docs: generate hierarchical per-module API reference pages#2103
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The API docs previously consisted of a single page (`docs/api.md`) containing only `::: mcp`, which rendered just the top-level `mcp/__init__.py` exports. Most of the public API surface (`MCPServer`, `Context`, `Settings`, `Tool`, `Resource`, `Prompt`, etc.) was missing because those classes live in subpackages not re-exported at the top level. This replaces the single-page approach with auto-generated per-module pages using the standard mkdocstrings recipe: - `mkdocs-gen-files` runs `docs/hooks/gen_ref_pages.py` at build time to create a virtual `.md` stub for every module under `src/mcp/` - `mkdocs-literate-nav` reads the generated `api/SUMMARY.md` to build a hierarchical sidebar navigation tree - Material theme's `navigation.indexes` handles section index pages (the `mkdocs-section-index` plugin is not needed and conflicts with it) Also updates `mkdocstrings` `paths` from `[src/mcp]` to `[src]` so that fully-qualified module identifiers like `mcp.server.mcpserver.server` resolve correctly.
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The API docs previously consisted of a single page (
docs/api.md) containing only::: mcp, which rendered just the top-levelmcp/__init__.pyexports. Most of the public API surface (MCPServer,Context,Settings,Tool,Resource,Prompt, etc.) was missing because those classes live in subpackages not re-exported at the top level.This replaces the single-page approach with auto-generated per-module pages using the standard mkdocstrings recipe:
mkdocs-gen-filesrunsscripts/gen_ref_pages.pyat build time to create a virtual.mdstub for every module undersrc/mcp/mkdocs-literate-navreads the generatedapi/SUMMARY.mdto build a hierarchical sidebar navigation treenavigation.indexeshandles section index pages (themkdocs-section-indexplugin is not needed and conflicts with it)Also updates
mkdocstringspathsfrom[src/mcp]to[src]so that fully-qualified module identifiers likemcp.server.mcpserver.serverresolve correctly.