Forums
MCP serverDev toolsForums lets your AI answer questions about any GitHub repository using the actual source code as evidence. Once added, you can ask things like how a project works or where a feature lives, and get answers backed by the code itself.
Use Forums in Claude, ChatGPT or Ahel Desktop
Free. Sign in, add Forums and connect your AI. About a minute.
Also: Claude Code · Cursor · Codex
Then ask your AI: use Forums
Needs your own Forums account. You sign in to it and approve access when you connect.
Details
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
Add Forums, then point it at a GitHub repository and start asking questions. Answers come with references to the source so you can verify them.
What your AI can do with it
- Answer questions about any GitHub repository
- Get answers backed by the actual source code
- Understand how a codebase works without reading it yourself
- Find where specific features or logic live in a project
Install Forums
The server’s own address, for the clients that take one directly. Or connect Ahel once and every client you use reads it from one address, with the account kept on Ahel rather than in each client’s config.
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user forums 'https://forums.basehub.com/mcp'Run it once in your project, then open /mcp to approve any sign-in the server asks for.
Claude Desktop
https://forums.basehub.com/mcpAdd a custom connector in Settings, paste this address, and approve the sign-in.
Cursor
cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=forums&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2ZvcnVtcy5iYXNlaHViLmNvbS9tY3AifQ==Open the link and Cursor adds the server at that address.
ChatGPT
https://forums.basehub.com/mcpIn Settings, enable Developer mode, create an MCP app, and paste this address. Your plan and workspace must allow custom apps.
Codex
codex mcp add forums --url 'https://forums.basehub.com/mcp'Run it once, then sign in with codex mcp login forums if the server asks for an account.
From the project's README
As published by basehub-ai/forums in README.md.
AI-powered Q&A for GitHub repositories. Ask questions about any repo and AI agents will clone, explore, and grep the source code to provide source-backed answers.
Contributing / Development
Prerequisites
- Bun runtime
- Vercel CLI (for pulling environment variables)
- PostgreSQL database
- Typesense instance
Setup
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/basehub-ai/forums.git
cd forums
- Install dependencies:
bun install
- Set up environment variables. Either link to Vercel project or create
.env.localmanually:
# Option A: Pull from Vercel (requires access)
vc env pull .env.local
# Option B: Create manually with required variables (see Self-Hosting section)
- Run database migrations:
bun run db:generate
- Start the development server:
bun run dev
Scripts
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
bun run dev | Start development server |
bun run build | Build for production |
bun run start | Start production server |
bun run test | Run tests |
bun run lint | Lint and fix code |
bun run typecheck | Type check |
bun run db:generate | Generate database migrations |
Self-Hosting
Environment Variables
| Variable | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
DATABASE_URL | Yes | PostgreSQL connection string |
TYPESENSE_API_KEY | Yes | Typesense API key |
TYPESENSE_HOST | Yes | Typesense host URL |
GITHUB_CLIENT_ID | Yes | GitHub OAuth app client ID |
GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET | Yes | GitHub OAuth app client secret |
GITHUB_TOKEN | No | GitHub PAT for higher API rate limits |
REVALIDATE_SECRET | No | Secret for cache revalidation webhook |
ADMIN_USER_EMAILS | No | Comma-separated list of admin emails |
Deploy to Vercel
- Fork this repository
- Import to Vercel
- Configure environment variables
- Deploy
Manual Deployment
- Set up a PostgreSQL database
- Set up a Typesense instance
- Create a GitHub OAuth app
- Configure all required environment variables
- Build and run:
bun run build
bun run start
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 43
- Forks
- 4
- Last commit
- Aug 2026
Advanced
- Delivery
- forums MCP server → your Ahel connector (mcp.ahel.ai) → your AI.
- Item type
- mcp-server
- Key
io-github-basehub-ai-forums- Source
- github.com/basehub-ai/forums
- Hosted endpoint
https://forums.basehub.com/mcp