Docs MCP Server
The DevHub Docs MCP Server gives coding agents and IDE assistants read access to all Databricks developer documentation on dev.databricks.com. Agents can discover available pages and fetch individual docs as markdown without leaving the editor.
Install
Add the server to any supported coding agent (Cursor, Claude Code, VS Code, Codex, and more) with a single command.
Global install (user-level, available across all projects):
npx add-mcp https://databricks.com/devhub/api/mcp --name devhub-docs -g
Project-level install (current directory only):
npx add-mcp https://databricks.com/devhub/api/mcp --name devhub-docs
To target a specific agent, add -a:
npx add-mcp https://databricks.com/devhub/api/mcp --name devhub-docs -g -a cursor
Restart your editor after adding the server. Some editors like Cursor require you to navigate to the MCP settings page and toggle the new server as enabled.
Tools
The server exposes two read-only tools.
list_docs_resources
Lists all available Databricks developer documentation pages. Returns the documentation index as markdown with page URLs and titles.
No parameters.
list_docs_resources()
→ markdown index of all doc pages with slugs and titles
get_doc_resource
Fetches a single Databricks developer documentation page as markdown. Use list_docs_resources first to discover available slugs.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
slug | string | yes | The docs page slug (path), for example, start-here. Use list_docs_resources to find slugs. |
get_doc_resource(slug: "start-here")
→ full markdown content of the requested page
Verify the connection
After installing, confirm the server is working:
- Check that
devhub-docsappears in your tool listings. - Ask your agent to call
list_docs_resourcesand verify it returns a docs index. - Ask your agent to fetch a specific page with
get_doc_resource.
Where to next
With the docs server running, your agent can fetch any page from this site. See agent skills to also install Databricks platform knowledge, or browse the templates catalog to start building.