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For the complete documentation index, see llms.txt.

For the complete documentation index, see llms.txt

Connect to docs MCP

You can connect your AI assistant to the Signicat documentation to get expert, context-aware answers directly in your integrated developer environment (IDE).

Our MCP server lets your favourite AI tools search the Signicat developer documentation while you work.

AI tool options

Example tools

This page mainly documents Visual Studio Code usage paired with Gemini Code Assist or GitHub Copilot, but you are free to choose any other option available in the menu provided in the widget and follow the brief instructions in the Use another MCP client section.

Prerequisites​

Before you start installing the Gemini Code Assist and GitHub Copilot extensions in Visual Studio Code, you need to ensure that you have the following:

  • Visual Studio Code with AI/Chat support enabled
  • Access to the Signicat documentation
  • A Google or GitHub account for authentication

1. Install AI assistant in Visual Studio Code​

Depending on your preferred tool, follow the instructions below to install and configure either Gemini Code Assist or GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code:

For the complete documentation index, see llms.txt

Gemini Code Assist​

  1. Install the Gemini Code Assist extension if it is not already installed.
Troubleshooting on Windows

If you experience connection issues on Windows with Gemini Code Assist, you may try version 2.82.0 instead.

  1. Find the MCP configuration file ~/.gemini/settings.json.

  2. Copy and paste the following snippet into the ~/.gemini/settings.json file:

    {
      "mcpServers": {
        "signicat-docs": {
          "command": "npx",
          "args": [
            "mcp-remote",
            "https://signicat-documentation.mcp.kapa.ai"
          ]
        }
      }
    }

  3. Open the Gemini Code Assist chat in Visual Studio Code.

  4. Select Agent mode.

    Select Agent mode

  5. Open the Command Palette and run Developer: Reload Window.

    • macOS: Press Shift+Cmd+P.
    • Windows/Linux: Press Ctrl+Shift+P.

  6. In the Gemini chat, run /mcp to confirm that signicat-docs is connected. You should then see signicat-docs in the MCP Servers list.

  7. Complete the Kapa authentication flow in your browser if prompted.

Want to learn more?

For more information, see Google's Gemini Code Assist agent mode documentation.

2. Install the MCP server​

  1. Open the Signicat Developer Documentation.
  2. Select the Ask AI button (next to Search).
  3. Select the Use MCP option in the Ask AI header.

Ask AI widget options

  1. Choose Add to VS Code.
  2. Follow the prompts to open Visual Studio Code.
  3. In Visual Studio Code, review the server details and select Install.
  4. When prompted, select Allow to authenticate with Kapa.

The server URL is: https://signicat-documentation.mcp.kapa.ai

The server is called signicat-docs.

Extension

An MCP server is not a regular Visual Studio Code extension. It will not appear with normal code extensions.

Installation options​

Visual Studio Code offers two installation scopes:

  • Choose Install if the Signicat documentation server is for your personal use across different projects.
  • Choose Install in Workspace if the whole project team should have the same MCP server configuration. The .vscode/mcp.json file can be committed to source control.

The workspace configuration shares the server URL, but authentication and trust decisions remain user-specific.

Find the installed server​

  1. After installation, open the Extensions view.

  2. Expand MCP Servers - Installed

  3. Select signicat-docs.

    MCP installation

From there, you can start, stop, enable, disable, uninstall, or view the server output.

Note

Closing the MCP server editor does not uninstall the server. It only closes the configuration page.

3. Use the server in the Chat view​

  1. Open the Chat view in Visual Studio Code.
  2. Select Agent as the chat mode.
  3. Select Open Customizations.

Open customisations

  1. Enable the Signicat documentation tools.

Enable the MCP

  1. Ask a Signicat related question in the chat to check that the Signicat documentation tool is enabled.
Tip

You can also type # in the chat input to search for available MCP tools.

Available tools​

The server provides the following tools:

The search and document tools are intended to provide answers grounded in Signicat’s documentation.

Tools suggestions

Use another MCP client​

The Signicat documentation server is a remote MCP server, so you can also use it with MCP clients other than Visual Studio Code and GitHub Copilot. Use the server URL below when a client asks for a remote MCP or connector URL:

https://signicat-documentation.mcp.kapa.ai

For the complete documentation index, see llms.txt

Claude​

  1. Open Settings in Claude or Claude Desktop.
  2. Select Connectors.
  3. Select Add custom connector.
  4. Enter Signicat documentation as the name and use the server URL above.
  5. Select Add, then Connect, and complete the Kapa authentication flow.
  6. Enable the connector from the + menu in a conversation.

For Team and Enterprise plans, an organisation owner may need to add the custom connector before other members can connect to it. See Anthropic's guide to custom connectors using remote MCP.

More information​

To learn more about using MCP servers with Visual Studio Code, see the MCP servers page in the Visual Studio code documentation.

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