Generic Documentation Indexing & Search. Index any documentation site (SPA/static) and search it instantly.
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---
name: anydocs
description: Generic Documentation Indexing & Search. Index any documentation site (SPA/static) and search it instantly.
tools:
- name: anydocs_search
description: Search indexed documentation profiles. Returns ranked results with snippets.
parameters:
type: object
properties:
query:
type: string
description: Search query (keyword or phrase)
profile:
type: string
description: Profile name (e.g. 'discord', 'openclaw')
limit:
type: number
description: Max results to return (default 5)
required: [query]
- name: anydocs_index
description: Build or update the search index for a documentation profile.
parameters:
type: object
properties:
profile:
type: string
description: Profile name to index
use_browser:
type: boolean
description: Use browser rendering for SPAs (requires gateway token)
required: [profile]
- name: anydocs_config
description: Configure a new documentation profile.
parameters:
type: object
properties:
profile:
type: string
description: Profile name
base_url:
type: string
description: Base URL of the docs
sitemap_url:
type: string
description: URL to sitemap.xml
required: [profile, base_url, sitemap_url]
---
# anydocs - Generic Documentation Indexing & Search
A powerful, reusable skill for indexing and searching **ANY** documentation site.
## What It Does
`anydocs` solves a real problem: accessing documentation from code or CLI. Instead of opening a browser every time, you can:
- **Index** any documentation site (Discord, OpenClaw, internal docs, etc.)
- **Search** instantly from the command line or Python API
- **Cache** pages locally to avoid repeated network calls
- **Configure** multiple profiles for different doc sites
## When to Use It
Use `anydocs` when you need to:
- Quickly look up API documentation without leaving the terminal
- Build agents that need to reference docs
- Extract specific information from documentation
- Search across multiple documentation sites
- Integrate docs into your workflow
## Key Features
### 🔍 Multi-Method Search
- **Keyword search**: Fast, term-based matching with BM25-style scoring
- **Hybrid search**: Keyword + phrase proximity for better relevance
- **Regex search**: Advanced pattern matching for power users
### 🌐 Works with Any Docs Site
- Sitemap-based discovery (standard XML sitemap)
- Fallback crawling from base URL
- HTML content extraction with smart selector detection
- Automatic rate limiting to be respectful
### 💾 Smart Caching
- Pages cached locally with 7-day TTL (configurable)
- Search indexes cached for instant second searches
- Cache statistics and cleanup commands
- Respects cache invalidation
### ⚙️ Profile-Based Configuration
- Support multiple doc sites simultaneously
- Per-profile search methods and cache TTLs
- Configuration stored in `~/.anydocs/config.json`
- Examples for Discord, OpenClaw, and custom sites
### 🌐 JavaScript Rendering (Optional)
- Uses Playwright to render client-side SPAs (Single Page Apps)
- Automatically discovers links on JS-heavy sites like Discord docs
- Gracefully falls back to standard HTTP if Playwright unavailable
- Configure per-discovery session or globally per profile
## Installation
```bash
cd /path/to/skills/anydocs
pip install -r requirements.txt
chmod +x anydocs.py
```
### Optional: Browser-based rendering (for JavaScript-heavy sites)
For sites like Discord that use client-side rendering, install Playwright:
```bash
pip install playwright==1.40.0
playwright install # Downloads Chromium
```
If Playwright is unavailable, anydocs gracefully falls back to standard HTTP fetching.
## Quick Start
### 1. Configure a Documentation Site
```bash
python anydocs.py config vuejs \
https://vuejs.org \
https://vuejs.org/sitemap.xml
```
### 2. Build the Index
```bash
python anydocs.py index vuejs
```
This discovers all pages via sitemap, scrapes content, and builds a searchable index.
### 3. Search
```bash
python anydocs.py search "composition api" --profile vuejs
python anydocs.py search "reactivity" --profile vuejs --limit 5
```
### 4. Fetch a Specific Page
```bash
python anydocs.py fetch "guide/introduction" --profile vuejs
```
## CLI Commands
### Configuration
```bash
# Add or update a profile
anydocs config <profile> <base_url> <sitemap_url> [--search-method hybrid] [--ttl-days 7]
# List configured profiles
anydocs list-profiles
```
### Indexing
```bash
# Build index for a profile
anydocs index <profile>
# Force re-index (skip cache)
anydocs index <profile> --force
```
### Search
```bash
# Basic keyword search
anydocs search "query" --profile discord
# Limit results
anydocs search "query" --profile discord --limit 5
# Regex search
anydocs search "^API" --profile discord --regex
```
### Fetch
```bash
# Fetch a specific page (URL or path)
anydocs fetch "https://discord.com/developers/docs/resources/webhook"
anydocs fetch "resources/webhook" --profile discord
```
### Cache Management
```bash
# Show cache statistics
anydocs cache status
# Clear all cache
anydocs cache clear
# Clear specific profile's cache
anydocs cache clear --profile discord
```
## Python API
For use in agents and scripts:
```python
from lib.config import ConfigManager
from lib.scraper import DiscoveryEngine
from lib.indexer import SearchIndex
# Load configuration
config_mgr = ConfigManager()
config = config_mgr.get_profile("discord")
# Scrape documentation
scraper = DiscoveryEngine(config["base_url"], config["sitemap_url"])
pages = scraper.fetch_all()
# Build search index
index = SearchIndex()
index.build(pages)
# Search
results = index.search("webhooks", limit=10)
for result in results:
print(f"{result['title']} ({result['relevance_score']})")
print(f" {result['url']}")
```
## Configuration File Format
Configuration is stored in `~/.anydocs/config.json`:
```json
{
"discord": {
"name": "discord",
"base_url": "https://discord.com/developers/docs",
"sitemap_url": "https://discord.com/developers/docs/sitemap.xml",
"search_method": "hybrid",
"cache_ttl_days": 7
},
"openclaw": {
"name": "openclaw",
"base_url": "https://docs.openclaw.ai",
"sitemap_url": "https://docs.openclaw.ai/sitemap.xml",
"search_method": "hybrid",
"cache_ttl_days": 7
}
}
```
## Search Methods
### Keyword Search
- **Speed**: Fast
- **Best for**: Common terms, exact matches
- **How it works**: Term matching with position weighting (title > tags > content)
- **Example**: `anydocs search "webhooks"`
### Hybrid Search (Default)
- **Speed**: Fast
- **Best for**: Natural language queries
- **How it works**: Keyword search + phrase proximity scoring
- **Example**: `anydocs search "how to set up webhooks"`
### Regex Search
- **Speed**: Medium
- **Best for**: Complex patterns
- **How it works**: Compiled regex pattern matching across all content
- **Example**: `anydocs search "^(GET|POST)" --regex`
## Caching Behavior
- **Pages**: Cached as JSON with 7-day TTL (configurable)
- **Indexes**: Cached after indexing, invalidated on TTL expiry
- **Cache location**: `~/.anydocs/cache/`
- **Manual refresh**: Use `--force` flag or clear cache
## Performance Notes
- First index build takes 2-10 minutes depending on site size
- Subsequent searches are instant (cached indexes)
- Rate limit: 0.5s per page to be respectful
- Typical search returns ~100 results in <100ms
## Troubleshooting
### "No index for 'profile'" error
Run `anydocs index <profile>` first to build the index.
### Sitemap not found
Check the sitemap URL. Falls back to crawling from base_url if unavailable.
### Slow indexing
This is normal for large sites. Rate limiting prevents overwhelming servers.
### Cache grows too large
Run `anydocs cache clear` or set `--ttl-days` to a smaller value.
## Examples
### Vue.js Framework Docs (SPA Example)
```bash
anydocs config vuejs \
https://vuejs.org \
https://vuejs.org/sitemap.xml
anydocs index vuejs
anydocs search "composition api"
```
### Next.js API Docs
```bash
anydocs config nextjs \
https://nextjs.org \
https://nextjs.org/sitemap.xml
anydocs index nextjs
anydocs search "app router" --profile nextjs
```
### Internal Company Documentation
```bash
anydocs config internal \
https://docs.company.local \
https://docs.company.local/sitemap.xml
anydocs index internal --force
anydocs search "deployment" --profile internal
```
## Architecture
- **scraper.py**: Discovers URLs via sitemap, fetches and parses HTML
- **indexer.py**: Builds searchable indexes, implements multiple search strategies
- **config.py**: Manages configuration profiles
- **cache.py**: TTL-based file caching for pages and indexes
- **cli.py**: Click-based command-line interface
## Contributing
To add new documentation sites, run:
```bash
anydocs config <profile> <base_url> <sitemap_url>
```
To extend search functionality, modify `lib/indexer.py`.
## License
Part of the OpenClaw system.
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