fix: Always clear cache when on MCP page to help with redirect issues

jirispilka · jirispilka · commit 1e999008d25d · 2025-08-15T12:16:54.000+02:00
diff --git a/apify-docs-theme/src/theme/Layout/index.jsx b/apify-docs-theme/src/theme/Layout/index.jsx
@@ -4,13 +4,29 @@ import { useLocation } from '@docusaurus/router';
 import Layout from '@docusaurus/theme-classic/lib/theme/Layout/index';
 import useBaseUrl from '@docusaurus/useBaseUrl';
 import { usePluginData } from '@docusaurus/useGlobalData';
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
 
 export default function LayoutWrapper(props) {
     const { options: { subNavbar } } = usePluginData('@apify/docs-theme');
     const baseUrl = useBaseUrl('/');
     const currentPath = useLocation().pathname.replace(new RegExp(`^${baseUrl}`), '');
 
+    // Silent cache busting for mcp.apify.com redirects
+    useEffect(() => {
+        // Only run on the MCP documentation page
+        if (currentPath.includes('integrations/mcp')) {
+            // Always clear cache when on MCP page to help with redirect issues.
+            // Background: Previously, mcp.apify.com had a 301 redirect to this docs page, which was wrong.
+            // Many users have this redirect cached in their browsers, so they can't access the new MCP UI.
+            // This helps with their cached redirect, allowing them to access mcp.apify.com
+            fetch('https://mcp.apify.com/', { method: 'get', cache: 'reload' }).then(() => {
+                console.log('MCP cache cleared successfully');
+            }).catch((error) => {
+                console.warn('Failed to clear MCP cache:', error);
+            });
+        }
+    }, [currentPath]);
+
     return (
         <>
             <Head>
diff --git a/sources/platform/integrations/ai/mcp.md b/sources/platform/integrations/ai/mcp.md
@@ -8,7 +8,15 @@ slug: /integrations/mcp
 
 <!-- markdownlint-disable MD024 -->
 
-The _Apify Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server_ allows AI applications to connect to Apify’s extensive library of Actors as tools to perform web scraping, data extraction, or other automation tasks in real time.
+
+
+The _Apify Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server_ allows AI applications to connect to Apify's extensive library of Actors as tools to perform web scraping, data extraction, or other automation tasks in real time.
+
+:::tip Configure MCP Server
+
+Configure Apify MCP server at [mcp.apify.com](https://mcp.apify.com), select Actors and tools and copy configuration to your MCP client.
+
+:::
 
 ![Apify MCP Server](../../images/apify_mcp_server.png)
 
