# Astro Docs MCP server

> Search the official Astro framework documentation from your AI assistant.

- Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/astro-docs
- Connect: use the server's own URL `https://mcp.docs.astro.build/mcp` (no sign-in); clients connect to it directly. The listing link is a page, not an MCP endpoint.
- Type: remote (Streamable HTTP)
- Auth: none
- Category: [Docs & Knowledge](https://mcp.tc/c/docs-knowledge)
- Vendor: Astro
- Homepage: <https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/build-with-ai/>

## About

Connects your assistant to the official Astro documentation. It exposes a single search tool that takes a query and returns results from the Astro docs, so answers about routing, content collections, adapters, integrations and configuration come from the current source.

The server is hosted by Astro at mcp.docs.astro.build and uses the streamable HTTP transport. It needs no sign-in and no API key.

## What it can do

- Search the official Astro framework docs by query
- Ground answers about Astro in current documentation
- Look up configuration, routing and integration guidance

## Tools (1)

- `search_astro_docs`: Search the official Astro framework docs with a text query.

## Example prompts

- "Search the Astro docs for how to set up content collections"
- "How do I enable on-demand rendering in Astro?"
- "Find the Astro docs on deploying with the Cloudflare adapter"
- "What does the Astro docs say about view transitions?"

## Install

### Claude Code

1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http astro-docs https://mcp.docs.astro.build/mcp
```

2. Start Claude Code and type `/mcp`. **astro-docs** should show as connected.

Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project, not just this one.

### Claude Desktop

1. Open **Settings → Connectors** and click **Add custom connector**.

2. Name it **Astro Docs** and paste this URL:

```url
https://mcp.docs.astro.build/mcp
```

3. Click **Add**. Its tools appear in the chat’s tools menu.

Claude Desktop’s JSON config file only starts local servers. Remote servers go through Connectors, and connectors you add on claude.ai show up here too.

### claude.ai

1. Open the connector form on claude.ai. This button fills in the name and URL for you:

[Add to claude.ai](<https://claude.ai/customize/connectors?modal=add-custom-connector&connectorName=Astro%20Docs&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmcp.docs.astro.build%2Fmcp>) (opens connector settings)

2. Check that the URL reads `https://mcp.docs.astro.build/mcp` and click **Add**.

3. Turn it on in a chat from the tools menu.

Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under **Organization settings → Connectors**.

### ChatGPT

1. On chatgpt.com, open **Settings → Security and login** and turn on **Developer mode**.

2. Go to `chatgpt.com/plugins` and click **+** to create an app for a remote MCP server.

3. Paste `https://mcp.docs.astro.build/mcp` as the server URL and choose **No authentication**.

Developer mode is available on the web for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Education accounts.

### Cursor

[Add to Cursor](<https://cursor.com/install-mcp?name=astro-docs&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL21jcC5kb2NzLmFzdHJvLmJ1aWxkL21jcCJ9>) (opens Cursor)

Or add it by hand to `~/.cursor/mcp.json` (all projects) or `.cursor/mcp.json` (this project):

`mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "astro-docs": {
      "url": "https://mcp.docs.astro.build/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

[Install in VS Code](<https://vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=astro-docs&config=%7B%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fmcp.docs.astro.build%2Fmcp%22%7D>) (opens VS Code)

Or from a terminal:

```bash
code --add-mcp '{"name":"astro-docs","type":"http","url":"https://mcp.docs.astro.build/mcp"}'
```

Or commit it to the repo in `.vscode/mcp.json`:

`.vscode/mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "astro-docs": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.docs.astro.build/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Devin Desktop

1. Add it to `~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json` (macOS and Linux) or `%APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json` (Windows):

`mcp_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "astro-docs": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.docs.astro.build/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

2. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. It reads `serverUrl` (or `url`) for remote servers.

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add astro-docs --url https://mcp.docs.astro.build/mcp
```

Or edit `~/.codex/config.toml` directly:

`config.toml`:

```toml
[mcp_servers.astro-docs]
url = "https://mcp.docs.astro.build/mcp"
```

### Gemini CLI

```bash
gemini mcp add --transport http astro-docs https://mcp.docs.astro.build/mcp
```

This adds it to the current project. Add `-s user` to use it everywhere.

### Any client

Most clients accept this shape. Some name the URL field differently: `serverUrl` in Devin Desktop, `httpUrl` in Gemini CLI’s settings file.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "astro-docs": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.docs.astro.build/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Zed puts servers under `context_servers` in its settings. Cline needs `"type": "streamableHttp"`, or it assumes SSE.

Client only starts local servers? Bridge it with `npx -y mcp-remote https://mcp.docs.astro.build/mcp`.

## Details

- Server version: 1.0.0
- MCP protocol version: 2025-06-18
- Last checked: 2026-10-03 (reachable)
- Listed: 2026-10-03
- Updated: 2026-10-04

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Source: https://mcp.tc/i/astro-docs (mcp.tc is an independent directory, not affiliated with this server's publisher). Corrections: https://mcp.tc/report