# ragdesk-mcp

> MCP server for ragdesk - list KBs, ingest text, and ask your local RAG API

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/ragdesk-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Moca-H
- homepage: https://github.com/Moca-H/ragdesk
- repository: https://github.com/Moca-H/ragdesk
- version: 0.1.2
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: llm, mcp, rag, ragdesk
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:ragdesk-mcp

### Description (declared)

# ragdesk-mcp

MCP server for [ragdesk](https://github.com/Moca-H/ragdesk). Talk to your local RAG API from Cursor / Claude Desktop via tools.

## Prerequisites

1. A running ragdesk API (e.g. `npm run dev` or Docker) at `http://127.0.0.1:8000`
2. Python 3.11+ (for local install) or [`uv`](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv) for `uvx`

## Install from PyPI

```bash
uvx ragdesk-mcp
```

Or:

```bash
pip install ragdesk-mcp
ragdesk-mcp
```

## Cursor `mcp.json` example

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ragdesk": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["ragdesk-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "RAGDESK_API_BASE": "http://127.0.0.1:8000",
        "RAGDESK_KB": "default"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Local checkout (dev):

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ragdesk": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "ragdesk_mcp.server"],
      "cwd": "D:/Moca/ragdesk/apps/mcp",
      "env": {
        "PYTHONPATH": "D:/Moca/ragdesk/apps/mcp/src",
        "RAGDESK_API_BASE": "http://127.0.0.1:8000"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Environment

| Variable | Default | Meaning |
|----------|---------|---------|
| `RAGDESK_API_BASE` | `http://127.0.0.1:8000` | ragdesk API root |
| `RAGDESK_KB` | `default` | Default knowledge base id |
| `RAGDESK_API_TOKEN` | _(empty)_ | Optional `Authorization: Bearer` |

## Tools

- `ragdesk_health` — API reachability
- `list_knowledge_bases` — list KBs
- `list_documents` — list docs in a KB
- `ingest_text` — upload markdown/text into a KB
- `import_sample` — import welcome sample
- `ask` — RAG / agent Q&A with citations

## Develop

```bash
cd apps/mcp
pip install -e .
ragdesk-mcp
```

## Publish

GitHub Actions publishes to PyPI when you push a tag:

```bash
git tag ragdesk-mcp-v0.1.0
git push origin ragdesk-mcp-v0.1.0
```

Requires repository secret `PYPI_API_TOKEN` (PyPI API token, username `__token__`).

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.version-control (1, derived)
- data.vector-search (1, declared)
- dev.ci-cd (0.802, derived)
- dev.package-management (0.722, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/ragdesk-mcp/ (first seen 2026-10-22T18:28:01.501Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/ragdesk-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/ragdesk-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:ragdesk-mcp