haiku.rag/docs/server.md

Server Mode

The server provides automatic file monitoring and MCP functionality.

Starting the Server

haiku-rag serve

Transport options:

• --http (default) - Streamable HTTP transport
• --stdio - Standard input/output transport
• --sse - Server-sent events transport

File Monitoring

Set MONITOR_DIRECTORIES environment variable to enable automatic file monitoring:

export MONITOR_DIRECTORIES="/path/to/documents"
haiku-rag serve

Monitoring Features

• Startup: Scans all monitored directories and adds new files
• File Added/Modified: Automatically parses and updates documents
• File Deleted: Removes corresponding documents from database

Supported Formats

The server can parse 40+ file formats including:

• PDF documents
• Microsoft Office (DOCX, XLSX, PPTX)
• HTML and Markdown
• Plain text files
• Code files (Python, JavaScript, etc.)
• Images (processed via OCR)
• And more...

URLs are also supported for web content.