# pageindex-local-mcp

> Use this tool when you need to index and query local documents without relying on cloud services. It solves problems of data privacy and offline access by enabling local AI agents to search and retrieve information from PDF and Markdown files through a self-hosted interface. It takes local documents as input and outputs relevant search results, making it ideal for use cases where data security and autonomy are essential.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/jamesbubenik-pageindex-local-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/jamesbubenik-pageindex-local-mcp

## Description

A local-first MCP server for PageIndex — the vectorless, reasoning-based RAG framework. It lets local AI agents index and query local PDF and Markdown documents through a self-hosted PageIndex installation, without requiring any PageIndex cloud API key.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-01

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** ai-ml
- **Updated:** 2026-09-01

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/fex4rykum4)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/jamesbubenik/pageindex-local-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "jamesbubenik-pageindex-local-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/jamesbubenik-pageindex-local-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/jamesbubenik-pageindex-local-mcp/pull`

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