MCP Docs Server

Name: MCP Docs Server
Author: assistant-ui

Verified · npm:@assistant-ui

MCP server by assistant-ui · updated today · ★ 13k · 1.9k downloads a week

Score 94

Stdio proxy for the hosted assistant-ui documentation MCP server MCP Docs Server is published by npm:@assistant-ui from its verified domain in the official MCP Registry.

Install Add to Cursor Add to VS Code GitHub Website

Works withClaude Code Claude Desktop Cursor Codex Gemini CLI VS Code Windsurf Antigravity CLI

Maintenance

Last commit in the past day

Licence

MIT: permissive, fine for commercial use

Quality

Clear description, published package or server URL, 12,637 stars, original repository

Security

Not checked yet. What we check

Install MCP Docs Server

Built from the published package, never by AI

claude mcp add mcp-docs-server -- npx -y @assistant-ui/mcp-docs-server

Run in your terminal. Add --scope user to use it in every project.

Step-by-step: install MCP Docs Server in Claude Code

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-docs-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@assistant-ui/mcp-docs-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings, Developer, Edit config. Paste into claude_desktop_config.json and restart.

Step-by-step: install MCP Docs Server in Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-docs-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@assistant-ui/mcp-docs-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install MCP Docs Server in Cursor

{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-docs-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@assistant-ui/mcp-docs-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code uses "servers", not "mcpServers".

Step-by-step: install MCP Docs Server in VS Code

codex mcp add mcp-docs-server -- npx -y @assistant-ui/mcp-docs-server

Step-by-step: install MCP Docs Server in Codex

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-docs-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@assistant-ui/mcp-docs-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json (all projects) or .agents/mcp_config.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install MCP Docs Server in Antigravity CLI

gemini mcp add mcp-docs-server npx -y @assistant-ui/mcp-docs-server

Gemini CLI was replaced by Antigravity CLI in June 2026 and remains only for enterprise licences and paid API keys.

Step-by-step: install MCP Docs Server in Gemini CLI

MCP servers run with your permissions and can read what you give them access to. Some need an API key: check the README and add it under env in the mcp-docs-server block.

MCP Docs Server: common questions

How do I install MCP Docs Server?

In Claude Code run claude mcp add mcp-docs-server -- npx -y @assistant-ui/mcp-docs-server. For Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code, paste the config shown above and restart. See the install guides.

Is MCP Docs Server the official server?

MCP Docs Server is published by npm:@assistant-ui from its verified domain in the official MCP Registry.

Is MCP Docs Server free?

The code is published under the MIT licence. The service it connects to may have its own pricing.

Is MCP Docs Server safe to use?

It scores 94 of 100. Grades: maintenance A, licence A, quality A. The security check has not run for it yet. Review the code before you install. How grades work.

Does MCP Docs Server work with ChatGPT?

Not directly. It runs locally, and ChatGPT only connects to remote servers with a URL. Use it in Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code or Codex.