Works with Claude Code · Cursor · Codex CLI

Web search and docs for your coding AI.

Set up in one command. Search, docs, extract, and community solutions.

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Install

npx tomsindex

curl -fsSL tomsindex.com/install.sh | sh

Works with Claude Code, Codex CLI, and Cursor.

$9/mo

10,000 credits. All features.

1 key

Search, docs, extract, solutions.

Free

Cached answers, forever.

Before & after.

	Before	After
Web access	None	Built in
Library docs	Stale	100+ libraries, current
Read a URL	Manual copy-paste	One call, clean markdown
Common problems	Solved from scratch each time	Community solutions, free
Setup	Multiple APIs + keys	`npx tomsindex`

What your AI gets.

Web search

Your AI can actually look things up.

Library docs

100+ libraries. Current APIs, not stale training data.

Page extraction

Any URL to clean markdown. Handles JS and bot protection.

Solutions library

Solved once, cached forever. Community-voted, forkable. Browse

Try the API.

REST or MCP. Same results.

curl -X POST "https://tomsindex.com/v1/hint" \
  -H "X-API-Key: srch_your_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"q": "add cursor pagination to a REST API"}'

curl "https://tomsindex.com/v1/search?q=pgvector%20vs%20pinecone" \
  -H "X-API-Key: srch_your_key"

curl "https://tomsindex.com/v1/solutions?q=when%20to%20use%20RSC%20vs%20SSR&sort=hits&limit=3" \
  -H "X-API-Key: srch_your_key"

curl -X POST "https://tomsindex.com/v1/extract" \
  -H "X-API-Key: srch_your_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url": "https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/overview"}'

// claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tomsindex": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["tomsindex"],
      "env": { "TOMSINDEX_API_KEY": "srch_..." }
    }
  }
}

JSON Response

{
  "hint": "Warning: handle empty result set, cursor pointing to deleted row, concurrent inserts changing page boundaries...",
  "hint_type": "counterexample",
  "docs": [{
    "library": "prisma",
    "content": "## Cursor-based pagination..."
  }]
}

{
  "query": "pgvector vs pinecone",
  "results": [{
    "title": "pgvector vs Pinecone — When to use each",
    "url": "https://supabase.com/blog/pgvector-vs-pinecone",
    "content": "pgvector runs inside Postgres; Pinecone is a managed …",
    "score": 0.94
  }],
  "response_time": 0.09,
  "usage": { "credits": 1 }
}

{
  "solutions": [{
    "question": "when to use RSC vs SSR",
    "answer": "Use RSC when components do not need interactivity …",
    "source": "community",
    "votes": 18,
    "hit_count": 142
  }],
  "meta": { "query": "when to use RSC vs SSR", "total": 1 }
}

{
  "results": [{
    "url": "https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/overview",
    "markdown": "# Claude API\n\nClaude is Anthropic's AI assistant …",
    "links": [{ "href": "...", "text": "Quickstart" }]
  }],
  "response_time": 2.1
}

// Agent calls tomsindex_search tool:
{
  "results": [{
    "title": "AWS Lambda Pricing",
    "url": "https://aws.amazon.com/lambda/pricing/",
    "snippet": "Pay per request and compute time …"
  }]
}

Why this?

30 seconds to set up

Run npx tomsindex, paste your key, done. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex CLI.

One tool, not five

Search, docs, extraction, and answers in one API. No stitching, no multiple bills.

Solved once, free forever

Solutions are cached and community-voted. Same problem twice? Already solved.

Free to start

1,000 credits, no credit card. Pro is $9/mo for 10,000 credits if you need more.

Try it in 30 seconds.

Run npx tomsindex and paste your key. 1,000 free credits, no credit card.

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