// Search & vector stores
meilisearchv1.52.4
A lightning-fast search engine API bringing AI-powered hybrid search to your sites and applications.
Open source Maintained For agents
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meilisearch is A lightning-fast search engine API bringing AI-powered hybrid search to your sites and applications.
Good for: Developers who want their agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor…) to search & vector stores.
01How to start
- 1Read the official README for requirements and permissions.
- 2Install it from the official package registry:
brew install meilisearch - 3Tell your agent the command exists (e.g. in AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md) so it knows when to call it.
02Alternatives & comparison
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