MCP Documentation Server 📚

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides comprehensive access to MCP documentation, guides, and development workflows through a standardized interface.

Features ✨

This MCP server provides comprehensive documentation access through:

🔧 Tools

• mcp_docs_guide: Structured guides for MCP development topics

• search_docs: Full-text search across all MCP documentation

• get_docs_by_category: Browse documentation by category

💬 Prompts

Interactive workflows for MCP development:

• mcp_quick_start: Get started quickly with MCP development

• server_development_workflow: Complete server development workflow

• client_integration_guide: Guide for integrating MCP into applications

• troubleshooting_workflow: Systematic troubleshooting guide

• deployment_guide: Production deployment best practices

📄 Resources

Direct access to individual documentation files:

• mcp-docs://filename.md: Access any documentation file directly

• Organized by category with rich metadata

• Full markdown content with proper formatting

Related MCP server: devdocs-mcp

Installation 📦

NPM Installation

npm install -g mcp-docs-server

Using with Claude Desktop

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

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

Local Development

# Clone and setup
git clone <repository-url>
cd mcp-docs-server
npm install

# Build
npm run build

# Run locally
npm run dev

# Test with MCP Inspector
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector npm run dev

Usage 🚀

Getting Started

# Ask for getting started guide
mcp_docs_guide("getting_started")

# Quick start workflow
mcp_quick_start()

Finding Documentation

# Search for specific topics
search_docs("tools development")
search_docs("JSON-RPC protocol", "specification")

# Browse by category
get_docs_by_category("concepts")
get_docs_by_category("development")

Development Workflows

# Server development workflow
server_development_workflow("tool", "python")

# Client integration guide
client_integration_guide("desktop")

# Troubleshooting
troubleshooting_workflow("connection")

Accessing Documentation Resources

# Access specific documentation files
Resource: mcp-docs://docs-getting-started-intro.md
Resource: mcp-docs://docs-learn-architecture.md
Resource: mcp-docs://docs-develop-build-server.md

Documentation Categories 📖

The server organizes MCP documentation into these categories:

• 🚀 getting_started: Introduction and basic concepts

• 🧠 concepts: Architecture, primitives, and design principles

• 🛠️ development: Building servers and clients

• 📋 specification: Technical protocol details

• 🔧 tools: Development tools and debugging

• 👥 community: Governance and contribution guidelines

Example Workflows 💡

New Developer Workflow

1. Start with mcp_quick_start() for overview

2. Use mcp_docs_guide("getting_started") for structured introduction

3. Follow server_development_workflow() to build first server

4. Use search_docs() to find specific implementation details

Experienced Developer Workflow

1. Use search_docs() to find specific information

2. Access documentation resources directly via URIs

3. Reference troubleshooting_workflow() when issues arise

4. Use deployment_guide() for production deployment

Integration Developer Workflow

1. Start with client_integration_guide() for your platform

2. Use get_docs_by_category("development") for implementation details

3. Reference protocol specification via get_docs_by_category("specification")

4. Use debugging tools and workflows as needed

Architecture 🏗️

The server follows the same patterns as other MCP servers:

┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│         AI Application          │
│      ┌─────────────────┐        │
│      │   MCP Client    │        │
│      └─────────────────┘        │
└─────────────────────────────────┘
              │
              ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│      MCP Docs Server            │
│                                 │
│  📚 Documentation Database      │
│  🔍 Search Engine              │  
│  🎯 Guided Workflows           │
│  📄 Resource Access            │
└─────────────────────────────────┘

Key Components

• Documentation Engine: Processes and categorizes scraped MCP docs

• Search System: Full-text search with relevance ranking

• Guide Generator: Creates structured learning workflows

• Resource Provider: Serves individual documentation files

• Prompt System: Interactive development workflows

Development 👨‍💻

Project Structure

mcp-docs-server/
├── src/
│   ├── index.ts              # Main server entry point
│   ├── tools/                # MCP tools implementation
│   │   ├── mcpDocsGuide.ts   # Main documentation guide
│   │   ├── searchDocs.ts     # Documentation search
│   │   └── getDocsByCategory.ts # Category browsing
│   ├── prompts/              # Interactive workflows
│   │   ├── index.ts          # Prompt registry
│   │   ├── quickStartGuide.ts
│   │   ├── serverDevelopmentWorkflow.ts
│   │   ├── clientIntegrationGuide.ts
│   │   ├── troubleshootingWorkflow.ts
│   │   └── deploymentGuide.ts
│   └── resources/            # Resource access
│       └── index.ts          # Documentation file access
├── scraped_docs/             # MCP documentation files
├── package.json
├── tsconfig.json
└── README.md

Adding New Documentation

1. Add markdown files to scraped_docs/ directory

2. Files are automatically categorized and indexed

3. Search and resource access work immediately

4. No server restart required

Contributing

1. Fork the repository

2. Create a feature branch

3. Make your changes

4. Add tests if applicable

5. Submit a pull request

Troubleshooting 🔧

Server Not Starting

# Check TypeScript compilation
npm run build

# Test directly
node build/index.js

# Check with inspector
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node build/index.js

Claude Desktop Integration Issues

1. Check configuration syntax in claude_desktop_config.json

2. Use absolute paths if needed

3. Restart Claude Desktop completely

4. Check Claude logs: ~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp.log

Documentation Not Found

1. Verify scraped_docs/ directory exists

2. Check file permissions

3. Ensure markdown files are present

4. Check server logs for errors

API Reference 📋

Tools

mcp_docs_guide

Get structured guides for MCP development topics.

Parameters:

• topic (required): Topic to get guidance on

  • getting_started: Introduction and basics

  • building_servers: Server development guide

  • building_clients: Client development guide

  • core_concepts: Architecture and primitives

  • tools_and_resources: Deep dive into tools and resources

  • protocol_specification: Technical protocol details

  • troubleshooting: Common issues and solutions

  • best_practices: Development best practices

  • examples_and_tutorials: Complete examples

search_docs

Search through MCP documentation using keywords.

Parameters:

• query (required): Search query string

• category (optional): Limit search to specific category

get_docs_by_category

Browse documentation organized by category.

Parameters:

• category (required): Documentation category to explore

Resources

All documentation files are available as resources with URI format: mcp-docs://filename.md

Example resources:

• mcp-docs://docs-getting-started-intro.md

• mcp-docs://docs-learn-architecture.md

• mcp-docs://docs-develop-build-server.md

License 📄

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Support 💬

• Issues: Report bugs and feature requests on GitHub

• Documentation: Use the server itself to explore MCP documentation

• Community: Join MCP community discussions

• Contributing: See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines

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