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assistant-ui Docs MCP Server: Setup for Claude Code, Cursor and Other Apps

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Works in
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Risk
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read only
Auth
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Lets Claude, Cursor and other assistants search the assistant-ui docs, read pages and preview its hosted app templates.

This is the assistant-ui project's own documentation server. The npm package is a small stdio proxy that forwards your assistant's requests to the hosted server at assistant-ui.com, so you always get the current docs with nothing to update. A client that speaks Streamable HTTP, such as Claude.ai or Claude Desktop's remote connectors, can skip the package and connect to that address directly. It needs no account, API key or local install beyond Node for the stdio proxy.

Good for

  • Developers building a chat UI with the assistant-ui React library
  • Teams who want an assistant to spin up a preview of an assistant-ui app template

Works in

14 should work

Tap an app to see how to set it up and any known problems.

Install mcp-docs-server

Claude Code

  1. 1

    Copy this prompt.

    Add the mcp-docs-server server to Claude Code. Run this command:

claude mcp add --transport http docs https://www.assistant-ui.com/mcp

Then check that it loaded and tell me if I need to sign in or restart.
  2. 2

    Paste it into Claude Code. It shows the change and asks before running it.

Built from the package data we hold. Not yet tested by us.

Tools

  • Lists the assistant-ui doc pages

    Lists documentation pages, optionally filtered to a section such as /docs/tools or /examples.

    Try: “List every page under /docs/tools.”

    Network · list_pages

  • Shows the docs site map

    Returns the navigation tree of the assistant-ui docs.

    Try: “Show me the docs navigation.”

    Network · get_navigation

  • Searches the assistant-ui docs

    Searches docs, examples, design components and elements, and returns matching excerpts.

    Try: “Search the docs for how to stream tool calls.”

    Network · search_docs

  • Reads one doc page as text

    Reads one documentation, example, design or elements page as markdown.

    Try: “Read the installation page.”

    Network · read_page

  • Lists ready-made assistant-ui app templates

    Lists hosted app templates and demos with their features and versions. The first call for building an app from a template.

    Try: “What templates are available for a support chatbot?”

    Network · list_templates

  • Shows a template's configuration options

    Returns a template's full configuration schema, rules and an example config.

    Try: “Show me the configuration options for the chatbot template.”

    Network · read_template

  • Builds a live preview link for a template

    Creates a preview and download link for a template, optionally with your own configuration.

    Try: “Give me a preview link for the chatbot template with a blue theme.”

    Write · preview_template

Listed by the running server in our sandbox

Permissions

low risk · 1 thing to watch

Low risk

It only reads the assistant-ui docs and creates hosted preview links for templates. There is nothing for it to delete or change in your own project.

What it can do

Watch out for

  • It only reads docs and builds previews

    No tool changes your code or account. Preview links are created on the vendor's template sandbox. assistant-ui.com

Security advisories

No published security advisories as of Nov 1, 2026.

Technical details
Turning on read-onlyEvery tool only reads docs or builds a preview link; there is no write or delete tool to turn off.
Talks toassistant-ui.com (docs and template previews)
Sign-in and keysNo sign-in or API key for any client.

Questions

Is this official?

Yes. It is the assistant-ui project's own documentation server.

Does it need an API key?

No. No client needs a sign-in or key.

What is the assistant-ui MCP server URL?

https://www.assistant-ui.com/mcp. Clients that support Streamable HTTP can connect there directly instead of installing the npm package.

Is it free?

Yes, with no limits documented.

Is it safe?

Yes for your code and accounts: no tool edits files or needs a sign-in. One tool, preview_template, sends the template settings you give it to assistant-ui.com to build a preview link, so leave secrets out of that config.

How do I add it to Claude Code?

Run claude mcp add --transport http docs https://www.assistant-ui.com/mcp. The install box above also has an npx form for Claude Code.

Information

updated Nov 2, 2026

Publisher
Official
Package
@assistant-ui/mcp-docs-server
Registry
npm
Transport
stdio, Streamable HTTP
Auth
None
Version
0.3.5
License
MIT
Last commit
Oct 31, 2026
Open issues
26

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  1. github.com · github.com
  2. www.assistant-ui.com · assistant-ui.com

Facts from the official MCP registry, GitHub, npm, PyPI and the Docker catalog. Updated Nov 2, 2026.