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Grep by Vercel MCP server for Claude, Codex and Cursor

Search code across a million public GitHub repositories. Connect the Vercel MCP server to Toolstile once, then choose which of its tools Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and Claude Desktop may use.

Free plan available. Server credentials stay in Toolstile, not in agent configs.

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What your AI apps can do with Grep by Vercel

  • Search public code by pattern
  • Find real-world usage examples

Grep by Vercel MCP tools

1 tool, listed by Toolstile from the server itself on 29 October 2026. The server decides what it offers and can add or rename tools at any time; after you connect, Toolstile shows the current list.

ToolWhat it does
searchGitHubFind real-world code examples from over a million public GitHub repositories to help answer programming questions.

Suggested access for each AI app

Grep by Vercel's server doesn't mark its tools as read-only or destructive. Read each tool's description and decide per app before allowing it.

Coding agent in Claude Code or Cursor. Allow the read tools so the agent can look things up without stopping, and require approval for tools that change shared data.

Chat or research app in Claude Desktop. Allow reading and searching. Allow writes only where you want the app to act for you.

Unattended agent, such as a scheduled Codex job. No one is watching the session, so keep it narrow: allow what the job needs, require approval for changes and block the rest.

Blocked tools are removed from the tool list an app sees, so it won't try them. Because rules apply per app, the same Grep by Vercel connection can be broad in one app and read-only in another, and the credential stays in Toolstile instead of each app's config file.

How it works with Toolstile

  1. Connect once. Add Grep by Vercel to a workspace (no sign-in). Toolstile keeps the credential, so no agent config holds it.
  2. Choose access per app. Give Claude Code every Grep by Vercel tool, give Cursor only the read tools, or keep Grep by Vercel away from an app entirely.
  3. Share approved accounts. Teammates use the connection without copying tokens, and you can remove access in one place.
  4. Review activity. See which app called which tool and when, so you can tighten access with evidence.

Add the Grep by Vercel MCP server to an AI app

Through Toolstile, every AI app uses one gateway entry, whichever servers you connect. In Claude Code:

Shell
claude mcp add --transport http toolstile 'https://toolstile.com/mcp'

Then connect Grep by Vercel in your workspace and choose which of its tools that app may use. Client setup covers Codex, Cursor and Claude Desktop.

To connect directly instead, add the Vercel endpoint to each app separately. In Claude Code:

Shell
claude mcp add --transport http grep 'https://mcp.grep.app'

In Cursor's mcp.json:

JSON
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grep": {
      "url": "https://mcp.grep.app"
    }
  }
}

Some servers accept only clients they have approved, or need a token header. Check the Vercel MCP documentation for what your client needs.

Before you connect

No account needed.

Server details

DetailValue
PublisherVercel
Endpointhttps://mcp.grep.app
AuthenticationNo sign-in
CategoriesDevelopment
Tool list1 tool, observed 29 October 2026 (discovery)

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