cursor-local-indexing

ChromaDB-powered local indexing support for Cursor, exposed as an MCP server

24 stars PythonSearch & Data Retrieval Updated Sep 13, 2025

Documentation

Local Code Indexing for Cursor

An experimental Python-based server that locally indexes codebases using ChromaDB and provides a semantic search tool via an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for tools like Cursor.

Setup

1. Clone and enter the repository:

bash

git clone 
   cd cursor-local-indexing

2. Create a `.env` file by copying `.env.example`:

bash

cp .env.example .env

3. Configure your `.env` file:

env

PROJECTS_ROOT=~/your/projects/root    # Path to your projects directory
   FOLDERS_TO_INDEX=project1,project2    # Comma-separated list of folders to index

Example:

env

PROJECTS_ROOT=~/projects
   FOLDERS_TO_INDEX=project1,project2

4. Start the indexing server:

bash

docker-compose up -d

5. Configure Cursor to use the local search server:

Create or edit `~/.cursor/mcp.json`:

json

{
     "mcpServers": {
       "workspace-code-search": {
         "url": "http://localhost:8978/sse"
       }
     }
   }

6. Restart Cursor IDE to apply the changes.

The server will start indexing your specified projects, and you'll be able to use semantic code search within Cursor when those projects are active.

7. Open a project that you configured as indexed.

Create a `.cursorrules` file and add the following:

code

For any request, use the @search_code tool to check what the code does.
Prefer that first before resorting to command line grepping etc.

8. Start using the Cursor Agent mode and see it doing local vector searches!

Frequently asked questions

What is cursor-local-indexing?

cursor-local-indexing is ChromaDB-powered local indexing support for Cursor, exposed as an MCP server

How do I install cursor-local-indexing?

Open the GitHub repository and follow its README. Most MCP servers are added to your client's MCP config, then called by your agent.

Is cursor-local-indexing open source?

Yes — it is hosted on GitHub at https://github.com/luotocompany/cursor-local-indexing and has 24 stars.

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