Open-E JovianDSS REST API Documentation MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides Claude Code with access to Open-E JovianDSS REST API documentation, enabling intelligent assistance with JovianDSS development and integration.

🚀 Features

• 📚 Documentation Access: Retrieve latest or trunk versions of JDSS REST API documentation
• 🔍 Smart Search: Search within documentation for specific terms, endpoints, and concepts
• 🔗 API Analysis: Extract and analyze API endpoints, HTTP methods, and schemas
• 📥 ZIP Downloads: Access complete documentation packages for offline use
• 🆚 Version Comparison: Compare different versions of documentation
• 🎯 Global Installation: Install once, use everywhere across all your projects

📦 Installation

Quick Install (Recommended)

# Install globally from GitHub
npm install -g https://github.com/miroslawfranek/JDSS-REST-Documentation-MCP.git

# Verify installation
jdss-rest-doc --help

Manual Installation

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/miroslawfranek/JDSS-REST-Documentation-MCP.git
cd JDSS-REST-Documentation-MCP

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Make globally available
npm install -g .

Using Installation Script

# Run the comprehensive installation script
./install.sh

🔧 Configuration

Claude Code Integration

Add to your Claude Code MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jdss-rest-documentation": {
      "command": "jdss-rest-doc-mcp",
      "env": {
        "NODE_ENV": "production"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop Integration

Add to Claude Desktop settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jdss-rest-documentation": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["path/to/jdss-rest-doc-mcp/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

🎯 Usage

Command Line Interface

# Start MCP server
jdss-rest-doc start

# Test documentation access
jdss-rest-doc test

# Explore and download documentation
jdss-rest-doc explore

# Show configuration information
jdss-rest-doc config

# View usage examples
jdss-rest-doc demo

Claude Integration

Once configured, you can ask Claude:

• "Get the latest JovianDSS REST API documentation"
• "Search for 'volume' in the JDSS documentation"
• "Analyze the API endpoints in the JovianDSS documentation"
• "Compare latest and trunk versions of JDSS docs"
• "Download the complete JDSS documentation as ZIP"

🛠️ Available MCP Tools

1. get_edss_documentation

Retrieve JDSS REST API documentation content.

Parameters:

• version: "latest" or "trunk" (default: "latest")
• section: Optional specific section to extract

Example:

{
  "name": "get_edss_documentation",
  "arguments": {
    "version": "latest",
    "section": "authentication"
  }
}

2. search_edss_documentation

Search within the documentation for specific terms.

Parameters:

• query: Search term (required)
• version: "latest", "trunk", or "both" (default: "latest")

Example:

{
  "name": "search_edss_documentation", 
  "arguments": {
    "query": "volume management",
    "version": "both"
  }
}

3. analyze_edss_api_endpoints

Extract and analyze API endpoints from documentation.

Parameters:

• version: "latest" or "trunk" (default: "latest")
• detailed: Include detailed analysis (default: false)

4. download_edss_documentation

Get information about downloading documentation as ZIP.

Parameters:

• download: Return download information (default: true)

5. compare_documentation_versions

Compare different versions of the documentation.

Parameters:

• focus: "endpoints", "changes", "summary", or "all" (default: "summary")

📋 Documentation URLs

The MCP server accesses these Open-E JovianDSS documentation sources:

• Latest: http://dh.lan:777/docs/EDSS/JEFFERSONVILLE/documentation/v4/
• Trunk: http://dh.lan:777/docs/EDSS/trunk/documentation/v4/
• ZIP Download: http://dh.lan:777/docs/EDSS/JEFFERSONVILLE/documentation/v4/get_doc.php?t=zip

🏗️ Development

Project Structure

jdss-rest-mcp/
├── package.json              # NPM package configuration
├── README.md                  # This documentation
├── index.js                   # Main MCP server
├── cli.js                     # Command-line interface
├── install.sh                 # Installation script
├── edss-doc-explorer.js       # Documentation analysis tool
└── examples/
    ├── claude-queries.md      # Example Claude interactions
    └── mcp-config.json        # MCP configuration examples

Prerequisites

• Node.js: Version 18.0.0 or higher
• npm: Latest stable version
• Network Access: To Open-E documentation servers

Local Development

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/miroslawfranek/JDSS-REST-Documentation-MCP.git
cd JDSS-REST-Documentation-MCP

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run in development mode
npm run dev

# Test CLI functionality  
npm run test

🧪 Testing

Test Documentation Access

# Test all documentation endpoints
jdss-rest-doc test

# Test with Node.js directly
node cli.js test

Test MCP Server

# Start server and test with Claude
npm start

# Run exploration and analysis
npm run explore

📖 Documentation Structure

The JovianDSS REST API documentation typically includes:

• Authentication: API key management and login procedures
• Volume Management: Create, modify, and delete storage volumes
• Pool Operations: ZFS pool management and monitoring
• System Information: Hardware status and system configuration
• User Management: User accounts and permissions
• Monitoring: Performance metrics and health status
• Backup & Replication: Data protection features
• Network Configuration: iSCSI, NFS, and CIFS settings

🔍 Search Capabilities

The MCP server can find information about:

• API Endpoints: /api/v4/volumes, /api/v4/pools, etc.
• HTTP Methods: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE operations
• Parameters: Request/response schemas and data types
• Authentication: Token-based access and session management
• Error Codes: HTTP status codes and error handling
• Medical/Clinical Terms: Patient, assessment, score, examination
• Storage Terms: Volume, pool, dataset, snapshot, replication

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature-name
3. Make your changes and test thoroughly
4. Commit with clear messages: git commit -m "Add feature description"
5. Push to your fork: git push origin feature-name
6. Submit a pull request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Open-E, Inc. - For JovianDSS and comprehensive REST API documentation
• Anthropic - For Claude and the Model Context Protocol framework
• Professional Wiki - For MCP server architecture inspiration

📞 Support

• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Documentation: Project Wiki
• Open-E Support: Open-E Knowledge Base

🎯 Ready to enhance your JovianDSS development experience with intelligent documentation assistance!