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+ # @answer-engine/mcp-server
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+ [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) server for [Answer Engine](https://github.com/the-answerai/answer-engine) — gives AI assistants like Claude access to your content library.
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+ ## Install
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+ ```bash
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+ npm install -g @answer-engine/mcp-server
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+ ```
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+ ## Quick Start
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+ ### Claude Desktop
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+ Add to your `claude_desktop_config.json`:
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+ ```json
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+ {
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+ "mcpServers": {
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+ "answer-engine": {
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+ "command": "answer-engine-mcp",
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+ "env": {
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+ "ANSWER_ENGINE_API_KEY": "ae_live_your_key_here",
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+ "ANSWER_ENGINE_API_URL": "http://localhost:5050"
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+ }
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+ }
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+ }
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+ }
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+ ```
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+ Config file locations:
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+ - **macOS:** `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
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+ - **Windows:** `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`
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+ ### Cursor
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+ Add to your Cursor MCP settings (`.cursor/mcp.json`):
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+ ```json
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+ {
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+ "mcpServers": {
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+ "answer-engine": {
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+ "command": "answer-engine-mcp",
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+ "env": {
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+ "ANSWER_ENGINE_API_KEY": "ae_live_your_key_here",
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+ "ANSWER_ENGINE_API_URL": "http://localhost:5050"
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+ }
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+ }
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+ }
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+ }
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+ ```
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+ ### npx (no install)
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+ ```json
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+ {
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+ "mcpServers": {
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+ "answer-engine": {
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+ "command": "npx",
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+ "args": ["-y", "@answer-engine/mcp-server"],
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+ "env": {
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+ "ANSWER_ENGINE_API_KEY": "ae_live_your_key_here",
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+ "ANSWER_ENGINE_API_URL": "http://localhost:5050"
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+ }
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+ }
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+ }
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+ }
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+ ```
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+ ## Configuration
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+ | Environment Variable | Description | Default |
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+ | `ANSWER_ENGINE_API_KEY` | Your Answer Engine API key (required) | — |
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+ | `ANSWER_ENGINE_API_URL` | API base URL | `http://localhost:5050` |
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+ ## Tools
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+ The MCP server exposes 7 tools that AI assistants can call:
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+ ### search_content
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+ Search your content library using fulltext, semantic, or hybrid search.
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+ | Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
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+ | `query` | string | Yes | Search query text |
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+ | `searchType` | enum | No | `hybrid` (default), `fulltext`, `semantic` |
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+ | `limit` | number | No | Max results (1-50, default 10) |
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+ | `include` | string[] | No | Fields: `summary`, `content`, `tags`, `metadata` |
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+ | `filters.contentTypes` | string[] | No | Filter by content types |
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+ | `filters.tags` | string[] | No | Filter by tag slugs |
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+ | `filters.dateFrom` | string | No | ISO date — created after |
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+ | `filters.dateTo` | string | No | ISO date — created before |
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+ **Cost:** 1 credit
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+ ### get_content
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+ Retrieve specific content items by ID.
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+ | Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
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+ | `ids` | string[] | Yes | Content item UUIDs (1-50) |
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+ | `include` | string[] | No | Fields: `summary`, `content`, `tags`, `metadata`, `children`, `analysis` |
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+ **Cost:** 1 credit
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+ ### list_tags
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+ List all available tags, content types, and capabilities. Useful for discovering what's in your library before searching.
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+ No parameters required.
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+ **Cost:** Free (0 credits)
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+ ### summarize_collection
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+ Use AI to summarize or analyze content from your library.
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+ | Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
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+ | `prompt` | string | Yes | What to summarize or analyze |
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+ | `filter.contentTypes` | string[] | No | Filter by content types |
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+ | `filter.tags` | string[] | No | Filter by tag slugs |
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+ | `filter.dateFrom` | string | No | ISO date filter |
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+ | `filter.dateTo` | string | No | ISO date filter |
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+ | `limit` | number | No | Max items to analyze (1-100, default 20) |
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+ **Cost:** 10 credits
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+ ### scrape_url
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+ Scrape a web page and save it to your content library.
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+ | Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
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+ | `url` | string | Yes | URL to scrape |
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+ | `includeHtml` | boolean | No | Include raw HTML (default false) |
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+ **Cost:** 1 credit
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+ ### crawl_domain
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+ Crawl multiple pages from a domain.
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+ | Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
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+ | `domain` | string | Yes | Domain to crawl (e.g., `example.com`) |
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+ | `maxPages` | number | No | Max pages (1-100, default 10) |
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+ **Cost:** 1 credit per page
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+ ### web_search
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+ Search the web and optionally scrape full content from results.
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+ | Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
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+ | `query` | string | Yes | Search query |
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+ | `site` | string | No | Limit to specific site |
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+ | `scrapeResults` | boolean | No | Scrape content from result URLs (default false) |
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+ **Cost:** 1 credit
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+ ## Resources
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+ The server also exposes 2 MCP resources:
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+ | Resource | URI | Description |
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+ | Content Schema | `answer-engine://schema` | Content types, tags, capabilities, date range |
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+ | Content Item | `answer-engine://content/{id}` | Full content item by ID |
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+ ## Error Handling
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+ Errors are returned with `isError: true` in the MCP response with clear messages:
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+ | HTTP Status | Error Message |
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+ | 401 | Authentication failed. Check your ANSWER_ENGINE_API_KEY. |
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+ | 402 | Insufficient credits. |
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+ | 429 | Rate limit exceeded. |
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+ Every successful response includes credit usage:
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+ ```
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+ Credits charged: 1 | Credits remaining: 99
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+ ```
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+ ## Development
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+ ```bash
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+ # Clone the repo
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+ git clone https://github.com/the-answerai/answer-engine.git
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+ cd answer-engine
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+ # Install and build
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+ pnpm install
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+ pnpm mcp-server:build
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+ # Test with stdio
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+ echo '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/list","id":1}' | \
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+ ANSWER_ENGINE_API_KEY=your_key node packages/mcp-server/dist/index.js
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+ # Run tests
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+ cd packages/mcp-server && pnpm test
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+ ```
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+ ## License
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+ MIT
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  "name": "@answer-engine/mcp-server",
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- "version": "1.0.1",
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+ "version": "1.0.2",
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  "description": "MCP server for Answer Engine - search, retrieve, and research content",
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  "type": "module",
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  "main": "dist/index.js",