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Teaches blz CLI patterns for fast local full-text docs search using BM25, citation retrieval, API/code lookups, and query strategies.
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Fast local documentation search using blz. Search is local, free, and fast (~6ms) - try many queries.
Fetches up-to-date GitHub documentation for libraries, frameworks, and APIs via search and chunk/TOC retrieval for usage, references, configs.
Uses docpull tools to fetch, index, and search live docs for fast-moving libraries like Next.js, FastAPI, LangChain, React when answering 'how to X' or API questions.
Guides doc lookup and web search workflow for investigating libraries, APIs, or unfamiliar patterns before implementation.
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Fast local documentation search using blz. Search is local, free, and fast (~6ms) - try many queries.
Full-text search, not semantic: blz uses BM25 ranking. Query with keywords that appear in docs:
"useEffect cleanup", "test configuration", "HTTP server""How do I use useEffect?", "What's the best way to..."Citations: Results include citations like bun:304-324 (source:start-end lines). Use these with blz find to retrieve content.
# Check available sources first
blz list --status --json
# Basic search
blz "test runner" --json
# Search specific source
blz "hooks" --source react --json
# Retrieve by citation
blz find bun:304-324 --json
# Retrieve with full section context
blz find bun:304-324 --context all --json
# Retrieve with surrounding lines
blz find bun:304-324 -C 5 --json
# Batch retrieve multiple citations
blz find bun:304-324 deno:500-520 --json
--source when you know the library| Flag | Use When |
|---|---|
--json | Always (structured output) |
--context all | Need full section |
-C N | Need N lines before/after |
-A N / -B N | Asymmetric context |
--max-lines N | Limit large sections |
"X" and "Y" separately."JWT auth", "OAuth flow".blz list first. Add sources with blz add.For structured operations, MCP tools are also available:
// Search documentation
mcp__blz__blz_find({ query: "test runner" })
// Retrieve citations
mcp__blz__blz_find({ snippets: ["bun:304-324"] })
// List available sources
mcp__blz__blz_list_sources()
// Add new source
mcp__blz__blz_add_source({ alias: "react", url: "https://react.dev/llms.txt" })
// Learn blz usage
mcp__blz__blz_learn({})