MCP Developer Server (MCPDS)

** THIS IS A VERY BIG WORK IN PROGRESS. **

A powerful development tool that combines comprehensive documentation access with containerized code testing

MCP Developer Server is a Python-based MCP (Model Context Protocol) server designed to supercharge your development workflow. It provides instant access to 700+ documentation sources and creates isolated Docker containers for safe code testing and experimentation.

Note: It is recommended to not host a public instance as there is no authentication system yet. It is recommended to use a MCP server that reduces the amount of tokens used, as this uses a lot of tokens.

🚀 What Can It Do?

Documentation at Your Fingertips

• Access over 700 programming language and framework docs instantly

• Get summaries, examples, and detailed explanations

• Search across multiple documentation sources simultaneously

Containerized Development Environment

• Spin up isolated Docker containers for testing code

• Run experiments without affecting your main system

• Support for multiple programming languages and frameworks

• Optional NVIDIA GPU acceleration for AI/ML workloads

Related MCP server: Unified Docs Hub

📹 See It in Action

Reading and Summarizing Documentation:

If your Editor does not support Videos, visit README_assets/readingDocu.mp4

Creating a React Project:

If your Editor does not support Videos, visit README_assets/creatingcode.mp4

📋 System Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• RAM: 6 GB

• Storage: 15 GB free space

• CPU: 2 cores

• Architecture: AMD64

Recommended Specifications

• RAM: 8 GB or more

• Storage: 30 GB free space

• CPU: 4+ cores

• Architecture: x86 Architecture.

GPU Support (Optional)

• Supported: NVIDIA GPUs supported! (requires NVIDIA Container Toolkit)

• Supported: AMD ROCm is supported!

🔧 Installation

ONLY OPTION: Docker Installation (Recommended)

Prerequisites:

• Docker and Docker Compose installed on your system

• Node JS and npx installed ** Install This creates three services:

• devdocs - Documentation server

• devdocs-sync - Documentation synchronization

• mcpdocker - Main MCP server with Docker integration

Installation

To install this server, please edit the compose.yml to your ideal system. It contains a bunch of commented out services or features and more. Then, install the docker compose server using one command:

docker compose up -d --build

⚙️ Configuration

For Remote/Server Deployments

If running on a server or using Cloudflare Tunnel, update the IP addresses in configuration.json to match your setup location.

Claude Desktop Integration

1. Open Claude Desktop

2. Click your profile icon → Settings → Developer

3. Select "Edit Configuration"

4. Add the configuration details from configuration.json

5. Completely close and reopen Claude

6. Verify the MCP Server appears in your tools

For detailed setup instructions, visit the Model Context Protocol Quick Start Guide.