Docs Mcp Server
Grounded Docs MCP Server: Open-Source Alternative to Context7, Nia, and Ref.Tools
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Grounded Docs: Your AI's Up-to-Date Documentation Expert
Docs MCP Server solves the problem of AI hallucinations and outdated knowledge by providing a personal, always-current documentation index for your AI coding assistant. It fetches official docs from websites, GitHub, npm, PyPI, and local files, allowing your AI to query the exact version you are using.
✨ Why Grounded Docs MCP Server?
The open-source alternative to Context7, Nia, and Ref.Tools.
- ✅ Up-to-Date Context: Fetches documentation directly from official sources on demand.
- 🎯 Version-Specific: Queries target the exact library versions in your project.
- 💡 Reduces Hallucinations: Grounds LLMs in real documentation.
- 🔒 Private & Local: Runs entirely on your machine; your code never leaves your network.
- 🧩 Broad Compatibility: Works with any MCP-compatible client (Claude, Cline, etc.).
- 📁 Multiple Sources: Index websites, GitHub repositories, local folders, and zip archives.
- 📄 Rich File Support: Processes HTML, Markdown, PDF, Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), OpenDocument, RTF, EPUB, Jupyter Notebooks, and 90+ source code languages.
📄 Supported Formats
| Category | Formats |
|---|---|
| Documents | PDF, Word (.docx/.doc), Excel (.xlsx/.xls), PowerPoint (.pptx/.ppt), OpenDocument (.odt/.ods/.odp), RTF, EPUB, FictionBook, Jupyter Notebooks |
| Archives | ZIP, TAR, gzipped TAR (contents are extracted and processed individually) |
| Web | HTML, XHTML |
| Markup | Markdown, MDX, reStructuredText, AsciiDoc, Org Mode, Textile, R Markdown |
| Source Code | TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Go, Rust, C/C++, Java, Kotlin, Ruby, PHP, Swift, C#, and many more |
| Data | JSON, YAML, TOML, CSV, XML, SQL, GraphQL, Protocol Buffers |
| Config | Dockerfile, Makefile, Terraform/HCL, INI, dotenv, Bazel |
See [Supported Formats](docs/concepts/supported-formats.md) for the complete reference including MIME types and processing details.
🚀 Quick Start
CLI First
For agents and scripts, the CLI is usually the simplest way to use Grounded Docs.
1. Index documentation (requires Node.js 22+):
npx @arabold/docs-mcp-server@latest scrape react https://react.dev/reference/react2. Query the index:
npx @arabold/docs-mcp-server@latest search react "useEffect cleanup" --output yaml3. Fetch a single page as Markdown:
npx @arabold/docs-mcp-server@latest fetch-url https://react.dev/reference/react/useEffectOutput Behavior
Don't lose this
Three weeks from now, you'll want Docs Mcp Server again. Will you remember where to find it?
Save it to your library and the next time you need Docs Mcp Server, it’s one tap away — from any AI app you use. Group it into a bench with the rest of the team for that kind of task and you can pull the whole stack at once.
⚡ Pro tip for geeks: add a-gnt 🤵🏻♂️ as a custom connector in Claude or a custom GPT in ChatGPT — one click and your library is right there in the chat. Or, if you’re in an editor, install the a-gnt MCP server and say “use my [bench name]” in Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, or Windsurf.
a-gnt's Take
Our honest review
This plugs directly into your AI and gives it new abilities it didn't have before. Grounded Docs MCP Server: Open-Source Alternative to Context7, Nia, and Ref.Tools. Once connected, just ask your AI to use it. It's completely free and works across most major AI apps. This one just landed in the catalog — worth trying while it's fresh.
Tips for getting started
Tap "Get" above, pick your AI app, and follow the steps. Most installs take under 30 seconds.
Heads up: this needs an API key to work. You'll get one from the service's website (usually free). The setup guide tells you exactly where.
What's New
Imported from GitHub
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