About nia-docs
A documentation-search skill for developers looking up package usage and code examples across packages and indexed sources. It supports semantic queries, regex matching, and universal search.
Key features
- 01Search 3,000+ packages
- 02Filter packages by registry
- 03Run semantic documentation searches
- 04Match code with regex
- 05Search across indexed sources
Use cases
- 01Find FastAPI dependency-injection guidance
- 02Look up React Hooks patterns
- 03Search for SQLAlchemy code patterns
MCP support
Provides documentation search through a script. It requires NIA_API_KEY in the environment or the nia server configured in mcp_config.json.
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
$
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ parcadei/ continuous-claude-v3 --skill nia-docsAfter installing, type/nia-docsin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMENia 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.
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