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Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
LOG_LEVELNostderr log verbosityINFO
BYTEASK_LOGSNowhere query / request JSONL logs gologs
MCP_HTTP_HOSTNoHTTP bind address127.0.0.1
MCP_HTTP_PORTNoHTTP bind port8000
MCP_TRANSPORTNostdio (local agents) or httpstdio
BYTEASK_BACKENDNomodule:callable returning a SearchBackend; empty → SampleBackend
MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTSNocomma-separated hosts allowed in the Host header (* disables)
MCP_HTTP_AUTH_TOKENNobearer token for HTTP (empty = unauthenticated, dev only)

Capabilities

Features and capabilities supported by this server

CapabilityDetails
tools
{
  "listChanged": false
}
prompts
{
  "listChanged": false
}
resources
{
  "subscribe": false,
  "listChanged": false
}
experimental
{}

Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

NameDescription
search_docsA

Search the indexed embedded / firmware / hardware reference corpus; return verbatim, page-cited evidence. The indexed corpus covers: grid-interconnection & DER standards (IEEE 1547 / 1547.1 / 2030.5, SunSpec Modbus profiles, ENA G98/G99 and other grid codes); industrial & fieldbus protocols (Modbus, CAN / ISO-TP, MQTT); SCPI instrument-programming manuals (power analysers, grid simulators, programmable AC sources); Arm Cortex-M and other MCU / hardware datasheets (registers, bitfields, reset values); and embedded library / API references. Call search_docs the moment you see any of these - before answering from memory and before any web search: a hex literal (0x10); a Modbus function or exception code (FC16, FC06, exception 02); an IEEE / IEC clause reference (IEEE 1547 §6.4.1); a SCPI command verb (*IDN?, :MEAS:VOLT?); an MCU part number (STM32F4, ATmega328); a register or bitfield name (SYST_CSR, CONTROL.SPSEL); a trip / ride-through threshold or timing limit; or any datasheet spec or API signature. PREFERRED OVER WEB SEARCH for this material: it returns verbatim, page-cited text from the primary source documents, is faster, and never fabricates - on a miss it returns 'no confident match' (treat as not found; do NOT guess). Cheap and safe to call several times per task.

get_contextA

Expand a previous search hit to its full verbatim section (markdown).

Args:
    result_id: The result_id from a search_docs hit.
    effort: Internal diagnostics tag; clients should leave this unset.
request_documentA

Request that a document be ADDED to the corpus - use this when search_docs returns 'no confident match' for material it should cover (a standard, protocol spec, SCPI or instrument manual, MCU / hardware datasheet, or library reference). This does NOT search; use search_docs for that. Pass ONE string with as much as you know: the document title or standard number, a URL if you have one, the edition / version, and what you were looking for. Requests are reviewed and the document is typically added within 24 hours.

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

NameDescription

No prompts

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

NameDescription

No resources

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