DocsFetcher

MCP Server to retrieve documentation for a package

Installation

Installing for Claude Desktop

Option 1: One-Command Installation

npx mcpbar@latest install cdugo/mcp-get-docs -c claude

This command will automatically install and configure the DocsFetcher MCP server for your selected client.

Option 2: Manual Configuration

Run the command below to open your configuration file:

npx mcpbar@latest edit -c claude

After opening your configuration file, copy and paste this configuration:

View JSON configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "DocsFetcher": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@smithery/cli@latest",
        "run",
        "@cdugo/mcp-get-docs",
        "--config",
        "'{}'"
      ]
    }
  }
}

πŸ“š DocsFetcher MCP Server

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An MCP server that fetches package documentation from multiple language ecosystems for LLMs like Claude without requiring API keys.

DocsFetcher Server MCP server

✨ Features

  • 🌐 Supports multiple programming languages (JavaScript, Python, Java, .NET, Ruby, PHP, Rust, Go, Swift)
  • πŸ“¦ Fetches documentation for packages by name or URL
  • πŸ” Crawls documentation sites to extract comprehensive information
  • πŸ“„ Extracts README, API docs, code examples, and repository info
  • 🧠 Provides structured data for LLM summarization
  • πŸ’¬ Includes specialized prompts for documentation analysis
  • πŸ”‘ No API key required - works natively with Claude Desktop and Cursor IDE

πŸš€ Installation

Claude Desktop

  1. Open Claude Desktop β†’ Settings β†’ Developer
  2. Click "Edit Config" and add:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "docsFetcher": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@smithery/cli@latest",
        "run",
        "@cdugo/mcp-get-docs",
        "--config",
        "'{}'"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cursor IDE Configuration

  1. Open Cursor IDE β†’ Settings β†’ MCP -> Add New MCP Servier
  2. Add:
    Name: docsFetcher
    Command: npx -y @smithery/cli@latest run @cdugo/mcp-get-docs --config "{}"

Prerequisites

  • πŸ“‹ Node.js 18 or later

πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ Running Locally

git clone https://github.com/cdugo/package-documentation-mcp
cd package-documentation-mcp
npm install
npm run build

Once installed, you can run the server locally with:

# From the project root directory
npm start

For development with auto-restart on file changes:

npm run dev

The server will start on the default port (usually 3000). You should see output like:

πŸš€ DocsFetcher MCP Server running!
πŸ“‹ Ready to fetch documentation

To specify a custom port:

PORT=8080 npm start

πŸ› οΈ Available Tools

  1. fetch-url-docs: πŸ”— Fetch docs from a specific URL
  2. fetch-package-docs: πŸ“¦ Fetch docs for a package with optional language specification
  3. fetch-library-docs: 🧠 Smart tool that works with either package name or URL
  4. fetch-multilingual-docs: 🌍 Fetch docs for a package across multiple language ecosystems

πŸ“ Available Prompts

  1. summarize-library-docs: πŸ“š Create a comprehensive library summary
  2. explain-dependency-error: πŸ› Generate dependency error explanations

πŸ’‘ Example Queries

Basic Library Information

  • "What is Express.js and how do I use it?"
  • "Tell me about the React library"
  • "How do I use requests in Python?"

Multi-language Support

  • "Show me documentation for lodash in JavaScript"
  • "Compare pandas in Python and data.table in R"

Using Tools

  • "@fetch-package-docs with packageName='express' and language='javascript'"
  • "@fetch-package-docs with packageName='requests' and language='python'"
  • "@fetch-multilingual-docs with packageName='http' and languages=['javascript', 'python', 'rust']"

Using Prompts

  • "@summarize-library-docs with libraryName='express'"
  • "@explain-dependency-error with packageName='dotenv'"

❓ Troubleshooting

Local Installation

  • Server not showing up: βœ… Verify absolute path in configuration
  • Connection errors: πŸ”„ Restart Claude Desktop or Cursor IDE
  • Fetch failures: ⚠️ Some packages may have non-standard documentation
  • Language support: 🌐 If a language isn't working, try using the package's direct URL

πŸ“„ License

MIT

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