# MCP Documentation Server (MCP 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.

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

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/andrea9293/mcp-documentation-server |
| GitHub stars | 343 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: @andrea9293/mcp-documentation-server |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | AI & search |
| Latest release | v1.15.3 (Jul 15, 2026) |
| Last commit | Aug 27, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.andrea9293/mcp-documentation-server |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```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

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

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```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)

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

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

## Tools

- `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)

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