1.6 KiB
1.6 KiB
Server Mode
The server provides automatic file monitoring, MCP functionality, and A2A agent support.
Starting the Server
The serve command requires at least one service flag. You can enable file monitoring, MCP server, A2A server, or any combination:
MCP Server Only
haiku-rag serve --mcp
Transport options:
- Default - Streamable HTTP transport on port 8001
--stdio- Standard input/output transport--mcp-port- Custom port (default: 8001)
A2A Server Only
haiku-rag serve --a2a
Options:
--a2a-host- Host to bind to (default: 127.0.0.1)--a2a-port- Port to bind to (default: 8000)
See A2A documentation for details on the conversational agent.
File Monitoring Only
haiku-rag serve --monitor
All Services
haiku-rag serve --monitor --mcp --a2a
This will start file monitoring, MCP server on port 8001, and A2A server on port 8000.
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.