> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://anaconda.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Documentation MCP server

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  return <span className="inline_icon">
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export const PreviewButton = ({children, href}) => {
  if (!href) return null;
  const label = children + " (opens in new tab)";
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The Anaconda documentation MCP server lets AI coding assistants search and retrieve Anaconda documentation in real time, so you get accurate, up-to-date answers without leaving your chat window or code editor.

## Connect from the contextual menu

The **Copy MCP install command** button in the contextual menu provides a one-line setup command:

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/anaconda-29683c67/dKXsibAYyXc1jpDU/images/copy-mcp-install-command.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=dKXsibAYyXc1jpDU&q=85&s=09bab14c78ac4f38b796d78851605feb" alt="Copy MCP install command button in the contextual menu" width="3460" height="1350" data-path="images/copy-mcp-install-command.png" />
</Frame>

This button copies the following command, which you can run in your shell application to automatically configure the MCP server in supported tools:

```bash theme={null}
npx add-mcp https://www.anaconda.com/docs/mcp
```

## Manual setup

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Claude">
    1. Open [Claude](https://claude.ai) or Claude Desktop.

    2. In the left-hand navigation, select <Icon icon="toolbox" iconType="light" /> **Customize**, then select <Extensions /> **Connectors**.

    3. Click <Icon icon="plus" iconType="regular" /> **Add connectors**, then <Icon icon="ellipsis" iconType="regular" /> **Add custom connector**.

           <Note>
             Organization-level settings might prevent you from adding custom connectors.
           </Note>

    4. Enter `Anaconda Docs` as the name and `https://www.anaconda.com/docs/mcp` as the remote MCP server URL.

    5. Click **Add**.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Claude Code">
    Run the following command in your terminal:

    ```bash theme={null}
    claude mcp add --transport http "Anaconda Docs" https://www.anaconda.com/docs/mcp
    ```

    Verify the server was added:

    ```bash theme={null}
    claude mcp list
    ```

    See the [Claude Code documentation](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/mcp) for details.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Cursor">
    To connect the Anaconda MCP server to Cursor, click **Install in Cursor**:

    <PreviewButton href="cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=Anaconda+Docs&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5hbmFjb25kYS5jb20vZG9jcy9tY3AifQ==">Install in Cursor</PreviewButton>

    To manually connect the MCP server, follow these steps:

    1. Use Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows)/Cmd+Shift+P (macOS) to open the command palette and search for **Open MCP settings**.

    2. Under **Installed MCP Servers**, click <Icon icon="plus" iconType="regular" /> **New MCP Server**.

    3. Paste the following in the `mcp.json` file:

       ```json theme={null}
       {
       "mcpServers": {
           "Anaconda Docs": {
           "url": "https://www.anaconda.com/docs/mcp"
           }
       }
       }
       ```

    4. Test the connection by asking “What tools do you have available?” in Cursor's chat. Cursor should show the Anaconda MCP server as an available tool.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="VS Code">
    To connect the Anaconda MCP server to VS Code, click **Install in VS Code**:

    <PreviewButton href="https://vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=Anaconda+Docs&config=%7B%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.anaconda.com%2Fdocs%2Fmcp%22%7D">Install in VS Code</PreviewButton>

    To manually connect the MCP server, create a `.vscode/mcp.json` file and add the following:

    ```json theme={null}
    {
        "servers": {
        "Anaconda Docs": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://www.anaconda.com/docs/mcp"
        }
        }
    }
    ```

    To test the connection, open a new chat session (Ctrl+Alt+I on Windows/Ctrl+Cmd+I on macOS) and ask "Which MCP tools do you have available?" to confirm that the Anaconda MCP server appears in the response.

    See the [VS Code documentation](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agent-customization/mcp-servers) for details.
  </Tab>
</Tabs>