Dash Mcp Server
Connects Claude directly to Dash's documentation browser API on macOS, letting you search installed docsets, load documentation pages, and manage full-text search without leaving your conversation. You can list what docsets are installed, run searches across multiple documentation sets or code snippets, and pull up specific pages using the load URLs that Dash returns. Handy when you're deep in a coding discussion and need to reference API docs for Swift, Python, or any of the 200+ docsets Dash supports. Requires Dash 8 and works through Dash's native search capabilities.
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- last updated
- Mar 17, 2026
Tools
4 toolsPublic tool metadata for what this MCP can expose to an agent.
list_installed_docsetsLists all installed documentation sets in Dash
Lists all installed documentation sets in Dash
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
search_documentationSearches across docsets and snippets
Searches across docsets and snippets
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
load_documentation_pageLoads a documentation page from a `load_url` returned by `search_documentation`
Loads a documentation page from a `load_url` returned by `search_documentation`
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
enable_docset_ftsEnables full-text search for a specific docset
Enables full-text search for a specific docset
No parameter schema in public metadata yet.
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mcp-server-dash
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools to interact with the Dash documentation browser API.
Dash 8 is required. You can download Dash 8 at https://blog.kapeli.com/dash-8.
mcp-name: io.github.Kapeli/dash-mcp-server
Overview
The Dash MCP server provides tools for accessing and searching documentation directly from Dash, the macOS documentation browser. MCP clients can:
- List installed docsets
- Search across docsets and code snippets
- Load documentation pages from search results
- Enable full-text search for specific docsets
Notice
This is a work in progress. Any suggestions are welcome!
Tools
Details
- Repository
- github.com/kapeli/dash-mcp-server
- Categories
- Web & Browser Automation, Search & Web Crawling
- Package
dash-mcp-server- Transport
- STDIO
- Registry
- MCP registry, active
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