Handsontable MCP Server

Model Context Protocol server providing access to Handsontable documentation for AI-powered code generation.

Features

• Three MCP Tools

  • get_doc - Fetch specific documentation pages as Markdown

  • search_docs - Search 563 pages by keyword

  • list_categories - Browse all documentation categories

• Multi-Framework Support

  • JavaScript (vanilla)

  • React

  • Angular

  • Vue 2/3 (via integration guides)

• Smart Features

  • Input validation and sanitization

  • Rate limiting (100ms between requests)

  • LRU cache with 1-hour TTL (max 100 items)

  • Structured JSON logging

  • HTML to Markdown conversion

• Coverage

  • 61 API endpoints

  • 128 guide topics

  • 20 documentation categories

  • 563 total pages

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Quick Setup

1. Clone and Install

git clone https://github.com/GreenFlux/handsontable-mcp-server.git
cd handsontable-mcp-server
npm install

2. Add to Claude Desktop

macOS: Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Windows: Edit %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Replace /absolute/path/to with your actual path:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "handsontable": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/handsontable-mcp-server/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop

The server starts automatically when Claude Desktop launches.

Using the Server

Once connected, ask Claude about Handsontable:

Available Tools

1. get_doc

Fetch specific documentation and return as Markdown.

Parameters:

• topic (required): Documentation topic (e.g., "column-sorting", "filters")

• framework (optional): "javascript", "react", or "angular" (default: "javascript")

• type (optional): "guide" or "api" (default: "guide")

Example:

Get the React column sorting documentation

2. search_docs

Search for topics by keyword.

Parameters:

• keyword (required): Search term

Example:

Search Handsontable docs for "filter"

3. list_categories

List all documentation categories and topics.

Example:

Show me all Handsontable documentation categories

See DOCUMENTATION.md for a complete reference of all 61 API endpoints, 128 guide topics, and 20 categories.

Development

Run with auto-reload:

npm run dev

Run tests:

npm test

Lint code:

npx eslint .

Format code:

npx prettier --write .

Architecture

The server:

1. Receives MCP tool requests via stdio

2. Validates and sanitizes all inputs

3. Applies rate limiting (100ms between requests)

4. Fetches HTML from handsontable.com

5. Parses with JSDOM, removes navigation/footer

6. Converts to Markdown with Turndown

7. Caches result with LRU eviction

8. Returns formatted documentation

Project Structure

handsontable-mcp-server/
├── index.js                 # Main MCP server
├── test.js                  # Test suite
├── docs-structure.json      # Pre-analyzed docs
├── .github/
│   └── workflows/
│       └── ci.yml          # GitHub Actions
└── README.md

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read CONTRIBUTING.md first.

Security

See SECURITY.md for security policy and vulnerability reporting.

License

MIT - See LICENSE for details.

Acknowledgments

• Documentation source: Handsontable

• Built with Model Context Protocol SDK