# Serve codebase impact context to agents with Trace MCP

> Use Trace MCP to index a repository once and let MCP-capable coding agents query framework-aware code, dependency, and impact context without repeatedly rereading the project.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/serve-codebase-impact-context-to-agents-with-trace-mcp` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/serve-codebase-impact-context-to-agents-with-trace-mcp`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/serve-codebase-impact-context-to-agents-with-trace-mcp/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/serve-codebase-impact-context-to-agents-with-trace-mcp

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# Serve codebase impact context to agents with Trace MCP

Use Trace MCP to index a repository once and let MCP-capable coding agents query framework-aware code, dependency, and impact context without repeatedly rereading the project.

## Prerequisites

trace-mcp MCP server, npm or release installer, git, a local repository, and an MCP-capable coding client such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Windsurf, or Zed

## Installation

Install or set up from the source-backed instructions:

Install with npm install -g trace-mcp, run trace init once to connect it to your MCP-capable agent client, then run trace add inside the repository you want indexed. Use the connected agent to query impact, symbols, routes, dependencies, and pull-request context from the local index.

- Source: https://github.com/nikolai-vysotskyi/trace-mcp

## Documentation

- https://trace-mcp.com

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/serve-codebase-impact-context-to-agents-with-trace-mcp/)