continue-docs-mcp config given in documentation doesn't work

[TomMelt]

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• I've tried using the "Ask AI" feature on the Continue docs site to see if the docs have an answer
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• I'm not able to find an open issue that reports the same bug
• I've seen the troubleshooting guide on the Continue Docs

Relevant environment info

- OS:Ubuntu 24.04
- Continue version: 1.3.10 (pre-release I also tried release) 
- IDE version: 1.104.0
- Model: llama4 scout
- config:
  
name: Local Agent
version: 1.0.0
schema: v1
models:
  - name: cam-llm
    provider: openai
    model: meta-llama/Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E-Instruct
    apiBase: ${{ secrets.CAMLLMURL }}
    apiKey: ${{ secrets.CAMLLMKEY }}
  
  OR link to agent in Continue hub:

Description

I followed the docs here: https://docs.continue.dev/reference/continue-mcp

When I try to add the docs mcp server I get the following error

Failed to parse block: Invalid input. > file:///path/to/project/.continue/mcpServers/continue-docs-mcp.yaml

To reproduce

1. Create a folder called .continue/mcpServers at the top level of your workspace
2. Add a file called continue-docs-mcp.yaml to this folder
3. Write the following contents and save:

name: Continue Documentation MCP
version: 0.0.1
schema: v1
mcpServers:
  - uses: continuedev/continue-docs-mcp

Log output

Failed to parse block: Invalid input. > file:///path/to/project/.continue/mcpServers/continue-docs-mcp.yaml

[ben-hawks]

I can confirm I get the same issues on Windows 11, using the intellij plugin (on Pycharm 2025.2).

The following config at least clears the syntax error:

name: Continue Documentation MCP
version: 0.0.1
schema: v1
mcpServers:
  - name: Continue Documentation MCP
    uses: continuedev/continue-docs-mcp

But I get the following error in the Tools menu:

Failed to connect to "Continue Documentation MCP"
Error: The "path" argument must be of type string. Received undefined

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[ditinex]

I am having the same issue

[MitchTalmadge]

Same problem. This should be re-opened.