Kapeli/dash-mcp-server

Overview

An MCP server that connects AI assistants to Dash, the macOS API documentation browser. It allows tools to search and retrieve documentation from Dash's docsets via the Model Context Protocol.

Best for

Best for
macOS developers who want AI assistants to query their local Dash documentation

Use cases

• Look up API references for programming languages and frameworks
• Search documentation sets from within an AI coding assistant
• Integrate offline documentation into MCP-compatible workflows

How to use

Install

claude mcp add dash-api -- uvx --from "git+https://github.com/Kapeli/dash-mcp-server.git" "dash-mcp-server"

Tools exposed

• list_installed_docsets
• search_documentation
• load_documentation_page
• enable_docset_fts

Tested with

Claude Code

Example client config

{\n    "mcpServers": {\n        "dash-api": {\n            "command": "uvx",\n            "args": [\n                "--from",\n                "git+https://github.com/Kapeli/dash-mcp-server.git",\n                "dash-mcp-server"\n            ]\n        }\n    }\n}

Notes

An MCP server that connects AI assistants to Dash, the macOS API documentation browser. It allows tools to search and retrieve documentation from Dash’s docsets via the Model Context Protocol.

151 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-05-11. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Look up API references for programming languages and frameworks
• Search documentation sets from within an AI coding assistant
• Integrate offline documentation into MCP-compatible workflows

Pros

• Leverages Dash’s comprehensive collection of docsets
• Works with any MCP-compatible client or assistant
• Open source and straightforward to set up

Cons

• Requires Dash to be installed and running on macOS
• Limited to documentation sets available in Dash
• No cross-platform support due to macOS dependency

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