# hound-mcp

> hound-mcp — jmagly-hound-mcp. Use this tool when you need to integrate regex-based code search into AI workflows, such as Claude Code, to quickly find specific code patterns across git repositories. It solves problems of efficient code discovery and navigation, enabling AI agents to access and analyze codebases. The hound-mcp server takes in search queries and repository inputs, outputting relevant code matches for further processing and analysis.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/jmagly-hound-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/jmagly-hound-mcp

## Description

MCP server for Hound code search - expose regex-based code search to Claude Code and AI agents

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.59
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **License:** MIT
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/jmagly/hound-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": "jmagly-hound-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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