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Q: Is OpenAI Docs a remote or a local server?

Remote. OpenAI hosts it at https://developers.openai.com/mcp, and it speaks Streamable HTTP. There's nothing to install.

Q: What can OpenAI Docs do?

It has 5 tools, including search_openai_docs, list_openai_docs and fetch_openai_doc. You can search OpenAI docs across the platform, developers and learn sites, browse and page through the crawled documentation list and fetch a doc page as markdown, optionally a single section by anchor.

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Search and read OpenAI developer docs, the API reference and OpenAPI specs from your assistant.

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https://developers.openai.com/mcp

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Connects your assistant to the OpenAI developer documentation on platform.openai.com, developers.openai.com and learn.chatgpt.com. It can search and browse doc pages, fetch a page or section as markdown, list API endpoints and return the OpenAPI spec for a given endpoint, with optional code samples by language.

Runs as a hosted streamable HTTP endpoint at https://developers.openai.com/mcp. No sign-in or API key is needed. All five tools are read-only.

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Search OpenAI docs across the platform, developers and learn sites
Browse and page through the crawled documentation list
Fetch a doc page as markdown, optionally a single section by anchor
List all OpenAI API endpoint URLs from the OpenAPI spec
Get the OpenAPI spec for one endpoint, filtered by code sample language

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Search OpenAI docs across platform, developers and learn sites; returns URLs to fetch.
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List or browse crawled OpenAI doc pages with paging.
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Fetch a doc page as markdown, optionally limited to an anchor section.
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List all OpenAI API endpoint URLs in the OpenAPI spec.
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Return the OpenAPI spec for an endpoint URL, optionally filtered to code samples by language.

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Search the OpenAI docs for how to stream Responses API output
Fetch the OpenAI docs page on prompt caching and summarize the limits
Show the OpenAPI spec for the create response endpoint with Python examples
List the OpenAI API endpoints available in the spec

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Claude Code

Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:

claude mcp add --transport http openai-docs https://developers.openai.com/mcp

Start Claude Code and type /mcp. openai-docs should show as connected.

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

Claude Desktop

Open Settings → Connectors and click Add custom connector.
Name it OpenAI Docs and paste this URL:

https://developers.openai.com/mcp

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

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

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Check that the URL reads https://developers.openai.com/mcp and click Add.
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

On chatgpt.com, open Settings → Security and login and turn on Developer mode.
Go to chatgpt.com/plugins and click + to create an app for a remote MCP server.
Paste https://developers.openai.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 a11y.new_tab

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

mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openai-docs": {
      "url": "https://developers.openai.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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Or from a terminal:

code --add-mcp '{"name":"openai-docs","type":"http","url":"https://developers.openai.com/mcp"}'

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

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "openai-docs": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://developers.openai.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Devin Desktop

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

mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openai-docs": {
      "serverUrl": "https://developers.openai.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade.

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

Codex

codex mcp add openai-docs --url https://developers.openai.com/mcp

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

config.toml

[mcp_servers.openai-docs]
url = "https://developers.openai.com/mcp"

Gemini CLI

gemini mcp add --transport http openai-docs https://developers.openai.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.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openai-docs": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://developers.openai.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://developers.openai.com/mcp.

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Can I paste mcp.tc/i/openai-docs into my MCP client?

No. mcp.tc links are pages, not server addresses. Connect with https://developers.openai.com/mcp, so your client talks to OpenAI Docs directly. The quick link is for sharing: it opens this page, with setup steps for every client.

Does OpenAI Docs need an API key or a sign-in?

No. OpenAI Docs doesn't ask for an account or key.

Is OpenAI Docs a remote or a local server?

Remote. OpenAI hosts it at https://developers.openai.com/mcp, and it speaks Streamable HTTP. There's nothing to install.

What can OpenAI Docs do?

It has 5 tools, including search_openai_docs, list_openai_docs and fetch_openai_doc. You can search OpenAI docs across the platform, developers and learn sites, browse and page through the crawled documentation list and fetch a doc page as markdown, optionally a single section by anchor.

Which clients can use it?

Any client that supports remote MCP servers: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, claude.ai, ChatGPT in developer mode, Cursor, VS Code, Devin Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Zed and others. The setup steps cover each one.

Who wrote this page?

mcp.tc's robot read OpenAI Docs's own metadata (its MCP handshake, tool list and public pages), and an AI model drafted the text from it. A person reviews anything the checks can't confirm. The text can still be wrong, so if you spot a mistake, use Report this listing on this page.

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