GitBook Docs MCP server

Endpoint: https://gitbook.com/docs/~gitbook/mcp · Authentication: No auth

Searches and reads GitBook's own product documentation. Every published GitBook site exposes the same read-only server at /~gitbook/mcp. No authentication is required.

How do I authenticate?

Add the endpoint directly in your client. The catalog records no authentication requirement; no OAuth sign-in or API key is configured in this setup. The live server may change.

Authentication and connection guide

Connection specification

Remote endpoint
https://gitbook.com/docs/~gitbook/mcp
Browser access
Not yet measured
Declared MCP transport
Streamable HTTP
Live-validated MCP transport
Streamable HTTP — Observed by the latest catalog validation
Declared authentication
No authentication
Detected authentication
No authentication detected or retained from publisher evidence
Protocol lifecycle
Stateful MCP · 2025-06-18

Product documentation · Official listing documentation

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Authorization setup

No app registration needed

This catalog entry does not require authorization or provider app registration.

Connect it

Live-validated endpoint: https://gitbook.com/docs/~gitbook/mcp · Streamable HTTP. No authentication is required by the catalog listing.

Agent prompt for Claude Code or Codex
Add the GitBook Docs MCP server to my MCP client configuration and verify that it works.

What it is: Searches and reads GitBook's own product documentation. Every published GitBook site exposes the same read-only server at /~gitbook/mcp. No authentication is required.
Server URL: https://gitbook.com/docs/~gitbook/mcp
Transport: Streamable HTTP (remote MCP server, no local install).
Authentication: none. The server accepts connections without credentials.
Tools (4, as last observed by mcptest): askQuestion, getPage, searchDocumentation, sendFeedback.
Reference: https://mcptest.io/servers/gitbook-docs/

Steps:
1. Work out which MCP client I use (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code or another) and add the server under the name "gitbook-docs" in that client's MCP configuration, user scope unless I ask otherwise.
   Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http --scope user 'gitbook-docs' 'https://gitbook.com/docs/~gitbook/mcp'
   Codex: codex mcp add 'gitbook-docs' --url 'https://gitbook.com/docs/~gitbook/mcp'
   Other clients: use the setup for that client on the reference page.
2. Never write a credential value into a file that could be committed; reference an environment variable or the client's secret store, and ask me for any value you need.
3. Verify: connect to the server and call tools/list. Confirm the tools above are listed, and report any sign-in step I still have to complete.
MCP client

Claude Code setup

Run in a terminal. This user-scoped entry is available across projects.

claude mcp add --transport http --scope user 'gitbook-docs' 'https://gitbook.com/docs/~gitbook/mcp'

Codex CLI setup

Run in a terminal; Codex stores the entry in ~/.codex/config.toml.

codex mcp add 'gitbook-docs' --url 'https://gitbook.com/docs/~gitbook/mcp'

Cursor setup

Add to .cursor/mcp.json for this project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for all projects.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitbook-docs": {
      "url": "https://gitbook.com/docs/~gitbook/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code setup

Add to .vscode/mcp.json, or run “MCP: Open User Configuration” for a private user-level entry.

{
  "servers": {
    "gitbook-docs": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://gitbook.com/docs/~gitbook/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude setup

Add the endpoint above in Claude:

  • Customize > Connectors > Add custom connector
  • Team/Enterprise: Organization settings > Connectors > Add > Custom > Web

Claude Desktop setup

Add the endpoint above in Claude Desktop:

  • Remote: Customize > Connectors (same as claude.ai)
  • Local: Settings > Developer > Edit Config, or Settings > Extensions for .mcpb files
  • ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows), local servers only

ChatGPT setup

Add the endpoint above in ChatGPT:

  • ChatGPT web: Plugins > Add custom MCP server, then configure authentication and accept the risk warning

Windsurf setup

Add the endpoint above in Windsurf:

  • ~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json (%APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json on Windows), serverUrl or url
  • Cascade panel > ... > MCPs > Open MCP config file

Gemini CLI setup

Add the endpoint above in Gemini CLI:

  • gemini mcp add --transport http <name> <url>
  • ~/.gemini/settings.json (user) or .gemini/settings.json (project), mcpServers

MCP SDK setup

Add the endpoint above in MCP SDK:

  • Programmatic: new Client(...).connect(new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(url))

Client compatibility

ClientStatusWhy
Claude CodeSupportedClaude Code supports Streamable HTTP servers and servers without authentication.
CodexPartialCodex's documentation does not state support for servers without authentication.
CursorSupportedCursor supports Streamable HTTP servers and servers without authentication.
VS CodeSupportedVS Code supports Streamable HTTP servers and servers without authentication.
ClaudeSupportedClaude supports Streamable HTTP servers and servers without authentication.
Claude DesktopSupportedClaude Desktop supports Streamable HTTP servers and servers without authentication.
ChatGPTPartialStateful routing needs operational care: ChatGPT can preserve MCP sessions, but the deployment must route a session consistently and retain its state.
WindsurfPartialWindsurf's documentation does not state support for servers without authentication.
Gemini CLISupportedGemini CLI supports Streamable HTTP servers and servers without authentication.
MCP SDKSupportedMCP SDK supports Streamable HTTP servers and servers without authentication.

Computed from this server's validated transport, protocol and authentication against documented client support. Checks the catalog has not observed are not counted.

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Latest validation evidence

Validation status
Online when last tested
Validation checked at
Oct 26, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Validation detail
Negotiated stateful MCP 2025-06-18 at https://gitbook.com/docs/~gitbook/mcp; detected transport streamable-http; authentication none

Tool inventory

What the catalog validator observed on at https://gitbook.com/docs/~gitbook/mcp without credentials. The live server may have changed since; connect in the Playground for the current list.

Tools provided by GitBook Docs 4

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  • askQuestionNo outputSchema

    Ask a natural-language question about GitBook Documentation and get a synthesized answer, with links to the source pages. Prefer this over `searchDocumentation` when you want a direct answer to a question rather than a list of matching pages; use `searchDocumentation`/`getPage` when you need to browse or read full pages yourself.

    Input goal?: string, question: string
    • goal?: stringoptional

      The broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish (as/on behalf of the user). Used to tailor the answer to be most useful for your goal. Optional.

    • question: stringrequired

      The natural-language question to answer about GitBook Documentation.

  • getPageNo outputSchema

    Fetch the full markdown content of a specific documentation page from GitBook Documentation. Use this when you have a page URL and want to read its content. Accepts full URLs (e.g. [REDACTED URI] Since `searchDocumentation` returns partial content, use `getPage` to retrieve the complete page when you need more details. The content includes links you can follow to navigate to related pages.

    Input url: string
    • url: stringrequired

      The URL of the page to fetch

  • searchDocumentationNo outputSchema

    Search across the documentation to find relevant information, code examples, API references, and guides. Use this tool when you need to answer questions about GitBook Documentation, find specific documentation, understand how features work, or locate implementation details. The search returns contextual content with titles and direct links to the documentation pages.

    Input query: string
    • query: stringrequired
  • sendFeedbackNo outputSchema

    Report an issue in the documentation of GitBook Documentation so the team can fix it. Use it whenever, while helping a user, you come across content that is outdated, contradictory, missing information, or otherwise unhelpful. Also use it when the user themselves reports a problem with the docs, even if you could not verify it yourself. If it's your own observation, do a quick sanity check that the issue is real before reporting — no need to exhaustively re-read the page. Send one call per distinct issue and do not report the same issue twice in a conversation. Do not use this tool to confirm

    Input content: string, goal?: string, pageUrl: string
    • content: stringrequired

      Explain the issue in full, as if writing to a documentation maintainer who never saw this conversation. Describe what is wrong, where on the page it appears (quote the exact sentence or section title when possible), what the user was trying to do, and, when relevant, what the correct or expected information should be. Write a few clear, specific sentences in English. Never include personal or confidential information from the conversation. Up to 2048 characters.

    • goal?: stringoptional

      The broader end goal you were ultimately trying to accomplish (as/on behalf of the user) when you hit this issue. Gives the team the context you were working towards. Optional.

    • pageUrl: stringrequired

      The full URL of the page the issue is about (e.g. [REDACTED URI] so the finding is linked to the exact page.