Qiskit Documentation MCP Server
Pull authoritative Qiskit guides and API references into the agent so quantum code matches current IBM documentation.
Overview
Qiskit Docs MCP is a Build-phase MCP server that queries and retrieves official Qiskit documentation for coding agents.
What is this MCP server?
- PyPI qiskit-docs-mcp-server v0.2.0 stdio via uvx
- Query and retrieve Qiskit documentation, guides, and API references
- QISKIT_DOCS_BASE default https://quantum.cloud.ibm.com/docs/
- QISKIT_HTTP_TIMEOUT default 10.0 seconds for HTTP fetches
- Official Qiskit/mcp-servers repo subfolder with websiteUrl on GitHub
- Package version 0.2.0 on PyPI identifier qiskit-docs-mcp-server
- Default QISKIT_HTTP_TIMEOUT: 10.0 seconds
- Default docs base https://quantum.cloud.ibm.com/docs/
Community signal: 28 GitHub stars.
What problem does it solve?
Agents guess Qiskit APIs from training data and ship broken imports because docs are not in the tool loop.
Who is it for?
Solo Qiskit developers who want RAG-style doc access inside Claude Code or Cursor without building a custom scraper.
Skip if: Teams needing code execution on QPUs only, or classical web stacks with zero quantum surface area.
What do I get? / Deliverables
After install, your agent can fetch current Qiskit guides and API pages from the configured docs base with a 10s default HTTP timeout.
- Stdio Qiskit docs MCP in agent config
- On-demand doc and API reference retrieval in chat
- Tuned docs base URL and timeout for your environment
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Journey fit
Build docs subphase is the right shelf because documentation retrieval supports implementation and reduces wrong API usage while coding. Docs subphase matches MCP tools that query and fetch Qiskit documentation rather than executing jobs on hardware.
How it compares
Read-only documentation MCP for Qiskit, not the IBM code-completion assistant server.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is Qiskit Docs MCP for?
Indie and solo developers writing Qiskit who need agents to cite live IBM documentation instead of memorized API shapes.
When should I use Qiskit Docs MCP?
Use it during Build whenever you implement or refactor Qiskit code and want guides and API references retrieved on demand.
How do I add Qiskit Docs MCP to my agent?
Add stdio MCP for qiskit-docs-mcp-server via uvx, set QISKIT_DOCS_BASE and QISKIT_HTTP_TIMEOUT if needed, and refresh tools in your client.