Paparats MCP: Self-Hosted Semantic Code Search vs Code-Graph-RAG
Paparats MCP: Self-Hosted Semantic Code Search is an MCP server published by IBazylchuk. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers)). Code-Graph-RAG is an MCP server published by vitali87. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-09. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Paparats MCP: Self-Hosted Semantic Code Search |  Code-Graph-RAG |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 2.18.2 Downloads/month (npm): 1 534 Downloads/week (npm): 294 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 34 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.6.0 Forks (GitHub): 713 Stars (GitHub): 5 342 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Listed Version: 2.18.2 Downloads/month (npm): 1 534 Downloads/week (npm): 294 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 34 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Paparats MCP: Self-Hosted Semantic Code Search | Code-Graph-RAG |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 34 (worse) | 5 342 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 4 (worse) | 713 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-11-04 (worse) | 2026-11-08 (better) |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@paparats/cli) | On your machine (code-graph-rag) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 9, secrets among them: 2 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/ibazylchuk/paparats-mcp | github.com/vitali87/code-graph-rag |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 5 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-11-02 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Paparats MCP: Self-Hosted Semantic Code Search
Self-hosted semantic code search MCP for Claude Code & Cursor. Multi-repo, AST-aware, stays local.
Code-Graph-RAG
Knowledge-graph RAG for multi-language codebases: index, query and edit code in natural language.
How to run each
Paparats MCP: Self-Hosted Semantic Code Search
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Code-Graph-RAG As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "CYPHER_API_KEY=<YOUR_CYPHER_API_KEY>" --env "ORCHESTRATOR_API_KEY=<YOUR_ORCHESTRATOR_API_KEY>" --transport stdio code-graph-rag -- uvx code-graph-rag mcp-serverRequires: CYPHER_API_KEY (secret), ORCHESTRATOR_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Paparats MCP: Self-Hosted Semantic Code Search publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Paparats MCP: Self-Hosted Semantic Code Search · What it can do: Code-Graph-RAG · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Package data comes from the public npm registry (registry.npmjs.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.