Docs that answer, everywhere developers work
API references, SDK guides, community threads, and changelogs unified into cited answers — on your docs site, in Discord, and inside the IDE via MCP.
Challenges in Developer Tools
Developers ask AI assistants, not your docs
Coding assistants answer from stale training data, hallucinating deprecated endpoints. You field tickets about APIs you fixed a year ago.
Community channels repeat the same questions
Your Discord answers the same install and auth questions daily, answers scroll away, and devrel burns out repeating themselves.
Keyword search fails on technical intent
A developer searching "rotate credentials" finds nothing because the page says "regenerate API keys" — then files a ticket or churns.
How BeforeQuery helps
MCP server for in-IDE answers
Expose your docs as an MCP server so Cursor, Claude, and other MCP clients retrieve current documentation instead of guessing — search_docs and ask_question, right in the editor.
Discord and Slack bots with citations
The bot answers community questions instantly from docs, OpenAPI specs, GitHub READMEs, Discourse, and Stack Overflow, and gap analytics show which docs to write next.
Hybrid search and Cmd+K on your portal
Semantic + full-text retrieval matches intent, not just keywords, delivered as a widget, Cmd+K modal, or via the Search API and SDKs.
Relevant sources & integrations
Common knowledge sources and integrations for Developer Tools teams.
Frequently asked questions
How does the MCP server work?
Each project exposes an MCP endpoint with search_docs, ask_question, and list_sources tools, authenticated by a client key. Cursor, Claude, and other MCP clients retrieve your current documentation instead of answering from stale training data.
Can it index code repositories and API specs, not just docs pages?
Yes. GitHub and GitLab sources index READMEs and Markdown docs (with webhook re-sync on every push), and OpenAPI sources turn your API spec into answerable reference content — alongside Discourse, Stack Overflow, and YouTube.
How does the Discord bot behave in a busy community?
It answers questions from your indexed docs with citations, so answers do not scroll away as tribal knowledge. Gap analytics then show which questions lacked good docs, giving devrel a prioritized writing backlog.
Can we build our own experience instead of using the widget?
Yes. The @beforequery/sdk and @beforequery/react packages, a public streaming chat/search API, and the agents SDK let you build fully custom in-product or in-portal experiences.
How long does setup take?
Most teams are live the same day. Connect a source — a docs URL, GitHub repo, Notion workspace, or a file upload — and BeforeQuery crawls, normalizes, chunks, and embeds the content automatically. The website widget is a single script tag, and the Slack/Discord bots install in a few clicks.
Are answers backed by citations?
Yes. Every answer includes a structured citations list with the URL, title, and excerpt of each source used, so users can click through and verify any claim against the original document.
Is my content used to train AI models?
No. Your indexed content, embeddings, and conversations are isolated to your workspace and are only used to answer your own questions. Content is never shared across customers, and data is encrypted at rest and in transit.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. The Free plan includes 1 project, 500 indexed pages, and 100 AI questions per month — no credit card required. Pro comes with a 14-day free trial, and Enterprise plans add SSO, audit logs, and advanced governance features.
Other industries
SaaS
Deflect tickets, unblock onboarding, and turn your help center into an answer engine that keeps up with weekly releases.
Fintech
In financial services, a wrong AI answer is a compliance incident. BeforeQuery grounds every answer in your approved content with citations and audit trails.
Healthcare
Answer portal, billing, and policy questions from approved content only — with the privacy controls health organizations require.
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