Setup Open Index
Install and configure Open Index as the read/write context layer for a domain-specialized agent. Use when setting up a legal, marketing, customer support, sales, infrastructure, or other domain agent with Open Index over MCP.
Install
npx skills add DrDroidLab/open-index --skill setup-open-indexgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/DrDroidLab/open-index.git /tmp/open-index
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/open-index/skills/setup-open-index ~/.claude/skills/setup-open-indexPersonal skills live in ~/.claude/skills. Use .claude/skills in a project folder to share a skill with your team.
From the SKILL.md
# Set up Open Index for a domain agent
Open Index gives a domain-specialized agent structured context it can search,
traverse, and maintain. It is read/write by default; use `--read-only` only when
the agent must never update domain knowledge.
## 1. Install
From a local checkout:
```bash
python -m venv .venv
. .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e '.[mcp]'
```
If Open Index is published as a package, install the equivalent `open-index[mcp]`
release instead. Never invent or hardcode credentials during setup.
## 2. Initialize the domain brain
Choose a short directory name and describe the actual domain in `brain.yaml`:
```bash
open-index init <brain-name>
cd <brain-name>
open-index validate
open-index index
```
Replace the example `note` schema with concepts meaningful to the domain. For
example, a legal agent might model matters, clauses, obligations, and precedents;
a support agent might model products, issues, customer segments, and resolutions.
## 3. Connect the MCP server
Configure the agent runtime to launch this command from the brain directory:
```bash
open-index mcp --brain /absolute/path/to/<brain-name>
```
Generic MCP configuration shape:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"open-index": {
"command": "open-index",
"args": ["mcp", "--brain", "/absolute/path/to/<brain-name>"]
}
}
}
```
Adapt the location of this configuration to the selected client. Claude Code's
optional adapter is `.mcp.json`; OpenClaw and Hermes may install this `SKILL.md`Details
- Skill name
setup-open-index- Repository
- DrDroidLab/open-index
- Path
skills/setup-open-index/SKILL.md- License
- MIT
- Repo updated
- 12 August 2026
- Listed in
- heilcheng/awesome-agent-skills
FAQ
What does the Setup Open Index skill do?
Install and configure Open Index as the read/write context layer for a domain-specialized agent. Use when setting up a legal, marketing, customer support, sales, infrastructure, or other domain agent with Open Index over MCP.
How do I install the Setup Open Index skill?
skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add DrDroidLab/open-index --skill setup-open-index. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.
Is Setup Open Index popular?
It lives in DrDroidLab/open-index, which has 113 GitHub stars and 5 forks, and is included in 1 curated skill list.
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