Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that gives AI assistants direct access to assistant-ui's documentation and example projects. Exposes assistantUIDocs (retrieve documentation by path), assistantUIExamples (access complete example projects), and assistantUISearch (keyword search across the bundled docs), and serves the same docs and examples as readable MCP resources (aui-docs:///{path}, aui-example:///{name}).

Note

Detailed installation, troubleshooting, and advanced usage at assistant-ui.com/docs/llm#mcp.

Installation

Claude Code

claude mcp add assistant-ui -- npx -y @assistant-ui/mcp-docs-server
# or globally for all projects
claude mcp add --scope user assistant-ui -- npx -y @assistant-ui/mcp-docs-server

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "assistant-ui": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@assistant-ui/mcp-docs-server"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor / Windsurf

Add to .cursor/mcp.json (or ~/.cursor/mcp.json) for Cursor, or ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json for Windsurf, using the same mcpServers block as above.

VS Code

Add to .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "assistant-ui": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@assistant-ui/mcp-docs-server"],
      "type": "stdio"
    }
  }
}

Zed

Add to settings.json:

{
  "context_servers": {
    "assistant-ui": {
      "command": {
        "path": "npx",
        "args": ["-y", "@assistant-ui/mcp-docs-server"]
      }
    }
  }
}

To list, get, or remove the server, use your editor's MCP management commands.