techmanual-client

techmanual-client

API client, CLI, and MCP server for techmanual.ai — the technical manual index for AI agents.

Search and retrieve hardware documentation (oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, power supplies, DMMs, etc.) without the PDF babysitting.

Install

pip install techmanual-client

Quick Start

1. Get an API key

Visit techmanual.ai/setup to generate a free, read-only API key instantly (no account required).

2. Set environment variables

export TMAI_API_URL="https://api.techmanual.ai"
export TMAI_API_KEY="tmai_..."

3. Use with Claude Code (MCP)

Add to your ~/.claude.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "techmanual": {
      "command": "techmanual-mcp",
      "env": {
        "TMAI_API_URL": "https://api.techmanual.ai",
        "TMAI_API_KEY": "tmai_..."
      }
    }
  }
}

4. Use the CLI

techmanual search "phase noise measurement" --model-number N9040B
techmanual list-manuals --manufacturer "Rohde & Schwarz"
techmanual get-page --document-id 42 --page 15

5. Use as a Python library

from techmanual_client import load_config, search

cfg = load_config()
results = search(cfg, query="bandwidth measurement", manufacturer="Keysight")

Tools

Tool	Description
search	Hybrid FTS + vector search across all manuals. Filters: manufacturer, model_number, equipment_type, document_id.
list_manuals	Browse and filter the manual catalog.
get_page	Retrieve specific page(s) from a document by ID.

Links

• techmanual.ai
• Setup guide
• Upload a manual