The Mintlify MCP Server

Learn how to install and use the Mintlify MCP Server

This page is dedicated to the Mintlify MCP Server. If you are looking for information on generating your MCP, please refer to the MCP Generator page.

Get started

To use the Mintlify MCP server you will need an API key from your Mintlify account. If you don’t have one, navigate to Settings > API Keys > Chat API Key and create a new key.

Start the MCP server locally

1

Install the server through the CLI

Run the following command to install the server:

npx mcp add mintlify

2

Add the authentication token

The following response will be given after running the previous command:

> What is the Authorization (basic token)?

Using your API chat key, copy the authentication token and paste it into the CLI.

3

Start your MCP server

You can now run:

npm --prefix ~/.mcp/mintlify start

Use your server with Claude

Download the the Claude Desktop App

Once you have the Claude Desktop App installed, follow these steps:

1

Navigate to the Settings > Developer

2

Click on Edit Config

Add the following to the claude_desktop_config.json:

{
 "mcpServers": {
     "mintlify": {
         "command": "npm",
         "args": [
             "--prefix",
             "~/.mcp/mintlify",
             "start"
         ]
     }
 }
}

3

If you see the hammer icon, you're all set!

If you click on it, you should see the available MCP Tools in your server.