Nia Documentation Search
Search across 3000+ packages (npm, PyPI, Crates, Go) and indexed sources for documentation and code examples.
Usage
Semantic search in a package
bash
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/nia_docs.py \ --package fastapi --query "dependency injection"
Search with specific registry
bash
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/nia_docs.py \ --package react --registry npm --query "hooks patterns"
Grep search for specific patterns
bash
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/nia_docs.py \ --package sqlalchemy --grep "session.execute"
Universal search across indexed sources
bash
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/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
bash
# Python library usage uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/nia_docs.py \ --package pydantic --registry py_pi --query "validators" # React patterns uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/nia_docs.py \ --package react --query "useEffect cleanup" # Find specific function usage uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/nia_docs.py \ --package express --grep "app.use"
Requires NIA_API_KEY in environment or nia server in mcp_config.json.