nicholasglazer/gnosis-mcp

Overview

A zero-configuration MCP server that provides searchable documentation indexed in a local SQLite database (PostgreSQL optional). It is implemented in Python and designed for easy integration with MCP-compatible clients. The server indexes and retrieves documentation content for quick lookup.

Best for

Best for
Developers who need a simple, self-hosted documentation search server for MCP clients

Use cases

• Quickly search local documentation from an AI assistant
• Index and query developer docs without manual configuration
• Embed documentation search into MCP-compatible workflows

How to use

Install

uvx gnosis-mcp ingest ./docs/

Tools exposed

• search_docs
• get_doc
• get_related
• search_git_history
• get_context
• get_graph_stats
• upsert_doc
• delete_doc
• update_metadata
• GNOSIS_MCP_DATABASE_URL
• GNOSIS_MCP_WRITABLE
• GNOSIS_MCP_EMBED_PROVIDER
• GNOSIS_MCP_COLLAPSE_BY_DOC
• GNOSIS_MCP_RERANK_ENABLED

Tested with

Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, VS Code, ChatGPT

Notes

A zero-configuration MCP server that provides searchable documentation indexed in a local SQLite database (PostgreSQL optional). It is implemented in Python and designed for easy integration with MCP-compatible clients. The server indexes and retrieves documentation content for quick lookup.

23 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-05-30. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Quickly search local documentation from an AI assistant
• Index and query developer docs without manual configuration
• Embed documentation search into MCP-compatible workflows

Pros

• Zero-config setup reduces deployment friction
• Supports both SQLite and PostgreSQL for flexibility
• Lightweight Python server easy to extend

Cons

• Limited to documentation search, not a general-purpose MCP server
• Small community and limited updates (23 stars)
• PostgreSQL support requires manual configuration

Indexed from awesome-mcp-servers-punkpeye and enriched against its public facts.