RTFM

RTFM is a local retrieval layer that indexes code, docs, PDFs, and structured content into a single SQLite database. It exposes MCP tools for search (full-text, semantic, hybrid) and progressive expansion, so agents query indexed metadata first and load only relevant sections instead of grepping blindly through thousands of files. Ships as a Claude Code plugin with auto-indexing on every prompt, or install via pip for manual use with other MCP clients. Optional embeddings and PDF parsing install into an isolated venv. Built for projects where context spans multiple formats (legal XML, research papers, architecture decisions, regulatory text) and you need the agent to find the right paragraph without dumping entire file trees into context.