fix(mcp): clarify oc_search vs oc_manifest routing for agents#33
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Files written under ~/.opencontext/contexts/ via Write/Edit (bypassing
oc_create_doc) used to silently disappear from oc_manifest and oc_search
because the manifest was a pure SELECT from SQLite. Agents thought the
folder was empty and proposed re-creating it.
Three changes that make the drift impossible to miss:
1. oc_manifest now scans the filesystem after the SELECT and returns
{ items, unindexed_files }. When unindexed_files is non-empty, MCP
surfaces a `warning` field naming each file. Manifest stays read-only
- no auto-insert.
2. New `oc index reconcile [folder]` CLI command and `oc_reconcile_folder`
MCP tool. They INSERT a docs row for every *.md present on disk but
missing from SQLite, without recomputing embeddings (run
`oc index build` separately for that). Fast path for picking up
orphans after a Write or `git pull`.
3. oc_create_doc / oc_set_doc_desc descriptions now open with a hard
"REQUIRED for any file under ~/.opencontext/contexts/" notice that
explicitly calls out Write/Edit as a bug, so MCP-aware agents stop
reaching for them.
Rust core gains generate_manifest_full() and reconcile_folder() (the
old generate_manifest is preserved for Tauri/UI/CLI callers). NAPI
binding switches generateManifest to the wrapped form; existing JS
callers updated. Three new core tests cover orphan detection,
nested-folder scan, and reconcile idempotency. Tested end-to-end on a
real folder with 6 orphans - manifest reported drift, reconcile
registered all 6, follow-up manifest came back clean.
oc_search matches document body only — not folder/file names. Agents searching by project name got 0 results and wrongly concluded the project doesn't exist. Add explicit routing hint to both descriptions: - oc_search: 'Does NOT match folder/file names — use oc_manifest for known projects' - oc_manifest: 'Use this when you know the project/folder name — oc_search matches content only'
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oc_search matches document body text only — it does not index folder or file names. Agents searching for a project by name (e.g. oc_search("onepass")) got zero results and incorrectly concluded the project didn't exist.
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