Docset FAQs

Question 1

What is DocsetMCP?

Accepted Answer

DocsetMCP is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that seamlessly integrates your local Dash documentation with AI assistants, enabling instant and private access to offline code references, APIs, and cheatsheets directly within your conversation or IDE.

Question 2

How does DocsetMCP provide documentation to AI assistants?

Accepted Answer

DocsetMCP functions as an MCP server, allowing AI clients (like Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code) to query your locally installed Dash docsets. It uses direct database access and efficient caching to quickly retrieve and format information as Markdown for the AI.

Question 3

What types of documentation and cheatsheets does DocsetMCP support?

Accepted Answer

DocsetMCP supports over 165 Dash docsets, including popular languages (Python, JavaScript, Swift), web frameworks (React, Django), and developer tools (Git, Docker). It also provides access to over 40 cheatsheets for quick command references.

Question 4

Is my documentation search private with DocsetMCP?

Accepted Answer

Yes, DocsetMCP works with your local Dash docset files directly on your machine. This ensures that your documentation searches and the content accessed remain entirely private and offline, without transmitting data to external servers.

Question 5

What are the prerequisites to use DocsetMCP?

Accepted Answer

You need macOS, the Dash.app installed with desired docsets downloaded, Python 3.10 or higher, the UV package manager, and an AI assistant or IDE that supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP), such as Claude Desktop or Cursor.

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