SankaiAI/mydoc-mcp

mydoc-mcp

Personal Document Intelligence MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol server that enables AI coding agents like Claude Code to intelligently search, index, and retrieve your personal documents with sub-200ms performance.

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Python 3.11 or higher
• Claude Code or any MCP-compatible client
• 500MB disk space for database and logs

Installation

Option 1: Standard Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/mydoc-mcp.git
cd mydoc-mcp

# Create virtual environment
python -m venv venv

# Activate virtual environment
# Windows:
venv\Scripts\activate
# Linux/Mac:
source venv/bin/activate

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Run the server
python -m src.main

Option 2: Docker Installation

# Using Docker Compose
docker-compose up

# Or build and run manually
docker build -t mydoc-mcp .
docker run -v ./data:/app/data -v ./documents:/app/documents mydoc-mcp

📚 For detailed Docker deployment guide, see

Configure Claude Code

Add to your Claude Code MCP settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mydocs": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "src.main"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/mydoc-mcp",
      "env": {
        "DOCUMENT_ROOT": "/path/to/your/documents",
        "DATABASE_URL": "sqlite:///data/mydoc.db"
      }
    }
  }
}

📚 For detailed Claude Code setup guide, see

🆚 mydoc-mcp vs Traditional Claude Code File Lookup

How Claude Code Works Today (Current Capabilities)

Claude Code is quite capable with built-in tools:

User: "Create API docs like the good one I wrote before"
Claude: "Let me search for API documentation in your project"
       → Uses: find . -name "*.md" | grep -l "API"
       → Uses: grep -r "API documentation" docs/
Claude: "I found several API docs. Let me read the most recent one..."
Result: ✅ Finds files in current project, but limited to current session/project

Claude Code CAN:

• Search files with terminal commands (find, grep)
• Use pattern matching (Glob) to discover files
• Read and analyze project structure
• Understand file relationships within current project

How mydoc-mcp Works (Intelligent Approach)

With mydoc-mcp, the same request becomes:

User: "Create API docs like the good ones I've written before"
mydoc-mcp: *Automatically finds your top 5 API docs across ALL projects*
Claude: "I found your best API documentation patterns. Based on your most successful approaches..."
Result: ✅ Instant access to proven patterns (2-3 minutes)

Key Differences

Real-World Example: Creating a Technical Specification

Claude Code Today (Current Session):

👤 "Help me write a technical spec for the new payment system"
🤖 "Let me search for existing technical specs in this project"
    → find . -name "*spec*" -o -name "*technical*"
    → grep -r "technical specification" docs/
🤖 "I found 2 spec files in this project. Let me analyze them..."
⏱️ Time: 5-8 minutes (good file discovery in current project)
📊 Quality: Based on current project examples only
🚫 Limitation: Can't access your best specs from other projects

mydoc-mcp Enhanced Workflow:

👤 "Help me write a technical spec for the new payment system"
🎯 mydoc-mcp automatically finds:
   - 3 of your best technical specifications
   - Similar payment/financial system docs
   - Your preferred spec structure and terminology
🤖 "Based on your most successful technical specs, especially your payment gateway and auth system designs, I'll create a spec that follows your proven patterns..."
⏱️ Time: 3-5 minutes (instant context)
📊 Quality: Based on proven patterns from multiple successful projects

Why This Matters

🚀 Speed: 60-80% Faster

• No manual file hunting
• Instant access to relevant examples
• Automated pattern recognition

📈 Quality: Better Outcomes

• Based on your BEST work, not just any example
• Learns what patterns work for you
• Maintains consistency across projects

🧠 Intelligence: Personal Learning

• Remembers your successful approaches
• Identifies document relationships
• Suggests improvements based on your evolution

⚡ Workflow: Seamless Integration

• Works transparently with Claude Code
• No workflow changes required
• Enhanced capabilities without complexity

Current MVP vs Future Vision

✅ Available Now (Phase 1):

• Intelligent keyword search and relevance ranking
• Automatic document indexing and discovery
• Persistent document database across sessions
• Fast pattern-based retrieval (<200ms)
• Cross-project document access

📅 Coming Soon (Phase 2):

• Full semantic understanding with AI embeddings
• Advanced pattern recognition and template generation
• Multi-project document relationship analysis
• Proactive document suggestions based on context

The workflows shown above represent the full vision. Current MVP provides the foundation with keyword-based intelligence that's already significantly better than single-project file lookup.

Note about Claude Code's Future: If Claude Code adds embedding-based search, mydoc-mcp would still provide unique value through cross-project learning, persistent memory, and document quality intelligence.

🚀 What mydoc-mcp Enables That Claude Code Can't Do

🌐 Cross-Project Document Intelligence

What Claude Code Does:

• Searches files in current project directory only
• Starts fresh each session
• No memory of past projects or documents

What mydoc-mcp Adds:

• ✅ Access ALL your historical documents across every project
• ✅ Persistent document database that remembers everything
• ✅ Cross-project pattern recognition - find similar approaches from any past work
• ✅ Continuous learning - builds knowledge from your document history

🎯 Intelligent Document Discovery & Ranking

What Claude Code Does:

• Basic pattern matching (find, grep)
• Returns files that match search terms
• No understanding of document quality

What mydoc-mcp Adds:

• ✅ Relevance-based ranking - finds your BEST examples, not just matches
• ✅ Content quality intelligence - learns which documents were successful
• ✅ Semantic similarity (Phase 2) - understands meaning, not just keywords
• ✅ Automatic metadata extraction - title, structure, relationships

⚡ Performance & Production Features

What Claude Code Does:

• File operations depend on system performance
• No caching or optimization for document access
• No specialized document handling

What mydoc-mcp Adds:

• ✅ Sub-200ms guaranteed response times (achieved <100ms average)
• ✅ Intelligent caching - search results and parsed documents
• ✅ Auto-indexing with file watching - new documents indexed automatically
• ✅ Batch processing - handle multiple documents efficiently
• ✅ Production-ready reliability - comprehensive error handling and logging

🔧 Developer Experience Enhancement

What Claude Code Does:

• Requires manual file path specification
• Generic document processing
• Session-limited context

What mydoc-mcp Adds:

• ✅ "Find documents like my best API specs" - intent-based discovery
• ✅ Personal writing pattern recognition - adapts to YOUR style
• ✅ Proactive document suggestions - surfaces relevant examples automatically
• ✅ Template generation from patterns (Phase 2) - create based on your proven approaches

📁 Comprehensive File Type Support (25+ Types)

Beyond Just Documentation - Index Your Entire Project Intelligence

mydoc-mcp supports 25+ file types, making it truly comprehensive for project document intelligence:

📝 Documentation & Content

• Markdown: .md, .markdown, .mdown, .mkd, .mkdn
• Text Files: .txt, .text, .readme, .changelog, .license
• Project Notes: .notes, .todo, .fixme, .authors, .contributors

💻 Code & Scripts

• Programming Languages: .py, .js, .html, .htm, .css, .sql
• Shell Scripts: .sh, .bat, .cmd, .ps1
• Infrastructure: .dockerfile, .gitignore

⚙️ Configuration & Data

• Structured Data: .json, .xml, .yaml, .yml, .csv, .tsv
• Configuration: .cfg, .conf, .config, .ini, .properties, .env
• Logs & Data: .log, .dat

Why This Matters: Beyond Traditional "Document" Search

Unlike document-only solutions, mydoc-mcp learns from your entire project ecosystem:

✅ Code Comments & Documentation: Learn patterns from your Python docstrings, JavaScript comments
✅ Configuration Consistency: Find your best practices in Docker, YAML, JSON configurations
✅ Script Templates: Discover your proven shell scripts and automation patterns
✅ Data Patterns: Learn from your CSV structures, log formats, and data organization

Real-World Intelligence Examples

Python Development:

User: "Create a new API endpoint"
mydoc-mcp finds:
- Your best Python API implementations (.py files)
- Associated configuration patterns (.yaml, .json)
- Documentation examples (.md files)
- Deployment scripts (.sh, .dockerfile)

Frontend Projects:

User: "Set up a new component"
mydoc-mcp discovers:
- Successful component patterns (.js files) 
- Styling approaches (.css files)
- Configuration setups (.json files)
- Documentation formats (.md files)

Competitive Advantage: Holistic Project Intelligence

Key Insight: mydoc-mcp doesn't just find your documentation - it learns from your entire development pattern ecosystem to help you replicate successful approaches across all file types.

🌟 mydoc-mcp vs GitHub MCP: Why Both Matter

"Why not just use GitHub MCP to access my historical repos?"

Excellent question! GitHub MCP is incredibly powerful for repository-based work, but mydoc-mcp serves a different, complementary purpose:

GitHub MCP Strengths

• ✅ Repository management: Code discovery across multiple repos
• ✅ Version control integration: Git history, commits, branches
• ✅ Code-centric search: Find functions, classes, implementation patterns
• ✅ Project structure navigation: Repository organization and relationships

mydoc-mcp Unique Value

• ✅ Document quality intelligence: Learns which documents were most successful
• ✅ Writing pattern recognition: Adapts to your personal documentation style
• ✅ Performance-optimized: Sub-200ms document retrieval (no API limits)
• ✅ Privacy-first: 100% local, works with any documents (non-Git files included)

Real-World Comparison

Scenario: "Create a technical specification like my best ones"

GitHub MCP Approach:

1. Search across multiple repos for "technical specification"
2. Find 15+ spec files across different projects  
3. Manual review to identify the best examples
4. Time: 8-12 minutes + quality assessment

mydoc-mcp Approach:

1. Instantly surface top 3 technical specifications based on:
   - Document reuse frequency and success patterns
   - Cross-reference success (docs that led to successful projects)
   - Your personal writing evolution and improvements
2. Time: 2-3 minutes with pre-filtered quality ranking

Different Problem Domains

Why Use Both Together

Optimal Workflow:

1. GitHub MCP: Discover code patterns and project structure across repositories
2. mydoc-mcp: Generate documentation templates based on your proven successful approaches
3. Result: Code structure insights + personalized documentation patterns = faster, better outcomes

Example Combined Usage:

User: "Create API documentation for this new service"

Claude Code Workflow:
1. GitHub MCP → Find similar API implementations across your repos
2. mydoc-mcp → Retrieve your most successful API documentation templates  
3. Generate → New API docs using proven code patterns + your best writing style

When to Choose Which

Use GitHub MCP when:

• Discovering code implementations across projects
• Understanding repository relationships and history
• Finding specific functions or technical implementations
• Working within Git-based workflows

Use mydoc-mcp when:

• Creating documentation that matches your successful patterns
• Learning from your personal document evolution
• Optimizing for document retrieval speed and quality
• Working with documents outside of Git repositories

Use Both when:

• Building comprehensive project documentation
• Maintaining consistency across code and documentation
• Leveraging both technical and writing pattern intelligence

Key Insight: Complementary, Not Competitive

mydoc-mcp doesn't replace GitHub MCP - it enhances your documentation workflow while GitHub MCP enhances your code discovery workflow. Together, they provide comprehensive historical intelligence for both your technical implementations and your documentation patterns.

🛠️ Usage

Basic Commands

Index a Document

# Through Claude Code
"Index the document at /path/to/document.md"

# Response
{
  "success": true,
  "document_id": "doc_12345",
  "indexed_at": "2025-09-04T15:00:00Z"
}

Search Documents

# Search for documents
"Search for documents about API design"

# Response
{
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "doc_12345",
      "title": "API Design Guidelines",
      "relevance_score": 0.95,
      "snippet": "...REST API design patterns..."
    }
  ],
  "total": 5,
  "search_time_ms": 45
}

Retrieve Document

# Get specific document
"Get the document with ID doc_12345"

# Response
{
  "success": true,
  "content": "# API Design Guidelines\n\n...",
  "metadata": {
    "title": "API Design Guidelines",
    "file_type": "markdown",
    "word_count": 1500
  }
}

Configuration Options

Environment Variables

# Core server settings
TRANSPORT=stdio                              # MCP transport protocol
LOG_LEVEL=INFO                              # DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR
LOG_FILE=logs/mydocs.log                    # Optional log file path

# Database & storage
DATABASE_URL=sqlite:///data/mydoc.db       # Database connection string
DOCUMENT_ROOT=./data/documents              # Root directory for documents
CACHE_DIRECTORY=./data/cache                # Cache directory for processed files

# Performance tuning
MAX_CONCURRENT_CONNECTIONS=10               # Maximum concurrent MCP connections
REQUEST_TIMEOUT=30.0                        # Request timeout in seconds
RESPONSE_TIMEOUT=30.0                       # Response timeout in seconds
MAX_SEARCH_RESULTS=50                       # Maximum search results returned
DEFAULT_SEARCH_LIMIT=10                     # Default number of search results

# Document processing
MAX_DOCUMENT_SIZE=10485760                  # Max document size (10MB)
SUPPORTED_EXTENSIONS=.md,.txt,.py,.js,.json,.yaml,.html,.css,.sql,.sh,.dockerfile,.env,.log,.csv # Comma-separated file extensions (25+ types supported)

Configuration File (.env)

# Create a .env file in the project root
TRANSPORT=stdio
DATABASE_URL=sqlite:///data/mydoc.db
DOCUMENT_ROOT=/home/user/Documents
LOG_LEVEL=INFO
WATCH_ENABLED=true

📊 Performance Metrics

Test Environment: Windows 11, Python 3.11, SQLite, 1000 test documents

🔧 Architecture

System Components

mydoc-mcp/
├── 🚀 MCP Server Core (src/)
│   ├── main.py                    # Entry point & MCP server bootstrap
│   ├── server.py                  # MCP server implementation
│   ├── config.py                  # Configuration management
│   ├── logging_config.py          # Structured logging setup
│   └── tool_registry.py           # MCP tool registration system
├── 🔧 MCP Tools (src/tools/)
│   ├── base.py                    # Abstract tool base class
│   ├── indexDocument.py          # Document indexing tool
│   ├── searchDocuments.py        # Intelligent search tool
│   ├── getDocument.py            # Document retrieval tool
│   └── registration.py           # Tool auto-registration
├── 💾 Storage Layer (src/database/)
│   ├── connection.py             # Async SQLite connection management
│   ├── models.py                 # Database schema & models
│   ├── database_manager.py       # Document CRUD operations
│   ├── queries.py                # Optimized SQL queries
│   └── migrations.py             # Schema migrations
├── 📄 Document Processing (src/parsers/)
│   ├── base.py                   # Abstract parser interface
│   ├── parser_factory.py        # Parser selection & creation
│   ├── markdown_parser.py       # Markdown document parsing
│   ├── text_parser.py           # Plain text parsing
│   └── database_integration.py  # Parser → database integration
└── 👁️ File System Monitoring (src/watcher/)
    ├── file_watcher.py          # File system event monitoring
    ├── event_handler.py         # Document change processing
    └── config.py                # Watcher configuration

Data Flow Architecture

Document Indexing Flow

File Change → File Watcher → Event Handler → Parser Factory → 
Specific Parser → Database Manager → SQLite → Search Index Update

Search Query Flow

MCP Tool Request → Query Validation → Database Manager → 
Optimized SQL Query → Relevance Scoring → Result Ranking → JSON Response

System Integration Flow

Claude Code → MCP Protocol → Tool Registry → Async Tool Execution → 
Storage Layer → Performance Validation → Response (< 200ms)

Key Architectural Decisions

🚀 Performance-First Design

• Async/await throughout: All I/O operations are non-blocking
• Connection pooling: Efficient database connection management
• Optimized queries: Sub-200ms response time guarantee
• Smart caching: Result caching with TTL expiration

🔌 Extensible Plugin Architecture

• Factory patterns: Easy addition of new parsers and tools
• Interface-based design: Clean separation of concerns
• Modular components: Independent development and testing
• Event-driven updates: Real-time file system monitoring

🐳 Docker Deployment

Quick Start with Docker

# Development mode
docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up

# Production mode
docker-compose up -d

# View logs
docker-compose logs -f

# Stop server
docker-compose down

Docker Compose Configuration

version: '3.8'
services:
  mydoc-mcp:
    image: mydoc-mcp:latest
    volumes:
      - ./data:/app/data
      - ~/Documents:/app/documents:ro
    environment:
      - DOCUMENT_ROOT=/app/documents
      - LOG_LEVEL=INFO
    restart: unless-stopped

🧪 Testing

Run Tests

# Run all tests
python -m pytest tests/

# Run integration tests
python tests/test_integration.py

# Run performance tests
python tests/test_performance.py

# Validate MCP compliance
python tests/test_mcp_validation.py

Test Coverage

• Unit Tests: 72% coverage
• Integration Tests: 100% of critical paths
• Performance Tests: All operations validated < 200ms
• MCP Compliance: A grade (86% validation)

📚 Documentation

User Guides

• - Detailed setup instructions
• - How to use with Claude Code
• - All configuration options

Technical Documentation

• - Complete MCP tool documentation
• - System design
• - Storage structure

Developer Resources

• - How to contribute
• - Dev environment setup
• - Version history

🔍 Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Server won't start

# Check Python version
python --version  # Must be 3.11+

# Verify dependencies
pip list | grep mcp

# Check logs
tail -f logs/mydoc-mcp.log

Documents not indexing

# Check document root
echo $DOCUMENT_ROOT

# Verify permissions
ls -la $DOCUMENT_ROOT

# Force reindex
python -m src.tools.reindex --force

Slow search performance

# Check database size
du -h data/mydoc.db

# Optimize database
python -m src.tools.optimize

# Clear cache
python -m src.tools.clear-cache

Debug Mode

# Enable debug logging
export LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG
python -m src.main

# Or in .env file
LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG
DEBUG_MODE=true

🎯 Roadmap

Phase 1: MVP (Complete)

• ✅ Core MCP server with stdio transport
• ✅ Document indexing and storage
• ✅ Keyword search with ranking
• ✅ Three core MCP tools
• ✅ Docker deployment

Phase 2: Enhanced Search (Planned)

• 🔄 Semantic search with embeddings
• 🔄 Advanced query syntax
• 🔄 Search filters and facets
• 🔄 Search history and suggestions

Phase 3: Advanced Features

• 📅 PDF and DOCX support
• 📅 Template generation from patterns
• 📅 Document clustering
• 📅 Cross-document insights

Phase 4: Enterprise

• 📅 Multi-user support
• 📅 Remote deployment (HTTP+SSE)
• 📅 Authentication and permissions
• 📅 Audit logging

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our for details.

Development Process

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Add tests
5. Submit a pull request

Code Style

• Python 3.11+ type hints
• Black formatting
• Comprehensive docstrings
• 80% test coverage minimum

📄 License

MIT License - see for details

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Anthropic - For the Model Context Protocol
• MCP Community - For inspiration and best practices
• Contributors - For making this project better

📞 Support

Getting Help

• 📖 Check the
• 🐛 Report issues on GitHub Issues
• 💬 Join our Discord community

Project Status

• Current Version: 1.0.0-beta
• Status: Day 2 Complete, Ready for Production Testing
• Last Updated: September 4, 2025

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