adonis-docs-mcp 0.6.0

MCP server for AdonisJS documentation (v5, v6, v7) — gives AI agents quick access to AdonisJS docs

adonis-docs-mcp

MCP server that gives AI agents fast access to AdonisJS documentation (v5, v6, v7) and Edge.js template engine documentation.

Fetches raw markdown directly from the official GitHub repos and caches locally for speed.

Quick Start

# Run with uvx (no install needed)
uvx adonis-docs-mcp

Integration

Claude Desktop / Claude Code

Add to your MCP settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "adonis-docs": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["adonis-docs-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

VS Code / GitHub Copilot

Add to .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "adonis-docs": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["adonis-docs-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to your MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "adonis-docs": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["adonis-docs-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Available Prompts

Prompt	Description
adonisjs_stack	Anti-AI-slop development guidelines for AdonisJS v7 + Edge.js monolithic projects. Covers architecture constraints, Edge template conventions, controller patterns, form handling, asset management, and 10 strict anti-slop rules.

Available Tools

AdonisJS

Tool	Description
list_versions	List all available AdonisJS doc versions (v5, v6, v7)
list_sections	Browse the documentation structure for a version
get_doc	Fetch the full markdown content of a specific page
search_docs	Search docs by keyword across titles and content
clear_cache	Clear the local documentation cache

Edge.js Templates

Tool	Description
edge_list_sections	Browse the Edge.js documentation structure
edge_get_doc	Fetch the full markdown content of an Edge.js doc page
edge_search_docs	Search Edge.js docs by keyword

Packages Registry

Tool	Description
packages_list	List all AdonisJS packages, optionally filtered by category
packages_search	Search packages by keyword (name, description, category)

Development Guidelines

Tool	Description
get_backend_guidelines	AdonisJS v7 backend rules: architecture, Edge templates, controllers, forms, models, assets
get_frontend_guidelines	Frontend anti-slop rules: semantic HTML, typography, color, layout, spacing, accessibility
get_code_quality_guidelines	Code quality anti-slop rules: surgical changes, no comment spam, no bloat, domain naming

Examples

# List what's available
list_versions()

# Browse v7 docs structure
list_sections(version="v7")

# Read the routing guide
get_doc(permalink="guides/basics/routing", version="v7")

# Search for authentication docs
search_docs(query="authentication", version="v7")

# Search across all versions
search_docs(query="middleware", version="all")

# Browse Edge.js template docs
edge_list_sections()

# Read Edge.js components docs
edge_get_doc(permalink="components/introduction")

# Search Edge.js docs
edge_search_docs(query="slots")

# List all packages
packages_list()

# List authentication packages
packages_list(category="Authentication")

# Search for a package
packages_search(query="jwt")

# Load guidelines before working on a project
get_backend_guidelines()
get_frontend_guidelines()
get_code_quality_guidelines()

Configuration

Environment Variable	Default	Description
ADONIS_DOCS_CACHE_TTL	3600	Cache TTL in seconds (default: 1 hour)
ADONIS_DOCS_CACHE_DIR	~/.cache/adonis-docs-mcp	Cache directory path

Documentation Sources

Version	GitHub Repo	Status
v7	adonisjs/v7-docs	Latest (default)
v6	adonisjs/v6-docs	Stable
v5	adonisjs/v5-docs	Legacy
Edge.js	edge-js/edgejs.dev	Template engine
Packages	adonisjs-community/adonis-packages	Community registry

Development

# Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/pimentelleo/adonis-docs-mcp.git
cd adonis-docs-mcp
uv sync

# Run locally
uv run adonis-docs-mcp

# Test with MCP Inspector
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv run adonis-docs-mcp

Publishing (maintainers)

This project uses PyPI Trusted Publishing via GitHub Actions.

One-time setup

1. Go to https://pypi.org/manage/account/publishing/
2. Add a new pending publisher:
   • Project name: adonis-docs-mcp
   • Owner: pimentelleo
   • Repository: adonis-docs-mcp
   • Workflow name: publish.yml
   • Environment name: pypi
3. Save

Releasing a new version

1. Update version in pyproject.toml and src/adonis_docs_mcp/__init__.py
2. Commit and push
3. Create a GitHub release (tag format: v0.1.0)
4. The publish workflow will automatically build and upload to PyPI

License

MIT