Business logic, ADRs, conventions — in Markdown, right in the project repo, next to your code. One command turns them into a docs site your team can browse and your AI can build on.
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/documan-ai/documan/main/scripts/quickstart.sh | bash
Process
From Markdown to a live docs site in minutes
Docs live next to your code. ADRs, guides, specs — plain files, versioned in Git, reviewed in PRs.
One command. Docs site with semantic search is live. No npm, no config, no maintenance.
Your team browses the site. AI tools query docs via MCP. One source of truth for everyone.
Use Cases
Perfect for teams and solo devs alike
Your codebase changes every day. Your Confluence doesn't. Documan lives in your repo — every PR can update the docs, every merge keeps them in sync. No more "this is outdated, ask Jana."
Half the knowledge is in Slack threads nobody can find. The other half left with the last developer. Documan gives your team one place that's always current, searchable, and doesn't require asking someone.
Why does the pricing engine round down on the third decimal? Why do refunds go through a separate queue? That logic lives in someone's head — until they leave. Write it once, find it forever.
Stop spending your Fridays explaining how the system works to someone who joined Monday. New devs search, read, and ask questions — and get answers from your actual docs, not hallucinations.
Broken links and missing files don't announce themselves. They just quietly make your docs useless. Documan catches them in your pipeline before they reach anyone.
Your AI assistant that actually knows your project. Ask it why a decision was made, how a system works, or what the onboarding steps are — and get answers cited from your own documentation.
Features
Everything Docusaurus, VitePress, and Confluence can't do.
Your AI agent can search your docs semantically. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible tool.
Find docs by meaning, not just keywords. Vector embeddings understand context and intent.
Docs are stored in your repository. Versioned, reviewed, and always in sync with your code.
No npm. No Node.js. No node_modules. Just one binary — install it once and never think about it again.
Lint docs in your pipeline. Broken links, missing frontmatter, and invalid references never reach production.
Add the Documan skill to your AI tool. It creates pages, manages navigation, and validates everything for you.
Feature-by-feature, no marketing fluff
| Feature | Us | Docusaurus |
|---|---|---|
| MCP server for dev tools | ✓ BYOK |
✗ |
| AI writing skill | ✓ | ✗ |
| AI agentic web chat | 🔜 BYOK |
✗ |
| Custom system prompt | 🔜 soon |
✗ |
| Semantic search | ✓ BYOK |
✗ |
| Full-text search | ✓ | ✓ build |
| Missing file detection | ✓ | ✗ |
| Frontmatter validation | ✓ | ✗ |
| Broken link detection | ✓ | ✓ build |
| CI/CD linting | ✓ | ⚠ manual |
| ...and 14 more features | ||
| Feature | Documan | Docusaurus | VitePress | GitBook | Notion | Confluence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCP server for dev tools | ✓ BYOK | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| AI writing skill | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| AI agentic web chat | 🔜 BYOK | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ paid | ⚠ basic | ⚠ basic |
| Custom system prompt | 🔜 soon | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Semantic search | ✓ BYOK | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ paid | ⚠ basic | ⚠ basic |
| Full-text search | ✓ | ✓ build | ⚠ plugin | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Missing file detection | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Frontmatter validation | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Broken link detection | ✓ | ✓ build | ⚠ plugin | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| CI/CD linting | ✓ | ⚠ manual | ⚠ manual | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| ...and 14 more features | ||||||
BYOK = Bring Your Own Key — your OpenAI or Claude API key for vector search and agentic chat
Pricing
Free forever for small projects
Get started for free and explore what Documan can do for your workflow
For regular daily use, with optional managed hosting and custom domain
For teams that want AI, training, and influence over the roadmap
* BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) — uses your OpenAI or Claude API key for semantic search, MCP server, and agentic chat.
Your developer's hour costs €50–100. Setting up existing solutions takes hours, not minutes — Documan pays for itself before lunch on day one.
FAQ
Confluence and Notion are collaboration tools, not developer tools. They live outside your repo, docs get out of sync, and AI agents can't read them. Documan keeps Markdown next to your code — versioned in Git, reviewed in PRs, readable by AI natively.
Yes, and you should. Markdown in your repo means AI reads it natively. The MCP server adds semantic search on top — it finds relevant snippets without loading everything into the context window. Both work, together they're strongest.
Docusaurus and VitePress require Node.js, npm, plugin configs, and every upgrade risks breaking something. Documan is a single binary with zero dependencies — setup takes minutes, not hours. Semantic search, CI/CD linting, MCP server — all included. Install once, never think about it again.
The free tier supports up to 10 files. Need more? Pick Starter or Team and the limit is gone. If the pricing doesn't fit, write us — tell us what you need and what works for you. We're not here to gatekeep.
Your source files always stay in your Git repo — that never changes. Documan imports them into a database that can run self-hosted or managed by us — your choice. AI features use your own API keys (OpenAI or Claude), so your data stays yours. Need fully on-premise AI with self-hosted models? That's enterprise territory — reach out and we'll scope it.
The curl script runs an install wizard that sets up everything. Got existing Markdown without frontmatter? ./documan fix handles it. Tested on a million files — fix, import, and live docs site in under 30 seconds.
Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot, JetBrains AI, and any MCP-compatible tool. MCP is the standard for AI tool integration — the list keeps growing.
Your docs are plain Markdown files in your Git repo — always yours. Documan is just a renderer and search layer. The binary is versioned on GitHub and Docker Hub. Even if we disappeared — which we definitely don't plan — you download the binary and keep running.
Jiri Zapletal — software engineer, 17 years across SaaS, enterprise systems, and developer tools. One person so far, shipping fast. Public roadmap, issues on GitHub, full transparency.
Docusaurus is free. Your time isn't. Setting it up takes hours, adding search requires plugins, and every upgrade cycle costs more. Documan is running in 10 minutes with search, MCP, and CI/CD linting included. At €53/month for your whole team, it pays for itself the first afternoon you don't spend debugging node_modules.
Business logic, ADRs, conventions — written once, in your repo forever. Anyone can read them. Any AI can build on them.