get_doc

MCP tool from Godoc MCP by mrjoshuak

Get documentation for a Go package, type, function, or method.

How to use it

get_doc is exposed by the Godoc MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the get_doc tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

Install Godoc MCP

$docker run --rm -p 8080:8080 ghcr.io/mrjoshuak/godoc-mcp:latest --transport sse --addr :8080

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Other tools in Godoc MCP (7)

cmd_flags

(optional): Additional go doc flags (allowed: -all, -src, -u, -short, -c)

list_packages

List all sub-packages under a Go package path. Use this to discover the correct import paths for sub-packages instead of guessing.

page

(optional): Page number for paginated results (default: 1)

page_size

(optional): Lines per page, 100-5000 (default: 1000)

path

(required): Package import path (e.g., io, github.com/user/repo) or local file path

target

(optional): Specific symbol to document (function, type, etc.)

working_dir

(optional): Working directory for module context (required for relative paths)