python-docs-mcp-server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| search_docsA | Search Python documentation. Use kind='symbol' for API lookups (asyncio.TaskGroup), kind='example' for code samples, kind='auto' otherwise. When version is omitted, searches across all versions. Pass the version from each hit's version field to get_docs for consistent results. |
| get_docsA | Retrieve a documentation page or specific section. Provide anchor for section-only retrieval (much cheaper). Pagination via start_index. |
| lookup_package_docsA | Look up package-declared docs/homepage/source URLs via official PyPI metadata. This is not generic web search: it only queries PyPI's JSON API and returns official PyPI metadata plus package-declared project URLs. |
| list_versionsA | List Python documentation versions available in this index. |
| detect_python_versionA | Detect the Python version in the user's environment. Returns the detected version, how it was found, and whether it matches an indexed documentation set. |
| compare_versionsA | Diff a Python stdlib symbol between two indexed versions. Returns change=added|removed|changed|unchanged with optional new_in, changed_in, deprecated_in, signature_delta (advisory), see_also_added/removed, section_diff, and note fields. Both versions must be indexed; otherwise an actionable error names the available versions. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 6 tools
Each tool has a clearly distinct purpose: comparing versions, detecting environment version, retrieving docs, listing versions, looking up package docs, and searching docs. No overlap.
All tool names follow a consistent verb_noun snake_case pattern (e.g., compare_versions, search_docs), making the set predictable and easy to navigate.
With 6 tools, the set is slightly on the lean side but covers the core domain of Python documentation access and version comparison without unnecessary bloat.
The tools cover the main workflows (searching, retrieving, comparing versions, listing versions, and checking environment). Missing a dedicated symbol lookup or release notes tool, but search_docs and compare_versions fill most needs.