Javadocs
Access to Java, Kotlin, and Scala library documentation.
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| Name | Description |
|---|---|
get_latest_version | Resolves the latest published version of a Maven Central artifact (any groupId:artifactId — Java, Kotlin, or Scala library). Call this first when you only know the artifact but not the version: the version it returns feeds into every other tool here that takes a concrete version. Works against the live Maven Central catalog — no local install, build tool, or repository checkout required. |
get_javadoc_index | Fetches the rendered Javadoc/Scaladoc index page for a specific Maven Central artifact version, converted to plain text/markdown. Useful for orienting yourself in an unfamiliar library: it lists the top-level packages, modules, and (for Scaladoc) often a curated overview. Use this before drilling into specific symbols. Works against the live Maven Central catalog — you do not need to download the javadoc jar. |
list_javadoc_symbols | Enumerates the public API a library documents — classes, interfaces, traits, objects, enums, and annotations — for a Maven Central artifact version. Each entry includes the fully-qualified class name (`fqn`) and a `link` that can be passed to get_javadoc_symbol to read the rendered API documentation. Use this to answer 'which classes/types does library X have?' or 'find classes related to <topic>' — it is the fastest way to list the API by name without reading code. Prefer this over list_source_files whenever you only need class/type names. Only if this returns NotFoundError because no javadoc jar was published, fall back to list_source_files. Works against the live Maven Central catalog with no local install, build, or checkout required. |
get_javadoc_symbol | Reads one Javadoc/Scaladoc page from a Maven Central artifact, already converted to plain text/markdown so you don't have to parse HTML. Pass the `link` value returned by list_javadoc_symbols. Use this when you need to know what a class, method, or field does and what its parameters mean for any library on Maven Central — without downloading or unzipping the javadoc jar yourself. |
get_source_file | Reads one source file from a Maven Central library's sources jar (the `-sources.jar` artifact). Pass the `link` value returned by list_source_files. Use this whenever you need the exact source text of a JVM library — tracing behavior into a dependency, confirming a public API's implementation, finding a definition, or comparing two library versions. Strongly preferred over locating the jar in a local build cache and unzipping it: it works for any Maven Central artifact, no local checkout or build needed. |
list_source_files | Lists the raw source files (`.java`, `.kt`, and `.scala`) in a Maven Central artifact version's `-sources.jar`. Each returned path can be passed to get_source_file to read the actual source code. Use this only when you need the implementation — for example, to trace behavior or see how something is wired. To discover which classes exist, or to find classes by topic or name, use list_javadoc_symbols instead; do not use this tool just to enumerate classes. Works against the live Maven Central catalog with no local install, build, or checkout required. |
search_artifacts | Searches the indexed Maven Central catalog for artifacts whose groupId or artifactId contains a substring (case-insensitive). Use this when you know part of a library name (e.g. "jackson", "zio-http", "netty-codec") and need the exact groupId:artifactId coordinates to feed into the other tools. Pair with get_latest_version once you've picked an artifact. |
symbol_to_artifact | Resolves a class name, fully-qualified type, or package name to the Maven Central artifact (groupId, artifactId) that publishes it. Case-sensitive. Use this when you have a symbol from a stack trace, an import line, or an error message and you need to know which library to look in. From there, chain into get_latest_version, then list_source_files / list_javadoc_symbols to read the code or docs. |