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Doctree Mcp

io.github.joesaby/doctree-mcp ยท v1.0.1

BM25 search + tree navigation over markdown docs for AI agents. No embeddings, no LLM calls.

Connect Runs on your machine

Terminal
claude mcp add doctree-mcp -e DOCS_ROOT=<DOCS_ROOT> -e DOCS_GLOB=<DOCS_GLOB> -e DOCS_ROOTS=<DOCS_ROOTS> -e GLOSSARY_PATH=<GLOSSARY_PATH> -- npx -y [email protected]
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "doctree-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DOCS_ROOT": "<DOCS_ROOT>",
        "DOCS_GLOB": "<DOCS_GLOB>",
        "DOCS_ROOTS": "<DOCS_ROOTS>",
        "GLOSSARY_PATH": "<GLOSSARY_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "doctree-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DOCS_ROOT": "<DOCS_ROOT>",
        "DOCS_GLOB": "<DOCS_GLOB>",
        "DOCS_ROOTS": "<DOCS_ROOTS>",
        "GLOSSARY_PATH": "<GLOSSARY_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "doctree-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DOCS_ROOT": "<DOCS_ROOT>",
        "DOCS_GLOB": "<DOCS_GLOB>",
        "DOCS_ROOTS": "<DOCS_ROOTS>",
        "GLOSSARY_PATH": "<GLOSSARY_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.

Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

NameDescription
DOCS_ROOT
Required
Path to your markdown repository root
DOCS_GLOB
Optional
Glob pattern for finding markdown files (default: **/*.md)
DOCS_ROOTS
Optional
Multiple weighted collections: ./docs:1.0,./api:0.8 (alternative to DOCS_ROOT)
GLOSSARY_PATH
Optional
Path to glossary.json for query expansion (default: $DOCS_ROOT/glossary.json)

Details

Package[email protected] (NPM, stdio)
First published21 Feb 2026
Last updated21 Feb 2026
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