Qt4 Doc MCP Server

Bring locally installed Qt 4.8, Qt 5, or Qt 6 documentation to your AI coding assistant. Works offline with one selected documentation set at a time.

People connecting automation tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-07-20 · ★ 3 · #143 OF 194 MAINTAINED AUTOMATION · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Qt4 Doc MCP Server

Claude Code

claude mcp add jztan-qt4-doc-mcp-server -- uvx qt4-doc-mcp-server

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jztan-qt4-doc-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "qt4-doc-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

pypi package qt4-doc-mcp-server - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.jztan is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Qt4 Doc MCP Server can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

An agent gets 2 documented tools, including read_documentation, search_documentation.

The 2 tools it gives your agent

Extracted from the project's README - what qt4-doc-mcp-server lets an agent do.

read_documentation: - Read and convert pages from the active Qt documentation set to Markdown
search_documentation: - Full-text search across the active Qt documentation set

Latest releases

v0.7.0 · 2026-07-20

Highlights · This release makes qt4-doc-mcp-server easy to run in a container. A multi-stage Dockerfile (non-root, with a healthcheck) and a docker-compose setup with a read-only docs mount and persistent state volume…

v0.6.1 · 2026-07-19

Highlights · This release restores publishing to the MCP Registry. The 0.6.0 registry publish failed because the ownership marker was missing from the README on PyPI, which blocked the registry from validating the…

v0.6.0 · 2026-07-19

Highlights · Qt 5 and Qt 6 documentation are now supported alongside Qt 4.8.4. With automatic docset detection, the server works against any Qt 4/5/6 doc/html tree you point QT_DOC_BASE at. · You can now run the server…

04 · Who maintains Qt4 Doc MCP Server

qt4-doc-mcp-server is maintained by jztan. We track 3 MCP servers from jztan - 3 actively maintained, 189 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from May 2025. Full record: all servers from jztan.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/jztan/qt4-doc-mcp-server
category: automation - ranked #143 of 194 actively-maintained automation servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 3 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-07-20)
registry: io.github.jztan/qt4-doc-mcp-server (active, first published 2026-07-19 · 2 versions)
packages: pypi:qt4-doc-mcp-server

06 · Qt4 Doc MCP Server FAQ

What is Qt4 Doc MCP Server?

Bring locally installed Qt 4.8, Qt 5, or Qt 6 documentation to your AI coding assistant. Works offline with one selected documentation set at a time.

Is Qt4 Doc MCP Server still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-07-20 and it shipped 3 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Qt4 Doc MCP Server?

Run `uvx qt4-doc-mcp-server`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Qt4 Doc MCP Server run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Qt4 Doc MCP Server

Alternatives to Qt4 Doc MCP Server

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