Connect Candydocs MCP with Claude, Cursor, and Cline

Candydocs provides a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows AI assistants and developer tools to interact directly with your documentation platform.

By connecting Candydocs MCP with AI tools like Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Cline, you can allow AI agents to:

• Create documentation articles

• Update knowledge base content

• Manage product roadmap items

• Publish changelog updates

• Handle feature requests and wishlist items

• Manage custom pages

This guide shows how to connect Candydocs MCP to popular AI agent tools.

Candydocs MCP Server

The Candydocs MCP server exposes documentation management tools through the MCP protocol.

MCP Server Endpoint

https://mcp.candydocs.com/mcp

MCP Discovery Manifest

https://mcp.candydocs.com/.well-known/mcp.json

Tool Definitions

https://mcp.candydocs.com/tools/list

Prerequisites

Before connecting Candydocs MCP, make sure you have:

1. A Candydocs account

2. An API key

3. One of the supported AI tools:

Supported AI tools:

• Claude Desktop

• Cursor AI

• Cline

• Custom MCP agents

• OpenAI Agents SDK

Step 1 — Get Your Candydocs API Key

Login to your Candydocs dashboard.

Navigate to:

Settings → API Keys

Generate a new API key.

Example:

pk_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxx

This API key will be used for authentication when connecting to the MCP server.

Step 2 — Understand MCP Authentication

Candydocs MCP uses Bearer token authentication.

All MCP requests must include:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

The MCP server also uses session-based connections.

When an MCP client connects:

1. The client initializes a session

2. The server returns a session ID

3. Future requests include the session header

mcp-session-id: SESSION_ID

Sessions remain valid for 24 hours.

Connect Candydocs MCP with Claude Desktop

Claude Desktop supports MCP servers through its local configuration.

Step 1 — Open Claude MCP Settings

Locate the MCP configuration file.

Mac:

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/mcp_servers.json

Windows:

%APPDATA%\Claude\mcp_servers.json

Step 2 — Add Candydocs MCP Server

Add the following configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "candydocs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.candydocs.com/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AUTHORIZATION": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace:

YOUR_API_KEY

with your Candydocs API key.

Step 3 — Restart Claude Desktop

Restart Claude.

Claude will automatically discover the Candydocs tools.

You can now prompt Claude like:

Create a new article in Candydocs explaining our authentication API.

Claude will call the MCP tools automatically.

Connect Candydocs MCP with Cursor

Cursor supports MCP through its AI tool integrations.

Step 1 — Open Cursor Settings

Open:

Cursor → Settings → MCP Servers

Step 2 — Add Candydocs MCP Server

Add a new server configuration.

Server URL:

https://mcp.candydocs.com/mcp

Authentication:

Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Step 3 — Restart Cursor

After adding the server, restart Cursor.

Cursor will fetch the available tools automatically.

You can now ask Cursor:

Create a documentation article for our REST API using Candydocs.

Connect Candydocs MCP with Cline

Cline is a developer AI assistant that supports MCP tools.

Step 1 — Open Cline MCP Configuration

Locate the configuration file:

.cline/mcp.json

Step 2 — Add Candydocs MCP Server

Add the server entry:

{
  "servers": {
    "candydocs": {
      "url": "https://mcp.candydocs.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Step 3 — Restart Cline

Restart Cline.

Cline will automatically discover all Candydocs tools.

You can now run prompts like:

Create a roadmap item for "AI-powered search feature".

Cline will call the MCP server to create the roadmap entry.

Example AI Workflows

After connecting Candydocs MCP, AI tools can automate documentation tasks.

Example prompts:

Generate Documentation

Write a tutorial about our API rate limiting and publish it in Candydocs.

Update Existing Articles

Update the authentication article and add OAuth examples.

Manage Product Roadmap

Create a roadmap item for "Dark Mode Support".

Publish Product Updates

Create a changelog entry for version 2.3 release.

Candydocs MCP Tool Categories

The MCP server exposes tools across several product areas.

Troubleshooting

MCP tools not appearing

Verify the server URL:

https://mcp.candydocs.com/mcp

Authentication errors

Ensure the header is correct:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Session errors

Make sure the MCP client performs:

initialize

before calling tools.

Learn More

Candydocs MCP endpoints:

https://mcp.candydocs.com/.well-known/mcp.json
https://mcp.candydocs.com/tools/list

Summary

By connecting Candydocs MCP with AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, and Cline, you enable powerful AI-driven workflows for managing documentation and product content.

AI agents can:

• write articles

• update documentation

• manage roadmap items

• publish changelog updates

• handle user feature requests

All directly inside your Candydocs workspace.