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Code Review Graph

by tirth8205 (community)

Local knowledge graph for Claude Code. Builds a persistent map of the codebase so Claude reads only what matters. 6.8x fewer tokens on reviews and up to 49x on daily coding tasks. 15,924 GitHub stars and 100 commits on main in the last 30 days.

15,924·6 tools·Released AUG 2025·MIT
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Local knowledge graph for Claude Code. Builds a persistent map of the codebase so Claude reads only what matters. 6.8x fewer tokens on reviews and up to 49x on daily coding tasks. 15,924 stars and 100 commits on main in the last 30 days.

Reviewed by M. Nouriel · MAY 2026

INSTALL THIS SERVER

{ "mcpServers": { "code-review-graph": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "code-review-graph" ] } } }
PrereqNPM: `code-review-graph`. First indexing run on large repos takes minutes. Path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS).
{ "mcpServers": { "code-review-graph": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "code-review-graph" ] } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "code-review-graph": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "code-review-graph" ] } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "code-review-graph": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "code-review-graph" ] } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "code-review-graph": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "code-review-graph" ] } } }

6 TOOLS AVAILABLE

index_codebase
Build the local knowledge graph from the codebase
Admin
find_relevant
Query the graph for files relevant to a question
Read
get_dependency_chain
Trace the dependency chain from a symbol or module
Read
incremental_update
Update the graph for changed files since the last index
Admin
estimate_token_savings
Estimate token savings versus full-file context
Read
export_graph
Export the graph as JSON for inspection
Read

OUR ASSESSMENT

Strengths
  • 15,924 GitHub stars.
  • 100 commits on main in the last 30 days.
  • MIT license.
  • Token-efficiency-first design (6.8x to 49x reduction claim).
  • Incremental update keeps graph fresh without full re-index.
Weaknesses
  • Token-savings figures are author benchmarks; production results vary by codebase shape.
  • First indexing run on large repos can take minutes.
  • Community-maintained.
Security Notes

Graph stored locally. Indexing reads any file the host process can access; configure exclusions to skip secrets or .env files.

Best For

Long-running coding agents with token-budget constraints; PR review flows where the agent reads only changed-and-related files; multi-day refactors where the graph persists across sessions.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Language
typescript
Transport
stdio
Clients
Claude DesktopClaude CodeCursorVS CodeWindsurf
License
MIT
GitHub
npm
code-review-graph
Last Release
code-review-graph (npm latest)MAY 9, 2026
First Released
AUG 1, 2025

ADOPTION METRICS

// GitHub Stars
15,924

// Reading this15,924 stars on tirth8205/code-review-graph. 100 commits on main in the last 30 days.

// Popularity Rank
#1
Globally · #1 in Dev Tools

// Reading thisPairs with Repomix, Serena, CodeGraphContext, OpenSpec, Claude Code MCP for code-context infrastructure. Code Review Graph emphasises token efficiency as the primary metric.

SOURCES & VERIFICATION

We don't take any single directory's word for it. Before scoring, we cross-reference 4 public MCP sources, install the server ourselves against the clients we cover, and record when we last re-verified.

01
Discovered
Manual submission
First indexed MAY 9, 2026
02
Cross-referenced
4 directories
PulseMCP, MCP.so, Glama, Smithery
03
Verified against
Claude Desktop, Cursor, Claude Code
Installed and tested across clients
04
Last re-checked
MAY 9, 2026
Weekly re-verification
// How other directories see it

The same server, 4 different lenses. We reconcile these signals into our editorial score, which is why our number sometimes diverges from a directory-aggregate star count.

SourceTheir ratingTheir star countTheir downloadsLast synced
AutomationSwitch This page4.6editorial15,924MAY 9, 2026
PulseMCP— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 9, 2026
MCP.so— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 9, 2026
Glama— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 9, 2026
Smithery— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 9, 2026

// Counts are directory-reported; we don't adjust them. Discrepancies usually come from different snapshot times or star-caching.

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