Set up Axle’s MCP to grant AI tools the knowledge of Axle docs
If you use AI-powered development tools like Cursor, VS Code, or Claude Desktop to build your Axle integrations, you can now link these tools directly to the Axle docs for faster integration building!
You can do this by installing the Axle Docs Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server.
This is an early alpha feature, so these instructions and the functionality of Axle’s MCP tools may change due to updates from Axle’s docs provider (Mintlify) or from MCP clients (Cursor, VS Code, Claude, etc.).
You must have npm
installed on your machine. If not, start by installing npm.
We also recommend installing an MCP compatible IDE or Chatbot tool before you begin this setup process. As of May 2025, these primarily include Visual Studio Code, Cursor, and Claude Desktop.
npm i -g @mintlify/mcp
to install the Mintlify MCP Generatornpx @mintlify/mcp@latest add axle
.The Mintlify MCP generator doesn’t currently support VS Code as a setup option, but VS Code will read in MCPs from Cursor’s MCP config, so you should select Cursor as your installation option.
When you open VS Code after installing an MCP in Cursor, you may see a prompt like “Would you like to use Cursor MCPs?”. Answer yes.
If you need more information about setting up this MCP with VS Code, read their official guide to MCP Servers.
Once you’ve completed the MCP installation, ensure the axle-mcp-server
is enabled and then you can simply ask your chatbot of choice a questions about the Axle docs.
For example:
userId
, first name
and last name
as arguments.”Set up Axle’s MCP to grant AI tools the knowledge of Axle docs
If you use AI-powered development tools like Cursor, VS Code, or Claude Desktop to build your Axle integrations, you can now link these tools directly to the Axle docs for faster integration building!
You can do this by installing the Axle Docs Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server.
This is an early alpha feature, so these instructions and the functionality of Axle’s MCP tools may change due to updates from Axle’s docs provider (Mintlify) or from MCP clients (Cursor, VS Code, Claude, etc.).
You must have npm
installed on your machine. If not, start by installing npm.
We also recommend installing an MCP compatible IDE or Chatbot tool before you begin this setup process. As of May 2025, these primarily include Visual Studio Code, Cursor, and Claude Desktop.
npm i -g @mintlify/mcp
to install the Mintlify MCP Generatornpx @mintlify/mcp@latest add axle
.The Mintlify MCP generator doesn’t currently support VS Code as a setup option, but VS Code will read in MCPs from Cursor’s MCP config, so you should select Cursor as your installation option.
When you open VS Code after installing an MCP in Cursor, you may see a prompt like “Would you like to use Cursor MCPs?”. Answer yes.
If you need more information about setting up this MCP with VS Code, read their official guide to MCP Servers.
Once you’ve completed the MCP installation, ensure the axle-mcp-server
is enabled and then you can simply ask your chatbot of choice a questions about the Axle docs.
For example:
userId
, first name
and last name
as arguments.”