Code Index vs Airtable MCP Server

In-depth architectural comparison of the Code Index and Airtable MCP Server MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Code Index when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Databases domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: code_search, symbol_lookup, file_outline.

Explore Code Index Details

Choose Airtable MCP Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Databases domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
• You have access to required keys: AIRTABLE_API_KEY.
• Primary tools included: List and describe Airtable bases and tables with detail levels, Read, search, create, update, and delete records, Create and update tables and fields with metadata.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Code Index Databases	Airtable MCP Server domdomegg Databases
Summary	SQLite-backed hybrid (vector + FTS) code search index for Claude Code over MCP.	Airtable database integration with schema inspection, read and write capabilities
Category & Scope	Databases	Databases

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "code-index-2": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--with",
        "sentence-transformers<5",
        "--with",
        "numpy<2",
        "--from",
        "mcp-code-index",
        "code-index-hook"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "domdomegg-airtable-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "airtable-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AIRTABLE_API_KEY": "YOUR_AIRTABLE_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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