nella_index

Index or re-index the workspace codebase for Nella search.

The local MCP server uses the same index manager for indexing and search.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
force	boolean	No	Rebuild the index and ignore cached embeddings. Default: false.
paths	string[]	No	Specific files or directories to index. Each path is resolved relative to the workspace root.

Example

nella_index({
  force: true,
  paths: ["packages/nella/src/mcp", "docs/api-reference"],
});

Response Shape

Index complete.

- Files indexed: 42
- Chunks created: 318
- Embeddings: 318
- Tokens processed: 87124

Storage: /path/to/project/.nella/index

Notes

• The tool stores index data under .nella/index.
• paths scopes which files are indexed; it does not change the workspace root.
• The server excludes .nella/** from indexing.

See nella_search for the query side of the index.