Docs MCP Server

The DevHub Docs MCP Server gives coding agents and IDE assistants read access to all documentation pages on DevHub. Agents can discover available pages and fetch individual docs as markdown without leaving the editor.

Install

Add the server to any supported coding agent (Cursor, Claude Code, VS Code, Codex, and more) with a single command.

Global install (user-level, available across all projects):

npx add-mcp https://developers.databricks.com/api/mcp --name devhub-docs -g

Project-level install (current directory only):

npx add-mcp https://developers.databricks.com/api/mcp --name devhub-docs

To target a specific agent, add -a:

npx add-mcp https://developers.databricks.com/api/mcp --name devhub-docs -g -a cursor

Restart your editor after adding the server. Some editors like Cursor require you to navigate to the MCP settings page and toggle the new server as enabled.

Verify the connection

After installing, confirm the server is working:

1. Check that devhub-docs appears in your tool listings.
   • Example: "Do you have the devhub-docs mcp installed?"
2. Ask your agent to call list_docs_resources and verify it returns a docs index.
   • Example: "What are the available docs on devhub?"
3. Ask your agent to fetch a specific page with get_doc_resource.
   • Example: "What is the content of the start-here page?"

In practice, you don't need to think about calling the tools directly. Just ask your agent to do the work for you and it will call the tools internally.

Tools reference

The server exposes two read-only tools.

list_docs_resources

Lists all available Databricks developer documentation pages. Returns the documentation index as markdown with page URLs and titles.

No parameters.

list_docs_resources() → markdown index of all doc pages with slugs and titles

get_doc_resource

Fetches a single Databricks developer documentation page as markdown. Use list_docs_resources first to discover available slugs.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
slug	string	yes	The docs page slug (path), for example, start-here. Use list_docs_resources to find slugs.

get_doc_resource(slug: "start-here") → full markdown content of the requested page

Where to next

With the Databricks CLI, agent skills, and Docs MCP Server all installed, your coding agent has everything it needs to build and deploy.

Ready to start building? Read about how templates can help you quickly scaffold your project or jump right in and browse the templates catalog.