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LiveKit Docs MCP Server

Turn your AI coding assistant into a LiveKit expert.

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Overview

LiveKit includes a free Model Context Protocol (MCP) server with tools for AI coding assistants to browse and search the docs site. The following instructions cover installation of the MCP server and advice for writing an AGENTS.md file to get the most out of your coding agent.

The server is available at the following URL:

https://docs.livekit.io/mcp

Installation

The following sections cover installation instructions for various coding assistants.

Cursor

Click the button below to install the MCP server in Cursor:

Install MCP Server in Cursor

Or add it manually with the following JSON:

{
  "livekit-docs": {
    "url": "https://docs.livekit.io/mcp"
  }
}

Claude Code

Run the following command in your terminal to install the MCP server in Claude Code:

claude mcp add --transport http livekit-docs https://docs.livekit.io/mcp

Codex

Run the following command in your terminal to install the server in OpenAI Codex:

codex mcp add --url https://docs.livekit.io/mcp livekit-docs

Gemini CLI

Run the following command in your terminal to install the server in Gemini CLI:

gemini mcp add --transport http livekit-docs https://docs.livekit.io/mcp

Manual installation

The MCP server is available at the following URL. Add this server to your MCP client of choice. If prompted, set the transport to http or "Streamable HTTP".

https://docs.livekit.io/mcp

AGENTS.md

To get the most out of the MCP server, LiveKit recommends that you include an AGENTS.md or similar file in your repository, with instructions specific to the LiveKit Docs MCP Server. This file ensures that your agent always consults LiveKit docs to produce reliable, working code.

Many of LiveKit's starter repositories already include a robust AGENTS.md file which is optimized for that specific project and environment.

Icon for Python starter project

Python starter project

Includes an AGENTS.md file optimized for building agents in Python.

GitHublivekit-examples/agent-starter-python
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Node.js starter project

Includes an AGENTS.md file optimized for building agents in Node.js.

GitHublivekit-examples/agent-starter-node

Or add the following instructions to your own AGENTS.md file:

## LiveKit Documentation


LiveKit Agents is a fast-evolving project, and the documentation is updated frequently. You should always refer to the latest documentation when working with this project. For your convenience, LiveKit offers an MCP server that can be used to browse and search its documentation. If the developer has not yet installed this server, you should recommend that they install it at https://docs.livekit.io/mcp.

Markdown docs

Each page on the LiveKit docs site is available in Markdown format, optimized for pasting into AI assistants when MCP is unavailable.

To access the Markdown version of any page on the site, append .md to the end of the URL. For example, this page is available at https://docs.livekit.io/home/get-started/mcp-server.md. You can also use the "Copy page" button on the top right of any docs page.

LLMs.txt

A complete Markdown-based index of the docs site is available at https://docs.livekit.io/llms.txt. This file includes a table of contents along with brief page descriptions. An expanded version is available at https://docs.livekit.io/llms-full.txt, but this file is quite large and may not be suitable for all use cases.

For more about how to use LLMs.txt files, see llmstxt.org.

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