About PipeCD Docs MCP Server
PipeCD Docs MCP Server is a local documentation search service for PipeCD users. It clones the official docs from GitHub, indexes Markdown files, and supports full-text search and page retrieval by path.
Key features
- 01Clone official PipeCD documentation
- 02Index Markdown titles and content
- 03Search docs by keywords
- 04Retrieve pages by relative path
Use cases
- 01Find PipeCD configuration guidance
- 02Search official docs for operating steps
- 03Retrieve a specific page for reference
MCP support
It exposes `search_docs` for full-text searches and `read_docs` for retrieving pages to MCP clients looking up official PipeCD documentation.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEPipeCD Docs MCP Server
A local MCP server for searching official PipeCD docs.
Overview
This server clones the official PipeCD docs from GitHub and provides simple full-text search and document retrieval APIs via the MCP protocol.
Documentation is cloned into a temporary directory, and Markdown files are indexed by extracting their titles and content.
Usage
Prerequisites
-
Create a PAT with
read:packagesscope. Details -
Add the following config to your
.npmrcfile.
@pipe-cd:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com
//npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=YOUR_TOKEN
Cursor
Quick Install with Cursor Deeplink
For Cursor users, you can install the MCP server with a single click using the deeplink below:
This will automatically configure the MCP server in your Cursor settings. After clicking the link, Cursor will prompt you to install the server.
Install Using npx
Add the following config to your mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"pipe-cd.docs-mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@pipe-cd/docs-mcp-server@latest"
],
}
}
}
Tools
search_docs
Executes a full-text search on PipeCD docs.
- Parameters:
query: Search keywords (space-separated, AND search)offset: Start position for resultslimit: Number of results to return (default: 20)
read_docs
Returns the content of the specified page.
- Parameters:
path: Relative path of the document (after "docs/content/en/")
Implementation Notes
- Uses sparse-checkout to minimize clone size and speed up the process.
- Titles are extracted from the Markdown front matter.
- The search logic of
search_docsis so simple for now.
Contributing
Code of Conduct
PipeCD follows the CNCF Code of Conduct. Please read it to understand which actions are acceptable and which are not.
Get Involved
- Slack:
#pipecdchannel on CNCF Slack for discussions related to PipeCD development. - Community Meeting: Every other Wednesdays. Search here.
Improvements
- Bug:
- Please open an Issue and describe the problem. Or, open a PR with if it's easy one.
- Enhancement / Feature Request:
- For small changes including docs or adding tests, please open a PR.
- For new features or big enhancement, basically, please open an Issue and discuss there before sending a PR. We cannot accept all requests in some cases.
- Security issue:
- Send an email to the core maintainers. DO NOT report on Issues.
Release Flow
- Run the
prepare releaseworkflow with specifing the new version. It will create a PR to update the version. - Review the PR and merge it.
- Create a Release on GitHub with a new tag.
Then, the
release packageworkflow will publish a new npm package.
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