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Nia Docs
Search library documentation and code examples via Nia
Tools: bash,read
The full skill
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name: nia-docs
description: Search library documentation and code examples via Nia
allowed-tools: [Bash, Read]
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# Nia Documentation Search
Search across 3000+ packages (npm, PyPI, Crates, Go) and indexed sources for documentation and code examples.
## Usage
### Semantic search in a package
“`bash
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/nia_docs.py \
–package fastapi –query "dependency injection"
“`
### Search with specific registry
“`bash
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/nia_docs.py \
–package react –registry npm –query "hooks patterns"
“`
### Grep search for specific patterns
“`bash
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/nia_docs.py \
–package sqlalchemy –grep "session.execute"
“`
### Universal search across indexed sources
“`bash
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/nia_docs.py \
–search "error handling middleware"
“`
## Options
| Option | Description |
|——–|————-|
| `–package` | Package name to search in |
| `–registry` | Registry: npm, py_pi, crates, go_modules (default: npm) |
| `–query` | Semantic search query |
| `–grep` | Regex pattern to search |
| `–search` | Universal search across all indexed sources |
| `–limit` | Max results (default: 5) |
## Examples
“`bash
# Python library usage
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/nia_docs.py \
–package pydantic –registry py_pi –query "validators"
# React patterns
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/nia_docs.py \
–package react –query "useEffect cleanup"
# Find specific function usage
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/nia_docs.py \
–package express –grep "app.use"
“`
Requires `NIA_API_KEY` in environment or `nia` server in mcp_config.json.