# xmcp server

> Search the xmcp documentation, the TypeScript framework for building MCP servers, from your assistant.

- Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/xmcp
- Connect: use the server's own URL `https://xmcp.dev/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: basement.studio
- Homepage: <https://xmcp.dev/>

## About

A read-only documentation server for xmcp, an MIT-licensed TypeScript framework for building MCP servers. It exposes a search tool so an assistant can look up xmcp guides and reference pages instead of relying on memory.

It runs as a hosted Streamable HTTP endpoint at https://xmcp.dev/mcp. No sign-in or API key is needed.

## What it can do

- Search xmcp documentation by query
- Retrieve xmcp guide pages by id
- Read-only access to docs

## Tools (1)

- `search`: Search xmcp documentation by query, or fetch a page by id. (read-only)

## Example prompts

- "How do I add authentication middleware in xmcp?"
- "Search the xmcp docs for file system routing."
- "Show me how to configure the HTTP transport in xmcp."
- "How do I create a new xmcp app with the CLI?"

## Install

### Claude Code

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

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http xmcp https://xmcp.dev/mcp
```

2. Start Claude Code and type `/mcp`. **xmcp** should show as connected.

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

### Claude Desktop

1. Open **Customize → Connectors**, click **+ Add**, then **Add custom connector**.

2. Name it **xmcp** and paste this URL:

```url
https://xmcp.dev/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=xmcp&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fxmcp.dev%2Fmcp>) (opens connector settings)

2. Check that the URL reads `https://xmcp.dev/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, go to **Plugins**, select **+**, then **Add custom MCP server**.

2. Enter a name for the server.

3. Under **Connection**, paste `https://xmcp.dev/mcp` as the server URL, then for authentication choose **No authentication**.

4. Check **I understand and want to continue**, then select **Create as a plugin**.

Whether you can add a custom MCP server depends on your ChatGPT plan and your workspace permissions (in Business workspaces, admins and owners can).

### Cursor

[Add to Cursor](<https://cursor.com/install-mcp?name=xmcp&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3htY3AuZGV2L21jcCJ9>) (opens Cursor)

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

`mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xmcp": {
      "url": "https://xmcp.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

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

Or from a terminal:

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

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

`.vscode/mcp.json`:

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

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

`config.toml`:

```toml
[mcp_servers.xmcp]
url = "https://xmcp.dev/mcp"
```

### Gemini CLI

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

## Recent changes

- 2026-11-13 17:50 UTC: 1 tool changed. Source: automatic check. Changed: search.
- 2026-10-27 11:40 UTC: Tracking started: 1 tool read. Source: automatic check.

More on the History tab, with descriptions before and after for the newest entries: https://mcp.tc/i/xmcp#history (Atom feed: https://mcp.tc/i/xmcp/history.xml). It records what mcp.tc's anonymous checks saw, every 3 hours where the tool list can be read without sign-in; it is not a security review.

## Details

- Server version: 0.1.0
- MCP protocol version: 2026-07-28
- Last checked: 2026-11-15 (reachable)
- Listed: 2026-10-27
- Updated: 2026-10-27

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