Searches Databricks documentation, API reference, and knowledge base for topics like Unity Catalog, Genie, SQL warehouses, CLI commands, and troubleshooting.
Searches Databricks Terraform provider documentation for resources and data sources.
Click on "Deploy Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@Databricks Docs MCP Server Search how to set up Unity Catalog external location"
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.
Semantic search over Databricks documentation, API reference, Terraform provider docs, and knowledge base — as an MCP server for Claude Code.
Uses all-mpnet-base-v2 embeddings + ChromaDB with keyword boosting for high-relevance results.
cd tools/databricks-docs-mcp
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txtRelated MCP server: Marcus Local MCP Server
python indexer.pyClones doc repos, scrapes docs.databricks.com + kb.databricks.com, chunks, embeds, and stores in chroma_data/. Takes ~15 min on first run (uses MPS GPU on Apple Silicon). Skips already-indexed collections on re-run.
Add to .mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"databricks-docs": {
"command": "/path/to/tools/databricks-docs-mcp/.venv/bin/python",
"args": ["/path/to/tools/databricks-docs-mcp/server.py"]
}
}
}Run /mcp in Claude Code to connect.
Tool | What it searches |
| General docs — Genie, Unity Catalog, warehouses, etc. |
| REST API & Python SDK reference |
| Terraform provider resources |
| GenAI Cookbook — RAG, evaluation, chunking |
| CLI commands, bundles, workspace ops |
| Troubleshooting & known issues |
| All collections at once |
| Deep multi-query research on a topic |
| Show collections and chunk counts |
| List indexed pages in a collection |
| Get all chunks for a specific page |
Source | Collection | ~Chunks |
docs.databricks.com |
| 14,200 |
kb.databricks.com |
| 1,100 |
terraform-provider-databricks |
| 2,200 |
databricks-sdk-py |
| 107 |
genai-cookbook |
| 176 |
databricks CLI |
| 689 |
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