generated: '2026-08-26'
method: searched
status: published
source: https://dash.plotly.com/mcp
deployment:
  mode: remote
  endpoint: https://dash.plotly.com/_mcp
  auth: oauth
  verified: probed
  note: >-
    POST tools/list against https://dash.plotly.com/_mcp on 2026-08-26 returned HTTP 401
    {"error":"Authentication required."} with
    WWW-Authenticate: Bearer resource_metadata="https://dash.plotly.com/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/_mcp"
    - an RFC 9728 challenge. The endpoint is real and remotely reachable; the tool list below is
    the one Plotly publishes in its own documentation, because live introspection is auth-gated.
server:
  name: plotly-dash-documentation
  transport: http
  url: https://dash.plotly.com/_mcp
  docs: https://dash.plotly.com/mcp
  announcement: https://plotly.com/blog/dash-docs-mcp/
authentication:
  type: oauth2
  flow: authorization_code
  identity_provider: https://signin.cloud.plotly.com
  protected_resource_metadata: https://dash.plotly.com/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/_mcp
  account: Plotly Cloud account (browser sign-in on first use)
  note: >-
    Plotly's docs state the Dash Docs MCP server uses Plotly Cloud for authentication and is NOT
    supported for Dash Enterprise login. Enterprise-library docs (Design Kit, Snapshot Engine,
    Embedded) are gated to a Cloud for Enterprise subscription.
install:
  claude_code: claude mcp add plotly-dash-documentation --transport http --scope user https://dash.plotly.com/_mcp
  codex_cli: codex mcp add plotly-dash-documentation --url https://dash.plotly.com/_mcp
  client_config: |
    {
      "mcpServers": {
        "plotly-dash-documentation": {
          "type": "http",
          "url": "https://dash.plotly.com/_mcp"
        }
      }
    }
tools:
- name: list_pages
  description: List all available Dash documentation pages, each with its url, name, and description.
  input_schema: auth-gated - requires authenticated tools/list introspection
- name: search_pages
  description: Search documentation pages by keyword across page names, descriptions, and component prop keywords.
  input_schema: auth-gated - requires authenticated tools/list introspection
- name: get_page_as_markdown
  description: Retrieve the full rendered content of a documentation page by its URL path.
  input_schema: auth-gated - requires authenticated tools/list introspection
related_capability:
  name: Dash MCP
  description: >-
    Distinct from the hosted Dash Docs MCP server: the Dash framework itself can turn any Dash
    application into an MCP server. Passing enable_mcp=True to the Dash constructor starts an MCP
    server alongside the app, exposing callbacks and datasets as tools; the mcp_enabled decorator
    exposes plain Python functions as tools. This is a product capability shipped to Plotly's
    customers, not a Plotly-operated agent surface, and is therefore not counted as a Plotly MCP
    server deployment.
  docs: https://dash.plotly.com/dash-mcp
  reference: https://dash.plotly.com/dash-mcp/reference
  auth_docs: https://dash.plotly.com/dash-mcp/auth
x-evidence:
- url: https://dash.plotly.com/_mcp
  method: POST tools/list
  http_status: 401
  fetched: '2026-08-26'
- url: https://dash.plotly.com/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/_mcp
  http_status: 200
  fetched: '2026-08-26'
- url: https://dash.plotly.com/mcp
  http_status: 200
  fetched: '2026-08-26'