http gread https://server.smithery.ai/nitrofire-q/gread/mcp

Saved to .gemini/settings.json.

What it can do

5 tools

search_repos1 paramSearch for GitHub repositories by name, description, or topic keywords using the GitHub Search API.

Parameter	Type	Description
`q`	string	Keyword to search in repository names, descriptions, or topics

view_repo1 paramView repository basic information and its directory structure. Includes corresponding documentation repo if available.

Parameter	Type	Description
`name`	string	Full name of the repository (owner/name)

list_tree4 paramsList the directory tree of a specific path in a repository with customizable depth and traversal limits.

Parameter	Type	Description
`name`	string	Full name of the repository (owner/name)
`maxDepth`	number	Maximum depth into the directory structure to list.
`maxPerDir`	number	Maximum number of items to display per directory level.
`targetDir`	string	Target directory path to inspect. Leaves empty to search from root.

read_code2 paramsRetrieve the raw source code of specified files from within a known repository.

Parameter	Type	Description
`name`	string	Full name of the repository (owner/name)
`paths`	array	An array of precise file paths within the repository

search_code7 paramsPerform a fast git grep inside the repository, allowing regex matching by default or substring search.

Parameter	Type	Description
`name`	string	Full name of the repository (owner/name)
`path`	string	Directory or file path to limit the search scope
`query`	string	Search pattern or query to pass to git grep
`ignoreCase`	boolean	Ignore case distinctions in both the PATTERN and the input files (-i)
`contextLines`	number	Print num lines of output context (-C)
`fixedStrings`	boolean	Use fixed strings for patterns (don’t interpret pattern as a regex) (-F)
`extendedRegexp`	boolean	Use extended regular expressions (-E)