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Description

Cut AI token costs 95%+ on code exploration. The leading MCP server for precise, symbol-level GitHub code retrieval via tree-sitter AST. Works with Claude Code, Cursor & any MCP client. 313B+ tokens saved.

Installation

This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no exact command to give. Open the source below and copy the folder into ~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.

README

jCodeMunch MCP

**The most token-efficient MCP server for precise source code retrieval via tree-sitter AST parsing.** Cut AI token costs 86-99% on code exploration (96% average, benchmarked at 27.4x fewer tokens than a grep-and-read agent) and stop burning your context window reading entire files.

**Real results, live from production** **838B+ tokens saved** · **136,000+ reporting installs** · **$4.2M+ in AI spend avoided** · **100,000+ kg CO₂ prevented** Counter figures as of 2026-08-17, valued at the $5/MTok Claude Opus **input** rate. All four only grow, so read them as floors. Live at **[jcodemunch.com](https://jcodemunch.com/)**.

Works with **Claude Code**, **Cursor**, **VS Code**, **Codex CLI**, **Windsurf**, **Continue**, and [any MCP-compatible client](CLIENTS.md).

[**Install now**](#install) · [**Quickstart**](QUICKSTART.md) · [**See the evidence**](#evidence) · [**Pricing**](https://jcodemunch.com/?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=jcm_readme_top#pricing)

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**Free for personal use.** Use it to make money, and Uncle J. gets a taste. Fair enough? [Commercial licenses below.](#licensing-and-commercial-use) Our guarantee: if jCodeMunch doesn't pay for i