What embedding provider does Distillery use?

Distillery supports both Jina and OpenAI as embedding providers. You configure which one to use via JINA_API_KEY or OPENAI_API_KEY environment variables at setup time.

How do I set up Distillery MCP with Claude Code?

Install via `uvx distillery-mcp@0.4.1`, then set either JINA_API_KEY or OPENAI_API_KEY in your environment. The server connects to Claude Code over stdio and indexes your knowledge base for semantic search.

Can I use both Jina and OpenAI embeddings at the same time?

The environment variables suggest you configure one embedding provider per instance. If you need both, you would run separate MCP server instances with different API keys.

What kind of content can Distillery search?

Distillery indexes knowledge base articles, feed intelligence (recent updates), and team resources. It uses semantic search to find relevant content rather than keyword matching.

What happens if my API key is invalid or expired?

The server will fail to initialize embeddings and semantic search queries will not work. Verify your JINA_API_KEY or OPENAI_API_KEY is valid and has active quota before connecting to Claude Code.

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Distillery MCP Server

Search and retrieve knowledge base content using semantic embeddings with Jina or OpenAI. Built for Claude Code to surface relevant documentation, feed items, and team resources via intelligent vector search.

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Hosted URL

Local install

Transport

STDIO

Auth

No auth required

What the Distillery MCP server does

How models use it and what it is built for.

Connect to Distillery

Local install — runs as a subprocess.

uvx distillery-mcp==0.4.1

Environment variables

Configuration this server reads at startup.

JINA_API_KEYSecret
API key for Jina embedding provider
OPENAI_API_KEYSecret
API key for OpenAI embedding provider (alternative to Jina)
JINA_API_KEYSecret
API key for Jina embedding provider
OPENAI_API_KEYSecret
API key for OpenAI embedding provider (alternative to Jina)

Resources

Where to find authoritative docs and source for Distillery.

Source repository

Example prompts for Distillery

Paste any of these into Agent Studio after connecting Distillery.

Search the knowledge base for articles about authentication patterns
Find all feed items related to API rate limiting in the past week
What documentation exists for team onboarding workflows
Retrieve the most relevant resources matching this query: database migration strategies

Distillery MCP server — FAQ

Common questions about connecting and running Distillery.

What embedding provider does Distillery use?
Distillery supports both Jina and OpenAI as embedding providers. You configure which one to use via JINA_API_KEY or OPENAI_API_KEY environment variables at setup time.
How do I set up Distillery MCP with Claude Code?
Install via `uvx distillery-mcp@0.4.1`, then set either JINA_API_KEY or OPENAI_API_KEY in your environment. The server connects to Claude Code over stdio and indexes your knowledge base for semantic search.
Can I use both Jina and OpenAI embeddings at the same time?
The environment variables suggest you configure one embedding provider per instance. If you need both, you would run separate MCP server instances with different API keys.
What kind of content can Distillery search?
Distillery indexes knowledge base articles, feed intelligence (recent updates), and team resources. It uses semantic search to find relevant content rather than keyword matching.
What happens if my API key is invalid or expired?
The server will fail to initialize embeddings and semantic search queries will not work. Verify your JINA_API_KEY or OPENAI_API_KEY is valid and has active quota before connecting to Claude Code.

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