INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL
symbol_to_artifact
Resolves a class name, fully-qualified type, or package name to the Maven Central artifact (groupId, artifactId) that publishes it.
LIVE ENDPOINT
https://www.javadocs.dev/mcp
Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for symbol_to_artifact and invoke it with your own arguments.
Indexed input schema
{}Risk classification
Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.
- No write-capable action terms were found; this is not proof that invocation has no side effects.
Parent server
CONNECT WITH APPROVAL
Client installation
Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.
Codex
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.javadocs-dev]
url = "https://www.javadocs.dev/mcp"
enabled = true
Claude Code
.mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"javadocs-dev": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://www.javadocs.dev/mcp"
}
}
}
Claude Desktop
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
Name: javadocs-dev
Remote MCP URL: https://www.javadocs.dev/mcp
Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.
Cursor
.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"javadocs-dev": {
"url": "https://www.javadocs.dev/mcp"
}
}
}
Visual Studio Code
.vscode/mcp.json
Add to Visual Studio Code{
"servers": {
"javadocs-dev": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://www.javadocs.dev/mcp"
}
}
}
Generic MCP
Client-specific MCP configuration
{
"name": "javadocs-dev",
"transport": "streamable-http",
"url": "https://www.javadocs.dev/mcp"
}
MCP Inspector
Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.
Related tools
get_latest_version— Resolves the latest published version of a Maven Central artifact (any groupId:artifactId — Java, Kotlin, or Scala library).get_javadoc_index— Fetches the rendered Javadoc/Scaladoc index page for a specific Maven Central artifact version, converted to plain text/markdown.list_javadoc_symbols— Enumerates the public API a library documents — classes, interfaces, traits, objects, enums, and annotations — for a Maven Central artifact version.get_javadoc_symbol— Reads one Javadoc/Scaladoc page from a Maven Central artifact, already converted to plain text/markdown so you don't have to parse HTML.get_source_file— Reads one source file from a Maven Central library's sources jar (the `-sources.jar` artifact).list_source_files— Lists the raw source files (`.java`, `.kt`, and `.scala`) in a Maven Central artifact version's `-sources.jar`.search_artifacts— Searches the indexed Maven Central catalog for artifacts whose groupId or artifactId contains a substring (case-insensitive).