Setting Up Snipara with Claude Code in 5 Minutes

Claude Code is Anthropic's CLI for AI-assisted development. Combined with Snipara, it becomes a context-aware coding assistant that understands your entire codebase. Here's how to set it up in 5 minutes.

What You'll Get

Context-aware Claude — queries your docs automatically
43+ MCP tools — search, memory, planning, multi-agent coordination
90% token reduction — faster responses, lower costs
Cited answers — every response linked to source files

Prerequisites

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Claude Code installednpm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

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Anthropic API keyFrom console.anthropic.com

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Snipara accountFree at snipara.com/register

Step 1: Create a Snipara Project

Go to snipara.com/dashboard
Click "New Project"
Name your project (e.g., "my-app")
Copy your Project ID and API Key

Tip: Your Project ID looks like proj_abc123 and your API key looks like rlm_xyz...

Step 2: Upload Your Documentation

In the Snipara dashboard, upload your project documentation. You have two options:

Option A: GitHub Sync (Recommended)

Click "Connect GitHub"
Select your repository
Choose which paths to index (e.g., docs/, src/, README.md)
Docs sync automatically on every push

Option B: Manual Upload

Click "Upload Files"
Drag and drop your markdown files, code files, or documentation
Click "Index"

Step 3: Add Snipara MCP to Claude Code

In your terminal, run:

claude mcp add snipara \
  --header "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  https://api.snipara.com/mcp/YOUR_PROJECT_ID

Replace YOUR_API_KEY and YOUR_PROJECT_ID with your actual values.

Verify it's configured:

claude mcp list

snipara  https://api.snipara.com/mcp/proj_...  http

Step 4: Start Using Context-Aware Claude

Now when you use Claude Code, it can query your documentation automatically:

claude

How does authentication work in this project?

[Snipara] Querying docs... Found 5 relevant sections (4,231 tokens)

Based on your documentation, authentication uses JWT tokens...

[Source: docs/auth.md:15-42, src/middleware/auth.ts:1-30]

Key MCP Tools Available

rlm_context_query

Primary tool — semantic search with token budgeting. Use for any documentation question.

rlm_ask

Quick query — returns ~2,500 tokens of context with no configuration needed.

rlm_remember / rlm_recall

Agent memory — persist decisions across sessions. "Remember that we use Zod for validation."

rlm_plan / rlm_decompose

Complex queries — break down multi-part questions into sub-queries with dependencies.

Troubleshooting

"Invalid API key"

Check your API key in the Snipara dashboard. Make sure it starts with rlm_.

"Project not found"

Verify your Project ID. It should look like proj_abc123 or your project slug.

"No results found"

Make sure you've uploaded and indexed documentation. Check the dashboard for indexing status.

Next Steps

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