# ManualWorks MCP

> Use this tool when you need to search and retrieve documentation data from ManualWorks documents using natural language, especially when a native search API is unavailable. It enables keyword searching across documents, providing content snippets and URLs, to solve problems of information discovery and retrieval. Ideal for use cases where manual document searching is inefficient or impractical, it takes in natural language queries and outputs relevant content snippets and URLs.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/plainday-manual-works-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/plainday-manual-works-mcp

## Description

Enables keyword searching across ManualWorks documents by combining document and chapter APIs to provide content snippets and URLs. It allows users to search and retrieve documentation data through natural language when a native search API is unavailable.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.95
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/l0znb31aqb)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/plainday/manual-works-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "plainday-manual-works-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/plainday-manual-works-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/plainday-manual-works-mcp/pull`

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