Research-mind toolchains-ai-techniques-vector-search-workflows

Vector Search Workflows (MCP Vector Search)

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/MacPhobos/research-mind

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/MacPhobos/research-mind "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/.claude/skills/toolchains-ai-techniques-vector-search-workflows" ~/.claude/skills/macphobos-research-mind-toolchains-ai-techniques-vector-search-workflows && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: .claude/skills/toolchains-ai-techniques-vector-search-workflows/skill.md

source content

Vector Search Workflows (MCP Vector Search)

Overview

Use

mcp-vector-search

to index codebases into ChromaDB and search via semantic embeddings. The recommended flow is

setup

(init + index + MCP integration), then

search

, and use

index

auto-index

to keep data fresh.

Quick Start

pip install mcp-vector-search
mcp-vector-search setup
mcp-vector-search search "authentication logic"

setup

detects languages, initializes config, indexes the repo, and configures MCP integrations (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.).

Core Commands

Indexing

mcp-vector-search index
mcp-vector-search index --force
mcp-vector-search index reindex --all --force
mcp-vector-search index reindex path/to/file.py

Auto-Index Strategies

mcp-vector-search auto-index setup --method all
mcp-vector-search auto-index status
mcp-vector-search auto-index check --auto-reindex --max-files 10
mcp-vector-search auto-index teardown --method all

Search

mcp-vector-search search "error handling patterns"
mcp-vector-search search "vector store initialization"

Status + Doctor

mcp-vector-search status
mcp-vector-search doctor

MCP Integration Pattern

setup

uses native

claude mcp add

when available, otherwise falls back to

.mcp.json

Typical

.mcp.json

entry:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-vector-search": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "mcp-vector-search", "mcp"],
      "env": {
        "MCP_ENABLE_FILE_WATCHING": "true"
      }
    }
  }
}

Reindex Triggers

Dependency updates or parser changes
Large refactors
Adding new languages or file extensions
Tool upgrades (version tracking triggers reindex)

Local Patterns

Use
```
uv
```
for dev installs:
```
uv sync --dev
```
Use
```
setup --force
```
to rebuild config + index after tool upgrades
Keep file watching on via
```
MCP_ENABLE_FILE_WATCHING=true
```

Related Skills

```
toolchains/ai/protocols/mcp
```
```
universal/main/mcp-builder
```