io.github.VBlackJack/cortex MCP Server

Name: io.github.VBlackJack/cortex MCP Server
Author: io.github.VBlackJack

io.github.VBlackJack/cortex

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What is the io.github.VBlackJack/cortex MCP server?

Local multi-client RAG server over the Model Context Protocol.

How to install io.github.VBlackJack/cortex

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

CORTEX_KB_PATH
required
Absolute path to the local knowledge base Cortex indexes and serves.

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cortex": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "cortex-local-rag",
        "serve"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CORTEX_KB_PATH": "<YOUR_CORTEX_KB_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cortex": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "cortex-local-rag",
        "serve"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CORTEX_KB_PATH": "<YOUR_CORTEX_KB_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cortex": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "cortex-local-rag",
        "serve"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CORTEX_KB_PATH": "<YOUR_CORTEX_KB_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "cortex": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "cortex-local-rag",
        "serve"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CORTEX_KB_PATH": "<YOUR_CORTEX_KB_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add cortex --env CORTEX_KB_PATH=<YOUR_CORTEX_KB_PATH> -- uvx cortex-local-rag serve

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