iflow-mcp_mcp-server-ietf

# MCP-Server-IETF A Model Context Protocol server for fetching IETF documents (RFCs) for Large Language Models. ## Overview This project implements a [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://modelcontextprotocol.github.io/) server that provides access to IETF RFC documents. It enables Large Language Models to access RFC specifications through a standardized interface. Key features: - Download and cache RFC index and documents - Search RFCs by keyword in titles - Access RFC documents with pagination support - Extract metadata like page numbers from documents ## Installation ### Requirements - Python 3.11 or higher - Dependencies as listed in `pyproject.toml` ### Install from source ```bash # Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/tizee/mcp-server-ietf cd mcp-server-ietf # Install with pip pip install -e . ``` ## Usage ### Starting the server ```bash # Start the server mcp-server-ietf ``` Or use it with the MCP inspector: ```bash npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv run mcp-server-ietf ``` ### Available Tools When connected to the server, the following tools are available: #### `list_docs_number` Get the total number of RFC documents available in the index. #### `get_doc` Get an RFC document by its number with pagination support. Parameters: - `number`: The RFC number (e.g., "1234") - `start_line`: The line number to start from (default: 1) - `max_lines`: Maximum number of lines to return (default: 200) #### `search_rfc_by_keyword` Search for RFC documents by keyword in their titles. Parameters: - `keyword`: The search term to look for in RFC titles ## Development ### Setup Development Environment ```bash # Install development dependencies uv install -e .[dev] ``` Run inspector with Makefile: ``` make dev ``` ### Running Tests ```bash # Run tests uv run pytest ``` Or using the Makefile: ```bash make test ``` ### Cache Location By default, the server caches RFC documents and the index at `~/.cache/ietf-doc-server`. ### Envir…