rtfm (retrieval layer)

Open retrieval layer for AI coding agents: code, docs, legal and research

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rtfm is a free, open-source retrieval layer for AI coding agents that indexes code, documentation, legal text, research and data using 22 parsers (including EPUB, DOCX and ODT), combining full-text and semantic search with a knowledge graph. It serves surgical context to agents over MCP, running entirely locally.

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