cercano-extract

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"
}