Ngmcp FAQs

Question 1

What are Norton Guides?

Accepted Answer

Norton Guides are a classic hypertext help-file format originating from the DOS era. They were widely used for documentation, particularly for programming languages and tools like Clipper and dBase, providing structured and linked information.

Question 2

How do AI agents interact with Norton Guide files using Ngmcp?

Accepted Answer

Ngmcp provides a set of tools that AI agents can use. These tools allow agents to retrieve guide metadata, explore hierarchical menu structures, list individual entries, read the full content of specific entries, and perform full-text searches across an entire guide file.

Question 3

What specific information can be retrieved from Norton Guides via Ngmcp?

Accepted Answer

AI agents can retrieve comprehensive guide metadata (title, credits), explore menu structures, list all guide entries with their type and initial text, read the full plain-text content of any entry by offset, and conduct full-text searches to find relevant information within the guides.

Question 4

What is Ngmcp and what does it do?

Accepted Answer

Ngmcp is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server designed to expose classic Norton Guide database files to AI agents. It allows agents to programmatically interact with these historical DOS-era hypertext help files for information retrieval and structured data access.

Question 5

How do I configure Ngmcp to find my Norton Guide files?

Accepted Answer

To configure Ngmcp, you set the `NGMCP_GUIDE_DIRS` environment variable. This variable should contain a colon-separated list of directories where your `.ng` (Norton Guide) files are located, allowing Ngmcp to discover and serve them to AI agents.

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