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Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
DEFAULT_TTL_DAYSNoTTL for non-version-locked entries30
EMBEDDINGS_ENABLEDNovector search (post-MVP)0
WEB_RESEARCH_DB_PATHNoDB location (global — reused across projects)~/.web-research-mcp/research.db
WEB_RESEARCH_AUTO_UPDATENoadvertise updates so the host auto-delegates them; set 0 to disable1

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
list_treeC

Cached hierarchy tech -> version -> topics (names + flags, no content).

check_referenceB

Cheap existence/freshness check. No content. Omit version for the latest.

get_referenceA

Full cached doc for a slug. Optional section returns one heading block.

search_referenceA

Full-text search over cached references when the exact topic is unknown.

save_researchB

Store host-researched docs. Supersedes older versions atomically.

Only tech/topic/summary/content are required. Omit version for a general (not version-bound) reference; status_tag defaults to "current".

Response includes possible_duplicates when a similar topic already exists for this tech — reuse or consolidate instead of forking naming.

invalidate_referenceC

Force a reference stale so the next check advises re-research.

check_for_updateA

Whether a newer server version exists on GitHub.

If update_available, the host should delegate a background agent to run the returned command so the server stays current.

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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