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io.github.cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server

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

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

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Last check

Reachable, 5 tools, protocol 2025-06-18 · checked 2026-10-17

Test & rating

A 100/100

What it does: 5 tools · 5 read, 0 write · Documents & PDF, Developer tools

Test call stackexchange_list_sites: worked (1,742 ms)

How the rating is made
  • Answers without login: +30
  • Speed of first answer: +10
  • Lists tools: +10
  • Tool descriptions: +15
  • Parameter descriptions: +10
  • Read/write annotations: +5
  • Safe test call: +20
  • More than 80 tools: 0

Tested 2026-10-17. Fixed rules, no AI model. Grade A needs a successful real call.

Install

Remote URL
https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp
Package
registry:   npm
identifier: @cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server
version:    0.1.16
transport:  stdio

Tools

5 tools listed at last check
  • 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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