The Julia Documentation MCP Server provides access to Julia documentation and source code with additional exploration capabilities:
- Get Documentation: Retrieve documentation for packages, modules, types, functions, or methods with options for detail level (concise, full, all) and including unexported symbols
- Get Source Code: Retrieve source code for functions, types, or methods
- List Package Symbols: View available symbols in packages or modules, with option to include unexported symbols
- Explore Projects: Examine the structure and dependencies of Julia projects
- Built-in Caching: Uses 5-minute TTL caching for efficient data retrieval
- Error Handling: Handles Julia-specific errors effectively
Serves Julia documentation and source code, including access to packages, modules, types, functions, and methods
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
):
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
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
hybrid server
The server is able to function both locally and remotely, depending on the configuration or use case.
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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