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)
- AI & search
- MIT
- Actively maintained
Install MCP Documentation Server
Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.
Claude Desktop
{
"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-serverCursor
{
"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
{
"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_documentAdd a document (title, content, optional metadata)
list_documentsList all documents with metadata and content preview
get_documentRetrieve the full content of a document by ID
delete_documentRemove a document, its chunks, database entries, and associated files
process_uploadsProcess all files in the uploads folder (chunking + embeddings)
get_uploads_pathReturns the absolute path to the uploads folder
list_uploads_filesLists files in the uploads folder with size and format info
get_ui_urlReturns the Web UI URL (e.g. http://localhost:3080) — useful to open the dashboard or to locate the uploads folder…
search_documentsSemantic vector search within a specific document
search_all_documentsHybrid (full-text + vector) cross-document search
get_context_windowReturns 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
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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.