OpenClaw Docs MCP
Enables hybrid semantic and full-text search over OpenClaw documentation, with tools for chunk navigation, page outlines, and index statistics.
README
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📖 OpenClaw Docs MCP
An MCP RAG server providing powerful hybrid search over OpenClaw documentation
<p align="center"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Python-3.11+-3776AB?style=for-the-badge&logo=python&logoColor=white" alt="Python" /> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/PostgreSQL-15+-4169E1?style=for-the-badge&logo=postgresql&logoColor=white" alt="PostgreSQL" /> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/pgvector-Enabled-8B0000?style=for-the-badge" alt="pgvector" /> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/FastMCP-Supported-00E5FF?style=for-the-badge&logo=fastapi&logoColor=black" alt="FastMCP" /> </p> </div>
OpenClaw Docs MCP indexes the OpenClaw documentation into PostgreSQL using pgvector and exposes powerful hybrid search tools via HTTP using FastMCP.
✨ Key Features
- 🧠 Hybrid Search: Combines semantic (pgvector) and full-text search across ~721 English documentation pages.
- 🛠️ 13 MCP Tools: Fully equipped with search,
get_chunk, navigation (next/prev), page outlines, and index statistics. - ⚡ HTTP Transport: Exposed securely over HTTP with API key authentication.
- 🔄 Incremental Sync: Smart content-hash syncing to avoid redundant updates.
- ⚙️ Production Ready: Includes
systemdservice files and an optional daily sync timer.
📋 Requirements
- Python:
3.11+ - Database:
PostgreSQL 15+with the pgvector extension. - AI: OpenAI API key (for embedding generation using
text-embedding-3-small).
🚀 Setup & Installation
1. Environment Setup
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e ".[dev]"
2. Configuration
cp config.env.example config.env
# Edit config.env with: DATABASE_URL, OPENAI_API_KEY, API_KEY
3. Database & Ingestion
# Run migrations (ensure your database exists)
alembic upgrade head
# Crawl sitemap and index content (~5-15 min)
openclaw-docs-mcp ingest --full
4. Run the Server
openclaw-docs-mcp serve
📍 Server runs at
http://0.0.0.0:8000/mcp(configurable viaMCP_PORT).
🧰 MCP Tools Available
⚠️ Note: Write all queries in English for the best results (docs are indexed in English only).
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
search |
Hybrid semantic + full-text search |
search_in_page |
Search within a single document |
lexical_search |
Full-text search only |
get_chunk |
Full chunk by ID |
get_chunks |
Batch retrieve chunks |
get_chunk_next / get_chunk_prev |
Navigate document order |
get_chunk_neighbors |
Previous + current + next |
get_context_window |
Symmetric context around a chunk |
get_document_chunks |
Paginate chunks in a document |
list_pages |
List indexed pages |
get_page_outline |
Headings + chunk IDs |
get_stats |
Index statistics |
🔌 Cursor Configuration
🏠 Localhost (same machine)
{
"mcpServers": {
"openclaw-docs": {
"url": "http://127.0.0.1:8000/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "***"
}
}
}
}
🌍 Remote (e.g., Cloudflare tunnel)
{
"mcpServers": {
"openclaw-docs": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y", "mcp-remote@latest",
"https://your-tunnel.example.com/mcp",
"--header", "Authorization: Bearer ${OPENCLAW_DOCS_API_KEY}"
],
"env": {
"OPENCLAW_DOCS_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}
⚙️ systemd Deployment
For automated management and background syncing:
sudo cp deploy/openclaw-docs-mcp.service /etc/systemd/system/
sudo cp deploy/openclaw-docs-mcp-sync.service deploy/openclaw-docs-mcp-sync.timer /etc/systemd/system/
sudo cp deploy/sync-wrapper.sh /home/miguelcc06/openclaw-docs-mcp/deploy/
chmod +x deploy/sync-wrapper.sh
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable --now openclaw-docs-mcp
sudo systemctl enable --now openclaw-docs-mcp-sync.timer
💡 Tip: Set
SYNC_ENABLED=trueandSYNC_SCHEDULE=dailyinconfig.env.
💻 CLI Commands Quick Reference
openclaw-docs-mcp serve # Start HTTP MCP server
openclaw-docs-mcp ingest --full # Full re-index
openclaw-docs-mcp sync # Incremental sync
openclaw-docs-mcp stats # Index statistics
alembic upgrade head # Apply DB migrations
<div align="center"> <i>Built to make AI smarter about its own documentation.</i><br> <b>License: MIT</b> </div>
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