LIP Documentation

Everything you need to install, run, and integrate LIP — the persistent, incremental code intelligence daemon.

Guides

Start here if you’re new to LIP, or looking to use a specific feature.


Getting Started	From zero to a running daemon with editor and AI agent integration
Embeddings & Semantic Search	Set up nearest-neighbour file search via any OpenAI-compatible endpoint
Advanced Workflows	Team annotation patterns, CI integration, multi-agent coordination
Troubleshooting	Common errors, socket diagnosis, file watcher issues

Full documentation for every CLI command, daemon configuration option, and protocol message.


CLI Reference	All commands: `daemon`, `query`, `import`, `export`, `lsp`, `mcp`, `slice`, `fetch`, `push`, `annotate`
The Daemon	Persistence, file watcher, confidence tiers, wire protocol, service setup
MCP Integration	19 MCP tools for AI agents — full schema reference and agent workflows
Registry & Slices	Build, share, and consume content-addressed dependency slices
LSP, SCIP & LIP	What each protocol does and when to use which


Glossary	Blast radius, confidence tiers, WAL journal, Merkle sync, symbol URI, and more
Protocol Specification	Full design document — wire format, symbol URIs, security, architecture