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The Ref MCP Server includes pre-configured prompts to help you work more effectively with your documentation. These prompts follow the MCP Prompts specification and provide structured ways to search and access your documentation.

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Available Prompts

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search_docs

Guides your coding agent to search public documentation for libraries, frameworks, and APIs. Example usage: 
/Ref:search_docs langchain streaming callback handler implementation python

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my_docs

Directs your coding agent to search your private resources, including indexed GitHub repositories and uploaded documentation. Example usage: 
/Ref:my_docs how we implement authentication in our backend

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Using Prompts

Prompts are designed to be user-controlled and are typically invoked through slash commands in your coding assistant. To use a Ref prompt:
  1. Type /Ref in your coding assistant
  2. Your IDE or CLI will autocomplete the available prompts
  3. Select either search_docs or my_docs
  4. Add your search query

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Best Practices

For more information on how to effectively prompt coding agents to use Ref, see our Best Practices guide.