# MCP-Hound

> Use this tool when you need to efficiently search for specific code patterns across multiple repositories. The MCP-Hound enables you to find code using regex patterns, with features like pagination and repository listing, and retrieves file context via Hound integration. It solves problems of code discovery and navigation, accepting regex inputs and returning relevant code results with file context.

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

## Description

Enables code search across indexed repositories using regex patterns, with pagination, repository listing, and file context retrieval via Hound integration.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.66
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-03

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-03

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/zcsva20koi)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/jmagly/mcp-hound>

## 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-mcp-hound"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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