An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides comprehensive access to Ember documentation, API references, guides, and community best practices.
- Complete Documentation Access: Search through official Ember.js API docs, guides, and community articles
- API References: Get detailed API documentation for Ember classes, modules, and methods
- Best Practices: Access curated best practices and modern patterns for Ember development
- Version Information: Stay up-to-date with Ember versions and migration guides
- Smart Search: Intelligent search with relevance ranking across all documentation sources
- Node.js 22 or higher
- any MCP-compatible client
Using the latest release in your configuration:
Or if you need to ensure a specific shell environment is used:
{
"servers": {
"ember": {
"command": "/opt/homebrew/bin/bash",
"args": ["-l", "-c", "pnpm dlx ember-mcp"]
}
}
}using a tag-release from github
{
"servers": {
"ember": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "github:NullVoxPopuli/ember-mcp#v0.0.2-ember-mcp"]
}
}
}Any syntax supported by npx would work here
local
- Clone or download this repository:
cd ember-mcp
npm install- Configure in Claude Desktop by editing your
claude_desktop_config.json:
MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Add this to your MCP servers configuration:
{
"servers": {
"ember-docs": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/absolute/path/to/ember-mcp/index.js"]
}
}
}Then, restart your editor or its extension host
Note
VSCode uses the servers key for all the MCP servers and Claud uses mcpServers
Search through all Ember documentation including API docs, guides, and community content.
Parameters:
query(required): Search query (e.g., 'component lifecycle', 'tracked properties')category(optional): Filter by 'all', 'api', 'guides', or 'community' (default: 'all')limit(optional): Maximum number of results (default: 5)
Example:
Search for "tracked properties" in Ember docs
Get detailed API documentation for a specific Ember class, module, or method.
Parameters:
name(required): Name of the API element (e.g., 'Component', '@glimmer/component', 'Service')type(optional): Type of API element ('class', 'module', 'method', 'property')
Example:
Get API documentation for the Component class
Get Ember best practices and recommendations for specific topics. This tool provides modern patterns, anti-patterns to avoid, and community-approved approaches.
Parameters:
topic(required): Topic to get best practices for (e.g., 'component patterns', 'state management', 'testing')
Example:
What are the best practices for component patterns in Ember?
Get information about Ember versions, including current stable version, recent releases, and migration guides.
Parameters:
version(optional): Specific version to get info about (returns latest if not specified)
Example:
What's new in the latest Ember version?
User: I need to implement a feature that tracks user preferences. What's the best approach in modern Ember?
The agent will:
1. Use search_ember_docs to find relevant service and state management docs
2. Use get_best_practices to recommend modern patterns
3. Use get_api_reference to show specific API details for Services
4. Provide code examples following best practices
User: How do I use the @tracked decorator?
The agent will:
1. Use get_api_reference to get detailed @tracked documentation
2. Use search_ember_docs to find related concepts
3. Use get_best_practices to show modern reactive patterns
User: I'm upgrading from Ember 3.x to 4.x, what do I need to know?
The agent will:
1. Use get_ember_version_info to get migration information
2. Use get_best_practices for modern patterns replacing deprecated ones
3. Use search_ember_docs to find upgrade guides
This MCP server fetches documentation from the comprehensive Ember documentation aggregator: https://nullvoxpopuli.github.io/ember-ai-information-aggregator/llms-full.txt
This source includes:
- Official Ember.js API documentation (JSON format)
- Official guides and tutorials
- Community blog posts and articles
- Best practices and modern patterns
The documentation is loaded and parsed on server startup, then cached in memory for fast access.
This MCP server is specifically designed to promote Ember best practices by:
- Modern Patterns First: Prioritizes Octane edition patterns and modern JavaScript
- Anti-Pattern Detection: Highlights patterns to avoid
- Community Wisdom: Includes insights from community experts
- Version Awareness: Helps users understand version-specific features and deprecations
- Complete Context: Provides not just "how" but "why" and "when"
npm startThe server communicates over stdio and expects MCP protocol messages.
npm run devUses Node's --watch flag for automatic restarts during development.
The server consists of:
- index.js: Main MCP server implementation with tool handlers
- lib/documentation-service.js: Documentation parsing, indexing, and search logic
The documentation service:
- Fetches the full documentation on startup
- Parses it into searchable sections
- Indexes API documentation for fast lookup
- Provides smart search with relevance ranking
- Extracts best practices and examples
- Check that the path in
claude_desktop_config.jsonis absolute and correct - Ensure Node.js is in your PATH
- Check Claude Desktop logs:
~/Library/Logs/Claude/(macOS) - Restart Claude Desktop completely
The server fetches documentation on first use. Check:
- Internet connection is available
- The documentation URL is accessible
- Server logs for error messages
- Try broader search terms
- Use the
categoryparameter to narrow the search - Check spelling of API names
Contributions are welcome! Areas for improvement:
- Better relevance ranking algorithms
- Caching of frequently accessed documentation
- Support for offline mode
- Additional best practice extraction
- Integration with Ember CLI documentation
MIT
{ "servers": { "ember": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "ember-mcp"] } } }