Mathematica Documentation FAQs

Question 1

What is Mathematica Documentation MCP server?

Accepted Answer

It's a tool that allows you to access Mathematica documentation locally through a Mathematica installation or the Wolfram Engine, enabling code checking and documentation retrieval for functions, packages, and add-ons.

Question 2

What are the key features of this tool?

Accepted Answer

The tool supports retrieving documentation for Mathematica functions (including those within packages and add-ons), integrates with local Mathematica installations or Wolfram Engine, provides commands for listing package symbols, and allows customization of the `wolframscript` install path.

Question 3

How do I install and run the Mathematica Documentation MCP server?

Accepted Answer

First install the requirements using `pip install -r requirements.txt`. Then, you can initialize the server with `mcp dev path/to/mcp-mma-doc.py` or install it for use with Claude by following the configuration instructions provided in the README.

Question 4

How can I specify a custom path for `wolframscript`?

Accepted Answer

You can specify a custom path to `wolframscript` by setting the `WOLFRAMSCRIPT_PATH` environmental variable, either in your shell environment or within the `env` key in your MCP configuration.

Question 5

What commands are available with this plugin?

Accepted Answer

The plugin provides two main commands: `get_docs` for retrieving documentation for functions, packages, and add-ons, and `list_package_symbols` for listing all symbols/functions within a specified package.

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