mcp-roadmapsh

MCP server for roadmap.sh — developer roadmaps, best practices, interview questions, project ideas, videos, and local progress tracking. Built on the official @modelcontextprotocol/sdk (TypeScript / stdio).

All data comes from official, public sources — no scraping, no mock data:

• https://roadmap.sh/{slug}.json — rendered roadmap graphs
• raw.githubusercontent.com/nilbuild/developer-roadmap — topic markdown
• GitHub contents API — dynamic slug listings

Prerequisite

Node.js 20 or newer (node --version to check). That is the only requirement — npx (bundled with Node) handles the rest, no manual clone or build needed.

Quick start

Claude Code (one command)

# Once published to npm:
claude mcp add roadmapsh -- npx -y mcp-roadmapsh

# Works today, straight from GitHub (npx builds it for you):
claude mcp add roadmapsh -- npx -y github:aissablk1/mcp-roadmapsh

Any MCP client (JSON config)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "roadmapsh": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "mcp-roadmapsh"] }
  }
}

Replace mcp-roadmapsh with github:aissablk1/mcp-roadmapsh to run the latest GitHub version before the npm release.

From source (contributors)

git clone https://github.com/aissablk1/mcp-roadmapsh.git
cd mcp-roadmapsh
npm install        # `prepare` builds dist/ automatically
npm test           # end-to-end test against real data
node dist/index.js # stdio MCP server
npm run inspect    # open the MCP Inspector

Tools

Tool	Purpose
roadmap_diagnose	Connectivity + cache/state status
roadmap_list	List all roadmap slugs
roadmap_get	Roadmap graph by slug (outline or raw)
roadmap_topic	Topic markdown + links (by nodeId or query)
roadmap_export	Export a whole roadmap as markdown/text
roadmap_search	Search slugs by keyword within a scope
best_practices_list / best_practices_get	Best-practice guides
questions_list / questions_get	Interview question groups
projects_list / project_get	Practice project ideas
videos_list	Video resources
progress_mark	Mark a topic learning / done / skip (local)
progress_status	Completion percent for a roadmap
progress_next	Recommend the next topic to learn

Configuration (env)

Variable	Default	Purpose
ROADMAPSH_CACHE_DIR	~/.cache/mcp-roadmapsh	HTTP cache directory
ROADMAPSH_CACHE_TTL_MS	86400000 (24 h)	Cache TTL
ROADMAPSH_STATE_DIR	~/.local/state/mcp-roadmapsh	Progress state
ROADMAPSH_TIMEOUT_MS	20000	HTTP timeout
ROADMAPSH_OWNER	nilbuild	GitHub owner of the developer-roadmap repo
ROADMAPSH_BRANCH	master	developer-roadmap branch
GITHUB_TOKEN	—	Optional, raises GitHub API rate limit

Publishing (maintainers)

npm publish                       # to npmjs.com (npm login required first)
npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/publisher publish   # to the official MCP registry (server.json)

The package ships mcpName and a server.json so it can be listed in the official Model Context Protocol registry.

License

MIT — Aïssa BELKOUSSA