Docsagent

DocsAgent Skill

DocsAgent is a local-first documentation engine designed to perform lightning-fast hybrid search (text and semantic search) over your private local files.

Key Features

• Privacy-First: All indexing and searching happen 100% locally on your machine. No documents or data ever leave your system.
• Hybrid Search: Combines semantic and keyword-based text search for high accuracy.
• Supported Formats: Optimized for PDF, PPTX, and DOCX files.
• No Web Dependency: This tool does not perform web searches. It relies on a local index you create.

Privacy Guarantee

• 100% Local: All processing, indexing, and search operations are performed entirely on your machine.
• Zero Data Leakage: No data is sent to external servers. Your documents remain private.

When to use

• Use this when searching for information within your own private documentation, research papers, reports, or presentations.
• Do not use this for general internet queries, news, or public website information.

Installation

DocsAgent is a CLI toolkit, when you install the global docsagent package, You can directly use 'docsagent' command.

npm install -g @docsagent/docsagent

For more information, please see https://github.com/docsagent/docsagent.

Usage Guidelines

1. Add Documentation

Adds directory or file paths (PDF, DOCX, PPTX) to the index. You can pass multiple paths at once.

# Add a single directory
docsagent add ./documents/manuals

# Add multiple files and directories at once
docsagent add ./reports/q1.pdf ./presentation.pptx ./notes/meeting-files

• Use case: Use to index folders or specific private files for searchability.

2. Search Documents

Performs a hybrid search (text + semantic) across your indexed private documents.

# Search for a specific topic
docsagent search "how to configure local encryption"

# Search for technical concepts
docsagent search "API authentication process"

The tool returns the most relevant snippets with their source paths and scores.

• Important: Ensure your documents have been indexed using the add operation before searching.

3. List Indexed Sources

Lists all files currently being monitored or indexed.

docsagent list

4. Check Status

Shows the indexing progress and service health.

docsagent status

5. Stop Agent

Stops the indexing service.

docsagent stop

Workflow: Answering Questions from Local Docs

1. Check Index: If unsure if the documents are indexed, you can try a search first.
2. Search: Execute search with a specific query derived from the user's request.
3. Analyze: Review the context returned. If multiple snippets are found, synthesize them into a coherent answer.
4. Cite Sources: Always mention the file path and page number (if available) in your response.

Error Handling

• If search returns "No results found", inform the user and ask if they want to index a specific directory using add.
• If a path is not found during add, verify the path exists before retrying.