mcp-docs-tools

Documentation generation tools for AI agents, served via the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Overview

mcp-docs-tools provides five specialized documentation tools accessible through MCP:

Tool	Description
`generate_jsdoc`	Generate JSDoc/TSDoc comments from function signatures
`analyze_readme`	Analyze README completeness and suggest improvements
`generate_changelog`	Generate CHANGELOG entries from commit messages
`generate_api_docs`	Generate REST API documentation from endpoint definitions
`analyze_code_comments`	Analyze comment coverage, find TODOs, detect undocumented functions

Installation

Terminal

npm install
npm run build

Usage

As an MCP Server

Add to your MCP client configuration:

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "docs-tools": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["path/to/mcp-docs-tools/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Tools

generate_jsdoc

Parses a function signature and generates JSDoc/TSDoc with @param, @returns, @throws, and @example tags.

Parameters:

functionSignature (string, required) - The function signature to document
description (string, optional) - Description of the function
includeExample (boolean, optional, default: true) - Whether to include an @example tag

analyze_readme

Analyzes README content for required sections (Installation, Usage, License, etc.), rates completeness from 0-100, and suggests missing sections.

Parameters:

content (string, required) - Full text content of the README file

generate_changelog

Generates CHANGELOG entries from git-style commit messages following the Keep a Changelog format. Categorizes commits as Added, Changed, Fixed, Removed, Deprecated, or Security.

Parameters:

versions (array, required) - Array of { version, date, commits } objects
projectName (string, optional) - Project name for the header

generate_api_docs

Generates REST API documentation in Markdown from endpoint descriptions including method, URL, parameters, request/response examples, and status codes.

Parameters:

apiTitle (string, required) - Title for the API documentation
baseUrl (string, optional) - Base URL for the API
apiDescription (string, optional) - General API description
endpoints (array, required) - Array of endpoint definitions

analyze_code_comments

Analyzes source code comment coverage: computes comment-to-code ratio, finds TODO/FIXME/HACK markers, detects functions without documentation, and suggests where docs are needed.

Parameters:

code (string, required) - Source code to analyze
language (string, optional, default: "typescript") - Programming language

Configuration

No additional configuration required. The server runs over stdio.

License

MIT