How do I use mcp-docs?

1. Click on "Install Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@mcp-docs find documentation about seed_urls configuration" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

mcp-docs

by pgupta1795

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TypeScript

Hybrid

MCP Docs Server

MCP server for documentation search with automatic web indexing.

npm version

Usage via npx (Recommended)

Run the MCP server directly without installation:

# STDIO mode (for MCP client integration)
SEED_URLS="Docs|https://example.com/docs|sidebar|0" TRANSPORT=stdio npx @pgupta1795/mcp-docs

# HTTP mode
SEED_URLS="Docs|https://example.com/docs|sidebar|0" TRANSPORT=http npx @pgupta1795/mcp-docs

MCP Client Configuration (npx)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "docs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pgupta1795/mcp-docs"],
      "env": {
        "TRANSPORT": "stdio",
        "SEED_URLS": "TVC Classic 2025.4.0|https://products.technia.com/app/docs/tvc-documentation-2025.4.0/tvc/install/index.html|navbar|0,TVC Helium 2025.4.0|https://products.technia.com/app/docs/tvc-helium-documentation-2025.4.0/index.html|navbar|0,TIF Classic 2025.4.0|https://products.technia.com/app/docs/tif-documentation-2025.4.0/tif-classic/2025.4.0/main/index.html|sidebar|0,TIF Cloud|https://forseven.tif.technia.cloud/docs/tif-cloud/Current/main/index.html|sidebar|0",
        "SEARCH_MODE": "SEMANTIC_ONLY",
        "DB_PATH": "C:/GBS/Search_Tool/mcp-docs/data/mcp-docs.db"
      }
    }
  }
}

Related MCP server: MCP Web Docs

Quick Start (Local Development)

npm install
npm run build

Running the Server

STDIO Mode

TRANSPORT=stdio npm run start
# Or for development:
npm run dev:stdio

HTTP Mode

TRANSPORT=http npm run start
# Or for development:
npm run dev:http

HTTP endpoint: http://localhost:5004/docs/mcp

MCP Client Configuration

STDIO Mode

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-docs": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["dist/index.js"],
      "cwd": "C:/path/to/mcp-docs",
      "env": {
        "TRANSPORT": "stdio",
        "SEED_URLS": "TVC Classic|https://products.technia.com/app/docs/tvc-documentation-2025.4.0/tvc/install/index.html|sidebar|0"
      }
    }
  }
}

HTTP Mode

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-docs": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "http://localhost:5004/docs/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
`TRANSPORT`	`http`	Transport mode: `stdio` or `http`
`PORT`	`5004`	HTTP server port
`SEED_URLS`	required	Documentation sources (see format below)
`DB_PATH`	`./data/mcp-docs.db`	SQLite database path
`INIT_ON_START`	`true`	Auto-index on startup
`CRAWL_MAX_PAGES`	`1000`	Max pages per source
`CRAWL_MAX_DEPTH`	`5`	Max crawl depth
`CACHE_SIZE`	`100`	LRU cache size
`LOG_LEVEL`	`info`	Log level: `debug`, `info`, `warn`, `error`
`LOG_PATH`	-	Optional log file path
`SEARCH_MODE`	`SEMANTIC_ONLY`	Search mode: `FTS_ONLY`, `SEMANTIC_ONLY`, `HYBRID`
`EMBEDDING_MODEL`	`Xenova/all-MiniLM-L6-v2`	Embedding model for semantic search
`SEMANTIC_TOP_K`	`20`	Top K results for semantic search
`HYBRID_FTS_WEIGHT`	`0.4`	FTS weight in hybrid mode (0-1)

SEED_URLS Format

name|url|navigationMode|recrawlIntervalHours

navigationMode: sidebar, navbar, or auto
recrawlIntervalHours: 0 = never, 24 = daily

Example:

SEED_URLS=TVC Classic|https://products.technia.com/app/docs/tvc-documentation-2025.4.0/tvc/install/index.html|sidebar|0,TIF Cloud|https://forseven.tifdemo.technia.cloud/docs/tif-cloud/Current/main/index.html|auto|24

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