Expo Docs MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to Expo documentation with advanced search and navigation capabilities.

Features

• 🔍 Search Documentation: Search through Expo docs with section and version filtering

• 📄 Full Content Access: Get complete documentation pages by URL or path

• 📚 Browse Sections: List available documentation sections and topics

• 🛠️ API References: Access detailed API documentation for Expo SDK modules

• 🚀 Quick Start Guides: Platform-specific getting started guides

• 📦 Version Support: Access documentation for different SDK versions

• 💾 Smart Caching: 1-week cache for optimal performance

• 📱 Offline First: Downloads and indexes documentation locally for fast, reliable access

• 🔎 Fuzzy Search: Advanced search with exact, partial, and fuzzy matching

Related MCP server: Expo Docs MCP Server

Installation

npm install expo-docs-mcp

Or use with npx:

npx expo-docs-mcp

Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration (claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "expo-docs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["expo-docs-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

1. search_expo_docs

Search through Expo documentation.

Parameters:

• query (required): Search query

• section (optional): Documentation section (home, guides, eas, reference, learn, versions)

• version (optional): SDK version (e.g., latest, v51.0.0, v50.0.0)

2. get_expo_doc_content

Get the full content of a specific documentation page.

Parameters:

• url (optional): Full URL of the documentation page

• path (optional): Path within docs (e.g., guides/routing)

• version (optional): SDK version

3. list_expo_sections

List all available documentation sections and topics.

Parameters:

• section (optional): Section to list contents for

• version (optional): SDK version

4. get_expo_api_reference

Get API reference for a specific Expo SDK module.

Parameters:

• module (required): Module name (e.g., expo-camera, expo-location)

• version (optional): SDK version

5. get_expo_quick_start

Get quick start guide for Expo.

Parameters:

• platform (optional): Target platform (ios, android, web, all)

Development

Setup

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/ah2-io/expo-docs-mcp.git
cd expo-docs-mcp

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the project
npm run build

Scripts

• npm run build - Build the TypeScript project

• npm run dev - Watch mode for development

• npm start - Run the built server

• npm run download-docs - Download and cache Expo documentation

• npm run init - Build and download docs (first-time setup)

Project Structure

├── src/
│   ├── index.ts                    # MCP server setup and tool handlers
│   ├── offline-docs-fetcher.ts     # Offline documentation management and search
│   ├── download-docs.ts            # Documentation download from GitHub
│   └── expo-docs-fetcher.ts        # Online documentation fetching (legacy)
├── docs-cache/                     # Downloaded documentation files
├── dist/                           # Compiled JavaScript output
├── package.json
├── tsconfig.json
└── README.md

How It Works

1. Documentation Download: On first run, downloads Expo documentation from GitHub (expo/expo repository)

2. Local Indexing: Builds a searchable index of all documentation files with metadata extraction

3. Fuzzy Search: Provides multiple search strategies including exact matching, partial matching, and fuzzy search

4. Smart Caching: Caches search results and content for 1 week to improve performance

5. Offline Operation: Works entirely offline after initial documentation download

Contributing

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

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

About

This MCP server is developed by ah2.io, a software development company focused on building innovative tools and solutions for developers and businesses.