Intelligent MCP server for local RAG-based framework documentation search
OmniDocs MCP
OmniDocs MCP is an intelligent Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that empowers AI agents to instantly search, index, summarize, and inject live framework documentation directly into their context window.
Stop hallucinating code for outdated framework versions. Let OmniDocs fetch the exact documentation your AI needs, the moment it needs it.
[AI Agent] Calling get_library_docs("react", "useActionState usage")
[OmniDocs] 🔍 Library 'react' not indexed. Crawling react.dev...
[OmniDocs] 🧠 Chunking 150 pages and computing embeddings (ONNX)...
[OmniDocs] ⚡ Returning top 5 semantic chunks (Dense + BM25)
[AI Agent] Receives 1,500 highly-relevant tokens. Writes perfect code.
🤔 Why OmniDocs? (The Comparison)
| Approach | The Problem | The OmniDocs Solution |
|---|---|---|
| Context Stuffing (Full URLs) | Destroys token limits (50k+ tokens/page); high latency; high API costs. | Semantically retrieves only the relevant 512-token chunks to save context. |
| Web Search Tools (Tavily/Exa) | Returns SEO fluff, outdated blog posts, and stack overflow threads. | Exclusively targets official, canonical framework documentation. |
| Cloud RAG / Vector APIs | Requires expensive API subscriptions and sends queries to 3rd parties. | 100% Local embedding (ONNX + ChromaDB). Zero API keys, completely free. |
| LLM Internal Knowledge | Hallucinates deprecated APIs (e.g., React 17 vs 19, or Next.js App Router). | Guarantees up-to-date syntax directly from the live documentation. |
✨ Core Features
- Deep HTML Crawling: Employs an Indexer & Sniper architecture to map deep documentation sites via XML Sitemaps or pure HTML-crawling, returning dense Tables of Contents for agents to navigate.
- Local RAG & Semantic Search: Embeds documentation locally using ONNX (via
fastembed) and chunks it semantically. Exposes a natural language query interface so agents receive precise, high-density excerpts instead of full massive pages. - Local Manifest Auto-Discovery: Point OmniDocs at any
package.jsonorrequirements.txt. It will seamlessly communicate with the NPM/PyPI registries to auto-discover library documentation URLs and register them in its tracking file. - Persistent Disk Caching: Prevents excessive redundant scraping and LLM token usage by storing fetched markdown via
diskcache, allowing the user to configure granular TTLs (Time-To-Live).
🏗 Architecture & How it Works
OmniDocs operates as a middleware server between an AI Agent and official documentation websites. Instead of the AI browsing the web blindly, it uses OmniDocs to precisely retrieve, parse, chunk, embed, and cache documentation locally.
Core Modules
- Server CLI (
server.py): The main entry point. Exposesget_library_docswhich agents use to ask natural language questions. - Fetcher (
fetcher.py): Handles outbound HTTP requests, crawling Sitemaps and pure HTML. Uses BeautifulSoup to strip away navbars and footers, andmarkdownifyto convert perfectly to Markdown. - Chunker (
chunker.py): Splits massive Markdown pages into smaller, semantically coherent 512-token chunks, keeping Markdown headers intact so the context isn't lost. - Vector Store (
vector_store.py): Embeds chunks locally using thefastembedONNX model and stores them persistently in ChromaDB. Uses a hybrid retrieval method (Dense Vector Search + BM25 keyword re-ranking) for maximum accuracy on exact API names. - Cache Layer (
cache.py): Usesdiskcacheto store the raw downloaded Markdown on the local hard drive to prevent redundant network requests. - Auto-Discovery (
discovery.py): Parses localpackage.jsonorrequirements.txtfiles to auto-register libraries.
🔄 Retrieval Workflow
When an AI encounters a library it doesn't know, it just issues a natural language query, and the following flow occurs:
sequenceDiagram
participant AI as AI Agent
participant MCP as OmniDocs
participant VectorDB as ChromaDB
participant Web as fetcher.py
AI->>MCP: Call `get_library_docs("react", "useActionState usage")`
MCP->>VectorDB: Check if 'react' is indexed
alt Not Indexed
MCP->>Web: Crawl entire doc site & convert to Markdown
Web-->>MCP: Return Markdown pages
MCP->>MCP: Chunk pages & compute local embeddings
MCP->>VectorDB: Store chunks & vectors
end
MCP->>VectorDB: Perform hybrid search (Dense + BM25) for query
VectorDB-->>MCP: Top 5 semantic chunks
MCP-->>AI: Return pure, precise Markdown context
🚀 Quick Start
Prerequisites
- Python 3.10+ (Required for FastMCP and ChromaDB)
- OS: Windows, macOS, or Linux
- Hardware: Runs entirely
Tools (1)
get_library_docsRetrieves semantically relevant documentation excerpts for a specific library and query.Configuration
{"mcpServers": {"omnidocs": {"command": "python", "args": ["path/to/omnidocs-mcp/server.py"]}}}