Astro Docs MCP Server

Provides AI agents with access to Astro documentation for assisting users with Astro-related tasks.

Local serverstdioTypeScript 3

What is the Astro Docs MCP server?

Astro Docs MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on Astro Docs directly instead of describing what you should do. Provides AI agents with access to Astro documentation for assisting users with Astro-related tasks.

What you get

An MCP server for providing Astro documentation access to AI agents. This server allows AI assistants to look up and reference Astro documentation when helping users with Astro-related tasks.

What the assistant can call

Once Astro Docs is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • search_docs — Search Astro documentation
  • list — List available Astro documentation sections
  • Resources — The Resources tool exposed by this server
  • Tools — The Tools tool exposed by this server
  • Prompts — The Prompts tool exposed by this server
  • Debugging — Since MCP servers communicate over stdio, debugging can be challenging. We recommend using the [MCP

Setting it up

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client.

Configuration and credentials

  • Node.js v16 or later is required - Node.js v20+ is recommended for best compatibility - The server uses ES modules syntax - pnpm package manager (preferred over npm)

Choosing this one

This sits in the knowledge and memory group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Astro Docs's toolset — search_docs, list, Resources and 3 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by dreyfus92; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against Astro Docs's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Before you rely on it

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the astro docs mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
search_docsSearch Astro documentation
listList available Astro documentation sections
ResourcesThe Resources tool exposed by this server.
ToolsThe Tools tool exposed by this server.
PromptsThe Prompts tool exposed by this server.
DebuggingSince MCP servers communicate over stdio, debugging can be challenging. We recommend using the [MCP Inspector](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/inspector), which is available as a package script:

Configuration

  • Node.js v16 or later is required - Node.js v20+ is recommended for best compatibility - The server uses ES modules syntax - pnpm package manager (preferred over npm)

Example prompts to try

  • Use Astro Docs to search docs.
  • Use Astro Docs to list.
  • Use Astro Docs to Resources.

Frequently asked questions

Configure Claude Desktop by adding the Astro Docs server details, including the absolute path to the `astro-docs-mcp` script, to the `claude_desktop_config.json` file. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect.