MCP Terragrunt Docs MCP Server

A [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](modelcontextprotocol.io) server built with Deno and TypeScript, designed to provide contextual information related

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What is the MCP Terragrunt Docs MCP server?

MCP Terragrunt Docs becomes available to MCP clients through the mcp terragrunt docs mcp server. A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server built with Deno and TypeScript, designed to provide contextual information related to Terragrunt.

What MCP Terragrunt Docs does

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server built with Deno and TypeScript, designed to provide contextual information related to Terragrunt.

This server acts as an MCP provider, exposing tools and resources that allow AI agents or other MCP clients to query information about Terragrunt documentation and development information, such as GitHub issues.

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 5 tools directly:

  • list-doc-categories — Retrieve all documentation categories from Terragrunt docs
  • list-all-docs-by-category — List all docs in a specific category
  • read-document-from-category — Read a specific doc from a category
  • read-all-docs-from-category — Retrieve and merge all docs in a category into one response
  • get-all-open-issues — Retrieve all open issues from Terragrunt GitHub repo

Installing the mcp terragrunt docs mcp server

Setup follows the standard MCP pattern: clone or install the server, then register it in your client's configuration file and restart the client. The configuration snippets on this page cover Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor.

Configuration

Before the server will start you need to supply 3 environment variables: GITHUB_TOKEN, GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN, YOUR_TOKEN. 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 Terragrunt Docs sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — list-doc-categories, list-all-docs-by-category, read-document-from-category among others — 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 Excoriate, written in TypeScript.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the mcp terragrunt docs 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
list-doc-categoriesRetrieve all documentation categories from Terragrunt docs.
list-all-docs-by-categoryList all docs in a specific category.
read-document-from-categoryRead a specific doc from a category.
read-all-docs-from-categoryRetrieve and merge all docs in a category into one response.
get-all-open-issuesRetrieve all open issues from Terragrunt GitHub repo.

How to install the MCP Terragrunt Docs MCP server

#### Using Docker

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "terragrunt_docs": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-e", "GITHUB_TOKEN=<YOUR_TOKEN>", "mcp-terragrunt-docs"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
GITHUB_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
YOUR_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use MCP Terragrunt Docs to list-doc-categories.
  • Use MCP Terragrunt Docs to list-all-docs-by-category.
  • Use MCP Terragrunt Docs to read-document-from-category.

Frequently asked questions

It connects MCP Terragrunt Docs to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 5 tools (list-doc-categories, list-all-docs-by-category, read-document-from-category, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with MCP Terragrunt Docs directly.