MCP Agora Documentation Server (Unofficial)

Note: This is an unofficial community project. For official Agora support, visit docs.agora.io

Complete Agora RTC documentation (1,993 documents) accessible through the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for AI-powered development with Claude and other AI assistants.

What's Included

This MCP server provides instant access to the entire Agora documentation library:

• 1,993 documentation files across all platforms and features
• 5 product categories: Video Calling, Voice Calling, Interactive Live Streaming, Broadcast Streaming, Signaling
• 14 platform SDKs: Android, iOS, Web, Windows, macOS, Unity, React Native, Flutter, Electron, Unreal Engine, Blueprint, React.js, Linux C++, Python
• 100+ advanced features with platform-specific implementations
• Last updated: 2026-01-22

Why Use This?

When building RTC applications with AI assistance, you need accurate, up-to-date documentation. This MCP server gives Claude (and other AI tools) direct access to:

• Platform-specific SDK documentation
• Code examples and quickstart guides
• API references and method signatures
• Best practices and troubleshooting guides
• Configuration parameters and limits
• Feature availability across platforms

Installation

npm install -g mcp-agora-docs-unofficial

Setup

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop MCP configuration file:

macOS/Linux: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agora-docs": {
      "command": "mcp-agora-docs-unofficial"
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop, and you'll see the Agora docs server connected.

Other MCP Clients

Any MCP-compatible client can use this server. Run the server:

mcp-agora-docs-unofficial

The server communicates via stdio following the MCP protocol.

MCP Tools & Resources

This server provides 2 MCP Tools and Resources for browsing:

MCP Tools

1. search_rtc_docs

Search across all 1,993 Agora documents by keyword, SDK method, platform, or feature.

Parameters:

• query (required): Search keywords (e.g., "join channel", "configure video encoding")
• provider (optional): Filter by provider (currently "agora")
• category (optional): Filter by category (video-calling, voice-calling, broadcast-streaming, etc.)
• limit (optional): Maximum results (default: 10)

Example Usage:

Query: "How do I enable AI noise suppression on Android?"
→ Returns platform-specific docs with code examples

Returns:

• Document title
• Provider and category
• Relevance score
• Source URL
• Resource URI for full document
• Excerpt with highlighted matches

2. list_providers

Get metadata about available RTC providers and their documentation.

Parameters: None

Returns:

• Provider name and ID
• Document count
• Browse URI
• Categories available

Example Output:

Agora
- ID: agora
- Documents: 1,993
- Categories: video-calling, voice-calling, broadcast-streaming, interactive-live-streaming, signaling
- Last Updated: 2026-01-22

MCP Resources

Browse documentation hierarchically using resource URIs:

rtc-docs:///agora                              # Provider root
rtc-docs:///agora/video-calling                # Category
rtc-docs:///agora/video-calling/get-started    # Section
rtc-docs:///agora/video-calling/get-started/get-started-sdk_android  # Specific document

Resource Features:

• Hierarchical navigation
• Markdown content delivery
• Category listing
• Document metadata

Use Cases

Example Queries

Platform-Specific Implementation:

"Show me how to implement virtual background on iOS"
→ Returns ios-specific virtual-background documentation

Multi-Platform Comparison:

"What's the difference between Android and Web screen sharing?"
→ Returns both platform docs for comparison

Configuration Help:

"What are the recommended video encoding settings for 720p at 30fps?"
→ Returns configure-video-encoding docs with parameters

Troubleshooting:

"Why am I getting error code 17 when joining a channel?"
→ Returns error code reference and connection troubleshooting

Feature Availability:

"Does Unity support AI noise suppression?"
→ Returns Unity-specific advanced features documentation

Documentation Coverage

Product Categories (5)

| Category | Documents | Description | |----------|-----------|-------------| | Video Calling | 470 | 1:1 and group video calls with HD quality | | Voice Calling | 357 | Audio-only communication | | Interactive Live Streaming | 466 | Low-latency interactive broadcasts | | Broadcast Streaming | 467 | Large-scale streaming to audiences | | Signaling | 233 | Real-time messaging and metadata sync |

Platform Support (14)

Tier 1 - Full Support (200+ docs each):

• Android, iOS, Web, macOS, Windows

Tier 2 - Extended Support (90-180 docs each):

• Unity, React Native, Flutter, Electron, Unreal Engine

Tier 3 - Limited Support:

• React.js, Blueprint, Linux C++, Python

Feature Categories

Each product category includes:

• Get Started: SDK setup, quickstart guides, sample projects
• API Reference: Complete SDK and REST API documentation
• Advanced Features: 100+ features (virtual background, screen sharing, AI noise suppression, etc.)
• Enhance Call Quality: Video/audio encoding, connection management, quality monitoring
• Best Practices: Implementation patterns, optimization guides
• Troubleshooting: Error codes, debugging, platform-specific issues
• Security: Token authentication, encryption, compliance
• Channel Management: REST APIs for server-side operations

Package Details

• Package Size: ~30MB (includes all 1,993 markdown documents)
• Node Version: >= 18.0.0
• Dependencies: Minimal (MCP SDK, search engine, file system utilities)
• License: MIT

Performance

• Search: Fast full-text search across all documents (~50ms average)
• Indexing: Automatic on first run (one-time ~2-3 seconds)
• Memory: ~100MB RAM footprint
• Storage: ~30MB disk space

Development

Local Development

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/mcp-agora-docs-unofficial.git
cd mcp-agora-docs-unofficial

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build TypeScript
npm run build

# Test locally
npm run dev

Project Structure

mcp-agora-docs-unofficial/
├── src/
│   ├── server/         # MCP server implementation
│   ├── search/         # Document search engine
│   ├── storage/        # Document management
│   └── utils/          # Utilities
├── data/
│   └── docs/agora/     # 1,993 Agora documentation files
├── dist/               # Compiled JavaScript (generated)
└── package.json

Related Resources

• Agora Official Docs: https://docs.agora.io
• Agora Spec: See AGORA_SPEC.md for complete feature matrix
• Model Context Protocol: https://modelcontextprotocol.io
• Claude Desktop: https://claude.ai/download

Roadmap

Future enhancements:

• [ ] Code repository examples (GitHub demo repos)
• [ ] Additional RTC providers (Tencent, LiveKit, Zoom)
• [ ] Automatic documentation updates
• [ ] Multi-language support (currently English only)

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or PR.

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Support

• Issues: https://github.com/yourusername/mcp-agora-docs-unofficial/issues
• Agora Support: [email protected]
• MCP Discord: https://discord.gg/mcp

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