indexed

Index everything. Code, docs, and knowledge — one MCP, zero cloud.

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Local-first semantic search for AI agents. Give Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and other MCP-compatible agents deep context over your codebase, docs, Jira, and Confluence.

Key Features:

• Privacy-first — all processing and storage happens locally, no data sent to third parties
• Semantic search — understands meaning, not just keywords, using dense vector embeddings
• Multiple sources — index local files (25+ formats), Jira, and Confluence (Cloud & Server)
• MCP integration — works with Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and other MCP-compatible agents
• Incremental updates — keep your index fresh with git-based change tracking

Quick Start

# 1. Install indexed globally
uv tool install indexed-sh

# 2. Create a collection from local files
indexed index create files --collection my-project --path ./src

# 3. Search your collection
indexed index search "your query"

Why Indexed?

AI agents search your codebase on demand with grep — fast for small repos, but expensive on large ones. Every file read costs tokens. Every broad search burns context window.

Indexed pre-computes a semantic search index over your code, docs, and project tools, then exposes it via MCP. The result: instant, relevant context retrieval without the token overhead.

• Not just code. Index Markdown, PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, images, and 25+ formats via Docling. AST-aware code chunking via tree-sitter.
• Not just local files. Native Jira and Confluence connectors pull tickets, pages, and metadata into your index.
• Not cloud-dependent. Runs entirely on your machine. Local embedding models, FAISS for vector storage. No API keys required.
• Not one-shot. Incremental updates via indexed index update keep your index fresh as your codebase evolves.

MCP Integration

Indexed exposes a Model Context Protocol server for AI agent integration.

Claude Code (CLI, VS Code, JetBrains)

Works across all Claude Code surfaces — CLI, VS Code extension, and JetBrains plugin:

claude mcp add indexed -- indexed mcp run

This adds indexed to your project's .mcp.json. You can also manage servers via /mcp in the VS Code chat panel.

To add manually, create or edit .mcp.json in your project root:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "indexed": {
      "command": "indexed",
      "args": ["mcp", "run"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor / Windsurf / Other Agents

Add to your agent's MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "indexed": {
      "command": "indexed",
      "args": ["mcp", "run"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "indexed": {
      "command": "indexed",
      "args": ["mcp", "run"]
    }
  }
}

Server Mode

# HTTP server mode
indexed mcp run --transport http --port 8000

Supported Sources

Installation

Requires Python 3.11+ and uv.

uv tool install indexed-sh

This installs indexed as a global CLI tool from PyPI.

uvx indexed-sh index search "your query"