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Kapeli/dash-mcp-server

Name: Kapeli/dash-mcp-server
Author: Various

MCP server for Dash, the macOS API documentation browser

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About Kapeli/dash-mcp-server

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

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

Notes

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

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

Key facts

What we have checked

Not checked yet. Dated facts such as prices, releases and repository activity appear here once we have confirmed them from a source.

How to use

How to set it up

As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.

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

Clients the listing names (not checked here)

Claude Code, Claude Desktop

Example client config

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

Install

Add Kapeli/dash-mcp-server to your client

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Claude Code

Config checked

Run in your terminal (runs on your computer)

claude mcp add --transport stdio kapeli-dash-mcp-server -- uvx dash-mcp-server@1.1.1

Version 1.1.1 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Claude Code's config docs

Claude Desktop

Config checked

Add to claude_desktop_config.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kapeli-dash-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "dash-mcp-server@1.1.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Version 1.1.1 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Claude Desktop's config docs

Cursor

Config checked

Add to .cursor/mcp.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kapeli-dash-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "dash-mcp-server@1.1.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Version 1.1.1 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Cursor's config docs

VS Code

Config checked

Add to .vscode/mcp.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "servers": {
    "kapeli-dash-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "dash-mcp-server@1.1.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Version 1.1.1 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against VS Code's config docs

Codex

Config checked

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml (runs on your computer)

[mcp_servers.kapeli-dash-mcp-server]
command = "uvx"
args = ["dash-mcp-server@1.1.1"]

Version 1.1.1 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Codex's config docs

ChatGPT: ChatGPT connects only to remote servers that need no API key.

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Works with

What Kapeli/dash-mcp-server connects to

5 clients, each with how we know and when we checked.

Works with	Type	How we know	Checked
Claude Code	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 1.1.1Config checked	24 Oct 2026Claude Code docs
Claude Desktop	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 1.1.1Config checked	24 Oct 2026Claude Desktop docs
Cursor	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 1.1.1Config checked	24 Oct 2026Cursor docs
VS Code	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 1.1.1Config checked	24 Oct 2026VS Code docs
Codex	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 1.1.1Config checked	24 Oct 2026Codex docs

Health and security

Is Kapeli/dash-mcp-server looked after, and what do its setup files show

Security check static checks

100 out of 100

Reads what is published about the server: package advisories, licence, secrets in the documented setup and tool permissions. Nothing is installed or run, so this is not a security assessment. Checked 26 Oct 2026 by edna-static-v1. What it checks

Licence: MIT

Note No published npm or PyPI package of this repository was found, so package advisories were not checked.
Note The lab has not recorded this server's tool list yet, so tool permissions were not checked.

Alternatives

Alternatives to Kapeli/dash-mcp-server

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upstash/context7This is an alternative to it	MCP server	Named in the listing	Not dated

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