This topic is a reference for the Published Docs MCP Server: it lists the tools available to AI agents and the rate limits that apply to requests.
Available Tools
The Published Docs MCP Server provides the following read-only tools, scoped to public publications:
- List the public publications in the portal
- List topics within a publication, including API documentation topics
- Retrieve topic content
- Retrieve the table of contents structure
- Search portal content
- Query AnswerGenius
No write tools are available. Agents cannot create or edit topics, create projects, modify the table of contents, change workflow fields, or touch portal settings. Projects and Restricted publications are not visible to the agent at all.
Rate Limits
There are the following limits for the Published Docs MCP server tool requests:
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Limit
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Value
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Comments
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MCP tool calls per portal per day
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20 000
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MCP tool calls from all users of the same portal per day.
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MCP tool calls per portal per minute
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180
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MCP tool calls from all users of the same portal per minute.
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MCP tool calls per IP address per minute
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60 |
MCP tool calls per user (IP address) per minute.
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Read tool requests per second
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10 |
Requests when an MCP read-only tool reads information.
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- MCP tool call - one successful request of a read tool (for example, searching for a topic).
Limit Is Reached
When a limit is reached, the reader's AI agent is told that it has made too many requests and should wait before trying again. Most agents handle this on their own — they pause for a moment and retry automatically — so readers rarely notice anything.
You will not see an error yourself, because the limit is reached by the reader's agent rather than by your portal. The symptom to watch for is readers reporting that an agent has become slow to answer or has stopped responding.
The per-minute limits reset every minute, so short bursts of traffic clear on their own. Because the daily and per-minute portal limits are shared by everyone using your public documentation, a single reader running an agent heavily can affect others.
If your portal regularly reaches these limits, higher limits are available through the REST API & MCP: High Volume add-on. See the Pricing page for details.