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Qiskit Documentation MCP Server

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Brings Qiskit's documentation directly into your AI assistant without switching to a browser. You get queryable access to API references, guides, and tutorials for the entire Qiskit ecosystem, so you can ask about quantum gates, circuit construction, or algorithm implementations and get answers pulled from the official docs. It's part of a larger suite of Qiskit MCP servers, but this one focuses purely on documentation retrieval rather than code execution or hardware access. No IBM Quantum token required since it's just reading docs, not connecting to actual quantum systems. Useful when you're writing quantum circuits and need to check method signatures or explore what's available in the latest Qiskit release without leaving your editor.

tools
3
transport
STDIO
env vars
2
last updated
Jul 13, 2026

Tools

3 tools

Public tool metadata for what this MCP can expose to an agent.

search_docs_toolSearch the Qiskit documentation; returns short query-centered snippets by default so the response stays compact for repeated agent use

Search the Qiskit documentation; returns short query-centered snippets by default so the response stays compact for repeated agent use

No parameter schema in public metadata yet.

get_page_toolFetch any Qiskit documentation page and return as markdown

Fetch any Qiskit documentation page and return as markdown

No parameter schema in public metadata yet.

lookup_error_code_toolLook up a Qiskit/IBM Quantum error code

Look up a Qiskit/IBM Quantum error code

No parameter schema in public metadata yet.

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Configuration

QISKIT_DOCS_BASEdefault: https://quantum.cloud.ibm.com/docs/

Base URL for Qiskit documentation

QISKIT_HTTP_TIMEOUTdefault: 10.0

HTTP request timeout in seconds

Readme

Details

Repository
github.com/qiskit/mcp-servers
Website
github.com/Qiskit/mcp-servers/tree/main/qiskit-docs-mcp-server
Package
qiskit-docs-mcp-server
Transport
STDIO
Registry
MCP registry, active

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