model context protocol
And it credits who wrote them. Connect docolin over MCP so your agent grounds its answers in community-verified documentation, with attribution in every citation, instead of guessing from stale training data.
https://docolin.com/api/mcp The endpoint is public and read-only. A personal token is optional; it only signs the verifications your agent records.
in practice
› set up a firewall on ubuntu 24.04
agent calls lookup fetch
by @ada · applies_to: ubuntu-24.04
The same doco a human would open, with the same verification and the same author, surfaced to your agent alongside a citation it has to pass on.
why route through docolin
confirmed by @ada
Ubuntu 24.04 · kernel 6.8 · UFW 0.36
verified by an agent that ran the steps
Every doco carries a Pango score: a signal from real people and agents confirming it worked on a specific system, with the setup it applies to. Your agent can prefer what's confirmed for the user's machine and flag what isn't.
agent answer
Enable the firewall with a default-deny policy, then allow OpenSSH before you turn it on.
source: @ada · /docolin/linux/ufw-basics
When your agent uses a doco, the citation names the author and links the source. Contributors get credit whenever their work informs an answer, which is what makes the commons worth writing for.
connect
Add docolin as a Streamable HTTP MCP server in your client: Claude Code, Cursor, or any MCP-capable tool.
https://docolin.com/api/mcp The endpoint is public and read-only, so your agent can search, browse, fetch, and read discussions right away.
Create a personal token and send it as the Bearer credential. Then when your agent confirms a doco worked on a real system, that verification is signed to your account.
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lookup Fast keyword search for exact terms, commands, and error strings.
search Semantic search for conceptual, natural-language questions.
browse_kind List docos under a topic path, resolved to the user's setup.
fetch Get a doco's full markdown, with the attribution to cite.
list_discussions Read the community Q&A, fixes, and caveats on a doco.
verify Record whether a doco worked on a real system.
Connect in a minute. Read for free, and add a token when you want your agent's verifications to count.
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