MCP Server

io.github.joesaby/doctree-mcp MCP Server

Name: io.github.joesaby/doctree-mcp MCP Server
Author: io.github.joesaby

io.github.joesaby/doctree-mcp

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What is the io.github.joesaby/doctree-mcp MCP server?

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How to install io.github.joesaby/doctree-mcp

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

DOCS_ROOT
required
Path to your markdown repository root
DOCS_GLOB
Glob pattern for finding markdown files (default: **/*.md)
DOCS_ROOTS
Multiple weighted collections: ./docs:1.0,./api:0.8 (alternative to DOCS_ROOT)
GLOSSARY_PATH
Path to glossary.json for query expansion (default: $DOCS_ROOT/glossary.json)

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "doctree-mcp": {
      "command": "bunx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "doctree-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DOCS_ROOT": "<YOUR_DOCS_ROOT>",
        "DOCS_GLOB": "<YOUR_DOCS_GLOB>",
        "DOCS_ROOTS": "<YOUR_DOCS_ROOTS>",
        "GLOSSARY_PATH": "<YOUR_GLOSSARY_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "doctree-mcp": {
      "command": "bunx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "doctree-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DOCS_ROOT": "<YOUR_DOCS_ROOT>",
        "DOCS_GLOB": "<YOUR_DOCS_GLOB>",
        "DOCS_ROOTS": "<YOUR_DOCS_ROOTS>",
        "GLOSSARY_PATH": "<YOUR_GLOSSARY_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "doctree-mcp": {
      "command": "bunx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "doctree-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DOCS_ROOT": "<YOUR_DOCS_ROOT>",
        "DOCS_GLOB": "<YOUR_DOCS_GLOB>",
        "DOCS_ROOTS": "<YOUR_DOCS_ROOTS>",
        "GLOSSARY_PATH": "<YOUR_GLOSSARY_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "doctree-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "bunx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "doctree-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DOCS_ROOT": "<YOUR_DOCS_ROOT>",
        "DOCS_GLOB": "<YOUR_DOCS_GLOB>",
        "DOCS_ROOTS": "<YOUR_DOCS_ROOTS>",
        "GLOSSARY_PATH": "<YOUR_GLOSSARY_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add doctree-mcp --env DOCS_ROOT=<YOUR_DOCS_ROOT> --env DOCS_GLOB=<YOUR_DOCS_GLOB> --env DOCS_ROOTS=<YOUR_DOCS_ROOTS> --env GLOSSARY_PATH=<YOUR_GLOSSARY_PATH> -- bunx -y doctree-mcp