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.