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Dash MCP Server

by · github.com/Kapeli/dash-mcp-server

MCP server for Dash, the macOS documentation browser

Unclaimed MIT last commit 6 months ago devtools
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About Dash MCP Server

Dash MCP Server is an MCP server published by Kapeli in the Developer Tools category: mCP server for Dash, the macOS documentation browser. It has been installed 0 times through Conduid.

The repository has 117 stars and 24 forks, with the last commit 6 months ago. Six months or more without a commit doesn't mean the server is broken, but check the open issues (0) before depending on it in production.

Install

Install
npx dash-mcp-server

This server has no ConduID identity, so agent calls to it are not receipted. Pin the version you install and review the source before granting it credentials.

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README

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

  1. list_installed_docsets
    • Lists all installed documentation sets in Dash
  2. search_documentation
    • Searches across docsets and snippets
  3. load_documentation_page
    • Loads a documentation page from a load_url returned by search_documentation
  4. enable_docset_fts
    • Enables full-text search for a specific docset

Requirements

  • macOS (required for Dash app)
  • Dash installed
  • Python 3.11.4 or higher
  • uv

Configuration

Using uvx

brew install uv

in claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
      "dash-api": {
          "command": "uvx",
          "args": [
              "--from",
              "git+https://github.com/Kapeli/dash-mcp-server.git",
              "dash-mcp-server"
          ]
      }
  }
}

in Claude Code

claude mcp add dash-api -- uvx --from "git+https://github.com/Kapeli/dash-mcp-server.git" "dash-mcp-server"

README mirrored from the source repository 3 months ago. The original is authoritative.

Questions

About Dash MCP Server

How do I install Dash MCP Server?

Run npx dash-mcp-server, then add the server to your MCP client's configuration. Conduid has recorded 0 installs, so the command is known to work with current clients.

Is Dash MCP Server safe to use with an AI agent?

Its trust score is 74 out of 100 (good). It passes 0 of 1 static security checks; the failures are listed above. It has no ConduID identity yet, so agent calls to it are not receipted.

Is Dash MCP Server still maintained?

The last commit was 6 months ago, with 0 open issues. That's long enough that you should check whether the maintainer is responding to issues before depending on it.