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qi-cli

Guide for using qi, a local knowledge search CLI for macOS and Linux. Use this skill whenever the user asks about qi commands, indexing documents, searching a knowledge base, asking questions with RAG, configuring providers (Ollama, OpenAI), understanding search modes (BM25, hybrid, vector), or anything related to the qi tool. Triggers on phrases like "qi index", "qi search", "qi ask", "qi query", "how do I use qi", "set up qi", "configure qi", "search my notes with qi", or any mention of the qi CLI.

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Updated 4/5/2026
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quick start

Installation and usage

Guide for using qi, a local knowledge search CLI for macOS and Linux. Use this skill whenever the user asks about qi commands, indexing documents, searching a knowledge base, asking questions with RAG, configuring providers (Ollama, OpenAI), understanding search modes (BM25, hybrid, vector), or anything related to the qi tool. Triggers on phrases like "qi index", "qi search", "qi ask", "qi query", "how do I use qi", "set up qi", "configure qi", "search my notes with qi", or any mention of the qi CLI.

Installation
$ install --globalskills.sh
Usage

Once installed, you can use this skill by running the following command in your terminal:

skills use qi-cli