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6/4/2026
Unlock Your Knowledge: QMD Brings Local AI Search to Your Notes and Docs

Unlock Your Knowledge: QMD Brings Local AI Search to Your Notes and Docs

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QMD is a local, on-device search engine for markdown notes combining keyword, semantic, and LLM-powered ranking to keep data private. It powers AI agents with rich contextual access to knowledge bases and integrates with Claude Desktop via MCP. Open source with 26K GitHub stars.

  • •Local, privacy-first search engine using hybrid ranking: BM25 keyword search, vector semantic search, and LLM re-ranking
  • •Native integration with AI agents through MCP protocol and structured JSON output capabilities
  • •26K-star open-source project running entirely on-device with no cloud dependency or API costs

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