# better-code-review-graph MCP Server

Token-efficient code review knowledge graph: semantic search and call-graph resolution.

**Publisher claimed.** No tool list reported, and Pod has not connected to this server.

## At a glance

**Source code:** [Open repository](https://github.com/n24q02m/crg.git)

**GitHub popularity:** 67 stars on [n24q02m/crg](n24q02m/crg), recorded 2026-09-13.

## Status

Pod has not dialled better-code-review-graph yet, so everything on this page is what its publisher reported rather than what we observed. Registries describe servers; they do not connect to them. Until a check runs, treat the tool list below as a claim.

## Connect

Published as `better-code-review-graph` on pypi. Runs locally.

## Reviewed GitHub reports

**17 GitHub reports passed Pod's relevance review.** This can include external user reports, maintainer-confirmed bugs, and concrete feature gaps. It is evidence to inspect, not a count of distinct defects. Showing 2.

### Most discussed

### Auto-truncate `impact` output to avoid token-limit overflow

## Problem

`impact` output for shared hooks/utils routinely exceeds conversation token limits. Observed sizes: 7.6M chars, 12M chars. Large LLM clients drop the response; smaller ones fail to process it at all.

## Current workaround (field-use)

Always wrap `impact` in a subagent with summarisation. Cap `max_depth=1` by default.

## Suggestion

Return a truncated payload by default when result size exceeds a threshold, with a structured hint:

```json
{
  "results_truncated": true,…

[Read the thread](https://github.com/n24q02m/crg/issues/315) · 2026-04-19 · closed · external user · 4 comments

### Most recent

### Promote `callers_of`/`impact`/`search` from `pattern=` parameter to first-class `action=` values

**Summary**: current MCP signature is `query action=query pattern=callers_of target=<x>`. The `action=query` + `pattern=` indirection is a recurring trip-hazard — multiple round-5 agents hit `Unknown action 'callers_of'` before realising `callers_of` is a `pattern` value, not an `action` value.

### Field evidence — round-5 (hoiung/dotfiles#427 P1.18 / P2.8 / N50)

- agent6 N50: first attempt `mcp__code-review-graph__query action=callers_of` → `Unknown action 'callers_of'`
- Implied pattern…

[Read the thread](https://github.com/n24q02m/crg/issues/341) · 2026-04-21 · closed · external user · 1 comment

[See all 16 reviewed GitHub reports](/mcp/better-code-review-graph/issues) — of 17 qualified upstream.

## Firsthand observations

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### Search MCPs

Call `find_mcp` to find better-code-review-graph, alternatives, or the right server for a task. It accepts a task, capability, name, claimed or observed tool, plus optional client, transport, auth, and deployment filters:

```json
{
  "query": "better-code-review-graph",
  "limit": 5
}
```

Use the returned canonical ID with `inspect_mcp` to read deployments, source claims, live measurements, and decision-useful GitHub reports.

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```bash
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  --data-urlencode 'query=better-code-review-graph' \
  --data-urlencode 'limit=5'
```

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