| name | claude-code-docs-search |
| description | Search local Claude Code documentation to answer implementation questions. Use when asked about Claude Code features, subagents, workflows, skills, hooks, MCP servers, plugins, settings, CLI options, headless mode, or any Claude Code capability. |
| allowed-tools | Read, Grep, Glob |
Claude Code Documentation Search
Search the local docs/ folder to answer questions about Claude Code implementation details.
Instructions
Start with the index - Read
docs/index.txtto see available documentation files and their topicsIn addition: Search for specific terms - In addition to identifying docs based on their description in index.txt, use grep to find relevant content: Examples:
Grep pattern="subagent" path="docs/" Grep pattern="hooks" path="docs/"Read relevant files - Once you identify relevant docs, read them fully: Examples:
Read file_path="docs/sub-agents.md" Read file_path="docs/hooks.md"Cite your sources - Always reference which documentation file(s) your answer comes from
Documentation Topics
Key files for common questions:
sub-agents.md- Task tool, agent types, parallel executionhooks.md,hooks-guide.md- Lifecycle hooks, shell commands on eventsskills.md- Creating and using skillsmcp.md- MCP server configurationplugins.md,plugins-reference.md- Plugin developmentheadless.md- Non-interactive/CI usagecli-reference.md- Command line optionssettings.md- Configuration optionsmemory.md- CLAUDE.md and context management
Example Queries
- "How do I create a subagent?"
- "What hooks are available?"
- "How do I configure MCP servers?"
- "What settings can I customize?"
- "How does Claude Code work?"