What is Uptodoc

uptodoc is a lightweight MCP (Model Context Protocol) server designed for IDE-integrated AI agents, enabling them to access the latest documentation on various subjects.

Use cases

Typical use cases for uptodoc include retrieving the latest documentation for libraries, enhancing coding suggestions in AI tools, and extending the capabilities of existing coding assistants with custom knowledge.

How to use

To use uptodoc, configure it in your IDE (e.g., VSCode) by adding specific settings to your configuration file. Once set up, the AI assistant will automatically communicate with the uptodoc server to provide enhanced coding suggestions.

Key features

Key features of uptodoc include the ability to query a custom documentation database, fetch recent or project-specific documentation, and improve AI suggestions in coding assistants like GitHub Copilot, Roocode, Cursor, or Windsurf.

Where to use

uptodoc is primarily used in software development environments, particularly within Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) that support AI assistants.

uptodoc

A lightweight MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for IDE-integrated AI agents
(e.g., GitHub Copilot, Roocode, Cursor, Windsurf).

Overview

uptodoc provides a local server implementing the Model Context Protocol
(MCP).
It allows AI assistants integrated into IDEs like VSCode to query a custom
documentation database, offering more relevant and up-to-date information about
libraries and frameworks.

Once configured in your IDE, the assistant will automatically communicate with
uptodoc to enhance coding suggestions.

Typical use cases:

• Fetching more recent or project-specific documentation
• Improving AI suggestions in coding assistants
• Extending Copilot, Roocode, Cursor, or Windsurf with custom knowledge

Requirements

• Node.js version 22 or higher
• VSCode version 1.99.3 or higher (or any compatible MCP client)

Make sure these tools are installed and up to date before using uptodoc.

Installation

You don’t need to install uptodoc globally.
It is automatically launched by your IDE when configured correctly.

Make sure npx is available on your system (comes with Node.js).

Note: The package must be available on npm under the name
@jlgformation/uptodoc.

IDE Configuration

To use uptodoc in VSCode, add the following to your settings (e.g.,
.vscode/settings.json) :

Put the Github Copilot AI Assistant in agent mode. Then start the MCP server
on vscode.

You should be able to talk to the AI assistant. Do not hesitate to add in your
prompt the magical formula: use uptodoc.

Example:

I want to install the tototructruc library. How to do ? use uptodoc.

As you can see above, the endpoint for the documentation can be configured. By
default it is:

UPTODOC_ENDPOINT=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jlg-formation/uptodoc/master/docs

And there are some stupid docs:
https://github.com/jlg-formation/uptodoc/tree/master/docs

References

• https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/chat/mcp-servers

Author

Jean-Louis GUENEGO [email protected]