What is Open Docs Mcp

open-docs-mcp is an open-source MCP implementation that provides document management functionality, allowing users to crawl, index, and search documentation from various sources.

Use cases

Use cases for open-docs-mcp include managing technical documentation for software projects, enabling quick search across documentation resources, and integrating with AI systems for enhanced context retrieval.

How to use

To use open-docs-mcp, you can enable or disable specific documents for crawling, start the crawling process, build a search index, and perform searches using the provided tools such as enable_doc, disable_doc, crawl_docs, and search_docs.

Key features

Key features include document management capabilities, support for multiple document formats, full-text search, resource-based access to documents, and a set of tools for managing document crawling and indexing.

Where to use

open-docs-mcp can be used in various fields such as software documentation, knowledge management systems, and any application requiring efficient document indexing and retrieval.

open-docs-mcp MCP Server

An open-source MCP implementation providing document management functionality.
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Features

Document Management

• Crawl and index documentation from various sources
• Support for multiple document formats
• Full-text search capabilities

MCP Server API

• Resource-based access to documents
• Tool-based document management

Available Tools

1. enable_doc - Enable crawling for a specific doc
2. disable_doc - Disable crawling for a specific doc
3. crawl_docs - Start crawling enabled docs
4. build_index - Build search index for docs
5. search_docs - Search documentation
6. list_enabled_docs - List enabled docs
7. list_all_docs - List all available docs

Cursor @Docs Compatibility

This project aims to replicate Cursor’s @Docs functionality by providing:

1. Document Indexing:

   • Crawl and index documentation from various sources
   • Support for multiple document formats (HTML, Markdown, etc.)
   • Automatic re-indexing to keep docs up-to-date

2. Document Access:

   • Search across all indexed documentation
   • Integration with MCP protocol for AI context

3. Custom Docs Management:

   • Add new documentation sources via enable_doc tool
   • Manage enabled docs via list_enabled_docs tool
   • Force re-crawl with crawl_docs tool

Architecture

┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    open-docs-mcp Server                    │
├───────────────────┬───────────────────┬───────────────┤
│   Crawler Module  │  Search Engine    │  MCP Server   │
├───────────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────┤
│ - Web crawling    │ - Full-text index │ - Resources   │
│ - Doc conversion  │ - Relevance score │ - Tools       │
│ - Storage         │ - Query parsing   │ - Prompts     │
└───────────────────┴───────────────────┴───────────────┘

Usage

npx -y open-docs-mcp --docsDir ./docs

Installing via Smithery

To install Document Management Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @askme765cs/open-docs-mcp --client claude

Configuration

To use with Claude Desktop, add the server config:

On MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "open-docs-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "open-docs-mcp",
        "--docsDir",
        "/path/to/docs"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Configuration Options:

• command: Node.js executable
• args: Array of arguments to pass to the script
  • --docsDir: Required, specifies docs directory path
• disabled: Set to true to temporarily disable the server
• alwaysAllow: Array of tool names that can be used without confirmation

Development

npm run watch  # Auto-rebuild on changes
npm run inspector  # Debug with MCP Inspector

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

License

MIT