MCP server starters · Rank #43
mcp-local-rag
Grade B: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
Local-first RAG server for developers. Semantic + keyword search for code and technical docs. Works with MCP or CLI. Fully private, zero setup.
Why this verdict
How we check →- 211 commits by 6 contributors in the last 90 days (86 in the last 30). receipt ↗
- Latest release v0.22.1, 4 days ago. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit 99aad46 on main, checked 2026-10-19 07:53 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.
Dependency freshness
Declared = lowest version the kit's dependency file (package.json, pyproject.toml or requirements.txt) allows. Latest = the npm "latest" tag or the newest PyPI release. TypeScript, the Stripe SDK, FastAPI and other 0.x packages are shown but not counted in the verdict.
What's in the stack
- Framework
- Vite
- Testing
- Vitest
Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.
What the README says you get
- OtherHybrid semantic and keyword search
Search combines semantic similarity with keyword matching
- OtherSource citations in results
Results include source passages and, where available, headings, line numbers, or page numbers
- OtherOffline operation
text ingestion and search work offline
- OtherNo external dependencies
No API key, Docker, Python, or external database is required
- OtherMCP client integration
register `npx -y mcp-local-rag` and set `BASE_DIR` using your client's MCP configuration format
- OtherIn-memory text and HTML ingestion
Ingest text, Markdown, or HTML already held by the client
- OtherMultiple document roots
JSON array of document roots; takes precedence over `BASE_DIR`
- OtherConfigurable embedding model
Hugging Face embedding model
- OtherSearch scope restriction
Use `--scope` to restrict search results to a path prefix
- OtherExternal reranking
MCP only: external command; `{query}` passes the query and `{top}` the requested result count
- OtherAgent Skills guidance
Installed skills cover query formulation, result refinement, and HTML ingestion
- OtherJSON query output
`query` writes its results to stdout as JSON, best match first
Extracted from the kit's README by a local AI model (deepseek-flash) on Oct 12, 2026. Every item is checked against an exact README quote; 2 unverifiable items were discarded. A README claim is the maker's description, not something we tested.
Watch mcp-local-rag
Get told if it goes dormant, gets archived, falls further behind on a core dependency, or changes its license or price.
History
Oct 1, 2026 → Oct 19, 2026. One square per check, colored by maintenance status. Hover for details.
Show as a table
| Date | Maintenance | Dependencies | Commits (90d) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | Active | Deps unknown | 211 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Active | Deps unknown | 190 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Active | Deps unknown | 180 |
Sources
Every claim on this page comes from these public records, checked . Open them to verify.
- Commit history ↗ default branch (main) at the checked commit: pulse, contributors, last commit
- Releases ↗ latest release
- package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 99aad46)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)