Ref Tools

Ref Tools

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ref-tools

Provides AI coding agents with token-efficient search and access to technical documentation from APIs, libraries, and services. Finds relevant docs while minimizing context usage.

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What it does

  • Search technical documentation across APIs and libraries
  • Extract specific pages from documentation sites
  • Filter results to reduce token usage
  • Access up-to-date documentation content
  • Read documentation pages selectively

Best for

AI coding agents needing current API documentationDevelopers building LLM-powered coding toolsTeams wanting to reduce documentation context costs
Reduces token usage and context rotAgentic search matching model behavior

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