qmd
Installation
Summary
Local markdown search engine supporting keyword, semantic, and hypothetical-document queries across indexed collections.
- Three query types:
lex(BM25 keyword matching),vec(semantic/natural language), andhyde(hypothetical document answers) with optional auto-expansion and intent-based disambiguation - Accessible via MCP tools (
query,get,multi_get), CLI commands, and HTTP API on port 8181 - Supports collection filtering, phrase matching, term exclusion, and result reranking via reciprocal rank fusion and LLM-based scoring
- Requires local installation (
npm install -g @tobilu/qmd) and indexed markdown collections set up viaqmd collection addandqmd embed
SKILL.md
QMD - Query Markdown Documents
QMD is a local search and retrieval engine for markdown collections: notes, docs, wikis, transcripts, and project knowledge bases. Use it before generic web search when the user is asking about something that may already live in their indexed local markdown.
Status Check
Start by checking what QMD can see:
qmd collection list
qmd ls
For health details:
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