| name | cercano-extract |
| description | Use when the user needs to pull specific information from large text — function signatures, error messages, config values, API endpoints. Extracts locally instead of reading entire files into cloud context. |
| compatibility | Requires Cercano server running and connected to an Ollama instance. |
Cercano Extract
Extract targeted information from text using local AI inference.
MCP Tool
Tool name: cercano_extract
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|
text | string | Yes | The text to search through and extract information from. |
query | string | Yes | What to find or extract (e.g. "error messages", "function signatures", "config values"). |
Examples
Extract error messages from logs:
{
"text": "[2026-03-20 10:15:32] INFO Starting server...\n[2026-03-20 10:15:33] ERROR Failed to connect to database\n...",
"query": "error messages"
}
Extract function signatures from code:
{
"text": "package main\n\nfunc ProcessRequest(ctx context.Context, req *Request) (*Response, error) { ... }",
"query": "function signatures with their parameter types"
}