JAIL Search FAQs

Question 1

What is JAIL Search?

Accepted Answer

JAIL Search is a powerful multi-source document search engine that provides a single API to access over 20 diverse content types, including academic papers, legal cases, code, books, and forums.

Question 2

What advanced search features does JAIL Search offer?

Accepted Answer

JAIL Search allows you to filter search results by specific content types, retrieve comprehensive metadata for any document using its unique ID, and efficiently paginate through large datasets with cursors.

Question 3

What content types can I search using JAIL Search?

Accepted Answer

You can search across a wide range of content types such as academic papers, books, code, legal documents, economic data, forums, Wikipedia, music, news, and many more, all through one interface.

Question 4

How can I integrate JAIL Search into my existing tools?

Accepted Answer

JAIL Search is designed for easy integration with popular MCP clients like Claude, Cursor, VS Code Copilot, and Copilot CLI. You simply add a configuration snippet to your client's settings.

Question 5

Does JAIL Search require an API key?

Accepted Answer

For basic trial usage, an API key is not strictly required. You can often integrate and use JAIL Search with popular MCP clients without one. However, a `JAIL_API_KEY` is used for Pro plans with higher query limits.

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JAIL Search

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