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Cognite documentation powers human and agent workflows with new AI functionality
Cognite now offers several ways to bring our official CDF product documentation into your AI-powered workflows.
- A docs MCP server for live documentation access in your IDE.
- SKILL.md capability files so AI assistants understand what Cognite Data Fusion (CDF) can do.
- An integrated experience on docs.cognite.com that includes an AI assistant that answers questions and cites sources, plus one-click options to send any page to Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT, or Claude.
To use the MCP server and the SKILL.md file, you'll need a compatible AI-powered IDE or assistant (for example, Cursor, Claude, Windsurf, or VS Code with Copilot). To install the SKILL.md file with the skills CLI, you also need Node.js.
Docs MCP server: live documentation in your IDE
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that lets AI assistants securely access external data and tools. Cognite's docs MCP server gives your IDE live access to full Cognite documentation—article text, API details, and code examples—so your AI assistant can answer implementation questions with current, specific answers.
Try it
Open docs.cognite.com. From any guide, select Copy MCP Server at the top right of the page. From the dropdown:
- Select Connect to Cursor or Connect to VS Code to configure the MCP server automatically.
- Select Copy MCP Server to paste the URL into any other MCP-compatible tool.
Content is real-time: your assistant pulls from the same docs you see on the site.
SKILL.md: teach your AI what CDF can do
Agent Skills is a machine-readable format that describes what AI agents can accomplish with a product. Cognite automatically generates and maintains a SKILL.md file from our documentation so your AI assistant understands CDF's capabilities—what's possible, what inputs are needed, and common patterns—without reading every page.
Install it with one command:
npx skills add https://docs.cognite.comThe CLI discovers and installs the skill for compatible tools (Cursor, Claude Desktop, Windsurf, VS Code with Copilot). You can also download the file manually from docs.cognite.com and add it to your tool's skills directory. The file updates with each documentation deployment; re-run the command to get the latest version.
Try it
Run the command above or view the file at docs.cognite.com/skill.md.
Integrated AI experience on the documentation portal
AI assistant on the docs site. On docs.cognite.com, an in-docs AI assistant answers questions using the documentation. It searches and retrieves relevant content, cites sources with links to the pages it used, and can generate copyable code examples. The assistant only answers from Cognite's published docs; if it doesn't have enough information, it will say so.
Open the assistant using the Ask AI button next to the search bar, or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+I (Windows) / Cmd+I (macOS). To give the assistant specific context, highlight text and select Add to assistant, or select Ask AI on a code block to send that snippet into the chat.
Send the current page to your IDE or external AI. The Copy MCP Server menu at the top right lets you send the page you're on straight into Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT, or Claude—or copy it for use elsewhere. Use it when you want to continue the conversation in your IDE or another chat tool with that page as context.
Try it
Open any guide at docs.cognite.com, use the assistant button or Ctrl+I / Cmd+I, or the menu at the top right to connect to your IDE.
How the new features work together
| Feature | What it does | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| MCP server | Live, full documentation and specs inside your IDE | Detailed implementation questions and code examples |
| SKILL.md | Structured capability summary for AI agents | Understanding what CDF can do and which workflows exist |
| In-docs assistant | Chat on docs.cognite.com that answers from the docs, cites sources, and generates code | Quick answers and examples without leaving the docs site |
| Docs portal AI menu | One-click send current page to Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT, or Claude | Getting the page you're reading into your IDE or external AI tool |
Using MCP and SKILL.md together gives the best experience: SKILL.md helps your assistant understand the scope of CDF; the MCP server supplies the detailed docs when you need them. On the docs site itself, the in-docs AI assistant is there to give instant, cited answers.
Get started with the new tools
- Documentation: docs.cognite.com
- Full setup guide (steps + troubleshooting): Connecting your IDE to Cognite documentation
- Documentation index for discovery: docs.cognite.com/llms.txt
- Skill file:docs.cognite.com/skill.md
Privacy and security
The MCP server and SKILL.md are read-only and provide access only to public documentation; they do not access your code, CDF projects, or any private data. For more on how agents use skills securely, see the Agent Skills integration guide.