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Claude Context (Zilliz)

Semantic code search over your whole codebase for Claude Code and other coding agents.

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Sources and review

Checked against public documentation on September 23, 2026. Suitability guidance is our editorial judgment; this is not a performance benchmark or an endorsement.

Repository and README

Best for

Very large codebases where grep-and-read exploration burns too much context.

Avoid if

You can't use an embedding API and a Milvus or Zilliz Cloud instance; both are required.

About Claude Context (Zilliz)

Claude Context, from Zilliz, adds semantic code search to Claude Code and other AI coding agents. It indexes a codebase into a vector database and brings only the relevant code into context, which the authors present as cheaper than loading whole directories for large codebases. It needs an embedding provider, OpenAI by default with alternatives supported, and a Milvus or Zilliz Cloud vector database.

Claude Context (Zilliz) is an open-source project written primarily in TypeScript, with 13k stars on GitHub. It was last updated in July 2026.

Add Claude Context (Zilliz) to your MCP client

Generated from the launch command in the project's README. Your client starts the server on demand. Replace <your-key>, <your-endpoint> and <your-token> with your own values first.

Claude CodeRun in your terminal

claude mcp add claude-context -e 'OPENAI_API_KEY=<your-key>' -e 'MILVUS_ADDRESS=<your-endpoint>' -e 'MILVUS_TOKEN=<your-token>' -- npx @zilliz/claude-context-mcp@latest

Cursor~/.cursor/mcp.json or .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claude-context": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@zilliz/claude-context-mcp@latest"],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "<your-key>",
        "MILVUS_ADDRESS": "<your-endpoint>",
        "MILVUS_TOKEN": "<your-token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "claude-context": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@zilliz/claude-context-mcp@latest"],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "<your-key>",
        "MILVUS_ADDRESS": "<your-endpoint>",
        "MILVUS_TOKEN": "<your-token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktopclaude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claude-context": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@zilliz/claude-context-mcp@latest"],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "<your-key>",
        "MILVUS_ADDRESS": "<your-endpoint>",
        "MILVUS_TOKEN": "<your-token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Codex~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.claude-context]
command = "npx"
args = ["@zilliz/claude-context-mcp@latest"]
env = { OPENAI_API_KEY = "<your-key>", MILVUS_ADDRESS = "<your-endpoint>", MILVUS_TOKEN = "<your-token>" }

Check the project's README for required accounts, keys and permissions before connecting. Setup guide for each client →

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