# DeepWiki MCP server

> Ask questions about any public GitHub repository and read its AI-generated DeepWiki documentation.

- Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/deepwiki
- Connect: use the server's own URL `https://mcp.deepwiki.com/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: Cognition
- Verified: yes, mcp.tc checked that this is the official server (https://mcp.tc/verify). It says who runs the server, not that it is safe.
- Homepage: <https://docs.devin.ai/work-with-devin/deepwiki-mcp>

## About

DeepWiki connects your assistant to AI-generated documentation for public GitHub repositories. You can list a repository's documentation topics, read the full wiki contents, and ask questions about the codebase, with answers grounded in its wiki.

It runs as a hosted remote server at https://mcp.deepwiki.com/mcp using streamable HTTP. A legacy SSE endpoint exists at /sse but is being deprecated. No sign-in or API key is needed for public repositories.

## What it can do

- List documentation topics for a GitHub repository
- Read the full generated wiki of a repository
- Ask questions about a repository's codebase
- Get answers grounded in the repository's DeepWiki

## Tools (3)

- `ask_wiki_question`: Ask a question about a GitHub repository and get an answer grounded in its DeepWiki.
- `read_wiki_contents`: View documentation about a GitHub repository.
- `read_wiki_structure`: Get a list of documentation topics for a GitHub repository.

## Example prompts

- "Show the DeepWiki documentation topics for facebook/react."
- "Ask DeepWiki how routing works in vercel/next.js."
- "Read the DeepWiki contents for modelcontextprotocol/typescript-sdk."
- "Explain the architecture of langchain-ai/langchain using DeepWiki."

## Install

### Claude Code

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

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http deepwiki https://mcp.deepwiki.com/mcp
```

2. Start Claude Code and type `/mcp`. **deepwiki** 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 **DeepWiki** and paste this URL:

```url
https://mcp.deepwiki.com/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=DeepWiki&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmcp.deepwiki.com%2Fmcp>) (opens connector settings)

2. Check that the URL reads `https://mcp.deepwiki.com/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.deepwiki.com/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=deepwiki&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL21jcC5kZWVwd2lraS5jb20vbWNwIn0%3D>) (opens Cursor)

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

`mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deepwiki": {
      "url": "https://mcp.deepwiki.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

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

Or from a terminal:

```bash
code --add-mcp '{"name":"deepwiki","type":"http","url":"https://mcp.deepwiki.com/mcp"}'
```

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

`.vscode/mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "deepwiki": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.deepwiki.com/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": {
    "deepwiki": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.deepwiki.com/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 deepwiki --url https://mcp.deepwiki.com/mcp
```

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

`config.toml`:

```toml
[mcp_servers.deepwiki]
url = "https://mcp.deepwiki.com/mcp"
```

### Gemini CLI

```bash
gemini mcp add --transport http deepwiki https://mcp.deepwiki.com/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": {
    "deepwiki": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.deepwiki.com/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.deepwiki.com/mcp`.

## Details

- Server version: 2.14.3
- MCP protocol version: 2025-11-25
- Last checked: 2026-10-03 (reachable)
- Listed: 2026-10-03
- Updated: 2026-10-04

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