What this does

vibe-hnindex is a Model Context Protocol server. After you index a folder once, assistants (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, Antigravity, …) can search that codebase with paths and line ranges — data is stored locally (SQLite + optional Qdrant). Embeddings use Ollama; vectors use Qdrant (Docker, local, or Qdrant Cloud with QDRANT_API_KEY).

How to read the docs (start here)

| Step | Doc | Purpose | |------|-----|---------| | 1 | Getting started | Install Node, Ollama, Qdrant; paste MCP JSON; first chat commands | | 2 | Integrations | Where to put the JSON — including Google Antigravity (mcp_config.json) — or use hnindex CLI | | 3 | Tools reference | What each tool does (index_codebase, search, …) |

Everything else is optional: Configuration, How it works, Troubleshooting.

Full index: docs/README.md

CLI installer (hnindex)

Optional — writes the MCP JSON for you (merge-safe, same npx -y vibe-hnindex block as in the docs):

npm install -g hnindex-cli
hnindex init --mcp antigravity    # or: claude, claude-desktop, cursor, cursor-project, windsurf, vscode
hnindex init --list               # show all targets and paths
hnindex update                    # npm update -g hnindex-cli

See Getting started → CLI and Integrations → hnindex CLI.

Install in 5 steps

1. Node.js — v20+ (nodejs.org). On Windows, Node 20 or 22 LTS is strongly recommended so npm install does not need a C++ compiler. See Troubleshooting → Windows if npm i vibe-hnindex fails.
2. Ollama — install from ollama.com, then: ollama pull bge-m3:567m and keep ollama serve running (or set OLLAMA_URL to a remote server).
3. Qdrant — for semantic/hybrid search: docker run -d --name qdrant -p 6333:6333 qdrant/qdrant (or use Qdrant Cloud). Keyword-only search works without Qdrant.
4. MCP config — add the server to your assistant’s MCP settings. Minimal example (self-hosted Qdrant):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vibe-hnindex": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "vibe-hnindex"],
      "env": {
        "OLLAMA_URL": "http://localhost:11434",
        "OLLAMA_MODEL": "bge-m3:567m",
        "QDRANT_URL": "http://localhost:6333"
      }
    }
  }
}

5. Restart the IDE or a

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