openclaw-docs-mcp

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for searching and retrieving documentation from OpenClaw.

Features

• 🔍 Search documentation - Full-text search across all OpenClaw docs
• 📄 Retrieve pages - Get complete content of any documentation page
• 📋 List all pages - Browse the full documentation structure
• ⚡ Fast caching - Built-in caching for improved performance

Installation

Global Installation (recommended)

npm install -g openclaw-docs-mcp

Local Installation

npm install openclaw-docs-mcp

Usage

As MCP Server

Run directly:

openclaw-docs-mcp

Or with npx:

npx openclaw-docs-mcp

VS Code Configuration

Add to your VS Code mcp.json (~/.config/Code/User/mcp.json or %APPDATA%\Code\User\mcp.json):

{
  "servers": {
    "openclaw-docs": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "openclaw-docs-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

For WSL users on Windows:

{
  "servers": {
    "openclaw-docs": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "wsl",
      "args": ["-e", "npx", "-y", "openclaw-docs-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openclaw-docs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "openclaw-docs-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

search_openclaw_docs

Search OpenClaw documentation for information about a topic.

Parameters:

• query (string, required): Search query (e.g., "gateway configuration", "telegram channel")
• maxResults (number, optional): Maximum results to return (default: 5, max: 20)

Example:

{
  "name": "search_openclaw_docs",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "telegram channel setup",
    "maxResults": 5
  }
}

get_openclaw_doc_page

Get the full content of a specific documentation page.

Parameters:

• path (string, required): Page path (e.g., "/gateway/configuration", "/channels/telegram")

Example:

{
  "name": "get_openclaw_doc_page",
  "arguments": {
    "path": "/gateway/configuration"
  }
}

list_openclaw_doc_pages

List all available documentation pages from the sitemap.

Parameters: None

Example:

{
  "name": "list_openclaw_doc_pages",
  "arguments": {}
}

How It Works

1. Fetches the sitemap from https://docs.openclaw.ai/sitemap.xml
2. Parses HTML content using Cheerio to extract text
3. Performs keyword-based relevance scoring for search results
4. Caches results for 5 minutes to improve performance

Development

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw-docs-mcp.git
cd openclaw-docs-mcp

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run locally
node index.js

# Test tools/list
echo '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "tools/list", "id": 1}' | node index.js

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Related

• OpenClaw Documentation
• OpenClaw GitHub
• Model Context Protocol