How mkdocstrings is used
mkdocstrings joined the catalog on its public numbers (1,685,484 downloads a week on PyPI and 2,099 GitHub stars), not on our project count: it is a dependency in 13 public GitHub projects of our scan, 3 of them set up for AI coding agents. Projects that use it most often also use Material for MkDocs (100.0%), MkDocs (84.6%), pytest (84.6%).
mkdocstrings popularity over time
Gid Score 43: downloads 69, use in agent projects 21, GitHub stars 24, downloads trend 50 (each 0-100). How it is calculated.
Often used with mkdocstrings
| Material for MkDocs | 100.0% of mkdocstrings projects · 344.9× more than average |
|---|---|
| MkDocs | 84.6% of mkdocstrings projects · 350.2× more than average |
| pytest | 84.6% of mkdocstrings projects · 20.6× more than average |
| Click | 76.9% of mkdocstrings projects · 30.8× more than average |
| Jinja2 | 69.2% of mkdocstrings projects · 31.8× more than average |
| python-dotenv | 69.2% of mkdocstrings projects · 7.6× more than average |
| PyYAML | 69.2% of mkdocstrings projects · 11.6× more than average |
| NumPy | 69.2% of mkdocstrings projects · 11.9× more than average |
How mkdocstrings is funded
GitHub Sponsors
| @pawamoy | 35 current sponsors |
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GitHub shows how many people and companies sponsor an account, not how much they pay. Sponsors of a person back all of their work, which here includes Griffe.
Ways to fund mkdocstrings
As the maintainers list them in FUNDING.yml on GitHub. Checked Oct 20, 2026.
Install
| Package | pip install mkdocstrings |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Python (13) |
| Example projects | AgnetLabs/Laddr, camel-ai/seta, nirholas/universal-crypto-mcp, vienneraphael/batchling, tylerprogramming/crewai-frontend |
Alternatives to mkdocstrings
In our scan, none of the most used tools in Dev workflow and config does the same job as mkdocstrings: they are add-ons, companions or tools for a different task.
More in Dev workflow and config: dotenv Husky python-dotenv lint-staged concurrently Rich Pydantic Settings cross-env