Base44 Documentation Tool (Deprecated)

Update: Base44 has launched a MCP for their documentation now!

More details here: https://docs.base44.com/developers/backend/overview/base44-docs-mcp

It performs much better than this, so this is no longer required.

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(The following is AI Slop - please use responsibly.)

Instant, local access to complete Base44 documentation with AI assistant integration

A tool that scrapes, stores, and queries Base44 documentation locally using the official llms.txt index. Perfect for developers, AI assistants, and teams who need fast, reliable access to Base44 docs.

Quick Start

# Clone and setup
git clone https://github.com/uricorn/base44-docs-tool.git
cd base44-docs-tool
python3 -m venv venv && source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
playwright install chromium

# Scrape the documentation
python3 base44_docs_scraper.py scrape --no-embeddings

# Start using immediately
./b44 search "Google login setup"
./b44 get "/Getting-Started/Quick-start-guide"

Features

• llms.txt-Based Discovery: Uses Mintlify's official llms.txt index for reliable page discovery
• Complete Documentation: Auto-discovers and scrapes 100+ Base44 documentation pages
• Local SQLite Storage: Full-text search with metadata, versioning, and change detection
• Optional Semantic Search: AI-powered semantic search using sentence transformers
• Multiple Interfaces: CLI, HTTP API, and convenience scripts
• Progress Visibility: Clear progress indicators and timeout handling

Documentation Coverage

The scraper automatically discovers all pages from https://docs.base44.com/llms.txt:

Section	Description
Account & Billing	Plans, credits, workspace management
Building Your App	AI agents, chat modes, automations, design
Community & Support	Troubleshooting, support, privacy
Developers	CLI, SDK, API reference, code editor
Enterprise	SSO, workspace domains, app visibility
Getting Started	Quick start, prompts, templates, partners
Integrations	AI, Airtable, Slack, Stripe, Zapier, etc.
Performance & SEO	App optimization, search visibility
Setting Up Your App	Access, login, security, domains

Usage

CLI Commands

# View documentation index without scraping
python3 base44_docs_scraper.py index

# Scrape all documentation (with progress indicator)
python3 base44_docs_scraper.py scrape

# Scrape without generating embeddings (faster)
python3 base44_docs_scraper.py scrape --no-embeddings

# Force re-scrape all pages
python3 base44_docs_scraper.py scrape --force

# Search documentation
python3 base44_docs_scraper.py search "authentication" --limit 5

# Get specific page
python3 base44_docs_scraper.py get "/Getting-Started/Quick-start-guide"

# View database stats
python3 base44_docs_scraper.py stats

# Start HTTP API server
python3 base44_docs_scraper.py serve --port 8000

Convenience Script

./b44 search "backend functions"
./b44 get "/Integrations/Stripe-integration"
./b44 stats

Search Options

# Search with section filter
python3 base44_docs_scraper.py search "backend" --section "Developers"

# Different output formats
python3 base44_docs_scraper.py search "Stripe" --format table   # Default
python3 base44_docs_scraper.py search "Stripe" --format json    # JSON output
python3 base44_docs_scraper.py search "Stripe" --format text    # Text list

# Page retrieval with formats
python3 base44_docs_scraper.py get "/Integrations/Resend-integration" --format markdown

HTTP API

# Start server
python3 base44_docs_scraper.py serve --port 8000

# Endpoints:
# GET /search?q=<query>&limit=<limit>
# GET /stats

How It Works

The scraper uses Mintlify's llms.txt file as the authoritative source for documentation pages:

1. Discovery: Fetches https://docs.base44.com/llms.txt to get all page URLs
2. Scraping: Uses Playwright to render each page and extract content
3. Storage: Saves to SQLite with content hashing for change detection
4. Search: Text-based search with optional semantic embeddings

Troubleshooting

Scraping hangs or times out

Each page has a 30-second timeout. If many pages fail, check your internet connection.

Missing dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt
playwright install chromium

Database issues

Delete base44_docs.db and re-scrape:

rm base44_docs.db
python3 base44_docs_scraper.py scrape --force

Project Structure

base44 docs/
├── base44_docs_scraper.py    # Main scraper & CLI
├── cursor_integration.py     # Cursor integration
├── quick_search.py           # Streamlined search
├── b44                       # Convenience script
├── requirements.txt          # Python dependencies
├── base44_docs.db            # SQLite database (auto-created)
└── README.md

License

MIT License