CICADA
by wendecommunityv0.6.4
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CICADA provides structured, token-efficient access to code across 17+ programming languages, enabling AI code assistants to perform contextual analysis and discovery. It focuses on reducing unnecessary context and improving semantic understanding of code.
From the registry: Code intelligence MCP server for 17+ programming languages.
Install & configure
Prerequisites
- required
- requiredInstall cicada-mcpInstall cicada-mcp as a uv tool
$ uv tool install cicada-mcp
Install in your client
Paste into the AI you're chatting with — it will figure out the rest
Please install the `cicada` MCP server into my current AI client (that's you).
Required prerequisites (do these first if not already done):
- **Install uv** — Install the uv Python package manager (https://github.com/astral-sh/uv)
- **Install cicada-mcp** — Install cicada-mcp as a uv tool Run: `uv tool install cicada-mcp`
Canonical MCP server config (stdio transport):
- command: `cicada-mcp`
- args: []
- optional environment variables:
- `CICADA_CONFIG_DIR`: Path to the CICADA config directory for this project (example: `~/.cicada/projects/<hash>`)
Note: Code-intelligence MCP for 17+ languages (Elixir, Python, TypeScript, Rust, etc.). Before use, run `cicada <editor>` in project root to index (e.g., `cicada claude`). Pass --watch for auto-reindexing.
Add this MCP server to my current client's config in the correct format for you. If you need secrets or credentials I haven't provided, ASK me — do not invent values or leave raw placeholders. After adding it, tell me how to verify the server is connected.Note: Code-intelligence MCP for 17+ languages (Elixir, Python, TypeScript, Rust, etc.). Before use, run `cicada <editor>` in project root to index (e.g., `cicada claude`). Pass --watch for auto-reindexing.
Tools (12)
cicada
One-command interactive setup per project.
cicada-mcp
MCP server that auto-starts by the editor.
cicada serve
Starts REST API server for HTTP access to all MCP tools.
cicada status
Shows index status, PR index, link status, agent files, MCP configs.
cicada stats
Displays usage statistics (tool calls, tokens, execution times).
cicada watch
Watches for file changes and automatically reindexes.
cicada index
Re-indexes code with custom options.
cicada index-pr
Indexes pull requests for PR attribution.
cicada run
Executes any of the MCP tools directly from CLI.
cicada agents install
Installs Claude Code agents.
cicada link
Links current repository to an existing index.
cicada clean
Completely removes cicada integration from your folder.
Environment variables
CICADA_CONFIG_DIRrequiredSpecifies the directory for CICADA configuration.Packages
cicada-mcp
pypiv0.6.4transport: stdio
Details
- Language
- Python
- License
- MIT
- Released
- Feb 26, 2026
- Last commit
- Mar 3, 2026
- Registry name
- io.github.wende/cicada