Show HN: Open-source semantic search over your local notes via CLI

Posted by jellyotsiro 4 days ago

Show HN: Open-source semantic search over your local notes via CLI(github.com)

Introducing Nia Vault, a CLI that lets you query your local markdown/text files using natural language.

What it does:

Semantic search over local folders and notes Works across multiple synced directories RAG-style answers with citations from your own files

How it works:

Calls `POST /search/query` with `local_folders` Uses `search_mode: sources` to return answers + file references

Example:

vault ask "What are my notes about project planning?"

OSS: https://github.com/chenxin-yan/nia-vault

9 points | 3 comments

jy-tan 3 days ago|

How does this compare with QMD (https://github.com/tobi/qmd)?

tmzt 3 days ago|

What is the API key used for?

treetalker 3 days ago|

My guess is that Nia Vault uses Nia.

> Nia is an API and MCP layer that gives agents continuously updated context from libraries, research papers, and docs, so they don't hallucinate and you skip manual ingestion.