io.github.cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server

io.github.cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server · v0.1.16

Measured by MCP Station

Last check	Reachable
Checked at	—
Check success 7 / 30 days	—
First-try success 30 days	—
Median response	—
Lookups 30 days	—
Authentication	No auth
MCP version	2025-06-18
Rank score	—
Declared risk	Read-only (all tools declare readOnlyHint)
Capabilities declared	logging, prompts, resources, tools
Tool definitions	5 tools · with description 100% · input schema is an object 100% · read/destructive hints 100%

Description written by the publisher, not verified

Search Stack Exchange questions, fetch Q&A threads as markdown, look up tag FAQs and user profiles.

Connect

streamable-http · https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp

claude mcp add --transport http stackexchange-mcp-server https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stackexchange-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools as reported by the server

stackexchange_list_sites
Enumerate all sites in the Stack Exchange network — 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
stackexchange_search_questions
Search 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 — not the full body. Results supply question_id values for stackexchange_get_thread, which fetches the
stackexchange_get_tag_faq
Fetch the highest-voted answered questions for a tag on a Stack Exchange site — 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` p
stackexchange_get_user
Fetch 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 — pass the authorUserId from any question or answer in stackexchange_get_threa
stackexchange_get_thread
Fetch a complete Q&A thread — 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-so

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