Docs

Quick start

This page shows the shortest path from a fresh checkout to a running MDDocs documentation site.

Requirements

  • PHP 8.4 or newer
  • Composer 2
  • a terminal in the project directory

Install dependencies

git clone https://github.com/devioarts/mddocs.git
cd mddocs
composer install

Start the web server

composer serve

Then open:

http://127.0.0.1:8080/mddocs

Build the search index

The search index can be built automatically on first search. To rebuild it manually, run:

composer build-search

Lint PHP files

composer lint

Start the MCP server

composer mcp

This command starts the stdio MCP server used by MCP clients.

Last updated on July 17, 2026