Expo Docs MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to Expo documentation with advanced search and navigation capabilities.

Features

• 🔍 Search Documentation: Search through Expo docs with section and version filtering
• 📄 Full Content Access: Get complete documentation pages by URL or path
• 📚 Browse Sections: List available documentation sections and topics
• 🛠️ API References: Access detailed API documentation for Expo SDK modules
• 🚀 Quick Start Guides: Platform-specific getting started guides
• 📦 Version Support: Access documentation for different SDK versions
• 💾 Smart Caching: 1-week cache for optimal performance
• 📱 Offline First: Downloads and indexes documentation locally for fast, reliable access
• 🔎 Fuzzy Search: Advanced search with exact, partial, and fuzzy matching

Installation

npm install expo-docs-mcp

Or use with npx:

npx expo-docs-mcp

Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration (claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "expo-docs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["expo-docs-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

1. search_expo_docs

Search through Expo documentation.

Parameters:

• query (required): Search query
• section (optional): Documentation section (home, guides, eas, reference, learn, versions)
• version (optional): SDK version (e.g., latest, v51.0.0, v50.0.0)

2. get_expo_doc_content

Get the full content of a specific documentation page.

Parameters:

• url (optional): Full URL of the documentation page
• path (optional): Path within docs (e.g., guides/routing)
• version (optional): SDK version

3. list_expo_sections

List all available documentation sections and topics.

Parameters:

• section (optional): Section to list contents for
• version (optional): SDK version

4. get_expo_api_reference

Get API reference for a specific Expo SDK module.

Parameters:

• module (required): Module name (e.g., expo-camera, expo-location)
• version (optional): SDK version

5. get_expo_quick_start

Get quick start guide for Expo.

Parameters:

• platform (optional): Target platform (ios, android, web, all)

Development

Setup

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/ah2-io/expo-docs-mcp.git
cd expo-docs-mcp

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the project
npm run build

Scripts

• npm run build - Build the TypeScript project
• npm run dev - Watch mode for development
• npm start - Run the built server
• npm run download-docs - Download and cache Expo documentation
• npm run init - Build and download docs (first-time setup)

Project Structure

├── src/
│   ├── index.ts                    # MCP server setup and tool handlers
│   ├── offline-docs-fetcher.ts     # Offline documentation management and search