# textual-docs-mcp

> MCP server providing AI agents with Textual TUI library documentation, examples, and best practices

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/textual-docs-mcp/claim

## Declared
- version: 0.1.4
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: ai, documentation, mcp, textual, tui
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:textual-docs-mcp

### Description (declared)

# textual-docs-mcp

[![PyPI Version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/textual-docs-mcp?color=blue)](https://pypi.org/project/textual-docs-mcp/)
[![Python Version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/textual-docs-mcp)](https://pypi.org/project/textual-docs-mcp/)

An MCP server for [Textual](https://textual.textualize.io/) TUI framework documentation, code examples, widget references, and best practices.

## What You Get

This MCP server has:

- **Full-text BM25 search** across all Textual documentation, guides, and examples
- **Widget documentation** — complete reference for every built-in widget
- **Guide retrieval** — layout, events, reactivity, CSS, workers, screens, and more
- **Code examples** — real, runnable Python examples covering common Textual patterns
- **Topic catalogues** — browse all available guides and widgets

All documentation is bundled inside the package — no external API calls, no network requests, no rate limits.

## Installation

### pip (recommended)

```bash
pip install textual-docs-mcp
```

### From Source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/diaz3618/textual-docs-mcp.git
cd textual-docs-mcp
pip install -e ".[dev]"
```

### Docker

```bash
docker pull ghcr.io/diaz3618/textual-docs-mcp:latest
```

Or build locally:

```bash
docker build -t textual-docs-mcp .
```

## Usage

### Stdio Transport (MCP Clients)

```bash
textual-docs-mcp
# or
python -m textual_docs_mcp
```

### Docker

```bash
docker run -i textual-docs-mcp
```

### MCP Client Configuration

<details>
<summary><b>Claude Desktop</b></summary>

Add to `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` (macOS) or `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json` (Windows):

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "textual-docs": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["textual-docs-mcp"]
    }
  }
}
```

</details>

<details>
<summary><b>Claude Code</b></summary>

```bash
claude mcp add --scope user textual-docs -- uvx textual-docs-mcp
```

</details>

<details>
<summary><b>VS …

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- code.documentation (1, declared)
- dev.docs-lookup (1, derived)
- dev.package-management (0.768, derived)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/textual-docs-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T14:22:10.978Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/textual-docs-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/textual-docs-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:textual-docs-mcp