Manadocs

A simple, collaborative wiki for startups and small teams.

What Manadocs stands for

• Simple — No enterprise bloat, just what small teams need
• Self-hosted — Your data stays on your servers
• AI Collaboration — MCP and REST API for AI-powered document management

Features

• Real-time collaboration
• Spaces and permissions
• Groups and comments
• Diagrams (Mermaid)
• File attachments and embeds
• MCP protocol support for AI tools
• Translations

Quick Start

Docker compose

# Start
docker compose up -d

# Stop
docker compose down

Open http://localhost:3000 and create your workspace.

Environment Setup

See docs/environment.md for all configuration options.

API & MCP

See docs/api_usage.md for setup and usage.

Origin

Manadocs is built on Docmost (AGPL-3.0), forked in April 2026.

Enterprise features have been removed. Some features have been downgraded or removed, and some have been rewritten to fit this application's goals. Compatibility with the upstream project is not guaranteed.

Stack

• TypeScript / NestJS (backend)
• React / Mantine (frontend)
• PostgreSQL

Building from Source

Requirements:

• Node.js 22+
• pnpm 10.4.0+
• PostgreSQL 15+

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Development
pnpm dev

# Production build
pnpm build
pnpm start

License

AGPL-3.0 — See LICENSE for details.

This means:

• Use and modify freely for any purpose
• Share improvements with the community
• If you run a public instance, you must share source code changes

Trademark

"Manadocs", "Super Loops", "SuperLoops", and associated logos are trademarks of Super Loops. The AGPL-3.0 license covers the source code only and does not grant rights to use these names or logos.

You may self-host Manadocs, fork it, and build different products on top of it. However, commercial hosted services, SaaS offerings, or paid distributions that use the Manadocs name or logo require written permission from Super Loops. Forks used commercially must rebrand.

See TRADEMARK.md for the full policy.