MCP Documentation Server MCP Server

A TypeScript MCP server for document management and semantic search with embeddings

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What is the MCP Documentation Server MCP server?

Mcp documentation server mcp server lets Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients work with MCP Documentation Server directly. A TypeScript MCP server for document management and semantic search with embeddings.

What MCP Documentation Server does

Unlike other MCP servers that are CLI-only, this one ships with a full web dashboard — browse, search, upload, and manage your knowledge base from your browser. Every MCP tool is also exposed as a REST API, giving AI agents a lean, schema-free interface.

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call this tool directly:

  • Minimal — The Minimal tool exposed by this server

Installing the mcp documentation server mcp server

The server is distributed via npm as skills, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Configuration

Before the server will start you need to supply 6 environment variables: MCP_BASE_DIR, GEMINI_API_KEY, MCP_EMBEDDING_MODEL, START_WEB_UI, WEB_HOST, WEB_PORT. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Where it fits

Knowledge and memory servers address the most frustrating trait of language models — walking into every conversation with no recollection of the last one. MCP Documentation Server sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — Minimal — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other knowledge memory servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • It will not start until its required credentials are present, so set those before wondering why the tools never appear.
  • Maintained by andrea9293, written in TypeScript.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the mcp documentation server mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
MinimalThe Minimal tool exposed by this server.

How to install the MCP Documentation Server MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "documentation": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@andrea9293/mcp-documentation-server"]
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
MCP_BASE_DIRFilesystem location the server is allowed to use.Optional
GEMINI_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
MCP_EMBEDDING_MODELConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
START_WEB_UIConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
WEB_HOSTEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Optional
WEB_PORTConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use MCP Documentation Server to Minimal.

Frequently asked questions

It connects MCP Documentation Server to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 1 tool (Minimal) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with MCP Documentation Server directly.