ragstack-mcp 0.1.1.dev4

MCP server for RAGStack knowledge base - search, chat, upload, and scrape

RAGStack MCP Server

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for RAGStack knowledge bases. Enables AI assistants to search, chat, upload, and scrape your knowledge base.

Installation

# Using uvx (recommended - no install needed)
uvx ragstack-mcp

# Or install globally
pip install ragstack-mcp

Configuration

Get your GraphQL endpoint and API key from the RAGStack dashboard: Settings → API Key

Claude Desktop

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (Mac) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ragstack-kb": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["ragstack-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "RAGSTACK_GRAPHQL_ENDPOINT": "https://xxx.appsync-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/graphql",
        "RAGSTACK_API_KEY": "da2-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
      }
    }
  }
}

Amazon Q CLI

Edit ~/.aws/amazonq/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ragstack-kb": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["ragstack-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "RAGSTACK_GRAPHQL_ENDPOINT": "https://xxx.appsync-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/graphql",
        "RAGSTACK_API_KEY": "da2-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Open Settings → MCP Servers → Add Server, or edit .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "ragstack-kb": {
    "command": "uvx",
    "args": ["ragstack-mcp"],
    "env": {
      "RAGSTACK_GRAPHQL_ENDPOINT": "https://xxx.appsync-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/graphql",
      "RAGSTACK_API_KEY": "da2-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
    }
  }
}

VS Code + Cline

Edit .vscode/cline_mcp_settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ragstack-kb": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["ragstack-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "RAGSTACK_GRAPHQL_ENDPOINT": "https://xxx.appsync-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/graphql",
        "RAGSTACK_API_KEY": "da2-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code + Continue

Edit ~/.continue/config.json, add to mcpServers array:

{
  "mcpServers": [
    {
      "name": "ragstack-kb",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["ragstack-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "RAGSTACK_GRAPHQL_ENDPOINT": "https://xxx.appsync-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/graphql",
        "RAGSTACK_API_KEY": "da2-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Available Tools

search_knowledge_base

Search for relevant documents in the knowledge base.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
query	string	Yes	-	The search query
max_results	int	No	5	Maximum results to return

chat_with_knowledge_base

Ask questions and get AI-generated answers with source citations.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
query	string	Yes	-	Your question
conversation_id	string	No	null	ID to maintain conversation context

start_scrape_job

Scrape a website into the knowledge base.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
url	string	Yes	-	Starting URL to scrape
max_pages	int	No	50	Maximum pages to scrape
max_depth	int	No	3	How deep to follow links (0 = start page only)
scope	string	No	"HOSTNAME"	SUBPAGES, HOSTNAME, or DOMAIN
include_patterns	list[str]	No	null	Only scrape URLs matching these glob patterns
exclude_patterns	list[str]	No	null	Skip URLs matching these glob patterns
scrape_mode	string	No	"AUTO"	AUTO, FAST (HTTP only), or FULL (browser)
cookies	string	No	null	Cookie string for authenticated sites
force_rescrape	bool	No	false	Re-scrape even if content unchanged

Scope values:

• SUBPAGES - Only URLs under the starting path
• HOSTNAME - All pages on the same subdomain
• DOMAIN - All subdomains of the domain

Scrape mode values:

• AUTO - Try fast mode, fall back to full for SPAs
• FAST - HTTP only, faster but may miss JavaScript content
• FULL - Uses headless browser, handles all JavaScript

get_scrape_job_status

Check the status of a scrape job.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
job_id	string	Yes	The scrape job ID

list_scrape_jobs

List recent scrape jobs.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
limit	int	No	10	Maximum jobs to return

upload_document_url

Get a presigned URL to upload a document.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
filename	string	Yes	Name of the file (e.g., 'report.pdf')

Usage Examples

Once configured, just ask your AI assistant naturally:

• "Search my knowledge base for authentication best practices"
• "What does our documentation say about API rate limits?"
• "Scrape the React docs at react.dev/reference"
• "Check the status of my scrape job"
• "Upload a new document called quarterly-report.pdf"

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Description
RAGSTACK_GRAPHQL_ENDPOINT	Yes	Your RAGStack GraphQL API URL
RAGSTACK_API_KEY	Yes	Your RAGStack API key

Development

# Clone and install
cd src/ragstack-mcp
uv sync

# Run locally
uv run ragstack-mcp

# Build package
uv build

# Publish to PyPI
uv publish

License

MIT