Guide
Documentation tools for Cursor and Claude Code users
If you write docs in Cursor or Claude Code, you don't need a new editor — you need a way to share and serve them. Here are the documentation tools that fit an AI-IDE, git-based workflow in 2026.
The short answer
If you write documentation in Cursor or Claude Code, your docs are already markdown in a git repo — so you don't need a new editor, you need a sharing and serving layer. The best fit is a viewer/overlay that renders your repo for clients (email login, comments) and exposes a role-aware MCP so AI agents query the docs within permissions: Miradorly does this at $29–79/mo flat. Platforms like GitBook and Mintlify make you author in their tool, which fights the AI-IDE workflow you adopted on purpose.
If you write documentation in Cursor or Claude Code, you've already made a decision most "documentation tool" comparisons ignore: your editor is your AI-IDE, and your docs are markdown in a repo. That changes the question. You're not shopping for a place to write docs — you're shopping for a way to share and serve the docs you already write. Here's what actually fits.
Your workflow is the constraint
Cursor and Claude Code are great at docs because they:
- write and refactor markdown in place, with full repo context,
- update docs alongside code changes in the same session,
- keep everything in git, versioned and reviewable.
Any tool that asks you to leave that workflow to author in a separate WYSIWYG is friction, not help. So the requirement is: don't replace the editor — add what the editor can't do. Two things, specifically: share with non-technical readers, and serve docs to AI agents with permissions.
What you actually need
1. A sharing/serving layer (not an editor)
A viewer that renders your repo's markdown as a portal: clients and stakeholders read in a browser with email login, comment per section, and never touch the repo. Your team keeps writing in Cursor/Claude Code; a git push updates the portal.
2. A role-aware MCP
Since you live in MCP-capable clients, a documentation MCP is a natural extension — but it should be role-aware and work on private docs, so an agent (yours or a client's) answers only from what the connecting user can see, with .docignore files excluded. See what is a role-aware MCP server.
The tools, judged against this workflow
| Tool | Keeps Cursor/Claude Code | Renders your repo as-is | Role-aware MCP (private) | Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miradorly | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | $29/$79 flat |
| GitBook | ❌ author in-tool | ⚠️ sync | ❌ published | ~$173/mo (10) |
| Mintlify | ❌ framework | ⚠️ framework | ❌ public only | $79→$300/mo |
| Notion | ❌ not git | ❌ | ❌ blocks guests | $10–20/user/mo |
| Docusaurus | ✅ | ✅ build | ❌ | Free + your time |
- Miradorly is the closest fit: overlay on the repo, no editor change, role-aware MCP on private docs.
- Docusaurus also keeps your editor but is a self-hosted build you maintain, with no MCP and GitHub-login comments.
- GitBook / Mintlify / Notion all pull authoring out of your IDE, which is the opposite of why you chose Cursor/Claude Code.
A workflow that fits
- Write and edit docs in Cursor / Claude Code as part of normal work (this is your authoring — done).
- Keep a
.docignoreforCLAUDE.md, secrets, and drafts. - Connect the repo to a viewer; invite clients and stakeholders by email with roles.
- Add the role-aware MCP so your agents — and clients' — answer from the docs within permissions.
- Ship docs by pushing commits. No second tool to update.
Bottom line
For Cursor and Claude Code users, the best documentation tool is the one you barely notice: it doesn't touch your editor, it renders the repo you already write in, and it adds the two things your IDE can't — client-friendly sharing and a role-aware MCP over private docs. That's an overlay, not a platform — and it's the shape that respects the AI-IDE workflow instead of fighting it.
Frequently asked questions
What documentation tool works best with Cursor and Claude Code?
One that doesn't replace them. Since Cursor/Claude Code write markdown in your repo, the best fit is an overlay that renders that repo for sharing and adds a role-aware MCP — like Miradorly — rather than a platform that forces you to author in its own editor.
Do I need a separate docs editor if I use Cursor or Claude Code?
No. Cursor and Claude Code are already excellent for writing and updating markdown docs in place. You only need a layer to share those docs with non-technical readers and to serve them to AI agents.
How does MCP relate to Cursor / Claude Code docs?
MCP lets your AI client query documentation as a tool. A role-aware MCP over your repo means Claude Code or Cursor can answer from your docs scoped to permissions, and your clients' agents can too — without exposing internal files.
Why not just use GitBook or Mintlify with Cursor?
Both expect you to author inside their platform, which duplicates or replaces your in-IDE workflow. An overlay keeps Cursor/Claude Code as your editor and just renders and shares the result.