Documentation MCP server

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:

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

npx add-mcp https://www.anaconda.com/docs/mcp

Manual setup

Claude

1. Open Claude or Claude Desktop.

2. In the left-hand navigation, select Customize, then select Connectors.

3. Click Add connectors, then Add custom connector.

   Organization-level settings might prevent you from adding custom connectors.

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

5. Click Add.

Claude Code

Run the following command in your terminal:

claude mcp add --transport http "Anaconda Docs" https://www.anaconda.com/docs/mcp

Verify the server was added:

claude mcp list

See the Claude Code documentation for details.

Cursor

To connect the Anaconda MCP server to Cursor, click Install in Cursor:

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 New MCP Server.

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

   {
   "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.

VS Code

To connect the Anaconda MCP server to VS Code, click Install in VS Code:

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

{
    "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 for details.