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MCP Documentation Server

MCP Documentation Server is an MCP server that adds search and knowledge tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Local-first document management and semantic search for AI coding agents. It has 343 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @andrea9293/mcp-documentation-server.

github.com/andrea9293/mcp-documentation-server (opens in a new tab)

Install MCP Documentation Server

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-documentation-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@andrea9293/mcp-documentation-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio mcp-documentation-server -- npx -y @andrea9293/mcp-documentation-server

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-documentation-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@andrea9293/mcp-documentation-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-documentation-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@andrea9293/mcp-documentation-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

Tools (12)

Parsed from the Tools section of the README; check the repository for the current list.

  • add_document

    Add a document (title, content, optional metadata)

  • list_documents

    List all documents with metadata and content preview

  • get_document

    Retrieve the full content of a document by ID

  • delete_document

    Remove a document, its chunks, database entries, and associated files

  • process_uploads

    Process all files in the uploads folder (chunking + embeddings)

  • get_uploads_path

    Returns the absolute path to the uploads folder

  • list_uploads_files

    Lists files in the uploads folder with size and format info

  • get_ui_url

    Returns the Web UI URL (e.g. http://localhost:3080) — useful to open the dashboard or to locate the uploads folder…

  • search_documents

    Semantic vector search within a specific document

  • search_all_documents

    Hybrid (full-text + vector) cross-document search

  • get_context_window

    Returns a window of chunks around a given chunk index

  • search_documents_with_ai

    🤖 AI-powered search using Gemini (requires GEMINIAPIKEY)

About MCP Documentation Server

Local-first document management and semantic search for AI coding agents. No external databases, no cloud APIs, no vendor lock-in.

  • documents
  • knowledge-base
  • mcp-server
  • gemini
  • model-context-protocol

FAQ

MCP Documentation Server FAQ

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What is MCP Documentation Server?

MCP Documentation Server is an MCP server that adds search and knowledge tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Local-first document management and semantic search for AI coding agents. It has 343 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @andrea9293/mcp-documentation-server. The source code is at github.com/andrea9293/mcp-documentation-server.

How do I install the MCP Documentation Server MCP server?

Add the command npx -y @andrea9293/mcp-documentation-server to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is MCP Documentation Server free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.

Is MCP Documentation Server actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Aug 27, 2026. The latest release is v1.15.3, published Jul 15, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.