Build with AI

Connect the JTL documentation to your AI coding tools so they can answer questions and generate code across every JTL product

JTL provides a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that gives AI tools direct access to the full developer documentation. Once connected, your tool can answer platform questions, generate code, and reference current behaviour for any JTL product.

Connect to your AI Tool

Choose your AI coding tool below and follow the setup instructions.

Claude Code

Add the JTL docs MCP server with a single command:

claude mcp add --transport http jtl-docs https://developer.jtl-software.com/mcp

Restart Claude Code, then run /mcp. You’ll see jtl-docs · ✔ connected as part of the MCP servers.

GitHub Copilot (VS Code)

Add the following to your project’s .vscode/mcp.json (create the file if it doesn’t exist):

{
  "servers": {
    "jtl-docs": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://developer.jtl-software.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Restart VS Code and Copilot will pick up the MCP server.

GitHub Copilot CLI

Start Copilot CLI and then run the command below:

  /mcp add

Copilot will open an interactive form asking for the MCP server details. Fill in the following:

• Server Name: jtl-docs
• Server Type: Press 3 to select HTTP
• URL: https://developer.jtl-software.com/mcp

Use the Tab key to navigate and ctrl+s to save.

Once it’s saved, run /mcp show. You’ll see ✓ jtl-docs in the list of available MCP servers.

Cursor

Open Cursor Settings > Tools & MCPs > Add Custom MCP. Then paste the following:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jtl-docs": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://developer.jtl-software.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Alternatively, add it to your project’s .cursor/mcp.json (create the file if it doesn’t exist):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jtl-docs": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://developer.jtl-software.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Devin Editor

Open Devin Settings > Devin Local > Open Devin MCP marketplace > Add custom MCP and add a new server, or add it manually by editing ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jtl-docs": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://developer.jtl-software.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

You can also connect directly from any page in these docs. Click the contextual menu (top of any page) and select Connect to Cursor or Connect to VS Code to add the MCP server with one click.

Other Ways to Use the Docs

These options work without any setup and are useful for one-off questions or tools that don’t support MCP.

Copy as Markdown. On any page, press Cmd+C / Ctrl+C or select Copy from the contextual menu to copy the page content as Markdown. Paste it directly into ChatGPT, Claude, or any other AI tool.

Claude and ChatGPT links. Select Open in Claude or Open in ChatGPT from the contextual menu on any page. This opens the AI tool with the page content pre-loaded.

llms.txt. The docs site hosts an llms.txt file listing every page with a short description. AI crawlers use it to index the documentation, and you can fetch it directly to give a tool an overview of what is available.

Tips for Better Results

These apply regardless of which product you build against.

Name the product. “How do I authenticate?” is ambiguous across products with different authentication models. “How do I authenticate a Cloud App backend?” retrieves the right page.

Be specific about what you’re building. “Help me build a JTL Cloud App” is vague. “Create a panel app that shows customer order history in the customer sidebar” gives the tool enough context to generate accurate code.

Reference JTL concepts by name. Use the vocabulary listed for your product above. The tool maps these terms to the correct documentation pages.

Ask follow-up questions. After the tool generates code, ask “Does this follow the recommended AppBridge initialization pattern?” and it will check its answer against the docs.

Combine with the quickstarts. Start with From Template or From Scratch to get a running app, then use AI to extend it.

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