Integration
Connect your AI coding agent to DocuGen with MCP
Documentation goes stale on the first day of coding, because what the developer learns while implementing never goes back to the spec. The DocuGen MCP server closes that loop inside the editor: the agent reads the briefing before writing code, and records what diverged when it is done.
How do I connect my coding agent to DocuGen?
DocuGen runs a hosted MCP server at https://docugen.dev/api/mcp. To connect a coding agent, create an API key on the DocuGen Developer page using the AI Agent preset, then register that URL in your MCP client with the key sent in an X-API-Key header. In Claude Code that is a single command: claude mcp add --transport http docugen https://docugen.dev/api/mcp --header "X-API-Key: SUA_CHAVE". There is nothing to install and no local process to run. Once registered, the agent can list projects, read product requirement documents and technical specifications, edit a section, add a comment and submit the document for human review. Every agent edit saves the previous version first and moves the document to review, so no change is silent. The MCP server requires a Pro or Enterprise plan.
claude mcp add --transport http docugen https://docugen.dev/api/mcp --header "X-API-Key: SUA_CHAVE"Endpoint: https://docugen.dev/api/mcp
The loop it closes
- 1The agent pulls the project briefing: business context, product requirements, execution plan and technical specifications.
- 2It implements against that briefing instead of guessing, because the specification is the source of truth in the conversation.
- 3When the implementation diverges, the agent edits the affected section and sends the document for review, with a summary of what changed.
- 4You review the change in DocuGen, with the previous version saved and the difference visible.
Setup, step by step
- 1Create an API keyOn the Developer page, create a key with the AI Agent preset. It grants reading, editing, review and comments, and nothing else.
- 2Register the serverRun the claude mcp add command with your key. In Cursor and other clients, add the same URL and header to the MCP settings.
- 3Ask for the briefingTell the agent to read the DocuGen project before implementing. It will fetch the briefing and follow it.
- 4Send the change backWhen the implementation diverges, ask the agent to update the specification. The change lands as a new version waiting for your review.
What the agent can do
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| docugen_list_projects | List the projects the key can reach. |
| docugen_get_project | Project details and its document index. |
| docugen_list_documents | Documents of a project, filtered by type or status. |
| docugen_get_document | Read a document or a single section. |
| docugen_get_agent_pack | The whole project as one AGENTS.md briefing. |
| docugen_update_document | Edit the document, with the previous version kept. |
| docugen_submit_for_review | Close the edit and send it for human review. |
| docugen_discard_changes | Undo the open edit session. |
| docugen_archive_document | Archive a document that is no longer current. |
| docugen_restore_document | Bring an archived document back. |
| docugen_add_comment | Report a divergence without rewriting the document. |
| docugen_generate_document | Generate a new document with AI. |
| docugen_get_job | Follow the progress of a generation. |
The other end of the loop: meetings
Requirements rarely start in a document, they start in a call. DocuGen connects to Microsoft Teams, Google Meet and Notion to import meeting transcripts and turn them into structured requirements, so the specification your agent reads begins where the decision was actually made.
See the meeting transcript section of the User Guide
Questions
- Which AI coding tools work with this?
- Any client that speaks MCP over HTTP, including Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and VS Code. There is nothing to install: the server runs on DocuGen and you register a URL.
- Can the agent overwrite my documentation?
- No edit is silent. The first change by an agent saves the previous version, the document moves to review, and the owner is notified. You approve or revert.
- What happens if I edit the same document while the agent is working?
- Your edit wins and the agent draft is never thrown away. DocuGen saves the agent work as a version, closes the edit session, and applies your change on top. The agent is told the session ended and has to read the document again before writing.
- Do I need a paid plan?
- Yes. The MCP server uses the developer API, available on the Pro and Enterprise plans.
- Does DocuGen read meeting transcripts too?
- Yes. Connect Microsoft Teams, Google Meet or Notion, import the transcript, and DocuGen turns the conversation into structured requirements you can generate documents from.