Docs MCP Server

The open-source alternative to Context7, Nia, and Ref.Tools.

Remote serverstreamable-httpMIT

What is the Docs MCP Server?

Docs is an MCP project maintained in the arabold/docs-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “The open-source alternative to Context7, Nia, and Ref.Tools”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Hosted connection

The maintainer’s configuration uses http://localhost:6280/mcp. It declares streamable-http transport. Check the project’s account and authentication instructions when adding the endpoint to your client.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-13.

How to install the Docs MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "docs-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "http://localhost:6280/mcp"
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.