Nia Documentation Search

Search across 3000+ packages (npm, PyPI, Crates, Go) and indexed sources for documentation and code examples.

Usage

Semantic search in a package

uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/mcp/nia_docs.py \
  --package fastapi --query "dependency injection"

Search with specific registry

uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/mcp/nia_docs.py \
  --package react --registry npm --query "hooks patterns"

Grep search for specific patterns

uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/mcp/nia_docs.py \
  --package sqlalchemy --grep "session.execute"

Universal search across indexed sources

uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/mcp/nia_docs.py \
  --search "error handling middleware"

Options

Option	Description
--package	Package name to search in
--registry	Registry: npm, py_pi, crates, go_modules (default: npm)
--query	Semantic search query
--grep	Regex pattern to search
--search	Universal search across all indexed sources
--limit	Max results (default: 5)

Examples

# Python library usage
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/mcp/nia_docs.py \
  --package pydantic --registry py_pi --query "validators"

# React patterns
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/mcp/nia_docs.py \
  --package react --query "useEffect cleanup"

# Find specific function usage
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/mcp/nia_docs.py \
  --package express --grep "app.use"

Requires NIA_API_KEY in environment or nia server in mcp_config.json.