ESP-IDF Documentation Explorer MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for exploring ESP-IDF documentation online. This server fetches content directly from the official ESP-IDF documentation website, ensuring you always have access to the latest information. This implementation is inspired by the AWS Documentation MCP Server.

Features

• Online Search: Search ESP-IDF documentation directly from the official website

• Real-time Content: Always access the latest documentation without local setup

• Multi-version Support: Choose ESP-IDF version (latest or specific versions)

• API Reference Search: Find API references for ESP-IDF components

• Smart Caching: Intelligent caching for improved performance

Related MCP server: docs-scraper

Usage in MCP Clients

Add the following to your MCP client configuration (e.g., Claude Desktop):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "esp-idf-docs": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["esp-idf-docs-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "ESP_IDF_VERSION": "latest",
        "ESP_IDF_CHIP_TARGET": "esp32s3"
      }
    }
  }
}

Development Installation

# Clone and install for development
git clone https://github.com/raihalea/esp-idf-docs.git
cd esp-idf-docs

# Install dependencies only
uv sync

# Install with development dependencies
uv sync --dev

Available Tools

search_docs

Search ESP-IDF documentation for keywords (case-insensitive).

Parameters:

• query (string): Search query

get_doc_structure

Get the directory structure of ESP-IDF documentation.

Parameters: None

read_doc

Read the contents of a specific documentation file.

Parameters:

• file_path (string): Relative path to the documentation file

find_api_references

Find API references for a specific ESP-IDF component.

Parameters:

• component (string): Component or API name to search for

Environment Variables

ESP_IDF_VERSION

ESP-IDF documentation version to use (defaults to "latest").

Available versions:

• latest - Latest stable version

• v5.1 - ESP-IDF v5.1

• v5.0 - ESP-IDF v5.0

• v4.4 - ESP-IDF v4.4

• etc.

Setting the environment variable:

# Linux/macOS
export ESP_IDF_VERSION="v5.1"

# Windows Command Prompt
set ESP_IDF_VERSION=v5.1

# Windows PowerShell
$env:ESP_IDF_VERSION="v5.1"

ESP_IDF_BASE_URL

Base URL for ESP-IDF documentation (defaults to official site).

export ESP_IDF_BASE_URL="https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-idf"

Usage examples:

# Run with specific version (PyPI)
ESP_IDF_VERSION="v5.1" uvx esp-idf-docs-mcp

# Run with latest (default)
uvx esp-idf-docs-mcp

Testing

Run the test suite:

# Install development dependencies
uv sync --dev

# Run all tests
uv run pytest

# Run tests with verbose output
uv run pytest -v

# Run specific test file
uv run pytest tests/test_minimal.py -v

# Run tests with coverage (if coverage is installed)
uv run pytest --cov=src/esp_idf_docs_mcp

# Search document
ESP_IDF_CHIP_TARGET=esp32s3 ESP_IDF_VERSION=latest uv run python test_search.py bluetooth

Test Categories

• Basic Tests (test_minimal.py): Core functionality and imports

• Implementation Tests (test_fixed.py): Actual implementation validation

• Comprehensive Tests (test_comprehensive.py): Error handling, security, performance, and robustness

• Integration Tests (test_explorer_integration.py): End-to-end ESPIDFDocsExplorer testing

Development

Code Quality

This project uses ruff for linting and formatting:

# Install development dependencies
uv sync --dev

# Run linter
uv run ruff check src/ tests/

# Auto-fix linting issues
uv run ruff check src/ tests/ --fix

# Format code
uv run ruff format src/ tests/

# Check formatting
uv run ruff format --check src/ tests/

Development Workflow

Common development commands:

# Setup development environment
uv sync --dev

# Run all quality checks
uv run ruff check src/ tests/ && uv run ruff format src/ tests/ && uv run pytest && uv run mypy src/ --ignore-missing-imports

# Run individual checks
uv run ruff check src/ tests/              # Linting
uv run ruff check src/ tests/ --fix        # Auto-fix linting
uv run ruff format src/ tests/             # Format code
uv run pytest                              # Run tests
uv run mypy src/ --ignore-missing-imports  # Type checking