meilisearch-admin

name	meilisearch-admin
description	Check Meilisearch index status, tasks, health, and settings. Use for debugging search issues, monitoring indexing tasks, and inspecting index configuration. Read-only admin operations.

Meilisearch Admin

Use this skill for admin operations on Meilisearch - checking status, monitoring tasks, and inspecting index settings.

Running Commands

node .claude/skills/meilisearch-admin/query.mjs <command> [options]

Commands

Command	Description
health	Check if Meilisearch is healthy
stats	Get overall stats and list indexes
task-summary	Task count breakdown by status
tasks	List recent tasks
task <id>	Get details of a specific task
indexes	List all indexes
index <name>	Get index stats
index <name> settings	Get all index settings
index <name> filterable	Get filterable attributes
index <name> sortable	Get sortable attributes
index <name> searchable	Get searchable attributes

Options

Flag	Description
--feed	Use feed/metrics search (METRICS_SEARCH_HOST) instead of main search
--status <s>	Filter tasks by status: enqueued, processing, succeeded, failed
--limit <n>	Limit results (default: 20)
--json	Output raw JSON

Examples

# Check health
node .claude/skills/meilisearch-admin/query.mjs health

# Get overall stats
node .claude/skills/meilisearch-admin/query.mjs stats

# Task count summary by status
node .claude/skills/meilisearch-admin/query.mjs task-summary

# Check failed tasks
node .claude/skills/meilisearch-admin/query.mjs tasks --status failed

# Check processing tasks
node .claude/skills/meilisearch-admin/query.mjs tasks --status processing --limit 50

# Get specific task details
node .claude/skills/meilisearch-admin/query.mjs task 2030419

# List all indexes
node .claude/skills/meilisearch-admin/query.mjs indexes

# Get index stats
node .claude/skills/meilisearch-admin/query.mjs index models_v9

# Get filterable attributes for an index
node .claude/skills/meilisearch-admin/query.mjs index metrics_images_v1 filterable

# Use feed search instead of main
node .claude/skills/meilisearch-admin/query.mjs --feed stats
node .claude/skills/meilisearch-admin/query.mjs --feed tasks --status failed

Search Instances

The project has two Meilisearch instances:

Instance	Env Variables	Purpose
Main Search	SEARCH_HOST, SEARCH_API_KEY	Primary search (models, users, etc.)
Feed/Metrics	METRICS_SEARCH_HOST, METRICS_SEARCH_API_KEY	Image feed and metrics search

Use --feed flag to target the feed/metrics instance.

Common Indexes

Main Search

• models_v9 - Model search
• users_v3 - User search
• articles_v3 - Article search

Feed/Metrics Search

• metrics_images_v1 - Image feed with metrics

Debugging Tips

# Check if indexing is stuck
node .claude/skills/meilisearch-admin/query.mjs tasks --status processing

# Find failed indexing tasks
node .claude/skills/meilisearch-admin/query.mjs tasks --status failed

# Get error details for a failed task
node .claude/skills/meilisearch-admin/query.mjs task <taskId>

# Check if an index is still indexing
node .claude/skills/meilisearch-admin/query.mjs index <indexName>