DeepWiki - Repository Documentation

Overview

• Repository structure and architecture
• API documentation
• Code explanations
• Interactive diagrams

Quick Start

github.com

deepwiki.com

• github.com/vercel/next.js

  →

  deepwiki.com/vercel/next.js

MCP Server Setup

Add to Claude Code (one-time setup)

claude mcp add -s user -t http deepwiki https://mcp.deepwiki.com/mcp

For Cursor/Windsurf

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

Available MCP Tools

read_wiki_structure

read_wiki_contents

ask_question

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)

• mcp__deepwiki__read_wiki_structure

  - Get repo structure

• mcp__deepwiki__read_wiki_contents

  - Get documentation

• mcp__deepwiki__ask_question

  - Ask questions

Fallback: GitHub + AI

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

• SSE at

  https://mcp.deepwiki.com/sse

  - Official MCP spec
• HTTP at

  https://mcp.deepwiki.com/mcp

  - Cloudflare/OpenAI compatible

Best Practices

1. Use WebFetch first - Works without MCP setup
2. Check if repo is indexed - Popular repos have better coverage
3. Ask specific questions - DeepWiki excels at targeted queries
4. 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