Qi
- 37 repo stars
- Updated July 1, 2026
- itsmostafa/qi
qi is a local query engine CLI with a Claude Code marketplace plugin that indexes documents into SQLite so AI agents can search and ask questions with citations instead of loading full files.
About
qi is a Claude Code marketplace for a local query engine CLI that indexes directories into SQLite and serves BM25, hybrid, and cited Q&A flows. The README positions it as a way to save tokens by delegating retrieval while agents focus on reasoning. Add the marketplace when your assistant should query project docs through qi instead of reloading entire files each turn.
- BM25 via SQLite FTS5 plus optional on-machine vector hybrid search
- qi init, index, search, query, and ask commands with collection names
- Fully local offline indexing with optional Ollama or OpenAI providers
- Claude Code marketplace install documented alongside brew and go install
Qi by the numbers
- Data as of Jul 18, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
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| repo stars | ★ 37 |
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| Last updated | July 1, 2026 |
| Repository | itsmostafa/qi ↗ |
How do you give coding agents fast grounded retrieval without shipping entire repositories into every prompt?
Install the qi Claude Code plugin so agents offload BM25, hybrid, and cited Q&A retrieval to a local SQLite index and cut token-heavy context stuffing.
Who is it for?
Developers running Claude Code or other agents who want offline BM25 search with optional local embeddings and hybrid ranking.
Skip if: Teams that require managed cloud search only and will not run a local qi index on engineer machines.
What you get
Indexed SQLite collections agents can query for ranked passages or cited answers with lower token use.
Plugins in this marketplace
1 plugin - install individually after you add the marketplace.
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FAQ
How do I install Qi itself?
README documents brew tap itsmostafa/Qi and brew install Qi or go install github.com/itsmostafa/Qi@latest.
How do I add the Claude Code plugin?
Run /plugin marketplace add itsmostafa/Qi then /plugin install Qi.
Does vector search require cloud APIs?
README states vector and Q&A are optional and BM25 works offline without providers configured.