Forums

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Client Config & Setup

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Target File:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "forums": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "forums"
      ]
    }
  }
}

💡 Paste the JSON block into your client's configuration file under mcpServers, then restart the application.

Documentation Overview

Forums

AI-powered Q&A for GitHub repositories. Ask questions about any repo and AI agents will clone, explore, and grep the source code to provide source-backed answers.

Contributing / Development

Prerequisites

Bun runtime
Vercel CLI (for pulling environment variables)
PostgreSQL database
Typesense instance

Setup

Clone the repository:

bash

git clone https://github.com/basehub-ai/forums.git
cd forums

Install dependencies:

bash

bun install

Set up environment variables. Either link to Vercel project or create .env.local manually:

bash

# Option A: Pull from Vercel (requires access)
vc env pull .env.local

# Option B: Create manually with required variables (see Self-Hosting section)

Run database migrations:

bash

bun run db:generate

Start the development server:

bash

bun run dev

Scripts

Command	Description
`bun run dev`	Start development server
`bun run build`	Build for production
`bun run start`	Start production server
`bun run test`	Run tests
`bun run lint`	Lint and fix code
`bun run typecheck`	Type check
`bun run db:generate`	Generate database migrations

Self-Hosting

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Description
`DATABASE_URL`	Yes	PostgreSQL connection string
`TYPESENSE_API_KEY`	Yes	Typesense API key
`TYPESENSE_HOST`	Yes	Typesense host URL
`GITHUB_CLIENT_ID`	Yes	GitHub OAuth app client ID
`GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET`	Yes	GitHub OAuth app client secret
`GITHUB_TOKEN`	No	GitHub PAT for higher API rate limits
`REVALIDATE_SECRET`	No	Secret for cache revalidation webhook
`ADMIN_USER_EMAILS`	No	Comma-separated list of admin emails

Deploy to Vercel

Fork this repository
Import to Vercel
Configure environment variables
Deploy

Manual Deployment

Set up a PostgreSQL database
Set up a Typesense instance
Create a GitHub OAuth app
Configure all required environment variables
Build and run:

bash

bun run build
bun run start

Read the full README →View source on GitHub →

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Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json under mcpServers: "mcpServers": { "forums": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "Forums"] } }

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Forums

Ask any GitHub repository a question. Get source-backed answers.

Quick Install

Automated & IDE Setup

Copy the AI prompt to install this server into Claude Code, Cursor, or another agent — or use 1-click editor setup below.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

Manual Client & Custom JSON ConfigExpand JSON ▾

Client Config & Setup

Choose your client or environment

Target File:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "forums": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "forums"
      ]
    }
  }
}

💡 Paste the JSON block into your client's configuration file under mcpServers, then restart the application.

Documentation Overview

Forums

AI-powered Q&A for GitHub repositories. Ask questions about any repo and AI agents will clone, explore, and grep the source code to provide source-backed answers.

Contributing / Development

Prerequisites

Bun runtime
Vercel CLI (for pulling environment variables)
PostgreSQL database
Typesense instance

Setup

Clone the repository:

bash

git clone https://github.com/basehub-ai/forums.git
cd forums

Install dependencies:

bash

bun install

Set up environment variables. Either link to Vercel project or create .env.local manually:

bash

# Option A: Pull from Vercel (requires access)
vc env pull .env.local

# Option B: Create manually with required variables (see Self-Hosting section)

Run database migrations:

bash

bun run db:generate

Start the development server:

bash

bun run dev

Scripts

Command	Description
`bun run dev`	Start development server
`bun run build`	Build for production
`bun run start`	Start production server
`bun run test`	Run tests
`bun run lint`	Lint and fix code
`bun run typecheck`	Type check
`bun run db:generate`	Generate database migrations

Self-Hosting

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Description
`DATABASE_URL`	Yes	PostgreSQL connection string
`TYPESENSE_API_KEY`	Yes	Typesense API key
`TYPESENSE_HOST`	Yes	Typesense host URL
`GITHUB_CLIENT_ID`	Yes	GitHub OAuth app client ID
`GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET`	Yes	GitHub OAuth app client secret
`GITHUB_TOKEN`	No	GitHub PAT for higher API rate limits
`REVALIDATE_SECRET`	No	Secret for cache revalidation webhook
`ADMIN_USER_EMAILS`	No	Comma-separated list of admin emails

Deploy to Vercel

Fork this repository
Import to Vercel
Configure environment variables
Deploy

Manual Deployment

Set up a PostgreSQL database
Set up a Typesense instance
Create a GitHub OAuth app
Configure all required environment variables
Build and run:

bash

bun run build
bun run start

Read the full README →View source on GitHub →

Related MCP Servers

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Reviews

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Frequently Asked Questions about Forums

Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json under mcpServers: "mcpServers": { "forums": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "Forums"] } }

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Technical Specs & Signals

CategoryDeveloper Tools

25Quality signal: Emerging · 25/100How this signal is calculated ▾

Server availabilityNot measured

Not scored for repo-hosted servers — we can't reach the running server, only its GitHub page. Hosted MCP endpoints are health-checked live.

Verified ownership8/20

Documentation & tools10/30

Adoption & activity1/15

Community engagement0/10

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Own this project?

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