Docs MCP Server
The Docs MCP Server is a public Model Context Protocol endpoint that gives any MCP-capable AI agent live semantic search over the Handsontable and HyperFormula knowledge base:
https://docs-assistant.handsontable.com/mcpIt runs on the same retrieval that powers the AI Docs Assistant, exposed as a tool your agent calls while it works. No install, no authentication, no API key.
What your agent can search
The knowledge base covers more than the docs site:
- Documentation guides and the API reference
- HyperFormula guides
- Code recipes distilled from the Skills for Claude Code
- Release notes for both products
- GitHub issues for both products, including resolved discussions
- Blog posts
The index always tracks the latest release of each product, so your agent retrieves current APIs instead of guessing from outdated training data.
Connect your agent
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http handsontable-docs https://docs-assistant.handsontable.com/mcpIf you use Claude Code, also install the Skills for Claude Code — the skills teach Claude how to work with Handsontable, and the MCP server backs that up with live retrieval.
Cursor
Add the server to .cursor/mcp.json:
{ "mcpServers": { "handsontable-docs": { "url": "https://docs-assistant.handsontable.com/mcp" } }}Other MCP clients
The server uses the streamable HTTP transport, so any MCP client connects with the URL alone. Add https://docs-assistant.handsontable.com/mcp wherever your client configures remote MCP servers.
The search_docs tool
The server exposes one tool: search_docs.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
query | string, required | What to search for, in natural language or keywords. |
limit | number, optional | Maximum number of snippets to return. |
ht_version | string, optional | Expected Handsontable version. The server validates it against the knowledge base coverage. |
hf_version | string, optional | Expected HyperFormula version. Validated the same way. |
Results are ranked page-level snippets. Each snippet carries a url when a public page exists for it, and the response reports which product versions the knowledge base covers.
Which AI tool should you use?
- AI Docs Assistant — you’re reading the docs and want answers in chat form.
- Skills for Claude Code — you code with Claude Code, Codex, or another agent that supports skills.
- Docs MCP Server — any other MCP-capable agent, or any workflow where the agent should look up current documentation at run time.
They combine well: skills give the agent working knowledge up front, and the MCP server answers the questions that come up along the way.