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github--github-mcp-server/cmd/github-mcp-server/generate_docs.go
Sam Morrow 1add5fe231 docs: auto-generate per-flag tool lists for insiders and feature flags (#2521)
Adds two auto-generated documentation sections that describe how
feature flags shape the tool surface:

- docs/insiders-features.md gets a per-flag block under its existing
  hand-written prose. Each Insiders flag whose tools differ from the
  default surface is listed with the full tool schema rendered through
  the same writer used for README, so contributors can see exactly what
  Insiders Mode adds or changes.
- docs/feature-flags.md is new and gives the same treatment to every
  flag in AllowedFeatureFlags (user-controllable flags). It links back
  to the Insiders doc for the auto-enabled subset.

Both sections are produced by a single generator that diffs the
flag-on inventory against the default-flagged inventory and reports any
tool that is new or has a different InputSchema/Meta. No reason
classification - just tools and their schemas, kept intentionally
simple so contributors don't have to update the generator when adding
a new flag.

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
2026-05-22 00:31:39 +02:00

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package main
import (
"context"
"fmt"
"net/url"
"os"
"slices"
"sort"
"strings"
"github.com/github/github-mcp-server/pkg/github"
"github.com/github/github-mcp-server/pkg/inventory"
"github.com/github/github-mcp-server/pkg/translations"
"github.com/google/jsonschema-go/jsonschema"
"github.com/spf13/cobra"
)
var generateDocsCmd = &cobra.Command{
Use: "generate-docs",
Short: "Generate documentation for tools and toolsets",
Long: `Generate the automated sections of README.md and docs/remote-server.md with current tool and toolset information.`,
RunE: func(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
return generateAllDocs()
},
}
func init() {
rootCmd.AddCommand(generateDocsCmd)
}
// noFeatureFlagsChecker reports every feature flag as disabled. It models the
// default user experience used by the generated documentation.
func noFeatureFlagsChecker(_ context.Context, _ string) (bool, error) {
return false, nil
}
func generateAllDocs() error {
for _, doc := range []struct {
path string
fn func(string) error
}{
// File to edit, function to generate its docs
{"README.md", generateReadmeDocs},
{"docs/remote-server.md", generateRemoteServerDocs},
{"docs/insiders-features.md", generateInsidersFeaturesDocs},
{"docs/feature-flags.md", generateFeatureFlagsDocs},
{"docs/tool-renaming.md", generateDeprecatedAliasesDocs},
} {
if err := doc.fn(doc.path); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate docs for %s: %w", doc.path, err)
}
fmt.Printf("Successfully updated %s with automated documentation\n", doc.path)
}
return nil
}
func generateReadmeDocs(readmePath string) error {
// Create translation helper
t, _ := translations.TranslationHelper()
// The README documents the default user experience: tools that are
// enabled with no special flags set. Installing a checker that reports
// every flag as disabled excludes tools gated by FeatureFlagEnable and
// keeps the legacy variants of tools gated by FeatureFlagDisable, so
// flag-gated duplicates don't appear twice.
// Build() can only fail if WithTools specifies invalid tools - not used here
r, _ := github.NewInventory(t).
WithToolsets([]string{"all"}).
WithFeatureChecker(noFeatureFlagsChecker).
Build()
// Generate toolsets documentation
toolsetsDoc := generateToolsetsDoc(r)
// Generate tools documentation
toolsDoc := generateToolsDoc(r)
// Read the current README.md
// #nosec G304 - readmePath is controlled by command line flag, not user input
content, err := os.ReadFile(readmePath)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("failed to read README.md: %w", err)
}
// Replace toolsets section
updatedContent, err := replaceSection(string(content), "START AUTOMATED TOOLSETS", "END AUTOMATED TOOLSETS", toolsetsDoc)
if err != nil {
return err
}
// Replace tools section
updatedContent, err = replaceSection(updatedContent, "START AUTOMATED TOOLS", "END AUTOMATED TOOLS", toolsDoc)
if err != nil {
return err
}
// Write back to file
err = os.WriteFile(readmePath, []byte(updatedContent), 0600)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("failed to write README.md: %w", err)
}
return nil
}
func generateRemoteServerDocs(docsPath string) error {
content, err := os.ReadFile(docsPath) //#nosec G304
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("failed to read docs file: %w", err)
}
toolsetsDoc := generateRemoteToolsetsDoc()
// Replace content between markers
updatedContent, err := replaceSection(string(content), "START AUTOMATED TOOLSETS", "END AUTOMATED TOOLSETS", toolsetsDoc)
if err != nil {
return err
}
// Also generate remote-only toolsets section
remoteOnlyDoc := generateRemoteOnlyToolsetsDoc()
updatedContent, err = replaceSection(updatedContent, "START AUTOMATED REMOTE TOOLSETS", "END AUTOMATED REMOTE TOOLSETS", remoteOnlyDoc)
if err != nil {
return err
}
return os.WriteFile(docsPath, []byte(updatedContent), 0600) //#nosec G306
}
// octiconImg returns an img tag for an Octicon that works with GitHub's light/dark theme.
// Uses picture element with prefers-color-scheme for automatic theme switching.
// References icons from the repo's pkg/octicons/icons directory.
// Optional pathPrefix for files in subdirectories (e.g., "../" for docs/).
func octiconImg(name string, pathPrefix ...string) string {
if name == "" {
return ""
}
prefix := ""
if len(pathPrefix) > 0 {
prefix = pathPrefix[0]
}
// Use picture element with media queries for light/dark mode support
// GitHub renders these correctly in markdown
lightIcon := fmt.Sprintf("%spkg/octicons/icons/%s-light.png", prefix, name)
darkIcon := fmt.Sprintf("%spkg/octicons/icons/%s-dark.png", prefix, name)
return fmt.Sprintf(`<picture><source media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" srcset="%s"><source media="(prefers-color-scheme: light)" srcset="%s"><img src="%s" width="20" height="20" alt="%s"></picture>`, darkIcon, lightIcon, lightIcon, name)
}
func generateToolsetsDoc(i *inventory.Inventory) string {
var buf strings.Builder
// Add table header and separator (with icon column)
buf.WriteString("| | Toolset | Description |\n")
buf.WriteString("| --- | ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |\n")
// Add the context toolset row with custom description (strongly recommended)
// Get context toolset for its icon
contextIcon := octiconImg("person")
fmt.Fprintf(&buf, "| %s | `context` | **Strongly recommended**: Tools that provide context about the current user and GitHub context you are operating in |\n", contextIcon)
// AvailableToolsets() returns toolsets that have tools, sorted by ID
// Exclude context (custom description above)
for _, ts := range i.AvailableToolsets("context") {
icon := octiconImg(ts.Icon)
fmt.Fprintf(&buf, "| %s | `%s` | %s |\n", icon, ts.ID, ts.Description)
}
return strings.TrimSuffix(buf.String(), "\n")
}
func generateToolsDoc(r *inventory.Inventory) string {
tools := r.ToolsForRegistration(context.Background())
if len(tools) == 0 {
return ""
}
var buf strings.Builder
var toolBuf strings.Builder
var currentToolsetID inventory.ToolsetID
var currentToolsetIcon string
firstSection := true
writeSection := func() {
if toolBuf.Len() == 0 {
return
}
if !firstSection {
buf.WriteString("\n\n")
}
firstSection = false
sectionName := formatToolsetName(string(currentToolsetID))
icon := octiconImg(currentToolsetIcon)
if icon != "" {
icon += " "
}
fmt.Fprintf(&buf, "<details>\n\n<summary>%s%s</summary>\n\n%s\n\n</details>", icon, sectionName, strings.TrimSuffix(toolBuf.String(), "\n\n"))
toolBuf.Reset()
}
for _, tool := range tools {
// When toolset changes, emit the previous section
if tool.Toolset.ID != currentToolsetID {
writeSection()
currentToolsetID = tool.Toolset.ID
currentToolsetIcon = tool.Toolset.Icon
}
writeToolDoc(&toolBuf, tool)
toolBuf.WriteString("\n\n")
}
// Emit the last section
writeSection()
return buf.String()
}
func writeToolDoc(buf *strings.Builder, tool inventory.ServerTool) {
// Tool name (no icon - section header already has the toolset icon)
fmt.Fprintf(buf, "- **%s** - %s\n", tool.Tool.Name, tool.Tool.Annotations.Title)
// OAuth scopes if present
if len(tool.RequiredScopes) > 0 {
fmt.Fprintf(buf, " - **Required OAuth Scopes**: `%s`\n", strings.Join(tool.RequiredScopes, "`, `"))
// Only show accepted scopes if they differ from required scopes
if len(tool.AcceptedScopes) > 0 && !scopesEqual(tool.RequiredScopes, tool.AcceptedScopes) {
fmt.Fprintf(buf, " - **Accepted OAuth Scopes**: `%s`\n", strings.Join(tool.AcceptedScopes, "`, `"))
}
}
// MCP App UI metadata (only rendered when the remote_mcp_ui_apps flag
// applied to the inventory; for the no-flags README this section is
// stripped by inventory.ToolsForRegistration before rendering).
if ui, ok := tool.Tool.Meta["ui"].(map[string]any); ok {
if uri, ok := ui["resourceUri"].(string); ok && uri != "" {
fmt.Fprintf(buf, " - **MCP App UI**: `%s`\n", uri)
}
}
// Parameters
if tool.Tool.InputSchema == nil {
buf.WriteString(" - No parameters required")
return
}
schema, ok := tool.Tool.InputSchema.(*jsonschema.Schema)
if !ok || schema == nil {
buf.WriteString(" - No parameters required")
return
}
if len(schema.Properties) > 0 {
// Get parameter names and sort them for deterministic order
var paramNames []string
for propName := range schema.Properties {
paramNames = append(paramNames, propName)
}
sort.Strings(paramNames)
for i, propName := range paramNames {
prop := schema.Properties[propName]
required := slices.Contains(schema.Required, propName)
requiredStr := "optional"
if required {
requiredStr = "required"
}
var typeStr string
// Get the type and description
switch prop.Type {
case "array":
if prop.Items != nil {
typeStr = prop.Items.Type + "[]"
} else {
typeStr = "array"
}
default:
typeStr = prop.Type
}
// Indent any continuation lines in the description to maintain markdown formatting
description := indentMultilineDescription(prop.Description, " ")
fmt.Fprintf(buf, " - `%s`: %s (%s, %s)", propName, description, typeStr, requiredStr)
if i < len(paramNames)-1 {
buf.WriteString("\n")
}
}
} else {
buf.WriteString(" - No parameters required")
}
}
// scopesEqual checks if two scope slices contain the same elements (order-independent)
func scopesEqual(a, b []string) bool {
if len(a) != len(b) {
return false
}
// Create a map for quick lookup
aMap := make(map[string]bool, len(a))
for _, scope := range a {
aMap[scope] = true
}
// Check if all elements in b are in a
for _, scope := range b {
if !aMap[scope] {
return false
}
}
return true
}
// indentMultilineDescription adds the specified indent to all lines after the first line.
// This ensures that multi-line descriptions maintain proper markdown list formatting.
func indentMultilineDescription(description, indent string) string {
if !strings.Contains(description, "\n") {
return description
}
var buf strings.Builder
lines := strings.Split(description, "\n")
buf.WriteString(lines[0])
for i := 1; i < len(lines); i++ {
buf.WriteString("\n")
buf.WriteString(indent)
buf.WriteString(lines[i])
}
return buf.String()
}
func replaceSection(content, startMarker, endMarker, newContent string) (string, error) {
start := fmt.Sprintf("<!-- %s -->", startMarker)
end := fmt.Sprintf("<!-- %s -->", endMarker)
before, _, ok := strings.Cut(content, start)
endIdx := strings.Index(content, end)
if !ok || endIdx == -1 {
return "", fmt.Errorf("markers not found: %s / %s", start, end)
}
var buf strings.Builder
buf.WriteString(before)
buf.WriteString(start)
buf.WriteString("\n")
buf.WriteString(newContent)
buf.WriteString("\n")
buf.WriteString(content[endIdx:])
return buf.String(), nil
}
func generateRemoteToolsetsDoc() string {
var buf strings.Builder
// Create translation helper
t, _ := translations.TranslationHelper()
// Build inventory - stateless
// Build() can only fail if WithTools specifies invalid tools - not used here
r, _ := github.NewInventory(t).Build()
// Generate table header (icon is combined with Name column)
buf.WriteString("| Name | Description | API URL | 1-Click Install (VS Code) | Read-only Link | 1-Click Read-only Install (VS Code) |\n")
buf.WriteString("| ---- | ----------- | ------- | ------------------------- | -------------- | ----------------------------------- |\n")
// Add "all" toolset first (special case)
allIcon := octiconImg("apps", "../")
fmt.Fprintf(&buf, "| %s<br>`all` | All available GitHub MCP tools | https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/ | [Install](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=github&config=%%7B%%22type%%22%%3A%%20%%22http%%22%%2C%%22url%%22%%3A%%20%%22https%%3A%%2F%%2Fapi.githubcopilot.com%%2Fmcp%%2F%%22%%7D) | [read-only](https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/readonly) | [Install read-only](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=github&config=%%7B%%22type%%22%%3A%%20%%22http%%22%%2C%%22url%%22%%3A%%20%%22https%%3A%%2F%%2Fapi.githubcopilot.com%%2Fmcp%%2Freadonly%%22%%7D) |\n", allIcon)
// AvailableToolsets() returns toolsets that have tools, sorted by ID
// Exclude context (handled separately)
for _, ts := range r.AvailableToolsets("context") {
idStr := string(ts.ID)
apiURL := fmt.Sprintf("https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/x/%s", idStr)
readonlyURL := fmt.Sprintf("https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/x/%s/readonly", idStr)
// Create install config JSON (URL encoded)
installConfig := url.QueryEscape(fmt.Sprintf(`{"type": "http","url": "%s"}`, apiURL))
readonlyConfig := url.QueryEscape(fmt.Sprintf(`{"type": "http","url": "%s"}`, readonlyURL))
// Fix URL encoding to use %20 instead of + for spaces
installConfig = strings.ReplaceAll(installConfig, "+", "%20")
readonlyConfig = strings.ReplaceAll(readonlyConfig, "+", "%20")
installLink := fmt.Sprintf("[Install](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=gh-%s&config=%s)", idStr, installConfig)
readonlyInstallLink := fmt.Sprintf("[Install read-only](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=gh-%s&config=%s)", idStr, readonlyConfig)
icon := octiconImg(ts.Icon, "../")
fmt.Fprintf(&buf, "| %s<br>`%s` | %s | %s | %s | [read-only](%s) | %s |\n",
icon,
idStr,
ts.Description,
apiURL,
installLink,
readonlyURL,
readonlyInstallLink,
)
}
return strings.TrimSuffix(buf.String(), "\n")
}
func generateRemoteOnlyToolsetsDoc() string {
var buf strings.Builder
// Generate table header (icon is combined with Name column)
buf.WriteString("| Name | Description | API URL | 1-Click Install (VS Code) | Read-only Link | 1-Click Read-only Install (VS Code) |\n")
buf.WriteString("| ---- | ----------- | ------- | ------------------------- | -------------- | ----------------------------------- |\n")
// Use RemoteOnlyToolsets from github package
for _, ts := range github.RemoteOnlyToolsets() {
idStr := string(ts.ID)
apiURL := fmt.Sprintf("https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/x/%s", idStr)
readonlyURL := fmt.Sprintf("https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/x/%s/readonly", idStr)
// Create install config JSON (URL encoded)
installConfig := url.QueryEscape(fmt.Sprintf(`{"type": "http","url": "%s"}`, apiURL))
readonlyConfig := url.QueryEscape(fmt.Sprintf(`{"type": "http","url": "%s"}`, readonlyURL))
// Fix URL encoding to use %20 instead of + for spaces
installConfig = strings.ReplaceAll(installConfig, "+", "%20")
readonlyConfig = strings.ReplaceAll(readonlyConfig, "+", "%20")
installLink := fmt.Sprintf("[Install](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=gh-%s&config=%s)", idStr, installConfig)
readonlyInstallLink := fmt.Sprintf("[Install read-only](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=gh-%s&config=%s)", idStr, readonlyConfig)
icon := octiconImg(ts.Icon, "../")
fmt.Fprintf(&buf, "| %s<br>`%s` | %s | %s | %s | [read-only](%s) | %s |\n",
icon,
idStr,
ts.Description,
apiURL,
installLink,
readonlyURL,
readonlyInstallLink,
)
}
return strings.TrimSuffix(buf.String(), "\n")
}
func generateDeprecatedAliasesDocs(docsPath string) error {
// Read the current file
content, err := os.ReadFile(docsPath) //#nosec G304
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("failed to read docs file: %w", err)
}
// Generate the table
aliasesDoc := generateDeprecatedAliasesTable()
// Replace content between markers
updatedContent, err := replaceSection(string(content), "START AUTOMATED ALIASES", "END AUTOMATED ALIASES", aliasesDoc)
if err != nil {
return err
}
// Write back to file
err = os.WriteFile(docsPath, []byte(updatedContent), 0600)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("failed to write deprecated aliases docs: %w", err)
}
return nil
}
func generateDeprecatedAliasesTable() string {
var buf strings.Builder
// Add table header
buf.WriteString("| Old Name | New Name |\n")
buf.WriteString("|----------|----------|\n")
aliases := github.DeprecatedToolAliases
if len(aliases) == 0 {
buf.WriteString("| *(none currently)* | |")
} else {
// Sort keys for deterministic output
var oldNames []string
for oldName := range aliases {
oldNames = append(oldNames, oldName)
}
sort.Strings(oldNames)
for i, oldName := range oldNames {
newName := aliases[oldName]
fmt.Fprintf(&buf, "| `%s` | `%s` |", oldName, newName)
if i < len(oldNames)-1 {
buf.WriteString("\n")
}
}
}
return buf.String()
}