# Searchfox MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to search and retrieve specific code snippets or files from Mozilla's vast codebases, solving problems like debugging, code review, and research. It provides access to various repositories, including mozilla-central, autoland, and ESR branches, and returns relevant file contents as output. Ideal for AI agents requiring detailed code information, it streamlines the development and troubleshooting process by providing a centralized code search service.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/canova-searchfox-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/canova-searchfox-mcp

## Description

Provides access to Mozilla's Searchfox code search service, enabling AI assistants to search through Mozilla's codebases and retrieve file contents from repositories like mozilla-central, autoland, and ESR branches.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.68
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-02

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-02

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/v9jiuuo3c8)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/canova/searchfox-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "canova-searchfox-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/canova-searchfox-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/canova-searchfox-mcp/pull`

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