Etabs Documentation Assistant FAQs

Question 1

What are the prerequisites for using this tool?

Accepted Answer

You need Node.js, npm, Python, Docker, and an Etabs documentation file. You also need a CHM extraction tool like 7-Zip (Windows) or chmextract (macOS/Linux). Docker is used to host the ChromaDB database.

Question 2

How do I connect this tool to Claude Desktop?

Accepted Answer

You need to edit the Claude Desktop configuration file (claude_desktop_config.json) and add an entry for the Etabs Documentation Assistant MCP server, pointing to the server.js file.

Question 3

How does the Etabs Documentation Assistant work?

Accepted Answer

The tool indexes your Etabs documentation, creates local embeddings, and stores them in a ChromaDB database. When you ask a question, it generates an embedding for your query and searches for similar content in the database, returning relevant snippets.

Question 4

What is the Etabs Documentation Assistant?

Accepted Answer

It's a tool that allows you to search your own Etabs documentation using natural language queries. It utilizes local embeddings for privacy and speed, providing relevant text snippets from your documentation.

Question 5

Does this tool include Etabs documentation?

Accepted Answer

No. You *must* provide your own legally obtained copy of Etabs documentation (typically in .chm format) to use this tool. This project does not distribute any proprietary CSI software or documentation.

Etabs Documentation Assistant

Etabs Documentation Assistant

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