README - mcp-server-nodejs-api-docs by lirantal

mcp-server-nodejs-api-docs

An MCP Server for Node.js API documentation

Usage: Generic CLI

npx mcp-server-nodejs-api-docs

You can debug calls for the MCP Server by inspecting the file /tmp/mcp-server-nodejs-docs.log which this MCP Server writes to.

Usage: as a Docker container

You can run this MCP Server as a Docker container by using the following command:

docker pull ghcr.io/lirantal/mcp-server-nodejs-api-docs:latest

You can also use the Docker image directly in your MCP Server configuration for various applications, see examples below.

Usage for Claude Desktop:

Edit your Claude Desktop MCP Servers configuration file (located on macOS here: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json) and add the following:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nodejs-api-docs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-server-nodejs-api-docs"]
    }
  }
}

or with the Docker image:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nodejs-api-docs": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "--init", "-e", "DOCKER_CONTAINER=true", "ghcr.io/lirantal/mcp-server-nodejs-api-docs:latest"]
    }
  }
}

Usage for Cursor AI:

Edit your Cursor AI MCP file (located at ~/.cursor/mcp.json) and add the following:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nodejs-api-docs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-server-nodejs-api-docs"]
    }
  }
}

Development

To build the project with Docker locally run:

docker build -t mcp-server-nodejs-api-docs .

Then run the container as follows for your MCP Server configuration:

docker run -i --rm --init -e DOCKER_CONTAINER=true mcp-server-nodejs-api-docs

Contributing

Please consult for guidelines on contributing to this project.