Stack Overflow MCP server

Stack Overflow is the official remote MCP server from stackoverflow.com. It answers at https://mcp.stackoverflow.com over streamable HTTP and asks you to sign in with your stackoverflow.com account before it lists its tools, so your client opens a login the first time it connects. Our probes reached it 6 of 6 times since 10 September 2026; the last check, on 19 October 2026, got the sign-in challenge, so it is up.

Access Stack Overflow's trusted and verified technical questions and answers.

Description as the publisher wrote it.

What Stack Overflow needs before it works

A sign-in. The server refused to list its tools to an anonymous client and answered with an authentication challenge, which is how an MCP server protected by OAuth behaves. Add it with one of the setups below; the first connection opens a login for your stackoverflow.com account, and the tools appear once you have approved it.

Add Stack Overflow to your AI client

Every block below points at https://mcp.stackoverflow.com. Pick your client and copy.

claude mcp add --transport http stack-overflow https://mcp.stackoverflow.com

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stack-overflow": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.stackoverflow.com"]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stack-overflow": {
      "url": "https://mcp.stackoverflow.com"
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "stack-overflow": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.stackoverflow.com"
    }
  }
}

{
  "context_servers": {
    "stack-overflow": {
      "url": "https://mcp.stackoverflow.com"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stack-overflow": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.stackoverflow.com"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stack-overflow": {
      "url": "https://mcp.stackoverflow.com"
    }
  }
}

name: Stack Overflow
version: 0.0.1
schema: v1
mcpServers:
  - name: Stack Overflow
    type: streamable-http
    url: https://mcp.stackoverflow.com

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stack-overflow": {
      "httpUrl": "https://mcp.stackoverflow.com"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stack-overflow": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.stackoverflow.com"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stack-overflow": {
      "url": "https://mcp.stackoverflow.com"
    }
  }
}

goose://extension?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcp.stackoverflow.com&type=streamable_http&id=stack-overflow&name=Stack%20Overflow

Is Stack Overflow up right now?

It answered our last check on 19 October 2026 in 454 ms. Over 6 checks since 10 September 2026 it answered 6. Status here comes from Neuronto's own probes, not from the publisher.

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Questions about Stack Overflow

Is there an official Stack Overflow MCP server?

Yes. It is published by stackoverflow.com and served from mcp.stackoverflow.com, the vendor's own domain: https://mcp.stackoverflow.com.

How do I sign in to Stack Overflow?

Add the server with a setup above. The first time your client connects it opens the sign-in page for stackoverflow.com; approve it and the tools load.

Is Stack Overflow down?

It answered our last check on 19 October 2026 in 454 ms. Over 6 checks since 10 September 2026 it answered 6.

How do I add Stack Overflow to Cursor?

Put the server under mcpServers in ~/.cursor/mcp.json with the URL https://mcp.stackoverflow.com. The exact JSON is above, with the same setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, Gemini CLI and the rest.

Does Stack Overflow need an API key?

It needs a sign-in rather than a key you paste: the server answered with an authentication challenge, so your client runs the login when it first connects.

Where this comes from

Publisher: com.stackoverflow.mcp. Endpoint host: mcp.stackoverflow.com. ARD identifier: urn:air:com.stackoverflow.mcp:mcp:mcp. First indexed 10 September 2026. The tools are exactly what the server returned; nothing on this page is inferred from its name. Ranking in Neuronto search is never for sale.