Vault Docs MCP

Learn how to access official Vault documentation in your favorite LLM client.

The Vault Docs Model Context Protocol (MCP) allows LLM clients to directly access official Vault documentation. It’s intended to be used as a reference for LLMs, and does not provide the ability to perform actions in Vault.

Setup

See the guides for detailed instructions on how to connect the Vault Docs MCP to your favorite LLM.

Tools

The Vault Docs MCP contains the tools listed below. These tools can search general and limited Release documentation, with the exception of VAPIL, which can only search general release documentation. Learn more about Vault Releases in Vault Help.

Search Developer Docs

Use the search_developer_docs tool to search Vault Developer Portal for information about features such as Vault Java SDK, Vault API, Metadata Definition Language (MDL), Vault Query Language (VQL), and Direct Data API.

For Vault API endpoint references, use the search_api_reference tool.

For Vault Java SDK Javadocs, use the search_sdk_javadocs tool.

Search API Reference

Use the search_api_reference tool to search for specific, technical information in the Vault API Reference. This tool can retrieve:

Endpoint request details (including URI paths, headers, and parameters)
Endpoint response details (including returned attributes and response structure)
Response Status details and error type information

Search SDK Javadocs

Use the search_sdk_javadocs tool to search the Vault Java SDK Javadocs.This tool can retrieve:

Package overviews
Field and constructor information
Method details (including parameters, return types, and exceptions thrown)
Class and interface descriptions
Code examples

Search VAPIL Javadocs

Use the search_vapil_javadocs tool to search the VAPIL Javadocs. This tool can retrieve:

Package overviews
Field and constructor information
Method details (including parameters, return types, and exceptions thrown)
Class and interface descriptions
Code examples
Code examples
An overview of VAPIL

Search Vault Help Docs

Use the search_vault_help_docs tool to search for information in the Platform Vault Help Docs. This tool can retrieve:

Information on how to configure Vault
Information on how to use Vault
An overview of Vault Features and configuration options