Julia Documentation MCP Server

An MCP server that efficiently serves context to Claude Desktop about Julia documentation and source code.

Features

Get documentation for Julia packages, modules, types, functions, and methods
View source code for Julia functions, types, and methods
Built-in caching with 5-minute TTL
Proper error handling for Julia-specific errors

Tools

`get-doc`

Gets Julia documentation for a package, module, type, function, or method.

Parameter: path (string) - Path to Julia object (e.g., 'Base.sort', 'AbstractArray')

`get-source`

Gets Julia source code for a function, type, or method.

Parameter: path (string) - Path to Julia object (e.g., 'Base.sort', 'AbstractArray')

Requirements

Node.js 16 or higher
Julia 1.9 or higher installed and accessible in PATH
Claude Desktop

Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "juliadoc": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@jonathanfischer97/server-juliadoc"
      ],
      "env": {
        "JULIA_PROJECT": "/path/to/your/julia/project"
      }
    }
  }
}

The server will use:

Your specified Julia project if JULIA_PROJECT is set in the config
The default global Julia environment if no project is specified
Your system's default Julia installation (must be accessible in PATH)

Development

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/jonathanfischer97/juliadoc-mcp.git
cd juliadoc-mcp

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build
npm run build

# Start server locally
npm start

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Credit goes to mrjoshuak/godoc-mcp for inspiring this project

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details

This server cannot be installed

security - not tested

license - permissive license

quality - not tested

How are these scores calculated?

hybrid server

The server is able to function both locally and remotely, depending on the configuration or use case.

Tools

The server facilitates access to Julia documentation and source code through Claude Desktop, allowing users to retrieve information on Julia packages, modules, types, functions, and methods.

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