DeepWiki - Repository Documentation

Query DeepWiki for AI-generated documentation about any public GitHub repository.

Overview

DeepWiki (deepwiki.com) provides AI-generated documentation for GitHub repositories, including:

Repository structure and architecture API documentation Code explanations Interactive diagrams Quick Start

URL Pattern: Replace github.com with deepwiki.com in any repo URL:

github.com/vercel/next.js → deepwiki.com/vercel/next.js MCP Server Setup

DeepWiki provides a free MCP server with no authentication required for public repos.

Add to Claude Code (one-time setup) claude mcp add -s user -t http deepwiki https://mcp.deepwiki.com/mcp

For Cursor/Windsurf

Add to your MCP config:

{ "mcpServers": { "deepwiki": { "serverUrl": "https://mcp.deepwiki.com/sse" } } }

Available MCP Tools

Once configured, these tools become available:

Tool Purpose read_wiki_structure Get documentation topics/structure for a repo read_wiki_contents Retrieve actual documentation content ask_question Ask AI-powered questions about the repo Usage Examples Via WebFetch (works immediately)

Fetch documentation overview

WebFetch https://deepwiki.com/owner/repo "Summarize the architecture"

Example

WebFetch https://deepwiki.com/vercel/next.js "How does routing work?"

Via MCP (after setup)

Use the MCP tools directly:

mcp__deepwiki__read_wiki_structure - Get repo structure mcp__deepwiki__read_wiki_contents - Get documentation mcp__deepwiki__ask_question - Ask questions Fallback: GitHub + AI

If DeepWiki lacks coverage for a repo, use GitHub API:

Get Repository Overview gh api repos/owner/repo | jq '{description, language, topics, stars: .stargazers_count}'

Get README gh api repos/owner/repo/readme --jq '.content' | base64 -d

Get File Structure gh api repos/owner/repo/git/trees/main?recursive=1 | \ jq -r '.tree[] | select(.type == "blob") | .path' | head -50

Wire Protocols

Two protocols are supported:

SSE at https://mcp.deepwiki.com/sse - Official MCP spec HTTP at https://mcp.deepwiki.com/mcp - Cloudflare/OpenAI compatible Best Practices Use WebFetch first - Works without MCP setup Check if repo is indexed - Popular repos have better coverage Ask specific questions - DeepWiki excels at targeted queries Fall back to GitHub - For unindexed or private repos Limitations Public repos only - Private repos require Devin account Coverage varies - 50,000+ popular repos indexed No authentication - Can't access private documentation Resources Website: https://deepwiki.com Docs: https://docs.devin.ai/work-with-devin/deepwiki GitHub: https://github.com/CognitionAI/deepwiki