LivingDocs

Name: LivingDocs
Author: dinesh-mys

@dinesh-mys

About LivingDocs

AI-powered documentation health monitor — detects stale doc comments and suggests updates using Claude. Works as an MCP server for Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot.

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Basic information

Config

Add this server to your MCP-compatible client using the configuration below.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "livingdocs": {
      "command": "livingdocs-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools

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Overview

What is LivingDocs?

LivingDocs is an AI-powered documentation health monitor that detects stale doc comments in code and suggests updates using Claude. It is built for developers and teams who want to keep documentation in sync with recent code changes.

How to use LivingDocs?

Install the .NET global tool via dotnet tool install -g LivingDocs.Mcp (requires .NET 10 SDK). Then use the provided tools: scan_repo (free) to scan a local git repo for stale comments, suggest_doc_update (free) to get an AI-suggested update for a single file, sync_confluence (Pro) to push updates to Confluence pages, and scan_org (Pro) to get an organisation-wide staleness report.

Key features of LivingDocs

Scans local git repos and scores doc staleness 0–100%.
Suggests updated doc comments using Claude based on recent git diffs.
Supports C#, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, and Go.
Free tools: scan_repo and suggest_doc_update.
Pro tools: sync_confluence and scan_org (require a license key).

Use cases of LivingDocs

Detect and fix stale documentation in a single repository.
Automatically suggest updated comments for a file that has changed recently.
Keep Confluence documentation in sync with code changes (Pro).
Generate organisation-wide documentation health reports (Pro).

FAQ from LivingDocs

What languages does LivingDocs support?

LivingDocs supports C#, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, and Go.

How do I install LivingDocs?

Install the .NET global tool by running dotnet tool install -g LivingDocs.Mcp. The .NET 10 SDK is required.

What is the difference between free and Pro features?

Free features (scan_repo, suggest_doc_update) are available without a license. Pro features (sync_confluence, scan_org) require a Pro license key.