socraticode MCP Server

What this does

socraticode exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.

Requirements

This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:

EMBEDDING_PROVIDER
OPENAI_API_KEY
GOOGLE_API_KEY
OLLAMA_URL
EMBEDDING_MODEL
EMBEDDING_DIMENSIONS
OLLAMA_MODE
OLLAMA_API_KEY
LMSTUDIO_URL
LMSTUDIO_API_KEY
LMSTUDIO_ALLOW_MISSING_MODEL_LISTING
LITELLM_URL
LITELLM_API_KEY
LITELLM_SEND_DIMENSIONS
QDRANT_MODE
QDRANT_URL
QDRANT_API_KEY

Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).

How do I install socraticode?

Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add socraticode to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.

Which clients work with socraticode?

This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to socraticode as well.

Does socraticode need an API key?

Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: EMBEDDING_PROVIDER, OPENAI_API_KEY, GOOGLE_API_KEY, OLLAMA_URL, EMBEDDING_MODEL, EMBEDDING_DIMENSIONS, OLLAMA_MODE, OLLAMA_API_KEY, LMSTUDIO_URL, LMSTUDIO_API_KEY, LMSTUDIO_ALLOW_MISSING_MODEL_LISTING, LITELLM_URL, LITELLM_API_KEY, LITELLM_SEND_DIMENSIONS, QDRANT_MODE, QDRANT_URL, QDRANT_API_KEY. They go in the env block of your MCP config.