About Shipshape Data docs
Shipshape Data docs is a read-only, keyless MCP server for finding answers in Shipshape Data’s data and AI guides. It supports documentation Q&A and fetching any page as Markdown.
Key features
- 01Ask questions about documentation
- 02Fetch any page as Markdown
Use cases
- 01Find guidance across the data and AI docs
- 02Retrieve a documentation page as Markdown
MCP support
It is the documentation-focused MCP endpoint at `https://shipshapedata.com/mcp/docs`, supporting docs Q&A and full-page Markdown retrieval. It is read-only and requires no authentication.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://shipshapedata.com/mcp/docsclaude mcp add --transport http com-shipshapedata-shipshape-data-docs https://shipshapedata.com/mcp/docs{"mcpServers":{"com-shipshapedata-shipshape-data-docs":{"type":"http","url":"https://shipshapedata.com/mcp/docs"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"com-shipshapedata-shipshape-data-docs":{"type":"http","url":"https://shipshapedata.com/mcp/docs"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"com-shipshapedata-shipshape-data-docs":{"type":"http","url":"https://shipshapedata.com/mcp/docs"}}}{"mcpServers":{"com-shipshapedata-shipshape-data-docs":{"serverUrl":"https://shipshapedata.com/mcp/docs"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
3| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | No | Max results, default 5 |
| query | string | Yes | What you want to know, e.g. "what is data lineage" |
Details
From the project READMEShipshape Data agent tools
The official agent toolkit for Shipshape Data, the London AI consultancy that builds the data foundation first. Everything here wraps the same keyless, read-only surface: the public API, two MCP servers, and the site's markdown twins.
What's in here
| Path | What it is |
|---|---|
skills/ | Agent skills: install with npx skills add shipshapedata/agent-tools |
packages/cli/ | shipshape-data on npm: CLI (npx shipshape-data readiness) and Node SDK |
packages/python/ | shipshape-data on PyPI: shipshape CLI and Python SDK |
.mcp.json, .cursor/ | Drop-in MCP configs for Claude Code and Cursor |
plugin.json | Claude Code plugin manifest (MCP servers + skills) |
The surface it talks to
- API:
https://shipshapedata.com/api/v1(self-describing; OpenAPI 3.1 spec) - MCP:
https://shipshapedata.com/mcp(services, case studies, resource search, AI readiness scoring) andhttps://shipshapedata.com/mcp/docs(docs Q&A, full markdown of any page) - NLWeb:
POST https://shipshapedata.com/ask - A2A: agent card
- Guides: llms.txt | agents.md | developers
No auth anywhere, no write endpoints anywhere, fair use 300 requests/minute/IP.
Quick start
# MCP in Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http shipshape-data https://shipshapedata.com/mcp
# Skills
npx skills add shipshapedata/agent-tools
# CLI
npx shipshape-data readiness
pip install shipshape-data && shipshape search data lineage
Why this exists
We tell clients their AI is only as good as the data foundation underneath it, and that their products should be as easy for agents to use as for people. This repo is us doing it to ourselves. If you want your product to work like this, talk to us.
MIT © Disruptiv Technologies Ltd, trading as Shipshape Data
Comments
New to MCP?
From what the protocol is to installing your first server, these answers cover most first questions.
An open protocol that defines how AI applications connect to external tools and data in a uniform way. Clients talk to the model; MCP servers provide tools, resources and prompt templates. They exchange standard messages, so one server can be reused by many clients.