MCP Academic RAG Server Documentation
Welcome to the comprehensive documentation for the MCP Academic RAG Server - a system for academic document processing and retrieval-augmented generation.
User Documentation
Developer Documentation
Architecture & Design
API Reference
- core
- core.alerting_system
- core.config_center
- core.config_environment_manager
- core.config_manager
- core.config_migration_tool
- core.config_runtime_validator
- core.config_validator
- core.config_version_manager
- core.monitoring_dashboard
- core.performance_monitor
- core.pipeline
- core.processor_loader
- core.server_context
- core.telemetry_integration
- core.workflow_effort_calculator
- core.workflow_formatter
- core.workflow_generator
- core.workflow_models
WorkflowStrategyOutputFormatPersonaTypePriorityComplexityLevelRiskLevelRequirementAcceptanceCriteriaPRDStructureDependencyRiskWorkflowStepWorkflowMilestoneWorkflowPhaseParallelStreamCriticalPathEffortEstimationComplexityAnalysisRequirementCategoriesProjectConstraintsMCPResultsWorkflowWorkflowOptions
- connectors
- document_stores
- rag
- servers
- servers.jsonrpc_stdio
- servers.mcp_server
- servers.mcp_server_config_center
on_config_change()update_logging_config()update_llm_config()update_vector_db_config()validate_environment()initialize_server_context()handle_list_resources()handle_read_resource()handle_list_tools()handle_call_tool()handle_process_document()handle_query_documents()handle_get_config_value()handle_set_config_value()handle_switch_environment()handle_backup_config()handle_restore_config()main()
- servers.mcp_server_enhanced
- servers.mcp_server_minimal
- servers.mcp_server_sdk
- servers.mcp_server_secure
- servers.mcp_server_simple
- servers.mcp_server_standalone
Maintenance and supplementary references
- Maintained entry and verification
- API Reference
- RAG Pipeline API Reference
- MCP Tools Reference Guide
- 🚀 Deployment Status Report
- 🚀 MCP Academic RAG Server - Comprehensive Improvement Report
- 🔐 MCP Academic RAG Server - Quality Gates Validation Report
- 🎯 MCP Academic RAG Server - Refocusing Summary
- 📊 Scope Assessment - MCP Academic RAG Server
- 🏗️ Core MCP Server Implementation Workflow
- 🎯 Scope Reduction Workflow
- 🧪 Testing & Validation Workflow
- 🔄 uvx Migration Workflow
Project Overview
The MCP Academic RAG Server is an enterprise-grade system that combines:
Document Processing: Advanced OCR, text extraction, and preprocessing
Vector Storage: High-performance vector databases for semantic search
RAG Pipeline: Retrieval-augmented generation with multiple LLM providers
MCP Protocol: Native integration with AI assistants like Claude
Monitoring: Comprehensive observability and performance tracking
Configuration: Enterprise-level configuration management
Key Features
- 📄 Multi-Format Support
Process PDF, DOCX, TXT, and other academic document formats
- 🔍 Advanced Search
Semantic vector search with metadata filtering and hybrid retrieval
- 🤖 LLM Integration
Support for OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and custom LLM providers
- ⚡ High Performance
Optimized async processing with caching and batch operations
- 🔧 Enterprise Ready
Configuration management, monitoring, alerting, and security
- 🧩 Extensible
Plugin architecture for custom processors and integrations
Quick Start
Installation:
pip install mcp-academic-rag-server
Configuration:
cp config/config.json.example config/config.json # Edit configuration with your API keys
Start Server:
mcp-academic-rag-server --help mcp-academic-rag-server
Discover and call tools:
Connect an MCP client over stdio. See Maintained entry and verification for the isolated client handshake and MCP Tools Reference Guide for tool arguments.
Architecture Highlights
The system implements a layered, modular architecture designed for:
Scalability: Horizontal scaling with load balancing
Reliability: Comprehensive error handling and monitoring
Maintainability: Clean interfaces and separation of concerns
Performance: Async processing and intelligent caching
Security: Authentication, authorization, and data protection
Core Components:
See MCP Academic RAG Server - Architecture Overview for the existing architecture diagrams.
Support and Community
Documentation: Complete API reference and guides
GitHub: Source code and issues
Community: Developer forums and discussions
Enterprise: Professional support and consulting available
API Reference
Core Module for MCP Academic RAG Server |
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External service connectors for MCP Academic RAG Server |
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Document Stores Package |
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RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) components for MCP Academic RAG Server |
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