# DevExpress Docs MCP server

> Search DevExpress component documentation and read full pages for WinForms, WPF, Blazor, DevExtreme, Reports and other products.

- Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/devexpress-docs
- Connect: use the server's own URL `https://api.devexpress.com/mcp/docs` (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: DevExpress
- Homepage: <https://docs.devexpress.com/GeneralInformation/405551/help-resources/dev-express-documentation-mcp-server-configure-an-ai-powered-assistant>

## About

Connects an assistant to the official DevExpress documentation. It searches the docs for one or more technologies and a question, returns matching excerpts, then fetches the full markdown of a chosen page so answers come from the current documentation.

It runs as a hosted streamable HTTP endpoint at https://api.devexpress.com/mcp/docs. No sign-in or API key is needed. Both tools are read-only. The server also provides a prompt template for querying the docs.

## What it can do

- Search DevExpress docs by technology and question
- Search several technologies in one request
- Retrieve the full markdown of a documentation page
- Read-only access, no changes to your account or projects

## Tools (2)

- `devexpress_docs_search`: Search DevExpress docs for given technologies and a question; returns snippets and URLs. (read-only)
- `devexpress_docs_get_content`: Get the full markdown of a DevExpress docs page from a URL returned by search. (read-only)

## Example prompts

- "How do I enable row grouping in the DevExpress WPF GridControl?"
- "Search DevExpress docs for Blazor DxDataGrid column filtering."
- "Find how to register a DevExpress license key in a .NET project."
- "Show the full docs page on creating a report with DevExpress Reports."

## Install

### Claude Code

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

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http devexpress-docs https://api.devexpress.com/mcp/docs
```

2. Start Claude Code and type `/mcp`. **devexpress-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 **DevExpress Docs** and paste this URL:

```url
https://api.devexpress.com/mcp/docs
```

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=DevExpress%20Docs&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.devexpress.com%2Fmcp%2Fdocs>) (opens connector settings)

2. Check that the URL reads `https://api.devexpress.com/mcp/docs` 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://api.devexpress.com/mcp/docs` 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=devexpress-docs&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2FwaS5kZXZleHByZXNzLmNvbS9tY3AvZG9jcyJ9>) (opens Cursor)

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

`mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "devexpress-docs": {
      "url": "https://api.devexpress.com/mcp/docs"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

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

Or from a terminal:

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

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

`.vscode/mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "devexpress-docs": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.devexpress.com/mcp/docs"
    }
  }
}
```

### 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": {
    "devexpress-docs": {
      "serverUrl": "https://api.devexpress.com/mcp/docs"
    }
  }
}
```

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 devexpress-docs --url https://api.devexpress.com/mcp/docs
```

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

`config.toml`:

```toml
[mcp_servers.devexpress-docs]
url = "https://api.devexpress.com/mcp/docs"
```

### Gemini CLI

```bash
gemini mcp add --transport http devexpress-docs https://api.devexpress.com/mcp/docs
```

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": {
    "devexpress-docs": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.devexpress.com/mcp/docs"
    }
  }
}
```

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://api.devexpress.com/mcp/docs`.

## Details

- Server version: 1.30.0
- MCP protocol version: 2025-11-25
- Last checked: 2026-10-03 (reachable)
- Listed: 2026-10-03
- Updated: 2026-10-04

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